Question

Mark the incorrect statement.

• A. Biennials are less common in the garden.
• B. Pelargonium grandiflorum is a perennial.
• C. Jute is a cash crop.
• D. None of the above.

Answer 1

The correct option is A Biennials are less common in the garden.

• Biennials complete their life history in two seasons, blooming during the second season. Beet, carrot and turnips are biennials, but their flowers are rarely seen because they are harvested during the first season. There are lesser common flowering plants are biennials.
• Pelargoniums, commonly known as 'geraniums', are very ornamental perennial (lives more than two years) plants producing lots of extremely colourful flowers for months on end.
• Jute is also known as the golden fibre and is India's major cash crop. Jute fibre is obtained from the inner bark of the jute plant. It is used in making gunny bags, mats, ropes, yarn, carpets and other artefacts.

So the correct answer is A.