Question

Match column I with column II and select the correct option from the codes given below.

Column I	Column II
A. Sagopalm	(i) Ephedra
B. Chilgoza fruit	(ii) Pinus gerardiana
C. Ephedrine drug	(iii) Cycas revoluta
D. Cedar wood oil	(iv) Juniperus virginiana

• A. A-(iv), B-(ii), C-(i), D-(iii)
• B. A-(iii), B-(ii), C-(i), D-(iv)
• C. A-(iii), B-(iv), C-(i), D-(ii)
• D. A-(ii), B-(iii), C-(i), D-(iv)

Answer 1

The correct option is B A-(iii), B-(ii), C-(i), D-(iv)

The stem portion of Cycas revoluta and C. circinalisls a good source of Sago - a kind of starch used in making bread by poor people. Seeds of Pinus gerardiana (Chilgoza) are edible. The oil obtained from Juniperus species is medicinally important. An important alkaloid ephedrine is obtained from Ephedra (a gymnosperm) and is used in the treatment of cough, cold and other respiratory disorders.

So the correct option is B.