Question

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

	Column I (Members of Fabaceae)		Column II (Economic importance)
A.	Gram, sem, moong, soybean	(i).	Timber
B.	Soybean, groundnut	(ii).	Medicine
C.	Indigofera	(iii).	Fodder
D.	Sunhemp	(iv).	Fibres
E.	Sesbania, Trifolium	(v).	Dye
F.	Dalbergia sissoo	(vi).	Edible oil
G.	Glycyrrhiza glabra	(vii).	Pulses

• A. A-(i), B-(ii), C-(iii), D-(iv), E-(v), F-(Vi), G-(vii)
• B. A-(vii), B-(vi), C-(v), D-(iv), E-(iii), F-(i), G-(ii)
• C. A-(ii), B-(iv), C-(vi), D-(i), E-(iii), F-(v), G-(vii)
• D. A-(i), B-(iii), C-(iv), D-(vii), E-(ii), F-(iv), G-(vi)

Answer 1

Answer: (B)

A-(vii), B-(vi), C-(v), D-(iv), E-(iii), F-(i), G-(ii)

B. A-(vii), B-(vi), C-(v), D-(iv), E-(iii), F-(i), G-(ii)

EXPLANATION:

• Gram, sem, moong, soybean are the examples of pulses. Pulses are dried legumes. These pulses are considered as a staple food with protein and energy requirements. Edible oil is made up of about 96% triglycerides and composed of different fatty acids. Mustard oil, sunflower oil, olive oil, groundnut oil, palm oil, rice bran oil, soybean oil are some examples of edible oil.
• Indigofera is a genus of about 750 flowering plant species. The primary use of indigo is as a dye for cotton yarn, mainly for the production of cotton clothes.
• Sunhemp has bright green, simple leaves, are arranged in a spiral around the stem. The flowers are yellow. It is a fibre and it is likely native to the Indian subcontinent.
• Fodder is feed for livestock and especially coarsely chopped hay or straw. The fodder crops are also known as provender. e.g., maize, corn, Trifolium pratense, etc.
• Timber refers to the trees that have been harvested which retain their bark for aesthetic purposes.
• Dalbergia sisso is commonly known as North Indian rosewood and it is an example of timber.
• Glycyrrhiza glabra is a plant, which is commonly known as licorice. Licorice root is used for the treatment of cough since the ancient times.