Question

Match the columns and select the correct options.

	Column-I		Column-II
(a)	Spike	(i)	Bougainvillea
(b)	Capitulum	(ii)	Coleus
(c)	Dichasial cyme	(iii)	Adhatoda
(d)	Multiparous cyme	(iv)	Zinnia
(e)	Verticillaster	(v)	Asclepias

• A. $a-3,b-4,c-1,d-5,e-2$
• B. $a-3,b-1,c-4,d-5,e-2$
• C. $a-2,b-4,c-1,d-5,e-3$
• D. $a-4,b-2,c-5,d-1,e-3$
• E. $a-5,b-4,c-1,d-3,e-2$

Answer 1

Answer: (A)

$a-3,b-4,c-1,d-5,e-2$

(a) Spike is peduncle having bisexual and sessile flowers. It is type of racemose inflorescence. Example: adhothoda. (3)

(b) Capitulum or head bears many sessile and small florets. The main axis becomes flat and called receptacle. It is type of racemose inflorescence. Example: zinnia. (4)

(c) Dichasial cyme in which two lateral branches develop on the two sides of the terminal flower. Example: bougainvillea. (1)

(d) Multiparous cyme in which there are more than two lateral branches from the base of the apical flower. Example: Asclepias. (5)

(e) Verticillaster is a cluster of sessile or subsessile flowers borne on a dichasial ending in monochasial cyme in the form of condensed whorl on either side of the node. Example: Coleus. (2)

So, the correct answer is 'a-3,b-4,c-1,d-5,e-2'.