Question

The botanical names of Jawar and Rice respectively are

• A. Triticum aestivum and Sorghum vulgare
• B. Oryza sativa and Pennisetum typhoides
• C. Sorghum vulgare and Oryza sativa
• D. Oryza sativa and Sorghum vulgare

Answer 1

The correct option is C Sorghum vulgare and Oryza sativa

Sorghum is a genus of plants in the grass family. Most species are native to Australia, with some extending to Africa, Asia, Mesoamerica and certain islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. One species is grown for grain and many of which are used as fodder plants, either cultivated or as part of pasture. The plants are cultivated in warm climates worldwide and naturalized in many places.
Sorghum is in the subfamily Panicoideae and the tribe Andropogoneae. Sorghum vulgare is the botanical name of jawar. Oryza sativa, commonly known as Asian rice, is the plant species most commonly referred to in English as rice.

Oryza sativa is a grass with a genome consisting of 430Mb across 12 chromosomes.
Triticum aestivum (wheat) and Pennisetum typhoides (pearl millet) are not the botanical names of Jawar and Rice.
Therefore, the correct answer is option C.