Question

Which one is not a false fruit?

• A. Apple
• B. Mango
• C. Strawberry
• D. Cashewnut

Answer 1

Answer: (B)

Mango

True fruit is the fruit that is formed from the fertilized ovary of the flower and ovules get transformed into seeds.

False fruit is a fruit formed from other parts of the plant as well as the ovary, especially the receptacle, such as the strawberry or fig.

Mango develops from a ripened ovary and thus is called a true fruit. It is a kind of drupe.

Apple develops from a ripened thalamus and is a false fruit.

Strawberry develops from an aggregate of achenes and the edible part is thalamus. It is thus a false fruit.

The cashew nut eaten is actually the seed and the fruit that bears this seed is a false fruit.

So, the correct answer is 'Mango'.