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UPSC 2025: Consider the following pairs: Plant — Description I. Cassava : Woody shrub II. Ginger : Herb with pseudostem III. Malabar spinach : Herbaceous climber IV. Mint : Annual shrub V. Papaya : Woody shrub How many of the above pairs are correctly matched?
(a)Only two
(b)Only three
(c)Only four
(d)All the five
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Not attemptedCorrect Answer: (b) Only three
Cassava is a perennial woody shrub; ginger is an herbaceous perennial whose rolled leaf-sheaths form a pseudostem; Malabar spinach (Basella alba) is an herbaceous climbing vine. Mint species are rambling perennial herbs (not annual shrubs) and papaya is a fast-growing soft-stemmed tree-like herb, not a woody shrub. Hence exactly three pairs are correctly matched. ([britannica.com](https://www.britannica.com/plant/cassava?utm_source=openai))
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