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[#441] Bougainvillea variety with variegated foliage is
Correct Answer

(B) Thimma

Explanation

Solution: Bougainvillea variety with variegated foliage is Thimma . Bougainvillea thimma Botanically known as Bougainvillea spectabilis thimma from Nyctaginaceae family. This is an evergreen shrubby vine, popular for its long-lasting, colourful flower bracts which appear periodically throughout most of the year. The vine species grow anywhere from 1 to 12 m tall, scrambling over other plants with their spiky thorns. The actual flower of the plant is small and generally white, but each cluster of three flowers is surrounded by three or six bracts with the bright colors associated with the plant, including pink, magenta, purple, red, orange, white or yellow.

[#442] Almost all vegetables belong to sub-community
Correct Answer

(A) Spermatophyte

Explanation

Solution: Almost all vegetables belong to the sub-community Spermatophyte . Spermatophyte also known as phanerogam is any plant that produces seeds, hence the alternative name seed plant. Spermatophytes are a subset of embryophytes or land plants. Seed-bearing plants almost all vegetables and fruits are a subclade of the vascular plants (tracheophytes) and were traditionally divided into angiosperms or flowering plants and gymnosperms, which include the gnetophytes, cycads, ginkgo and conifers.

[#443] Pusa Kranti is brinjal, while Arka Kranti is . . . . . . . .
Correct Answer

(B) Cauliflower

Explanation

Solution: Pusa Kranti is brinjal, while Arka Kranti is cauliflower. Pusa Kranti: The variety has a dwarf and spreading growth habit of brinjal. Fruits are oblong and stocky than slender with attractive dark purple colour. Good for both spring and autumn plantings under North Indian conditions. The crop matures in 130 - 150 days. The average yield is 14 - 16 t/ha. Arka Kranti: this is an early tropical variety of cauliflower. It is a selection from a local collection from Hazipur, Bihar. The curds are white and compact. The duration of the life cycle is of 60 days. The average yield is 22 - 25 t/ha.

[#444] Non-astringent variety of persimmon are
Correct Answer

(D) Both A and B

Explanation

Solution: Persimmons is the fruit, look like tomato and is classified as berry. Persimmons can be classed as either astringent or non-astringent. Non-astringent varieties of persimmons are ripe and ready to be eaten whilst crisp and can be enjoyed straight from the tree immediately after picking. Non-Astringent variety of persimmon are both Jiro and Fuyu .

[#445] . . . . . . . . is the thermo-sensitive vitamin.
Correct Answer

(C) Vitamin-C

Explanation

Solution: Vitamin-C is the thermo-sensitive vitamin. Vitamin-C is a water-soluble and temperature-sensitive vitamin, so is easily degraded during cooking and elevated temperatures and long cooking times have been found to cause particularly severe losses of Vitamin-C. It can also leach out of vegetables when they're immersed in hot water. It functions as a powerful antioxidant in the body and plays important roles in immune function, neurotransmitter production, collagen synthesis.