Q15 / 160 · JIPMER 2007 · Botany
Match items in column-I with those in Column-II
$\begin{array}{|c|c|c|}
\hline & \text{Column - I} & & \text{Column - II} \\
\hline \text{A.} & \text{Peritrichous flagellation} & \text{1.} & \text{Ginkgo} \\
\hline \text{B.} & \text{Living fossil} & \text{2.} & \text{Macrocystes} \\
\hline \text{C.} & \text{Rhizophore} & \text{3.} & \text{Escherichia coli} \\
\hline \text{D.} & \text{Smallest flowering plant} & \text{4.} & \text{Selaginella} \\
\hline \text{E.} & \text{Largest perennial alga} & \text{5.} & \text{Wolffia} \\
\hline
\end{array}$
Select the correct answer from the following
- A$\begin{array}{ccccc}\text { A } & \text { B } & \text {C} & \text { D } & \text { E } \\ 2 & 1 & 3 & 4 & 5\end{array}$
- B$\begin{array}{ccccc}\text { A } & \text { B } & \text {C} & \text { D } & \text { E } \\ 5 & 3 & 2 & 5 & 1\end{array}$
- C$\begin{array}{ccccc}\text { A } & \text { B } & \text {C} & \text { D } & \text { E } \\ 1 & 2 & 5 & 3 & 2\end{array}$
- Correct answerD$\begin{array}{ccccc}\text { A } & \text { B } & \text {C} & \text { D } & \text { E } \\ 3 & 1 & 4 & 5 & 2\end{array}$
Solution
$\begin{array}{l|l|l|l}
\hline & \text{Column I} & & \text{Column II} \\
\hline \text{A.} & \begin{array}{l}
\text{Peritrichous flagella} \\
\text{(flagella all over the body)}
\end{array} & \text{1.} & \begin{array}{l}
\text{Escherichia coli (a bacterium)}
\end{array} \\
\hline \text{B.} & \text{Living fossil} & \text{2.} & \begin{array}{l}
\text{Ginkgo biloba} \\
\text{(maidan hair tree)}
\end{array} \\
\hline \text{C.} & \begin{array}{l}
\text{Rhizophore} \\
\text{(a form of aerial adventitious roots)}
\end{array} & \text{3.} & \begin{array}{l}
\text{Selaginella} \\
\text{(a pteridophyte)}
\end{array} \\
\hline \text{D.} & \begin{array}{l}
\text{Smallest flowering plant}
\end{array} & \text{4.} & \text{Wolffia} \\
\hline \text{E.} & \text{Largest perennial algae} & \text{5.} & \text{Macrocystes} \\
\hline
\end{array}$
Hence, the correct answer is option: 'D'.