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?

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Q: 112 (IAS/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?

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Science

question_exam: 

IAS

Based on the search results, the descriptions of the plants are as follows: I. Cassava is correctly described as a woody shrub. II. Ginger is correctly described as an herb with a pseudostem. III. Malabar spinach is correctly described as an herbaceous climber. IV. Mint is incorrectly described as an annual shrub; it is actually a perennial herb. V. Papaya is incorrectly described as a woody shrub; it is a large herbaceous plant or tree-like herb. Therefore, only three pairs (I, II, and III) are correctly matched.