Question

Match the name of fruits with the edible parts. Choose the answer which gives the correct combination of the alphabets of two columns.

List I	List II
A. Coconut	\[1\] Mesocarp
B. Apple	\[2\] Juicy hairs
C. Orange	\[3\] Endosperm
D. Mango	\[4\] Thalamus

A) A- \[3\], B-\[4\], C-\[2\], D-\[1\]
B) A-\[1\], B-\[2\], C-\[3\], D-\[4\]
C) A-\[4\], B-\[2\], C-\[3\], D-\[1\]
D) A-\[3\], B-\[4\], C-\[1\], D-\[2\]

Answer 1

Hint: Edible part of fruit is nutritious and used for human consumption. It is a seed bearing structure. Not all fruits are edible in raw state. Some fruits taste sour and some taste sweet. There is a layer surrounding the seed known as pericarp. Further, pericarp is divided into endocarp, mesocarp and epicarp. When fruits develop from the ovary, it is true fruit. When it develops from calyx, corolla etc., it is called false fruit.

Complete answer
Option D: A-\[3\], B-\[4\], C-\[1\], D-\[2\]
There is fleshy and succulent fruit present in the endocarp of mango. It has edible juicy hairs also. Those hairs are rich in vitamin C.
Option D is correct

Additional Information:
Option A: A- \[3\], B-\[4\], C-\[2\], D-\[1\]
Coconut water, what we drink is a multinucleate liquid endosperm. It is not developed into solid tissue. Coconut also contains coconut meat, which is a solid endosperm. Hence, the edible part of coconut is endosperm.
Option A is not correct
Option B: A-\[1\], B-\[2\], C-\[3\], D-\[4\]
Apple fruit is pome. It is a succulent fruit. It develops from an inferior compound ovary. There are seeds scattered inside. The edible part is the outer fleshy one, which is thalamus.
Hence, Option B is not correct
Option C: A-\[4\], B-\[2\], C-\[3\], D-\[1\]
The outer layer of orange is exocarp, while the next layer present is called Mesocarp. It is filled with pectin protein. The endocarp is the pulpy part of orange.
So, Option C is not correct

Therefore Option D is the correct answer.

Note:
Fruits can be also classified into simple fruit, aggregate fruit and multiple fruit. For each fruit, the edible part differs. For guava, grape and custard apple, pericarp is the edible part. Sepal is the edible part in jackfruit. Thalamus is edible in coriander. In bananas, mesocarp is an edible part. In Chinese dates, both epicarp and mesocarp are edible. In tomato and papaya also, pericarp is the edible part.