Question

Onion and garlic belongs to which family
A. Cucurbitaceae
B. Gramineae
C. compositae
D. Liliaceae

Answer 1

Hint: Onion and garlic belong to family Allium cepa. Allium cepa belongs to the family liliaceae. The lily family is a characteristic representative of monocotyledonous plants. They are widely distributed worldwide.
The flowers are bisexual, actinomorphic. The leaves are mostly basal, alternate, linear with parallel venation. They are perennial herbs with underground bulbs, corms and rhizomes. They have tricarpellary , syncarpous and superior ovaries. They have axile placentation.

Complete answer:
Cucurbitaceae – members of these classes include cucumber, pumpkins. It is a gourd family. They are annual or perennial herbs. Hence this option is not correct.
Gramineae – grass belongs to these families. It consists of monocotyledonous flowering plants .It includes bamboo also. so the option is incorrect.
compositae- sunflower and daisy flowers belong to these families. It is a large family of flowering plants. It is commonly known as daisy family. Hence the option is incorrect.
Liliaceae- members like aloe, onion and garlic belong to this family. This family is commonly known as the lily family.

Hence the option is correct. our required answer is d] that is liliaceae.

Note:
> The roots of the Liliaceae family are adventitious, fibrous.
> The stems are aerial or underground, herbaceous or woody.
> The habits are perennial herbs with underground, herbaceous or woody.
> They are used as food.
> They are used as medicine.
> They are used as ornamental.
> They are used as colchicine.