Match list-I with list-II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists: **List-I** A. Vrihi B. Mudga C. Yava D. Ikshu **List-II** 1. Sugarcane 2. Rice 3. Mung bean 4. Barley ** Code:**
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A. A-1, B-2, C-3, D-4
B. A-4, B-3, C-2, D-1
C. A-3, B-4, C-1, D-2
D. A-2, B-3, C-4, D-1
Answer: A-2, B-3, C-4, D-1
Option d is the correct answer
The correct matches are A-2, B-3, C-4, D-1. The term Vrihi was used for Rice in Vedic Era. It is a generic term applied to all varieties of rice. Mudga is a Sanskrit word referring to mung bean or green gram. It is a type of legume according to Caraka in his book Carakasamhita. Yava was a term which denotes Barley or millet in Ancient India. It was staple foodof the people at that time. Ikshu in the Sanskrit language is the name of a plant identified with Saccharum officinarum L. from the Poaceae (Grass) family. It is known as the "sugarcane" or the "noble cane". Ikshu is a high-yielding mid-late maturing variety of sugarcane.