Question: Which of the following is a fruit?
Options:
Potato
Onion
Garlic
Chilli
→ The correct answer is Chilli.
📌 Chilli Details:
→ Chilli is considered a fruit.
→ The chilli pepper is the fruit of plants from the genus Capsicum, which belong to the nightshade family (Solanaceae).
→ Chilli peppers are related to tomatoes, cherries, and eggplant.
→ Chilli peppers originated in South America, but are now grown worldwide as they are used as spices or medicine.
→ In India, Andhra Pradesh is the highest producer of chilli, accounting for 57% of total production.
→ China is the largest producer of chilli in the world.
📝 Additional Information:
Potato:
→ The potato is a starchy tuber of the plant Solanum tuberosum, native to the Americas, and is a root vegetable.
→ As of 2021, potatoes were the world's fourth-largest food crop after maize, wheat, and rice.
→ Uttar Pradesh is the largest potato-producing state in India.
Onion:
→ The onion is a vegetable, the most widely cultivated species of the genus Allium.
→ Maharashtra ranks first in onion production in India, with a share of 28.32%.
→ Other major onion-producing states include Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat, Bihar, Andhra Pradesh, Rajasthan, Haryana, and Telangana.
Garlic:
→ Garlic is a species of bulbous flowering plant in the genus Allium.
→ Rajasthan is the largest producer of garlic in India.