UPSC CAPF (AC) 2025 Paper I · Question 95

Question 95 of the UPSC CAPF (AC) 2025 Paper I (3 August 2025). Try it first, then open the answer and explanation.

1. CAPF 2025 · P-I · Q95 · General Science · Biology

   Plants adapted to grow in deserts and other dry habitats are called

   1. xerophytes
   2. mesophytes
   3. hydrophytes
   4. halophytes

   मरुस्थलों और अन्य शुष्क प्राकृतिक वासों (habitats) में उगने के लिए अनुकूलित पादपों को क्या कहा जाता है?

   1. जेरोफाइट
   2. मीसोफाइट
   3. हाइड्रोफाइट
   4. हैलोफाइट
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   Answer: (1) xerophytes

   उत्तर: (1) जेरोफाइट

   Xerophytes (e.g. cacti, Opuntia) are adapted to dry habitats with features such as a thick cuticle, sunken stomata, reduced or spiny leaves and water-storing tissues. Mesophytes grow where water is moderate, hydrophytes grow in water, and halophytes grow in salty soils (e.g. mangroves).

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