Question

Match the following tree species in Group-I with the colour of their flowers in Group-II.

Group-I	Group-II
P - Cassia fistula	1 - Scarlet red
Q - Jacaranda mimosifolia	2 - Orange
R - Erythrina indica	3 - White
S - Plumeria alba	4 - Violet blue
	5 - Bright yellow

• A. P - 1, Q - 4, R - 5, S - 2
• B. P - 5, Q - 2, R - 4, S - 3
• C. P - 5, Q - 4, R - 1, S - 3
• D. P - 2, Q - 3, R - 1, S - 4

Hint:

Fix each species' familiar bloom colour: Cassia fistula yellow, Jacaranda violet blue, Erythrina indica scarlet red, Plumeria alba white.

Answer 1

The Correct Option is C

Step 1: Identify each tree by its common landscape use.
Cassia fistula is the golden shower tree, often used as an avenue and specimen tree and recognised instantly by its cascading flower clusters.
Jacaranda mimosifolia is a popular flowering avenue tree grown across many Indian cities for its striking seasonal bloom.
Erythrina indica, the Indian coral tree, is grown for its bright, showy flowers that appear when the tree is largely leafless.
Plumeria alba is a small ornamental tree, common in temple courtyards and gardens, grown for its fragrant flowers.

Step 2: Fix the flower colour for each.
Cassia fistula flowers are bright yellow.
Jacaranda flowers are violet blue.
Erythrina indica flowers are scarlet red.
Plumeria alba flowers are white.

Step 3: Map to the Group-II numbers and rule out the extra option.
P - 5 (bright yellow), Q - 4 (violet blue), R - 1 (scarlet red), S - 3 (white).
Orange (2) does not belong to any of the four species listed, so it is left over by design.

Final Answer:
$$ \boxed{\text{P - 5, Q - 4, R - 1, S - 3}} $$