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WBCS Preliminary Examination 2017 — General Studies · Question 124 of 200

Q124
General ScienceBiology
An example of modified underground stem is
  1. a.carrot
  2. b.potato
  3. c.groundnut
  4. d.turnip

Answer: (B) potato

The potato tuber is a modified underground stem; carrot and turnip are modified roots, and groundnut develops its edible part as an underground fruit (a peg-derived pod), not a stem.