Verbal Reasoning - Venn Diagrams - Discussion

The confusion about 'fruit' and 'vegetable' arises because of the differences in usage between scientists and cooks. Scientifically speaking, a tomato is definitely a fruit. True fruits are developed from the ovary in the base of the flower, and contain the seeds of the plant (though cultivated forms may be seedless). Blueberries, raspberries, and oranges are true fruits, and so are many kinds of nut. Some plants have a soft part which supports the seeds and is also called a 'fruit', though it is not developed from the ovary: the strawberry is an example.

As far as cooking is concerned, some things which are strictly fruits, such as tomatoes or bean pods, may be called 'vegetables' because they are used in savoury rather than sweet cooking. The term 'vegetable' is more generally used of other edible parts of plants, such as cabbage leaves, celery stalks, and potato tubers, which are not strictly the fruit of the plant from which they come. Occasionally the term 'fruit' may be used to refer to a part of a plant which is not a fruit, but which is used in sweet cooking: rhubarb, for example.

So, the answer to the question is that a tomato is technically the fruit of the tomato plant, but it's used as a vegetable in cooking.

So, the given answer is correct.

A tomato is a fruit and it belongs to fruits. For those confused about it being a vegetable, it is not. It does NOT matter how it is used or viewed by the public, a TOMATO is STILL a FRUIT. There is no changing that. Therefore answer A is correct as Tomatoes belong to fruits and vegetables are different so they are outside.

Case-1. Assume 'Tomato is a fruit'.

Then All Tomato's are fruit. Vegetables are different. So Option A is correct.

Case-2. Assume 'Tomato is a Vegetable'.

Then All Tomato's are Vegetables. Fruits are different. So Option A is correct.

In both cases, Option A is the correct answer.

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Case-1. Assume 'Tomato is a fruit'.
Then All Tomato's are fruit. Vegetables are different. So Option A is correct.

Case-2. Assume 'Tomato is a Vegetable'.
Then All Tomato's are Vegetables. Fruits are different. So Option A is correct.

In both cases, Option A is the correct answer.

It is simple as the question says.

First of all, Tomato is not a vegetable as it comes under the list of fruits because it all the specifications of fruit so the answer is simple and its A. As tomato is a fruit and vegetable is an altogether different thing from these two things.

Scientifically speaking, a tomato is definitely a fruit. True fruits are developed from the ovary in the base of the flower, and contain the seeds of the plant (though cultivated forms may be seedless).

Therefore A is the correct answer.

Scientifically speaking, a tomato is definitely a fruit. True fruits are developed from the ovary in the base of the flower, and contain the seeds of the plant which tomato does. Hence it is a fruit. Therefore option A is correct.

Tomatoes are actually fruits but for purposes of human consumption, it is primarily a vegetable. So option A is correct as tomatoes are fruits but not all fruits are tomatoes and vegetables is a totally different category.

Tomatoes are vegetables and they come in the vegetable group so answer A is correct.

Because fruits are the sweet part of plants and vegetables are not the sweet part that is why it is said that tomatoes are vegetables.

If the tomato is considered as fruit then vegetable is different.
Similarly. if the tomato is considered as a vegetable then fruit is different.
In both the ways if we analyse we get common answer as option A.