With reference to 'palm oil', consider the following statements:1.The palm oil tree is native to Southeast Asia.2.The palm oil is a raw material for some industries producing lipstick and perfumes.3.The palm oil can be used to produce biodiesel.Which of the statements given above are correct?

1. A

   1 and 2 only

   1 and 2 only. Oil palm is West African in origin; SE Asia is the later plantation belt.

2. B

   2 and 3 only

   2 and 3 only. Cosmetics and biodiesel use palm oil. Native-to-SE-Asia is false.

3. C

   1 and 3 only

   1 and 3 only. Statement 1 fails.

4. D

   1, 2 and 3

   All three. Wrong native range.

Summary. Official key is (b) 2 and 3 only. Elaeis guineensis is native to West Africa. It is a feedstock for lipstick, perfume bases and biodiesel. Southeast Asia is the production map, not the origin.