A
1 only
B
3 only
C
1 and 2
D
2 and 3
Correct answer: (c) 1 and 2
Explanation
- A
1 only
1 only. Himalayan morel also grows wild in western Himalayan woods.
- B
3 only
3 only. It is not a commercial NE-foothills crop as stated.
- C
1 and 2
1 and 2. Gucchi is a morel fungus; wild in parts of the Himalaya. Not farmed as a NE commercial crop.
- D
2 and 3
2 and 3. Statement 3 fails.
Summary. Official key is (c) 1 and 2. Gucchi is Morchella, a wild morel of western Himalayan forests (J&K, HP). It is foraged, not a commercial plantation crop of the north-eastern foothills.
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