With reference to "Gucchi" sometimes mentioned in the news, consider the following statements:1.It is a fungus.2.It grows in some Himalayan forest areas.3.It is commercially cultivated in the Himalayan foothills of north-eastern India.Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

1. A

   1 only

   1 only. Himalayan morel also grows wild in western Himalayan woods.

2. B

   3 only

   3 only. It is not a commercial NE-foothills crop as stated.

3. 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.

4. 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.