Characteristics and cultivation of Gucchi fungus
Question
With reference to "Gucchi" sometimes mentioned in the news, consider the following statements: Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
- 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.
Options
1 only
3 only
1 and 2
2 and 3
Explanation
Statements 1 and 2 are correct. The Gucchi (Morchella esculenta) is a highly prized wild mushroom (fungus) that naturally grows in the temperate Himalayan forests of Jammu & Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, and Uttarakhand. Statement 3 is incorrect; one of the reasons it is so expensive is that it cannot be easily cultivated commercially; it must be laboriously foraged from the wild.
Answer: (c).
Question details
Year
2022
Paper
GS Paper 1
Question
Q45
Subject
Environment
Sub-topic
Biodiversity & Conservation
Type
Statement-based
Difficulty
Medium
Nature
Current-affairs-linked
Source hint
Himalayan Forest Bio-Resources / Gucchi Morel Mushroom Ecology
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