{"id":91973,"date":"2025-06-01T11:10:26","date_gmt":"2025-06-01T11:10:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/?p=91973"},"modified":"2025-06-01T11:10:26","modified_gmt":"2025-06-01T11:10:26","slug":"with-reference-to-gucchi-sometimes-mentioned-in-the-news-consider-t","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/with-reference-to-gucchi-sometimes-mentioned-in-the-news-consider-t\/","title":{"rendered":"With reference to &#8220;Gucchi&#8221; sometimes mentioned in the news, consider t"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>With reference to &#8220;Gucchi&#8221; sometimes mentioned in the news, consider the following statements:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>1. It is a fungus.<\/li>\n<li>2. It grows in some Himalayan forest areas.<\/li>\n<li>3. It is commercially cultivated in the Himalayan foothills of north-eastern India.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Which of the statements given above is\/are correct ?<\/p>\n<p>[amp_mcq option1=&#8221;1 only&#8221; option2=&#8221;3 only&#8221; option3=&#8221;1 and 2&#8243; option4=&#8221;2 and 3&#8243; correct=&#8221;option3&#8243;]<\/p>\n<div class=\"psc-box-pyq-exam-year-detail\">\n<div class=\"pyq-exam\">\n<div class=\"psc-heading\">This question was previously asked in<\/div>\n<div class=\"psc-title line-ellipsis\">UPSC IAS &#8211; 2022<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"pyq-exam-psc-buttons\"><a href=\"\/pyq\/pyq-upsc-ias-2022.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"psc-pdf-button\" rel=\"noopener\">Download PDF<\/a><a href=\"\/pyq-upsc-ias-2022\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"psc-attempt-button\" rel=\"noopener\">Attempt Online<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<section id=\"pyq-correct-answer\">\nThe correct option is C, as statements 1 and 2 are correct.<br \/>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"pyq-key-points\">\nStatement 1 is correct. Gucchi (Morchella esculenta) is a type of wild mushroom, which belongs to the kingdom Fungi.<br \/>\nStatement 2 is correct. Gucchi is a highly valued edible fungus that grows wild in certain Himalayan forest areas, particularly in states like Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, and Uttarakhand, usually after the snow melts.<br \/>\nStatement 3 is incorrect. Gucchi is extremely difficult to cultivate commercially due to its complex growth cycle, which is not fully understood. It is primarily collected from the wild, making it expensive and rare. While research into its cultivation is ongoing, it is not commercially cultivated on a significant scale, especially not widely in the Himalayan foothills of north-eastern India (which is less known for Gucchi compared to the western Himalayas).<br \/>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"pyq-additional-information\">\nGucchi mushrooms are prized for their unique flavour and texture and are one of the most expensive fungi globally. Their rarity is largely due to the inability to cultivate them reliably and their unpredictable appearance in the wild.<br \/>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>With reference to &#8220;Gucchi&#8221; 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 ? 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Statement 1 is correct. Gucchi (Morchella esculenta) is a type of wild mushroom, which belongs to the kingdom Fungi. Statement 2 is correct. Gucchi is a highly valued edible fungus that grows wild in certain Himalayan forest areas, particularly in states like Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, and Uttarakhand, usually after the snow melts. Statement 3 is incorrect. Gucchi is extremely difficult to cultivate commercially due to its complex growth cycle, which is not fully understood. It is primarily collected from the wild, making it expensive and rare. 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Statement 1 is correct. Gucchi (Morchella esculenta) is a type of wild mushroom, which belongs to the kingdom Fungi. Statement 2 is correct. Gucchi is a highly valued edible fungus that grows wild in certain Himalayan forest areas, particularly in states like Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, and Uttarakhand, usually after the snow melts. Statement 3 is incorrect. Gucchi is extremely difficult to cultivate commercially due to its complex growth cycle, which is not fully understood. It is primarily collected from the wild, making it expensive and rare. 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