pyq/2022/prelims/45

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

(A) 1 only

(B) 3 only

(C) 1 and 2

(D) 2 and 3