{"id":250,"date":"2023-06-11T20:06:42","date_gmt":"2023-06-11T14:36:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/qna\/?p=250"},"modified":"2024-04-03T07:20:25","modified_gmt":"2024-04-03T01:50:25","slug":"q-with-reference-to-gucchi-sometimes-mentioned-in-the-news-consider-the-following-statements","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/qna\/upsc\/q-with-reference-to-gucchi-sometimes-mentioned-in-the-news-consider-the-following-statements","title":{"rendered":"Q. With reference to \u201cGucchi\u201d sometimes mentioned in the news, consider the following statements:"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>It is a fungus.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>It grows in some Himalayan forest areas.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>It is commercially cultivated in the Himalayan foothills of north-eastern India.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Which of the statements given above is\/are correct?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"mcq wp-block-list\">\n<li>1 only<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>3 only<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>1 and 2<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>2 and 3<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Answer: (c) 1 and 2<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Notes:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Morel Mushrooms are commonly called&nbsp;<strong>Gucchi<\/strong>&nbsp;<strong>mushrooms<\/strong>&nbsp;in the&nbsp;<strong>Himalayan region<\/strong>&nbsp;and are prized for their spongy, honeycomb texture, and unique flavor.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The scientific name of the&nbsp;<strong>Gucchi&nbsp;mushroom<\/strong>&nbsp;is&nbsp;<strong>Morchella Esculenta<\/strong>&nbsp;and belongs to a class of&nbsp;<strong>fungi<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>The Gucchi&nbsp;mushroom<\/strong>&nbsp;is an expensive and exclusive ingredient that grows wild on the&nbsp;<strong>foothills of the Himalayas.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Jammu-based NGO&nbsp;<strong>Border World Foundation<\/strong>&nbsp;has filled the&nbsp;<strong>GI tag application<\/strong>&nbsp;for&nbsp;<strong>Gucchi mushroom<\/strong>&nbsp;at the Geographical Indication Registry recently.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>It is&nbsp;facilitated by the&nbsp;<strong>Director of Agriculture, Jammu &amp; Kashmir.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Jammu &amp; Kashmir<\/strong>&nbsp;already have GI tags for&nbsp;<strong>Saffron<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Gucchi mushrooms&nbsp;<strong>cannot be cultivated commercially&nbsp;<\/strong>and instead they grow wild only in some regions like the&nbsp;<strong>Kangara Valley, Jammu and Kashmir, Manali and other parts of Himachal Pradesh<\/strong>&nbsp;after the snowfall period.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Fungus<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>A fungus is any&nbsp;<strong>member of the group of eukaryotic organisms that includes microorganisms such as yeasts and molds, as well as the more familiar mushrooms.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>A characteristic that places fungi in a different kingdom from plants, bacteria, and some protists is chitin in&nbsp;<strong>their cell walls<\/strong>.&nbsp;<strong>Fungi, like animals, are heterotrophs<\/strong>;&nbsp;<strong>they acquire their food by absorbing dissolved molecules, typically by secreting digestive enzymes&nbsp;<\/strong>into their environment.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Fungi&nbsp;<strong>do not photosynthesize.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Fungi are the principal\u00a0<strong>decomposers<\/strong>\u00a0in ecological systems.\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Fungi perform an essential role in the decomposition of organic matter and have fundamental roles in&nbsp;<strong>nutrient cycling<\/strong>&nbsp;and exchange in the environment.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Since the 1940s, fungi have been&nbsp;<strong>used for the production of antibiotics<\/strong>, and, more recently, various enzymes produced by fungi are&nbsp;<strong>used industrially and in detergents.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Fungi are also&nbsp;<strong>used as biological pesticides<\/strong>&nbsp;to control weeds, plant diseases, and insect pests.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-_061eca-51 .kt-block-spacer{height:40px;}.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-_061eca-51 .kt-divider{border-top-width:2px;border-top-color:#eee;width:100%;border-top-style:solid;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-spacer aligncenter kt-block-spacer-_061eca-51\"><div class=\"kt-block-spacer kt-block-spacer-halign-center\"><hr class=\"kt-divider\"\/><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Which of the statements given above is\/are correct? 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