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Recently, our scientists have discovered a new and distinct species of banana plant which attains a height of about 11 metres and has orange-coloured fruit pulp. In which part of India has it been discovered

Recently, our scientists have discovered a new and distinct species of banana plant which attains a height of about 11 metres and has orange-coloured fruit pulp. In which part of India has it been discovered?

(a)

Andaman Islands

(b)

Anaimalai Forests

(c)

Maikala Hills

(d)

Tropical rain forests of northeast

Explanation

Scientists at the Botanical Survey of India (BSI) discovered the new species of banana from a remote tropical rain forest on the Little Andaman islands . The new species has orange-coloured fruit pulp and is about 11 metres high, whereas as the usual banana species is about three to four metres high. Tikdam: