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KPSC KAS 2017 · Question 104 of 200

Scientists of the Botanical Survey of India (BSI) have found a new species of Zingiber (commonly referred to as Ginger) named as Zingiber pseudosquarrosum which possesses ethnomedical properties. The traditional knowledge about the species was shared by a local guide during an expedition. At which of the following places was the species found ?

Environment

  1. AKarnataka
  2. BKerala
  3. CLakshadweep
  4. DAndaman & Nicobar IslandsCorrect

Answer: D. Andaman & Nicobar Islands

Explanation

Botanical Survey of India scientists discovered the new ginger species Zingiber pseudosquarrosum in the Andaman & Nicobar Islands.

Source: KPSC Gazetted Probationers Prelims 2017, Paper-II (General Studies, subject code 262), Series A

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