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Question 36
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Subject / विषय: Environment
Consider the following statements about Rhynchostylis retusa (Foxtail orchid):
1. It is an epiphytic orchid.
2. The species is endemic to North-east India.
3. It is the State flower of Arunachal Pradesh and Assam.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Rhynchostylis retusa (फॉक्सटेल ऑर्किड) के संदर्भ में निम्नलिखित कथनों पर विचार कीजिए:
1. यह एक अधिपादपीय (epiphytic) ऑर्किड है।
2. यह प्रजाति पूर्वोत्तर भारत के लिए स्थानिक है।
3. यह अरुणाचल प्रदेश और असम का राज्य पुष्प है।
उपर्युक्त में से कौन-सा/से कथन सही है/हैं?
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