Q. With reference to Neelakurinji Flower, consider the following statements;
1.It blooms only once in every 12 years.
2.It has been categorized as endangered species.
3.The flower has an excellent smell and enormous medicinal value.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Answer: C
Notes:
Statement 1 is correct: Nilgiri Hills, which literally means the blue mountains, got their name from the purplish blue flowers of Neelakurinji that bloom only once in 12 years. It is rarest of rare plant species that grows in Western Ghats and does not grow in any other part of the world. Besides the Western Ghats, Neelakurinji is also seen in the Shevroy in the Eastern Ghats, Sanduru hills of Bellary district in Karnataka.
Statement 2 is correct: It has been categorized as endangered species.
Statement 3 is incorrect: The flower has no smell or any medicinal value. Paliyan tribal people living in Tamil Nadu use this flower bloom as reference to calculate their age.
Source: Indian Express
