Q35. Consider the following statements about Mangroves:
1. They are plants that can survive in muddy aerobic soil
2. They grow in a combination of conditions that are hostile for other plants
3. They constitute a symbiotic link between terrestrial and marine exosystem.
4. West Bengal has the maximum mangrove cover in India, followed by Gujarat and Andaman and Nicobar Islands.
Which of the above statement(s) is/are correct?

(a) Only 1, 2 and 3

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(b) Only 1 and 2

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(d) All of the above

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Solution

The correct option is C (c) Only 2, 3 and 4
They grow in anaerobic soil

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2. Andaman and Nicobar Islands have the maximum mangrove cover of India.

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