Question

Popular dry fruit 'Chilgoza' is produced by
A. Pinus sylvestris
B. Pinus monophylla
C. Pinus gerardiana
D. Pinus roxburghii

Answer 1

Hint: Chilgoza is an extravagantly growing pine in the Northwestern chain of mountains at the altitude of 5000-12,000 feet. The dechaffed seeds are utilized in numerous food preparations.

Complete answer: Pinus gerardiana, referred to as the “Chilgoza” pine or Neja is a pine native to the northwestern chain of mountains in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and northwest Asian nation, growing at elevations between 1800 and 3350 metres. It usually occurs in association with Cedrus deodara and genus Pinus wallichiana. The trees are unit 10-20 (-25) m tall with typically deep, wide and open crowns with long, erect branches. However, crowns are narrower and shallower in dense forests. The bark is incredibly flaky, peeling to reveal lightweight greyish-green patches.
i. Scots pine, Pinus sylvestris is a species of tree within the Pinaceae gymnosperm family. It is native to the continent, starting from Western Europe to Siberia, south to the Caucasus and Anatolia, and north to well within the polar circle in Fennoscandia. It grows at an altitude of 3,900-8,500 ft. It's promptly known by its combination of fairly short, blue-green leaves and orange-red bark.
ii. Pinus monophylla, the single-leaf pine, is a pine within the pine tree pine cluster, native to North America. The vary is in the southernmost American state, western American state, Arizona, southwest New Mexico, Nevada, Jap and southern Golden State and northern Baja California.
Hence, the correct answer is option C.

Note: This composition of healthy fats in chilgoza plays an important role in guarding the centre, preventing the onset of heart-related ailments and thereby promoting a healthy heart.