Given below are names of plants (Column X) and the habitats (Column Y) in which they naturally occur.

Column X	Plant	Column Y	Habitat
A	Myristica fatua	i	Eastern Himalayas
B	Strobilanthes kunthiana	ii	Nilgiris
C	Madhuca indica	iii	Fresh-water swamp forests
D	Rhododendron pendulum	iv	Central India

Which option correctly matches all terms?

Correct option is C

Correct Answer (c) A-iii, B-ii, C-iv, D-i
Explanation
A – Myristica fatua occurs in fresh-water swamp forests of the Western Ghats. B – Strobilanthes kunthiana (Neelakurinji) is native to the Nilgiris. C – Madhuca indica (Mahua) is widely found in Central India. D – Rhododendron pendulum is native to the Eastern Himalayas.
Information Booster
· Strobilanthes kunthiana blooms once every twelve years in the Nilgiris.
· Myristica swamps are rare, ancient forest ecosystems of the Western Ghats.
· Mahua is economically important for forest-dwelling communities.
· Rhododendrons dominate many high-altitude Himalayan forests.
Additional Knowledge
Option (a) is incorrect because Strobilanthes is not from the Eastern Himalayas and Mahua does not grow in swamp forests. Option (b) mismatches almost all plant–habitat pairs. Option (d) wrongly assigns Mahua to the Eastern Himalayas and Strobilanthes to Central India.
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