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Read the passage given below carefully and answer the questions that follow:By what name is the plant called in Andhra Pradesh?

Foxtail orchid is a blooming orchid consisting of more than hundred pink-speckled white flowers. The plant is found in semi-deciduous and deciduous dry lowland forests woodlands In India, the plant is most common in North-East, Orissa and Andhra Pradesh. In Andhra Pradesh, the plant is called by Telugu name ‘Chintaranamu’. The plant prefers even watering, and even fertilizing throughout the year. It will die if the leaves are wet frequently. It prefers indirect lighting. Flowering is usually in late spring. The bunch of flowers known as Kapau Phool is a bridal decoration in Assam. The plant is used to treat wounds, cuts and bruises medicinally. It is usually seen under cultivation in almost all Assameese families and it is the state flower of Assam. Due to bio-piracy, the plant is in the verge of extinction in India. It is also recognized as the state flower of Arunachal Pradesh and Assam.

  1. Chintaranamu

  2. Kapau Phool

  3. Assameese

  4. Telugu

  5. dummy

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Explanation

In Andhra Pradesh, the plant is called by Telugu name ‘Chintaranamu’.