Recently, our scientists have discovered a new and distinct species of banana plant which attains a height of about 11 metres and has orange-coloured fruit pulp. In which part of India has it been discovered?

States Andaman & Nicobar have ~2200 recorded plant varieties with ~200 endemics and many species not on the mainland, showing the islands are a hotspot for unique plant species.

A student could infer that discoveries of distinct plant species on these islands are plausible and look for primary taxonomic reports or local herbarium records to verify this specific banana.

Explicitly notes that tropical fruits including 'a variety of bananas' grow in the Andaman group, indicating bananas can occur naturally or cultivated there.

Combine this with knowledge of local surveys or new species descriptions to check whether a wild, tall banana species was recorded from Andaman fieldwork.

Describes the Andaman & Nicobar floristic region as equatorial rainforest with tropical evergreen vegetation (palms, ferns, lianas) — habitat suitable for diverse and large monocots like bananas.

Use this habitat match plus maps of Andaman rainforest to assess plausibility that a tall banana species could be native there, then seek species-level publications.

Notes wet evergreen forests in Andaman support tall evergreen trees and fruiting species (jackfruit, mango), implying a humid, tall-vegetation ecosystem compatible with large banana plants.

A student could link forest type to ecological requirements of tall banana species and prioritize field reports from wet evergreen zones of Andaman for verification.

Gives general climatic requirements for banana (coastal locations, high rainfall), which match Andaman conditions described elsewhere in the snippets.

Combine this rule with Andaman's climate normals (high rainfall, coastal) to judge ecological plausibility of a banana species occurring there, then consult taxonomic records.