Wildlife Fauna of India
Question
Consider the following:
Which of the above are naturally found in India?
Options
1, 2 and 3 only
2 and 3 only
1 and 4 only
1, 2, 3 and 4
Explanation
Star tortoise (found in dry regions of India), monitor lizard (widely distributed across India), and pygmy hog (found in Assam) are all naturally found in India. Spider monkey (item 4) is naturally found only in South and Central America, not in India. Therefore, items 1, 2, and 3 are found in India, but item 4 is not. > Remember: Spider monkey = Americas; Star tortoise, Monitor lizard, Pygmy hog = India fauna. Answer: a.
Question details
Year
2014
Paper
GS Paper 1
Question
Q7
Subject
Environment
Sub-topic
Indian Biodiversity and Fauna
Type
How-many counting
Difficulty
Medium
Nature
Static
Source hint
NCERT Biology and Environment
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