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Wildlife Fauna of India

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Question

Consider the following:

1Star tortoise
2Monitor lizard
3Pygmy hog
4Spider monkey

Which of the above are naturally found in India?

Options

a

1, 2 and 3 only

Answer
b

2 and 3 only

c

1 and 4 only

d

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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