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Q23·GS Paper 1 · Prelims 2024

Country & Animal Natural Habitat

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Question

Consider the following pairs: The following table: Country Animal found in its natural habitat

1Brazil Indri
2Indonesia Elk
3Madagascar Bonobo

How many of the pairs given above are correctly matched?

Options

a

Only one pair

b

Only two pairs

c

All three pairs

d

None of the pairs

Answer

Explanation

None of the pairs are correct. The Indri is a lemur endemic to Madagascar, not Brazil. The Elk is native to North America and High Asia, not Indonesia. The Bonobo is an ape endemic to the Congo Basin in Africa, not Madagascar.

Lemurs (like the Indri) are strictly endemic to Madagascar; Bonobos are strictly endemic to the DRC.

Answer: (d).

Question details

Year

2024

Paper

GS Paper 1

Question

Q23

Subject

Environment

Sub-topic

Biodiversity & Conservation

Type

Matching pairs

Difficulty

Hard

Nature

Static

Source hint

NCERT Geography Cl.11 / Endemic Species Global Zoo-Geography

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