Civil Services Prep

Prelims 2024 · Environment · Question 63

Consider the following pairs: Country - Animal found in its natural habitat: 1. Brazil - Indri 2. Indonesia - Elk 3. Madagascar - Bonobo. How many of the pairs given above are correctly matched?

  1. Only one
  2. Only two
  3. All three
  4. None

Answer

None

1. Brazil – Indri: Incorrect. Indri is a lemur species endemic to Madagascar, not Brazil.
2. Indonesia – Elk: Incorrect. Elk are native to North America and parts of Eurasia; they are not naturally found in Indonesia.
3. Madagascar – Bonobo: Incorrect. Bonobo is native to the Democratic Republic of the Congo, not Madagascar.

So, none of the pairs are correctly matched.

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