UPSC Prelims 2023 · Question 29 of 97
UPSC Prelims 2023 question on Orangutan Tool Use
- ExamUPSC CSE
- Year2023
- PaperGeneral Studies Paper I
- SubjectEnvironment and Ecology
- TopicSpecies
- DifficultyEasy
- TypeDirect
Which one of the following makes a tool with a stick to scrape insects from a hole in a tree or a log of wood?
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Answer: B. Orangutan
In animal tool use, the physical aspects of mediation are easy to see: a chimpanzee might use its hand to strike a surface with some force; if the chimpanzee strikes with a stone in its hand, the force is amplified. An orangutan might reach into a hole with its finger; a stick held in its hand will reach farther or into narrower openings — making it useful for scraping insects from a hole in a tree or a log of wood.
Hence option (b) — Orangutan — is the correct answer.
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