UPSC Prelims 2024 · Question 63 of 97

UPSC Prelims 2024 question on Indri Elk Bonobo Habitats

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
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Answer: D. None

Verdict

Correct answer: None → Option (d).

Statement by statement

Pair 1 – INCORRECTLY MATCHED: The Indri, also called the babakoto, is one of the largest living lemurs. It is endemic to Madagascar, not Brazil.

Pair 2 – INCORRECTLY MATCHED: The Elk is the second largest species within the deer family, Cervidae. Its native range is North America and Central and East Asia, not Indonesia.

Pair 3 – INCORRECTLY MATCHED: The Bonobo, also historically called the pygmy chimpanzee, is an endangered great ape found in a 500,000 km2 area within the Congo Basin of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), Central Africa – not Madagascar.

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