UPSC Previous Year Question | Prelims GS | 2024

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

Correct Answer

None

Explanation

Pair 1 is incorrect because the indri is a lemur endemic to Madagascar, not Brazil. Pair 2 is incorrect because elk are native to North America and parts of Eurasia, not Indonesia. Pair 3 is incorrect because bonobos are endemic to the Democratic Republic of the Congo in Central Africa, not Madagascar. Since none of the three pairs is correctly matched, option D is correct. Options A, B and C are incorrect because they assume that one, two or all three pairs are correct.

Topics: biodiversity, environment, geographical habitats of animals, wildlife distribution