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?
- Only one
- Only two
- All three
- 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