Consider the following statements:
- Asiatic lion is naturally found in India only.
- Double-humped camel is naturally found in India only.
- One-horned rhinoceros is naturally found in India only.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
1 only
2 only
1 and 3 only
1, 2 and 3
Answer is Wrong!
Answer is Right!
This question was previously asked in
UPSC IAS – 2019
– Statement 2: Double-humped camel (*Camelus bactrianus*) is naturally found in Central Asian deserts (e.g., parts of Mongolia and China). A population exists in Ladakh, India (Nubra Valley), but it is not naturally found *only* in India.
– Statement 3: The Great Indian Rhinoceros (*Rhinoceros unicornis*) is found naturally in the Terai region of the Himalayas, which includes parts of India (e.g., Assam, West Bengal) and Nepal (e.g., Chitwan National Park). It is not naturally found *only* in India.
– Nepal has significant populations of the One-horned Rhinoceros, particularly in Chitwan National Park.