{"id":91055,"date":"2025-06-01T10:45:02","date_gmt":"2025-06-01T10:45:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/?p=91055"},"modified":"2025-06-01T10:45:02","modified_gmt":"2025-06-01T10:45:02","slug":"consider-the-following-animals-1-sea-cow-2-sea-horse-3-sea-lio","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/consider-the-following-animals-1-sea-cow-2-sea-horse-3-sea-lio\/","title":{"rendered":"Consider the following animals:\n  1. Sea cow  2. Sea horse  3. Sea lio"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Consider the following animals:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>1. Sea cow<\/li>\n<li>2. Sea horse<\/li>\n<li>3. Sea lion<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Which of the above is\/are mammal\/mammals?<\/p>\n<p>[amp_mcq option1=&#8221;1 only&#8221; option2=&#8221;1 and 3 only&#8221; option3=&#8221;2 and 3 only&#8221; option4=&#8221;1, 2 and 3&#8243; correct=&#8221;option2&#8243;]<\/p>\n<div class=\"psc-box-pyq-exam-year-detail\">\n<div class=\"pyq-exam\">\n<div class=\"psc-heading\">This question was previously asked in<\/div>\n<div class=\"psc-title line-ellipsis\">UPSC IAS &#8211; 2013<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"pyq-exam-psc-buttons\"><a href=\"\/pyq\/pyq-upsc-ias-2013.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"psc-pdf-button\" rel=\"noopener\">Download PDF<\/a><a href=\"\/pyq-upsc-ias-2013\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"psc-attempt-button\" rel=\"noopener\">Attempt Online<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<section id=\"pyq-correct-answer\">\nThe correct option is B, meaning that Sea cow and Sea lion are mammals, while Sea horse is not.<br \/>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"pyq-key-points\">\n&#8211; Sea cows (which include manatees and dugongs) are aquatic mammals belonging to the order Sirenia.<br \/>\n&#8211; Sea horses are small marine fish belonging to the genus Hippocampus. They are a type of fish, not a mammal.<br \/>\n&#8211; Sea lions are marine mammals characterized by external ear flaps, long foreflippers, the ability to walk on all four flippers on land, and short, thick hair. They belong to the family Otariidae.<br \/>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"pyq-additional-information\">\nMammals are characterized by features such as having mammary glands (producing milk for young), being warm-blooded, having hair or fur, and typically giving birth to live young. Fish are aquatic vertebrates characterized by gills, fins, and usually scales, and they are cold-blooded.<br \/>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Consider the following animals: 1. Sea cow 2. Sea horse 3. Sea lion Which of the above is\/are mammal\/mammals? 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