{"id":91653,"date":"2025-06-01T11:01:59","date_gmt":"2025-06-01T11:01:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/?p=91653"},"modified":"2025-06-01T11:01:59","modified_gmt":"2025-06-01T11:01:59","slug":"consider-the-following-statements-some-species-of-turtles-are-herbi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/consider-the-following-statements-some-species-of-turtles-are-herbi\/","title":{"rendered":"Consider the following statements:\n  Some species of turtles are herbi"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Consider the following statements:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Some species of turtles are herbivores.<\/li>\n<li>Some species of fish are herbivores.<\/li>\n<li>Some species of marine mammals are herbivores.<\/li>\n<li>Some species of snakes are viviparous.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Which of the statements given above are correct?<\/p>\n<p>[amp_mcq option1=&#8221;1 and 3 only&#8221; option2=&#8221;2, 3 and 4 only&#8221; option3=&#8221;2 and 4 only&#8221; option4=&#8221;1, 2, 3 and 4&#8243; correct=&#8221;option4&#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; 2019<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"pyq-exam-psc-buttons\"><a href=\"\/pyq\/pyq-upsc-ias-2019.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"psc-pdf-button\" rel=\"noopener\">Download PDF<\/a><a href=\"\/pyq-upsc-ias-2019\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"psc-attempt-button\" rel=\"noopener\">Attempt Online<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<section id=\"pyq-correct-answer\">\nOption D is correct. All four statements are correct.<br \/>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"pyq-key-points\">\n&#8211; Statement 1: Some species of turtles are herbivores (e.g., Green Sea Turtle as adults, many tortoise species).<br \/>\n&#8211; Statement 2: Some species of fish are herbivores (e.g., Parrotfish, Surgeonfish, grass carp).<br \/>\n&#8211; Statement 3: Some species of marine mammals are herbivores (e.g., Dugongs and manatees are Sirenians and feed on seagrass).<br \/>\n&#8211; Statement 4: Some species of snakes are viviparous (give live birth, e.g., many pit vipers like rattlesnakes, boas, anacondas, some sea snakes).<br \/>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"pyq-additional-information\">\n&#8211; The animal kingdom exhibits a wide diversity of diets and reproductive strategies. Not all individuals or species within a group share the same characteristics.<br \/>\n&#8211; Herbivory is relatively common across various animal groups.<br \/>\n&#8211; Viviparity (live birth) occurs in some species within groups where egg-laying (oviparity) is more common, like reptiles (snakes, some lizards).<br \/>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Consider the following statements: Some species of turtles are herbivores. Some species of fish are herbivores. Some species of marine mammals are herbivores. Some species of snakes are viviparous. Which of the statements given above are correct? [amp_mcq option1=&#8221;1 and 3 only&#8221; option2=&#8221;2, 3 and 4 only&#8221; option3=&#8221;2 and 4 only&#8221; option4=&#8221;1, 2, 3 and &#8230; <\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more-container\"><a title=\"Consider the following statements:\n  Some species of turtles are herbi\" class=\"read-more button\" href=\"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/consider-the-following-statements-some-species-of-turtles-are-herbi\/#more-91653\">Detailed Solution<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Consider the following statements:<br \/>\n  Some species of turtles are herbi<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1092],"tags":[1119,1117,1243],"class_list":["post-91653","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-upsc-ias","tag-1119","tag-biology","tag-taxonomy","no-featured-image-padding"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v22.2 (Yoast SEO v23.3) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Consider the following statements:  Some species of turtles are herbi<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Option D is correct. All four statements are correct. - Statement 1: Some species of turtles are herbivores (e.g., Green Sea Turtle as adults, many tortoise species). - Statement 2: Some species of fish are herbivores (e.g., Parrotfish, Surgeonfish, grass carp). - Statement 3: Some species of marine mammals are herbivores (e.g., Dugongs and manatees are Sirenians and feed on seagrass). - Statement 4: Some species of snakes are viviparous (give live birth, e.g., many pit vipers like rattlesnakes, boas, anacondas, some sea snakes).\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/consider-the-following-statements-some-species-of-turtles-are-herbi\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Consider the following statements:  Some species of turtles are herbi\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Option D is correct. All four statements are correct. - Statement 1: Some species of turtles are herbivores (e.g., Green Sea Turtle as adults, many tortoise species). - Statement 2: Some species of fish are herbivores (e.g., Parrotfish, Surgeonfish, grass carp). - Statement 3: Some species of marine mammals are herbivores (e.g., Dugongs and manatees are Sirenians and feed on seagrass). - Statement 4: Some species of snakes are viviparous (give live birth, e.g., many pit vipers like rattlesnakes, boas, anacondas, some sea snakes).\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/consider-the-following-statements-some-species-of-turtles-are-herbi\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"MCQ and Quiz for Exams\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2025-06-01T11:01:59+00:00\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"rawan239\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"rawan239\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO Premium plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Consider the following statements:  Some species of turtles are herbi","description":"Option D is correct. 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