{"id":91741,"date":"2025-06-01T11:04:45","date_gmt":"2025-06-01T11:04:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/?p=91741"},"modified":"2025-06-01T11:04:45","modified_gmt":"2025-06-01T11:04:45","slug":"with-reference-to-indian-elephants-consider-the-following-statements","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/with-reference-to-indian-elephants-consider-the-following-statements\/","title":{"rendered":"With reference to Indian elephants, consider the following statements"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>With reference to Indian elephants, consider the following statements :<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The leader of an elephant group is a female.<\/li>\n<li>The maximum gestation period can be 22 months.<\/li>\n<li>An elephant can normally go on calving till the age of 40 years only.<\/li>\n<li>Among the States in India, the highest elephant population is in Kerala.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Which of the statements given above is\/are correct ?<\/p>\n<p>[amp_mcq option1=&#8221;1 and 2 only&#8221; option2=&#8221;2 and 4 only&#8221; option3=&#8221;3 only&#8221; option4=&#8221;1, 3 and 4 only&#8221; correct=&#8221;option1&#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; 2020<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"pyq-exam-psc-buttons\"><a href=\"\/pyq\/pyq-upsc-ias-2020.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"psc-pdf-button\" rel=\"noopener\">Download PDF<\/a><a href=\"\/pyq-upsc-ias-2020\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"psc-attempt-button\" rel=\"noopener\">Attempt Online<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<section id=\"pyq-correct-answer\">Statements 1 and 2 are correct. Statements 3 and 4 are incorrect.<\/section>\n<section id=\"pyq-key-points\">Elephant societies are matriarchal, led by the oldest and most experienced female (matriarch). The gestation period of an elephant is about 22 months, which is the longest among all mammals. Female elephants can reproduce well into their 40s and 50s, sometimes even later, so the age limit of 40 years is incorrect. According to the 2017 elephant census (and subsequent estimates), Karnataka has the highest elephant population in India, followed by Assam and then Kerala.<\/section>\n<section id=\"pyq-additional-information\">Elephants are keystone species and play a vital role in their ecosystems. Conservation efforts in India focus on protecting their habitats and corridors, mitigating human-elephant conflict, and preventing poaching.<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>With reference to Indian elephants, consider the following statements : The leader of an elephant group is a female. The maximum gestation period can be 22 months. An elephant can normally go on calving till the age of 40 years only. Among the States in India, the highest elephant population is in Kerala. Which of &#8230; <\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more-container\"><a title=\"With reference to Indian elephants, consider the following statements\" class=\"read-more button\" href=\"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/with-reference-to-indian-elephants-consider-the-following-statements\/#more-91741\">Detailed Solution<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">With reference to Indian elephants, consider the following statements<\/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":[1288,1136,1212],"class_list":["post-91741","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-upsc-ias","tag-1288","tag-environment-and-ecology","tag-forest-and-wildlife","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>With reference to Indian elephants, consider the following statements<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Statements 1 and 2 are correct. 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