{"id":91746,"date":"2025-06-01T11:04:52","date_gmt":"2025-06-01T11:04:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/?p=91746"},"modified":"2025-06-01T11:04:52","modified_gmt":"2025-06-01T11:04:52","slug":"which-of-the-following-are-the-most-likely-places-to-find-the-musk-dee","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/which-of-the-following-are-the-most-likely-places-to-find-the-musk-dee\/","title":{"rendered":"Which of the following are the most likely places to find the musk dee"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Which of the following are the most likely places to find the musk deer in its natural habitat ?<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>1. Askot Wildlife Sanctuary<\/li>\n<li>2. Gangotri National Park<\/li>\n<li>3. Kishanpur Wildlife Sanctuary<\/li>\n<li>4. Manas National Park<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Select the correct answer using the code given below :<\/p>\n<p>[amp_mcq option1=&#8221;1 and 2 only&#8221; option2=&#8221;2 and 3 only&#8221; option3=&#8221;3 and 4 only&#8221; option4=&#8221;1 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\">\nStatements 1 and 2 are correct. Askot Wildlife Sanctuary (Uttarakhand) and Gangotri National Park (Uttarakhand) are known habitats for the Himalayan musk deer. These areas are located in the high-altitude Himalayan region which is the typical natural habitat for musk deer in India.<br \/>\nStatement 3 is incorrect. Kishanpur Wildlife Sanctuary is located in the Terai region of Uttar Pradesh and is primarily a habitat for animals like tigers, leopards, and swamp deer, not high-altitude musk deer.<br \/>\nStatement 4 is incorrect. Manas National Park is located in Assam, at the foothills of the Eastern Himalayas. While it has rich biodiversity, its core area is not the typical high-altitude habitat preferred by musk deer.<br \/>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"pyq-key-points\">\nMusk deer species in India primarily inhabit high-altitude alpine forests and meadows in the Himalayan region.<br \/>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"pyq-additional-information\">\nFour species of musk deer are found in the Himalayas: Alpine Musk Deer, Himalayan Musk Deer, Black Musk Deer, and White-bellied Musk Deer. They are listed under Schedule I of the Wildlife Protection Act, 1972, and are endangered due to poaching for musk.<br \/>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Which of the following are the most likely places to find the musk deer in its natural habitat ? 1. Askot Wildlife Sanctuary 2. Gangotri National Park 3. Kishanpur Wildlife Sanctuary 4. Manas National Park Select the correct answer using the code given below : [amp_mcq option1=&#8221;1 and 2 only&#8221; option2=&#8221;2 and 3 only&#8221; option3=&#8221;3 &#8230; <\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more-container\"><a title=\"Which of the following are the most likely places to find the musk dee\" class=\"read-more button\" href=\"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/which-of-the-following-are-the-most-likely-places-to-find-the-musk-dee\/#more-91746\">Detailed Solution<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Which of the following are the most likely places to find the musk dee<\/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":[1288,1136,1213],"class_list":["post-91746","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-upsc-ias","tag-1288","tag-environment-and-ecology","tag-sanctuary-biosphere-reserve","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>Which of the following are the most likely places to find the musk dee<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Statements 1 and 2 are correct. 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