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Asian Elephant
Consider the following statements with reference to Asian Elephant:
- Government of India has declared Indian elephant as National Heritage Animal in year 2011.
- Since 1986, the Asian elephant has been listed as Endangered on the IUCN Red List.
- The Asian elephant is listed on CITES Appendix II.
Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct? Choose the correct answer from the codes given below:
A |
1 and 2
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B |
Only 2
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C |
1 and 3
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D |
Only 3
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Your Ans is
Right ans is B
Your Answer Is Correct
Your Answer Is Wrong
Explanation :
- The Asian elephant (Elephas maximus), also known as the Asiatic elephant, is the only living species of the genus Elephas and is distributed throughout the Indian subcontinent and Southeast Asia, from India in the west, Nepal in the north, Sumatra in the south, and to Borneo in the east.
- Three subspecies are recognized —E. m. maximus from Sri Lanka, E. m. indicus from mainland Asia and E. m. sumatranus from the island of Sumatra.
- Asian elephants inhabit grasslands, tropical evergreen forests, semi-evergreen forests, moist deciduous forests, dry deciduous forests and dry thorn forests, in addition to cultivated and secondary forests and scrublands.
Conservation Status
- Government of India has declared Indian elephant as National Heritage Animal in year 2010.
- Since 1986, the Asian elephant has been listed as ‘Endangered’ on the IUCN Red List.
- It is listed in Schedule I of the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972.
- The Asian elephant is listed on CITES Appendix I.
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