Consider the following statements: 1. Toothless mammals such as Pangolins are not found in India. 2. Gibbon is the only ape found in India. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Correct Option Statement 2 is correct. Gibbons are the only ape species native to India. The Hoolock gibbon (Hoolock hoolock and Hoolock leucomyurus) is found in the dense evergreen and semi-evergreen forests of the northeastern states, including Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, and Tripura. Incorrect Options Statement 1 is incorrect. Pangolins, which are toothless mammals, are indeed found in India. Two species are native to the Indian subcontinent: - The Indian Pangolin (Manis crassicaudata) is widely distributed across various parts of India. - The Chinese Pangolin (Manis pentadactyla) is found in the northeastern regions of India. Both species are listed under Schedule I of the Wildlife Protection Act, 1972, highlighting their conservation importance. Option (a) is incorrect because statement 1 is false. Option (c) is incorrect because statement 1 is false. Option (d) is incorrect because while statement 2 is correct, the option suggests that neither statement is correct, which is not true for statement 2.

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Consider the following statements:

Toothless mammals such as Pangolins are not found in India.
Gibbon is the only ape found in India.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

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Options

A1 only
B2 only
CBoth 1 and 2
DNeither 1 nor 2

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Solution

Correct Option

Statement 2 is correct. Gibbons are the only ape species native to India. The Hoolock gibbon (Hoolock hoolock and Hoolock leucomyurus) is found in the dense evergreen and semi-evergreen forests of the northeastern states, including Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, and Tripura.

Incorrect Options

Statement 1 is incorrect. Pangolins, which are toothless mammals, are indeed found in India. Two species are native to the Indian subcontinent:

The Indian Pangolin (Manis crassicaudata) is widely distributed across various parts of India.
The Chinese Pangolin (Manis pentadactyla) is found in the northeastern regions of India.

Both species are listed under Schedule I of the Wildlife Protection Act, 1972, highlighting their conservation importance.

Option (a) is incorrect because statement 1 is false.

Option (c) is incorrect because statement 1 is false.

Option (d) is incorrect because while statement 2 is correct, the option suggests that neither statement is correct, which is not true for statement 2.

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