23 October Static Quiz 2021 (Environment)

Correct Answer : C
Answer Justification :
Justification: Statement 1: The preferred habitat of an Indian rhinoceros is alluvial flood plains and areas containing tall grasslands
along the foothills of the Himalayas. Formerly, extensively distributed in the Gangetic plains, today the species is restricted to small habitats in Indo-Nepal terai and northern West Bengal and Assam. In India, rhinos are mainly found in Kaziranga NP, Pobitara WLS, Orang
NP, Manas NP in Assam, Jaldapara NP and Garumara NP in West Bengal and Dudhwa TR in Uttar Pradesh.
Statement 2 and 3: The Indian rhino has a single horn, which is present in both sexes. It is the largest of all the Asian rhinos. Considered to be the most amphibious of all the rhino species, the Indian rhino is an excellent swimmer. It can run at speeds of up to 55km/hr for short periods of time. Though it has an excellent sense of hearing and smell, its eyesight is relatively poor.

Correct Answer : A
Answer Justification :
Learning: They are a breed of goat inhabiting the plateaus in Tibet and neighboring areas They are best known for the pashmina wools

Correct Answer : B
Answer Justification :
Learning: The Ganges River dolphin or Susu, lives in one of the most densely populated regions of the world in the fresh water of
Ganga and Brahmaputra. One of the main threats to the species is loss of habitat due in large part to the creation of dams and irrigation projects. The presence of Susu is an indication of the health of the river. The untreated industrial and urban wastes with high amount of
chemicals are killing this species.

Correct Answer : B
Answer Justification :
Justification: Statement 1: This could have been made out because the

Naga tribes do not live in deciduous forests and instead inhabit semi-evergreen and evergreen forests. So, this option could have been eliminated easily. It was found in a forest at an altitude of 1 ,500-1,600 metres during an exploration near Tobu town of Mon district in eastern Nagaland.
Statement 2: Gleadovia konyakianorum is a holoparasite (complete parasite) plant that derives its entire nutritional requirement from the host plant, which is a Strobilanthes species. It has no chlorophyll (which helps a plant make its own food using
sunlight). Though it has no chlorophyll, the plant has a vascular system and extracts (its nutrition from the host plant with the help of a haustorium. Haustorium is specialised structure with which plant parasites attach themselves to host plants and derive nutrition.

Correct Answer : D
Answer Justification :
Learning: It was named Musa paramjitiana in honour of Paramjit Singh, director of the Botanical Survey of India (BSI). Musa paramjitiana species was discovered in North Andaman’s Krishnapuri forest, 6 kilometres from any human habitation. The fruit of Musa paramjitiana is part of diet of local tribes. Its fruits and seeds have ethno-medicinal importance. Pseudo-stem and leaves of these species are also used during religious and cultural ceremonies. Its conservation status has been declared as ‘Critically Endangered’ as it has so far been spotted in only two locations on islands, each with 6 to 18 plants in a clump.