Consider the following statements : 1. Lions do not have a particular breeding season. 2. Unlike most other big cats, cheetahs do not roar. 3. Unlike male lions, male leopards do not proclaim their territory by scent marking. Which of the statements given above are correct ?
- A.1 and 2 only
- B.2 and 3 only
- C.1 and 3 only
- D.1, 2 and 3
Correct answer
Explanation
The correct answer is A, 1 and 2 only. Lions breed at any time of year and cheetahs cannot roar, but male leopards do mark their territory with scent.
Lions have no fixed breeding season; a lioness can come into heat in any month, and the females of a pride often give birth at about the same time. Cheetahs belong to their own genus, Acinonyx, and lack the flexible voice box of lions, tigers, leopards and jaguars of the genus Panthera, which lets those cats roar; cheetahs instead purr, chirp and make bird-like calls. Leopards are solitary and strongly territorial; males spray urine, leave scrapes and claw marks on trees and use calls to tell rivals that an area is taken, much as lions do.
Statement 3 is wrong: male leopards rely heavily on scent marking.
So B, C and D, which include statement 3, are wrong.
Exam tip: roaring cats = genus Panthera (lion, tiger, leopard, jaguar); the cheetah purrs and chirps. India brought cheetahs back to Kuno in 2022.
Practice Questions
View allConsider the following :
1. Battery storage
2. Biomass generators
3. Fuel cells
4. Rooftop solar photovoltaic units
How many of the above are considered "Distributed Energy Resources"?
- A.Only one
- B.Only two
- C.Only three
- D.All four
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Battery storage, biomass generators, fuel cells and rooftop solar units are all small, local sources that generate or store power close to where it is used, which is what Distributed Energy Resources are.
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1. Pollination of some plants could be adversely affected.
2. There could be a drastic increase in the fungal infections of some cultivated plants.
3. It could lead to a fall in the population of some species of wasps, spiders and birds.
Select the correct answer using the code given below :
- A.1 only
- B.2 and 3 only
- C.1 and 3 only
- D.1, 2 and 3
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Butterflies are pollinators and also food for many animals, so their decline would hurt pollination and their predators; it has no direct link with fungal diseases of crops.
Read the full explanation →Which one of the following National Parks lies completely in the temperate alpine zone?
- A.Manas National Park
- B.Namdapha National Park
- C.Neora Valley National Park
- D.Valley of Flowers National Park
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Read the full explanation →Consider the following kinds of organisms:
1. Copepods
2. Cyanobacteria
3. Diatoms
4. Foraminifera
Which of the above are primary producers in the food chains of oceans?
- A.1 and 2
- B.2 and 3
- C.3 and 4
- D.1 and 4
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Read the full explanation →Consider the following statements :
Statement-I : Carbon markets are likely to be one of the most widespread tools in the fight against climate change.
Statement-II : Carbon markets transfer resources from the private sector to the State.
Which one of the following is correct in respect of the above statements?
- A.Both Statement-I and Statement-II are correct and Statement-II is the correct explanation for Statement-I
- B.Both Statement-I and Statement-II are correct and Statement-II is not the correct explanation for Statement-I
- C.Statement-I is correct but Statement-II is incorrect
- D.Statement-I is incorrect but Statement-II is correct
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