UPSC Prelims 2024 Question:

Consider the following pairs

	Country		Animal found in its natural habitat
1.	Brazil	:	Indri
2.	Indonesia	:	Elk
3.	Madagascar	:	Bonobo

How many of the pairs given above are correctly matched?

Explanation:

• Indri is considered to be the largest of the surviving lemur species. They are diurnal and arboreal. The amount of time of activity varies from season to season, depending on the amount of daylight available. Indri is an endangered species. It is endemic to Madagascar, and it is losing its rainforest habitat for fuel, timber, and slash-and-burn agriculture. So, pair 1 is not correctly matched.
  
  
• Elk inhabit a wide range of habitats, from open areas such as marshy meadows, grasslands, river flats, and aspen parkland, to coniferous forests. Elk are primarily found in western North America, especially in mountainous landscapes such as Wyoming's National Elk Refuge and Yellowstone National Park. So, pair 2 is not correctly matched.
  
  
• Bonobo is a species of ape found only in lowland rainforests along the south bank of the Congo River in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Closely resembling the chimpanzee in both physical appearance and mode of life, the bonobo is more slender, with longer limbs, a narrower chest, and a rounder head with a less-protruding face. So, pair 3 is not correctly matched.
  
  

So, none of the pairs given above are correctly matched.

Therefore, option (4) is the correct answer.

Subject: Environment | Biodiversity and Conservation