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Like its flora, India is also rich in its fauna. It has approximately 90,000 animal species. The country has about 2,000 species of birds. They constitute 13% of the world’s total. There are 2,546 species of fish, which account for nearly 12% of the world’s stock. It also shares between 5 and 8 per cent of the world’s amphibians, reptiles and mammals. The elephants are the most majestic animals among the mammals. They are found in the hot wet forests of Assam, Karnataka and Kerala. Onehorned rhinoceroses are the other animals, which live in swampy and marshy land of Assam and West Bengal. Arid areas of the Rann of Kachchh and the Thar Desert are the habitat for wild ass and camels respectively. Indian bison, nilgai (blue bull), chousingha (four-horned antelope), gazelle and different species of deer are some other animals found in India. It also has several species of monkeys. India is the only country in the world that has both tigers and lions. The natural habitat of the Indian lion is the Gir forest in Gujarat. Tigers are found in the forests of Madhya Pradesh, the Sunderbans of West Bengal and the Himalayan region. Leopards, too, are members of the cat family. They are important among animals of prey.
Question (i)
How many animal species are there?
(a) 70,000
(b) 80,000
(c) 60,000
(d) 90,000
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Answer:
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Like its flora, India is also rich in its fauna. It has approximately 90,000 animal species . The country has about 2,000 species of birds. They constitute 13% of the world’s total. There are 2,546 species of fish, which account for nearly 12% of the world’s stock. It also shares between 5 and 8 percent of the world’s amphibians, reptiles and mammals.
Answer: (d) 90,000
Question (ii)
Fish account to nearly ................ of the world’s stock.
(a) 14%
(b) 11%
(c) 12%
(d) 15%
Answer:
From the paragraph
Like its flora, India is also rich in its fauna. It has approximately 90,000 animal species. The country has about 2,000 species of birds. They constitute 13% of the world’s total. There are 2,546 species of fish, which account for nearly 12% of the world’s stock. It also shares between 5 and 8 percent of the world’s amphibians, reptiles and mammals.
Answer: (c) 12%
Question (iii)
Which animal is found in hot-wet forests of Assam, Karnataka and Kerala?
(a) Elephant
(b) Tiger
(c) Deer
(d) Giraffe
Answer:
From the paragraph
The elephants are the most majestic animals among the mammals. They are found in the hot wet forests of Assam, Karnataka and Kerala. One Horned rhinoceros are the other animals, which live in swampy and marshy land of Assam and West Bengal. Arid areas of the Rann of Kachchh and the Thar Desert are the habitat for wild ass and camels respectively. Indian bison, nilgai (blue bull), chousingha (four-horned antelope), gazelle and different species of deer are some other animals found in India. It also has several species of monkeys.
Answer: (a) Elephant
Question (iv)
The natural habitat of the Indian lion Gir is in .........
(a) Rajasthan
(b) Maharashtra
(c) Madhya Pradesh
(d) Gujarat
Answer:
From the paragraph
India is the only country in the world that has both tigers and lions. The natural habitat of the Indian lion is the Gir forest in Gujarat. Tigers are found in the forests of Madhya Pradesh, the Sunderbans of West Bengal and the Himalayan region. Leopards, too, are members of the cat family. They are important among animals of prey.
Answer: (d) Gujarat
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