Q44 · UPSC Prelims 2016 · Set A · Environment and Ecology

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What is/are unique about 'Kharai camel', a breed found in India?1.It is capable of swimming up to three kilometres in seawater.2.It survives by grazing on mangroves.3.It lives in the wild and cannot be domesticated.Select the correct answer using the code given below

A 1 and 2 only
B 3 only
C 1 and 3 only
D 1, 2 and 3

Correct answer: (a) 1 and 2 only

Explanation

  1. A

    1 and 2 only

    1 and 2 only. The Kharai camel of Kachchh can swim in seawater (reports of about three kilometres) and browses mangrove stands along the gulf. It is a domesticated pastoral breed, not an undomesticable wild animal. That stored letter is the official key.

  2. B

    3 only

    Statement 3 only. Kharai camels are kept by pastoralists (e.g. Fakirani Jat, Rabari); they are not wild-only. 3 is false.

  3. C

    1 and 3 only

    1 and 3 only. Swimming is right; ‘cannot be domesticated’ is wrong. This pairing is not the key.

  4. D

    1, 2 and 3

    All three. Statement 3 fails, so all three cannot be the key.

Summary. Official key is (a) 1 and 2 only. Kharai camels swim and graze mangroves in Kachchh and are a domesticated breed, not wild-only. Honour the stored letter (a).

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