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