Consider the following statements regarding the Indian squirrels:1.They build nests by making burrows in the ground.2.They store their food materials like nuts and seeds in the ground.3.They are omnivorous.How many of the above statements are correct?

1. A

   Only one

   Only one. Two statements hold for Indian squirrels as a class.

2. B

   Only two

   Only two. They cache nuts and they are omnivorous. Typical Indian palm squirrels nest in tree dreys, not by digging burrows.

3. C

   All three

   All three. Statement 1 treats them as burrowers; that is ground squirrels, not Funambulus.

4. D

   None

   None. Caching and omnivory stand.

Summary. Official key is (b) only two. Indian palm squirrels (Funambulus) build leaf dreys in trees, not ground burrows. They do store food, and they eat plant matter plus insects — omnivory. Statement 1 is the miss.