Consider the following statements:1.Lions do not have a particular breeding season.2.Unlike most other big cats, cheetahs do not roar.3.Unlike male lions, male leopards do not proclaim their territory by scent marking.Which of the statements given above are correct ?

1. A

   1 and 2 only

   1 and 2 only. Lions breed year-round; cheetahs cannot roar (they purr / chirp).

2. B

   2 and 3 only

   2 and 3 only. Male leopards do scent-mark territory; 3 is false.

3. C

   1 and 3 only

   1 and 3 only. Drops the true cheetah-roar limb.

4. D

   1, 2 and 3

   All three. Statement 3 fails.

Summary. Official key is (a) 1 and 2 only. Lions have no tightly fixed breeding season. Cheetahs, unlike lion/tiger/leopard/jaguar, cannot roar; they purr and chirp. Male leopards do scent-mark territory, so statement 3 is false.