Q21 · UPSC Prelims 2024 · Set A · Environment and Ecology

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The organisms "Cicada, Froghopper and Pond skater" are :

A Birds
B Fish
C Insects
D Reptiles

Correct answer: (c) Insects

Explanation

  1. A

    Birds

    Birds. Cicadas and pond skaters are not birds.

  2. B

    Fish

    Fish. Froghoppers are not fish.

  3. C

    Insects

    Insects. Cicada, froghopper and pond skater are all insects.

  4. D

    Reptiles

    Reptiles. None of the three is a reptile.

Summary. Official key is (c) insects. Cicadas and froghoppers are hemipterans; pond skaters (Gerridae) are bugs that walk on water. None is a bird, fish or reptile.