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UPSC 2016 · Q22 · Environment & Ecology › Protected Areas & Wildlife · Save

In which of the following regions of India are you most likely to come across the 'Great Indian Hornbill' in its natural habitat?

(a) Sand deserts of northwest India
(b) Higher Himalayas of Jammu and Kashmir
(c) Salt marshes of western Gujarat
(d) Western Ghats
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Answer: (d) Western Ghats
UPSC 2016 · Q68 · Environment & Ecology › Protected Areas & Wildlife · Save

'Gadgil Committee Report' and 'Kasturirangan Committee Report', sometimes seen in the news, are related to

(a) constitutional reforms
(b) Ganga Action Plan
(c) linking of rivers
(d) protection of Western Ghats
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Answer: (d) protection of Western Ghats