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UPSC 2023 · Q14 · Environment & Ecology › Biodiversity & Conservation · Save

Consider the following fauna :

  1. Lion-tailed Macaque
  2. Malabar Civet
  3. Sambar Deer

How many of the above are generally nocturnal or most active after sunset?

(a) Only one
(b) Only two
(c) All three
(d) None
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Answer: (a) Only one
UPSC 2023 · Q19 · Environment & Ecology › Biodiversity & Conservation · Save

Which one of the following makes a tool with a stick to scrape insects from a hole in a tree or a log of wood?

(a) Fishing cat
(b) Orangutan
(c) Otter
(d) Sloth bear
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Answer: (b) Orangutan