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Q24 (IAS/2008) Environment & Ecology › Biodiversity & Protected Areas › Biodiversity patterns Answer Verified

Consider the following statements: 1. Salt-water crocodile is found in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands. 2. Shrew and tapir are found in the Western Ghats of the Malabar region. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

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Explanation

Statement 1 is correct: the salt‑water (estuarine) crocodile is explicitly listed among the fauna of the Andaman & Nicobar Islands and is noted as a main fauna species of the Great Nicobar Biosphere Reserve [2]. Statement 2 is incorrect as presented: the shrews discussed in the provided material are endemic to the Andaman & Nicobar Islands (e.g., Andaman white‑toothed and Jenkins’ Andaman spiny shrews) rather than the Malabar/Western Ghats region [3]. Furthermore, the supplied source places tapir within the context of Himalayan fauna, not the Western Ghats, so the pairing “shrew and tapir” in the Malabar/Western Ghats is unsupported by these references [4].

Sources

  1. [1] Environment and Ecology, Majid Hussain (Access publishing 3rd ed.) > Chapter 4: BIODIVERSITY > Biogeographic zones of India > p. 27
  2. [2] Geography of India ,Majid Husain, (McGrawHill 9th ed.) > Chapter 5: Natural Vegetation and National Parks > Table 5.8 > p. 49
  3. [3] Environment, Shankar IAS Acedemy .(ed 10th) > Chapter 12: Animal Diversity of India > Do you know? > p. 187
  4. [4] https://knowindia.india.gov.in/profile/fauna.php
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