Q. Consider the following statements:
1.India is the country with highest population of Hippopotamus in the world.
2.India is the only country in the world to have Asiatic lions.
3.India is home to 75% of the world’s tiger population.
Which of the statements given above are correct?
Answer: B
Notes:
Explanation –
Statement 1 is incorrect. India is the largest tiger range country in the world, the largest Asiatic elephant range country in the world with nearly thirty thousand elephants, and also the largest single-horn rhino country with a population of nearly three thousand.
Statement 2 and 3 are correct. India is the only country in the world to have Asiatic lions and its population has increased from around 525 in 2015 to around 675 in 2020. India is home to 75% of the world’s tiger population.
Source: ForumIAS
