Q. With reference to Greater One-Horned Rhino, consider the following statements;
1.India is the only place one can see Greater One-Horned Rhino.
2.The rhino horn is used as an aphrodisiac in Vietnam..
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Answer: B
Notes:
Statement 1 is incorrect: Greater One-Horned Rhino is restricted to small habitats in Indo-Nepal terai and northern West Bengal and Assam.
India is home to more than 75% of the greater one-horned rhino population of the world.
Statement 2 is correct: The rhino horn is used in traditional Chinese medicine to cure a range of ailments, from cancer to hangovers, and it is also used as an aphrodisiac in Vietnam, possessing a rhino horn is considered a status symbol.
Source: The Hindu
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