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Q. Consider the following animals:
  1. Platypus
  2. Echidna
  3. Armadillo
  4. Pangolin
Which of the above are egg-laying mammals?
Answer: Only 1 and 2
Notes: Among the animals listed, only the Platypus and the Echidna are monotremes, a group of egg-laying mammals. Armadillos and Pangolins are mammals as well, but they give birth to live young and do not lay eggs. Thus, only options 1 and 2 are correct.
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