Q. Which among the following an animals have been declared extinct in wild in India:
1. Cheetah
2. Pink-Headed Duck
3. Sumatran Rhinoceros
4. Gee’s Golden Langur
Select the correct option from the codes given below:
Answer:
Only 1, 2 & 3
Notes: Among the mammals, the cheetah or Acionyx jubatus and the Sumatran rhinoceros or Dicerorhinus sumatrensisi are declared extinct in India. The pink-headed duck is extinct since 1950 and the Himalayan quail was last found in 1876.