Question 2163

Consider the statements A, B, C on rhinoceroses and choose the correct answer: A. One-horned rhinoceroses are the largest of the rhino species. B. They live in swampy and marshy lands of the north & north- eastern plain of India C. Project Rhino was launched by Assam

Answer

A, B, C all are correct

Why?

One-horned rhinoceroses: The greater one-horned rhino (or “Indian rhino”) is the largest of the rhino species. One-horned rhinoceroses are the other animals, which live in swampy and marshy lands of Assam and West Bengal. The one-horned rhinoceros inhabits the riverine grasslands of the Terai and Brahmaputra basins. The species prefers alluvial plain grasslands but is also found in adjacent swamps and forests. Project Rhino was launched in 2005 Indian Rhino Vision 2020 is an ambitious effort to attain a wild population of at least 3,000 greater one-horned rhinos spread over seven protected areas in the Indian state of Assam by the year 2020. Hence, all the statements given are correct.