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UPSC Prelims 2024 Paper-I 📅 16 Jun, 2024

Consider the following statements:
1. Lions do not have a particular breeding season.
2. Unlike most other big cats, cheetahs do not roar.
3. Unlike male lions, male leopards do not proclaim their territory by scent marking.

Which of the statements given above are correct?

A
1 and 2 only
B
2 and 3 only
C
1 and 3 only
D
1, 2 and 3
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UPSC Prelims
2024 • 16 Jun, 2024 • Paper-I
Consider the following statements:
1. Lions do not have a particular breeding season.
2. Unlike most other big cats, cheetahs do not roar.
3. Unlike male lions, male leopards do not proclaim their territory by scent marking.

Which of the statements given above are correct?
Correct Answer
1 and 2 only
Environment: Biodiversity.Context: Big Cats characteristics.Details: Statements 1 and 2 are correct. Lions are polyestrous and can mate and give birth throughou......
Ref/Book : UPSC Prelims 2024
Ref. Subject Environment
Chapter -
Ref. Topic Biodiversity
Pg. No -
💡 Analysis & Explanation
Environment ▼
Biodiversity.
Context ▼
Big Cats characteristics.
Details ▼
Statements 1 and 2 are correct. Lions are polyestrous and can mate and give birth throughout the year. Cheetahs lack the specialized two-piece bone in their throat, so they purr, chirp, or meow, but cannot roar. Statement 3 is completely incorrect; male leopards are highly territorial and aggressively proclaim their territory using urine scent marking, similar to lions and tigers.
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