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NEET2006BotanyBiodiversity and its ConservationActual

Which of the following pairs of an animal and a plant represents endangered organisms in India?

Options

  1. Abanyan and black duck
  2. BBentinckia nicobarica and red panda
  3. Ctamarind and rhesus monkey
  4. DCinchona and leopard

Correct answer

D. Cinchona and leopard

Step-by-step solution

Endangered species is a plant or animal species defined by IUCN as being in immediate danger of extinction because its members have reached a critical level or their habitats have been drastically reduced. A plant, Bentinckia condapanna/nicobarica (member of family Arecaceae) and the animal, Red panda, both are declared as endangered in India. Tamarind, Banyan etc. are not endangered in India.

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