NEET2006BotanyBiodiversity and its ConservationActual
Which of the following pairs of an animal and a plant represents endangered organisms in India?
Options
- Abanyan and black duck
- BBentinckia nicobarica and red panda
- Ctamarind and rhesus monkey
- 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.