{"id":30166,"date":"2024-02-27T09:09:09","date_gmt":"2024-02-27T09:09:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/edukemy.com\/blog\/?p=30166"},"modified":"2024-02-27T09:09:11","modified_gmt":"2024-02-27T09:09:11","slug":"upsc-prelims-2021-question-63","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/edukemy.com\/blog\/upsc-prelims-2021-question-63\/","title":{"rendered":"UPSC Prelims 2021 &#8211; Question 63"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/edukemy.com\/upsc\/upsc-prelims-test-series?utm_source=Blog&amp;utm_medium=Blog&amp;utm_campaign=Blog-%20PTS\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/edukemy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Prelims-Test-Series-eng-and-hindi-1280\u00d7330.svg\" alt=\"UPSC Prelims Mock Test - ECONOMY 2\" class=\"wp-image-24924\" width=\"779\" height=\"199\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_73 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-69e8b15a9049a\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-cssicon\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-69e8b15a9049a\"  \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/edukemy.com\/blog\/upsc-prelims-2021-question-63\/#Q63_Consider_the_following_animals\" title=\"Q63. Consider the following animals :\">Q63. Consider the following animals :<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Q63_Consider_the_following_animals\"><\/span>Q63. Consider the following animals :<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Hedgehog<\/li><li>Marmot<\/li><li>Pangolin<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>To reduce the chance of being captured by predators which of the above organisms rolls up\/roll up and protects\/protects its\/their vulnerable parts?<br>a) 1 and 2<br>b) 2 only<br>c) 3 only<br>d) 1 and 3<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Answer: (d) <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Statement 1 is correct:<\/strong> Hedgehogs are tiny mammals with low-lying bodies and short limbs. Hedgehogs will curl up into a ball when scared or irritated so a predator will feel the full force of their razor-sharp spines and leave the hedgehog alone.<\/li><li><strong>Statement 2 is incorrect:<\/strong> Marmots are a genus of moderately big ground squirrels. Upon seeing a predator, the yellow-bellied marmot whistles to warn the others in the area, after which it typically hides in a nearby rock pile until there is no more threat. Since they hibernate underground in the winter, these herbivores are not visible during the summer, when they are active and frequently spotted in groups. Of the squirrel family, they are the heaviest.<\/li><li><strong>Statement 3 is correct: <\/strong>Uniquely, pangolins have thick, overlapping scales covering them. 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