{"id":38786,"date":"2024-04-23T10:44:30","date_gmt":"2024-04-23T10:44:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/edukemy.com\/blog\/?p=38786"},"modified":"2024-04-23T10:44:31","modified_gmt":"2024-04-23T10:44:31","slug":"upsc-prelims-2016-question-22","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/edukemy.com\/blog\/upsc-prelims-2016-question-22\/","title":{"rendered":"UPSC Prelims 2016 &#8211; Question 22"},"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\" 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class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_correct_answer_is_the%E2%80%AFOption_4\"><\/span>The correct answer is the\u202f<strong>Option 4<\/strong>.&nbsp;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Great_Indian_hornbills%E2%80%AF\"><\/span><strong>Great Indian hornbills<\/strong>\u202f\u00a0<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>This is found in the forests of Nepal, India, Mainland Southeast Asia, and Sumatra.&nbsp;<\/li><li><strong>It<\/strong>\u202fis listed as\u202f<strong>Vulnerable\u202fon the IUCN Red List\u202f<\/strong>of Threatened Species.&nbsp;<\/li><li>It is listed under\u202f<strong>Schedule I of the Wildlife Protection Act of India.<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/li><li><strong>Great Hornbills are found in three separate areas in South Asia; The\u202f<\/strong><strong>Western Ghats<\/strong><strong>, The Himalayan foothills in\u202f<\/strong><strong>Uttaranchal\u202f<\/strong><strong>to south Nepal and <\/strong><strong>Bhutan<\/strong><strong>\u202fand\u202f<\/strong><strong>northeast India<\/strong><strong>. Hence, Option 4 is correct.<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/li><li>They are also found in Myanmar, the Mergui archipelago, southern China, Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia, Thailand, peninsular Malaysia, and Sumatra, Indonesia.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/li><li>They are found in primary evergreen and moist deciduous forests, primarily in lowland forests, but can be found up to 2,000 metres in some regions.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/li><li><strong>It is the state bird of Kerala and Arunachal Pradesh.&nbsp;<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>The Great Indian Hornbill is a revered bird in Nagaland and is mentioned in the tribe&#8217;s folklore.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/li><li>The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) has listed the Great Indian Hornbill as vulnerable in the Red List of Threatened Species.&nbsp;<\/li><li><strong>Nagaland also celebrates the Hornbill Festival every year between the first and tenth of December.<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/edukemy.com\/upsc\/upsc-essay?utm_source=Blog&amp;utm_medium=Banner&amp;utm_campaign=Essay\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/edukemy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/UPSC-Essay-Course-1280\u00d7300-1-3.svg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-42688 lazyload\" width=\"781\" height=\"182\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 781px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 781\/182;\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"block-c6ab63ae-7083-4831-b519-cb89dacafb18\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"In_case_you_still_have_your_doubts_contact_us_on_9811333901\"><\/span><strong>In case you still have your doubts, contact us on 9811333901.<\/strong>&nbsp;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"block-52c5a91b-6ed6-46e3-b781-7cc0c63a0b76\">For UPSC Prelims Resources,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/edukemy.com\/upsc-cse-prelims-resource-centre\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Click here<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"block-d014fe86-d628-49d8-82ce-6c60dc6e7a73\">For Daily Updates and Study Material:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"block-38177954-e668-4d8d-b250-d0fbd5a09390\">Join our Telegram Channel &#8211;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/t.me\/WithEdukemy4IAS\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Edukemy for IAS<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\" id=\"block-49ca2fe3-109f-4a88-b72e-9df49c3d328e\"><li>1. 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