Biodiversity and its Conservation Question 29
29. Which animal has become extinct from India?
[1994]
(a) Snow Leopard
(b) Hippopotamus
(c) Wolf
(d) Cheetah
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Answer : d
Hints & Solutions
(d) The ‘Cheetah’ has become extinct from India. The endangered subspecies Acinonyx jubatus venaticus lives in Asia (Iran). In 1990, there were reports in the Times of India of a cheetah sighting in eastern India. There is a chance some cheetahs remain in India, though it is doubtful. There have also been reports of Asiatic cheetahs in the Balochistan Province of Pakistan, though these continue to be unverified. The cheetah prefers to live in an open biotope, such as semi-desert, prairie, and thick bush.
