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UPSC 2020: With reference to Indian elephants, consider the following statements : 1. The leader of an elephant group is a female. 2. The maximum gestation period can be 22 months. 3. An elephant can normally go on calving till the age of 40 years only. 4. Among the States in India, the highest elephant population is in Kerala. Which of the statements given above is/are correct ?
(a)1 and 2 only
(b)2 and 4 only
(c)3 only
(d)1, 3 and 4 only
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Not attemptedCorrect Answer: (a) 1 and 2 only
Asian/Indian elephant herds are matriarchal, led by the oldest female, validating statement 1. Their gestation lasts the longest among land mammals—about 22 months—so statement 2 is also correct. Cows can calve well past 40 years (records show births at ~50 years), so statement 3 is incorrect. Karnataka, not Kerala, hosts India’s largest elephant population, so statement 4 is wrong; thus only 1 and 2 are correct. ([edukemy.com](https://edukemy.com/blog/upsc-prelims-2020-question-72/?utm_source=openai))
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