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UPSC 2023: Consider the following statements regarding the Indian squirrels : 1. They build nests by making burrows in the ground. 2. They store their food materials like nuts and seeds in the ground. 3. They are omnivorous. How many of the above statements are correct?
(a)Only one
(b)Only two
(c)All three
(d)None
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Not attemptedCorrect Answer: (b) Only two
1. The East-West Corridor of the NHDP links Silchar (not Dibrugarh) to Porbandar, so statement 1 is incorrect. 2. The Golden Quadrilateral passes through both Ahmedabad (Delhi–Mumbai leg) and Visakhapatnam (Kolkata–Chennai leg), so statement 2 is correct. ([en.wikipedia.org](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golden_Quadrilateral)) 3. The East Coast Economic Corridor is officially described (ADB/GoI) as India’s first coastal economic corridor, so statement 3 is correct. ([en.wikipedia.org](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/East_Coast_Economic_Corridor?utm_source=openai)) Hence two statements are correct.
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