UPSC Prelims 2009 · General Studies

Question 74: Environment and Ecology

In the context of Indian wild life, the flying fox is a

aBat

bKite

cStork

dVulture

AnswerThe answer is (a).

The flying fox is a large fruit bat (genus Pteropus), the biggest of the Indian bats, with a wingspan of well over a metre. It eats fruit and nectar and helps pollinate plants and disperse seeds. It is not a bird, so the kite, stork and vulture options are wrong.

Why each option is right or wrong

(a) Right: the flying fox is a fruit bat.
(b) A kite is a bird of prey.
(c) A stork is a wading bird.
(d) A vulture is a scavenging bird.

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