2020 GS Paper I, all questions

UPSC Prelims 2020 · GS Paper I

Question 74: Environment and Ecology

With reference to India’s biodiversity, Ceylon frogmouth, Coppersmith barbet, Gray-chinned minivet and White-throated redstart are

aBirds
bPrimates
cReptiles
dAmphibians

AnswerUPSC’s answer is (a).

All four are birds: the Ceylon frogmouth (a nocturnal bird of the Western Ghats), the coppersmith barbet, the grey-chinned minivet and the white-throated redstart. They are not primates, reptiles or amphibians; the name frogmouth does not make a bird an amphibian.

Why each option is right or wrong
  • (a) Right: all four are birds.
  • (b) Wrong: none of these is a primate.
  • (c) Wrong: none of these is a reptile.
  • (d) Wrong: frogmouth is only a name; it is a bird, not an amphibian.

Answer: UPSC’s key. Explanation: written by UPSC Grade, not by UPSC.

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Source: UPSC, Civil Services (Preliminary) Examination 2020, General Studies Paper I, Series A. The paper on upsc.gov.in.