निम्नलिखित में से कौन-से ऐसे सर्वाधिक संभावनीय स्थान हैं जहाँ कस्तूरी मृग अपने प्राकृतिक आवास में मिल सकता है ?
- 1.अस्कोट वन्यजीव अभयारण्य
- 2.गंगोत्री राष्ट्रीय उद्यान
- 3.किशनपुर वन्यजीव अभयारण्य
- 4.मानस राष्ट्रीय उद्यान
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Which of the following are the most likely places to find the musk deer in its natural habitat?
1. Askot Wildlife Sanctuary
2. Gangotri National Park
3. Kishanpur Wildlife Sanctuary
4. Manas National Park
Select the correct answer using the code given below:
(a) 1 and 2 only · (b) 2 and 3 only · (c) 3 and 4 only · (d) 1 and 4 only
उत्तर और व्याख्या · explanation in English
Answer: (a) केवल 1 और 2
Musk deer (Moschus chrysogaster) is a high-Himalayan animal, so the Uttarakhand mountain areas, Askot Wildlife Sanctuary and Gangotri National Park, are its likely homes, not the plains and foothill areas of Kishanpur and Manas.
- ✓ 1. Askot Wildlife Sanctuary in Pithoragarh district, Uttarakhand, is listed as a home of musk deer, alongside snow leopard, bharal and tahr.
- ✓ 2. The Wildlife Institute of India lists Musk deer (Moschus chrysogaster) among the mammals documented in Gangotri National Park, Uttarakhand.
- ✗ 3. Kishanpur is a lowland sanctuary in Uttar Pradesh, part of Dudhwa Tiger Reserve on the Gangetic alluvial plain; its deer are swamp deer, hog deer, spotted deer and the like, not musk deer.
- ✗ 4. Manas (Assam) is known for tiger, greater one-horned rhino, swamp deer, pygmy hog and Bengal florican; musk deer is not among its species.
Remember · Musk deer lives in high, cold Himalayan forests (Uttarakhand, Kashmir, Sikkim); look for Askot and Gangotri, not the Terai or Assam plains.
Sources
- Askot Sanctuary, Pithoragarh District (Government of Uttarakhand, NIC) ↗ “It is a haven for snow leopards, Himalayan black bears, musk deers, snow cocks, tahra, bharals, chirs, koklas, pheasants and chukors.”
- Gangotri National Park, Wildlife Institute of India ↗ “Snow leopard ( Panthera uncia ), Black bear ( Ursus thibetanus ), Brown bear ( Ursus arctos ), Musk deer ( Moschus chrysogaster ), Blue sheep or Bharal ( Pseudois nayaur ), Himalayan tahr ( Hemitragus jemlahicus )”
- Dudhwa Tiger Reserve (includes Kishanpur Sanctuary), National Tiger Conservation Authority ↗ “Axis porcinus (Hog Deer), Muntiacus muntjak (Barking Deer), Cervus duvaceli (Swamp deer), Cervus unicolor (Sambhar), Sus scrofa (Wild Boar)”
- Manas Wildlife Sanctuary, UNESCO World Heritage Centre ↗ “The site provides critical and viable habitats for rare and endangered species, including tiger, greater one-horned rhino, swamp deer, pygmy hog and Bengal florican.”
Question and answer: UPSC's official GS Paper I (2020, Series A) — paper ↗ · answer key ↗. Explanation: Minimalist IAS, checked 30 Sept 2026 (how we verify). ·