What is/are unique about 'Kharai camel', a breed found in India?
- 1.It is capable of swimming up to three kilometres in seawater.
- 2.It survives by grazing on mangroves.
- 3.It lives in the wild and cannot be domesticated.
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Answer: A. Statement 1 is correct: the Kharai camel of Kutch can swim up to about 3 km in seawater. Statement 2 is correct: it grazes on mangroves. Statement 3 is wrong: it is a domesticated breed kept by herders such as the Rabaris and Fakirani Jats. So 1 and 2.
Watch for: Its unusual swimming makes students think it is a wild animal.
Why the other options are wrong
- B. Wrong because the Kharai camel is domesticated.
- C. Wrong because it is domesticated, and grazing on mangroves is true.
- D. Wrong because Statement 3 is false.
Source to check: ICAR-National Research Centre on Camel, Bikaner, breed profile; NBAGR breed registration of Kharai camel (2015)
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