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On the basis of your reading of the passage and other visual inputs, choose the correct option to answer the questions which follow:Status of domesticated elephants Records indicate that the management of domesticated elephants in Nepal has a long history and is said to have begun in 1903. At one time there were 31 elephant camps throughout the lowlands of Nepal. The capture and training of wild animals was a common practice in the past. A total of 17 domesticated elephants were released into the wild in 1914 and 10 wild elephants were captured for domestication during 1954-1970. Although the reason for releasing elephants into the wild is not mentioned in reports, it can be assumed that those elephants were released because of the difficulty of finding them work and because of their old age. Table 1. Elephant populations at ten year intervals between 1903 and 1973 Years19031913192319331943195319631973No. of elephants3282341981991801368047Fig. Declining trend of domesticated elephant populations at ten-year intervals between 1903 and 1973(i) The data presented in the passage has been compiled with the help of ____. a. Hearsay b. People’s opinion c. Official Records d. Passage does not specify (ii) On analyzing elephant population data, their population has found to be_ a. decreased over the years b. remained the same c. increased over the years d. increased in year 1943 (iii) What were the reasons for releasing the elephants into the wild? a. Old age and government orders b. Shortage of work and government orders c. Government orders and shortage of space d. Old age and shortage of work (iv) What peculiar thing was observed in the year 1933? a. A slight increase in the number of domesticated Elephants. b. A slight decrease in the number of domesticated Elephants. c. No change. d. It stays the same as the decade 1923. (v) Where were most of the elephant camps located? a. The Himalayas b. Lowlands of Nepal c. Lowlands of Assam d. Terai region of Gorakhpur |
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Answer» i. Official Records ii. Decreased over the years iii. Old age and shortage of work iv. A slight increase in the number of domesticated Elephants v. Lowlands of Nepal |
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