Question

Which of the following pairs of an animal and a plant represents endangered organisms in India?

(a) Bentinckia nicobarica and red panda

(b) Tamarind and rhesus monkey

(c) Cinchona and leopard

(d) Banyan and black buck

Answer 1

Correct Option (a) Bentinckia nicobarica and red panda

Explanation:

A plant Bentinckia condapanna/nicobarica (member of family-Arecaceae) and the animal, red panda (an arboreal mammal) both have been declared endangered in India. High altitude area of Arunachal Pradesh have formed Pangchen Red Panda conservation alliance to recover the population of the endangered animal.