Question

Consider the following statements 

1. Tree Foundation, an NGO engaged in conservation of the sea turtle found more than 1000 dead Olive Ridley Turtles in the shores of Nagapattinam. 

2. The Olive Ridley turtles find the coastline of Nagapattinam as a favourable nesting habitat and that’s why they reach to the shore from December to March every year. 

3. The Olive Ridley looks very similar to the Kemp's Riddle, but has a deeper body and slightly up-turned edges to its carapace (shell). 

4. Olive Ridley weighs around 45 kilograms and are 70cm in size and this makes them the smallest of the sea turtles along with Kemp riddles. 

Which of the following statements are correct? 

(a) 1, 2 and 3 

(b) 2, 3 and 4 

(c) 1, 3 and 4 

(d) All of the above

Answer 1

Correct option: (b) 2, 3 and 4

Explanation:

Tree foundation, an NGO engaged in conservation of the sea turtle, found more than 100 dead Olive Ridley turtles in the shores of Nagapattinam. The Olive Ridley turtles are rusty coloured carapace and have slightly smaller head and shell than the Kemp turtles. These Olive Ridley turtles generally occur through the Antilles, around the north coast of South America, in West Africa, the Indian Ocean, Australia and Southeast Asia. As per the reports the populations of Olive Riddles have declined in Pakistan, Myanmar, Malaysia and Thailand, and possibly on the east coast of India, south of Orissa and in the Andaman and Nicobar islands.