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UPPSC PCS 2023 · Question 110 of 150

Desert dwelling animals are called:

Geography

  1. AXericoles animalsCorrect
  2. BTerrestrial animals
  3. CArboreal animals
  4. DFossorial animals

Answer: A. Xericoles animals

Explanation

A xericole is a general term referring to any animal that is adapted to live in a desert. Examples of desert animals include invertebrates such as scorpions and camel spiders; reptiles such as the thorny devil, Gila monster and sidewinder rattlesnake; mammals such as the fennec fox, meerkat, dromedary and Bactrian camel; and birds such as the sandgrouse and lappet-faced vulture.

Source: edurev.in solved-paper compilation (OSWAAL 15-Years UPPSC Prelims Solved Paper)

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