Consider the following fauna:
- Lion-tailed Macaque
- Malabar Civet
- Sambar Deer
How many of the above are generally nocturnal or most active after sunset?
(a) Only one
(b) Only two
(c) All three
(d) None
UPSC OFFICIAL ANSWER A ( 1 Only) Here might be they have taken Sambhar deer as wrong which is crepuscular
A
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Lion-tailed Macaque : is diurnal, meaning it
is active exclusively in daylight hours.
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Malabar civet is considered nocturnal
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The sambar is a large deer native to the Indian
subcontinent. They are nocturnal or crepuscular, and generally
consistent in colour around the body, and can vary from yellowish-brown to
almost dark grey.