Question

Which of the following is the largest animal in india?
A. Rhinoceros
B. Elephant
C. Hippopotamus
D. Zebra

Answer 1

Hint:It is the biggest herbivore wild animal. Periyar national park is famous for this animal.
It is also one of the animals found on our constituent assembly seal and national emblem.

Complete answer:
Rhinoceros-
Indian rhino (greater one horned rhino) is of endangered category.
It is Found in the north east regions (90%) population especially in Assam's kaziranga national park.
Recently the government launched a national rhino conservation strategy to conserve the species.
Some of the other initiatives are Indian rhino vision 2020. It is not the largest animal found in india.
Elephant-
The Asian elephants have 3 subspecies -indian,sumatran,sri lankan.
The Indian subspecies has the widest range; only 25%of its population is in karnataka. It is of endangered category. Gaj yatra is a nationwide campaign to protect this species from poaching.
World elephant day is on 12th august every year for the same awareness purpose.
It is the largest mammal found in india.
Hippopotamus--
These are large and mostly herbivorous animals native to saharan africa.
It is the third largest land mammal found on earth.
They are in the vulnerable category. They prefer to live in littoral and swamps.
Nearly 9000 years ago india also sustained this giant animal but now it can be found in some protected areas and zoos like bannerghatta national park .
Zebra-
These are african species .having stripes of white and black all over the body. These stripes are unique to every individual. They can be found in savanna,South africa. India doesn't have a suitable condition to sustain zebras.

Hence correct answer is option B.

Note:Mayurbhanj elephant sanctuary in odisha is a well known protected area for the giant animals. Project elephants are launched by the government to conserve them.
This species has special provision under wildlife protection act and CITES.(convention on international trade in endangered species of flora and fauna)