One horned rhinoceros is found in the states of:
A
West Bengal and Madhya Pradesh
B
West Bengal and Assam
C
Madhya Pradesh and Assam
D
West Bengal and Uttar Pradesh
Correct Answer: West Bengal and Assam
The preferred habitat of an Indian rhinoceros is alluvial flood plains and areas containing tall grasslands along the foothills of the Himalayas. Formerly, extensively distributed in the Gangetic plains, today the species is restricted to small habitats in Indo-Nepal terai and northern West Bengal and Assam.