Consider the following pairs : (a) Himalayan Region Wild goat and snow leopards (b) Andaman and Nicobar Islands Mahogany and Rosewood trees (c) Gir forest Asiatic lions Which of the pairs given above is/are correctly matched?

Option 4 : (a), (b) and (c)

The correct answer is (a), (b) and (c).

• India is rich in its flora and fauna.
• It has approximately 90,000 animal species and 2000 bird species.
• India is the only country in the world that has both tigers and lions.
• The Gir forest is the last remaining habitat of the Asiatic lion.
• The Himalayan harbour a hardy range of animals which survive in extremely cold.
• Yak, the shaggy horned wild ox, the Tibetan antelope, the bharal, wild sheep, and the Kiang (Tibetan wild ass), the ibex, bear and snow-leopard and rare red panda are all found here.
• The trees found in Andaman and Nicobar islands are Mahagony, rosewood, ebony, rubber and cinchona.

 Thus, we can say that the above statements are correct.