Consider the following statements:
1. Asiatic lion is naturally found in India only.
2. Double-humped camel is naturally found in India only.
3. One-horned rhinoceros is naturally found in India only.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Explanation
Statement 1 is correct: In the wild, the Asiatic lion (*Panthera leo persica*) survives exclusively in the Gir National Park and surrounding landscapes of Gujarat, India.
Statement 2 is incorrect: The Double-humped (Bactrian) camel is native to the cold desert steppes of Central Asia (Mongolia, China, Kazakhstan, and Uzbekistan). In India, a small semi-feral population is found in Ladakh’s Nubra Valley, but it is not found naturally in India only.
Statement 3 is incorrect: The Great One-horned Rhinoceros (*Rhinoceros unicornis*) is native to both India and Nepal (found across protected alluvial grasslands in Assam, West Bengal, and Nepal’s Chitwan National Park).
Hence, only statement 1 is correct — Option A.