{"id":634,"date":"2023-06-13T13:33:53","date_gmt":"2023-06-13T08:03:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/qna\/?p=634"},"modified":"2024-04-03T07:07:07","modified_gmt":"2024-04-03T01:37:07","slug":"q-if-you-walk-through-countryside-you-are-likely-to-see-some-birds-stalking-alongside-the-cattle-to-seize-the-insects-disturbed-by-their-movement-through-grasses-which-of-the-following-is-are-such","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/qna\/upsc\/q-if-you-walk-through-countryside-you-are-likely-to-see-some-birds-stalking-alongside-the-cattle-to-seize-the-insects-disturbed-by-their-movement-through-grasses-which-of-the-following-is-are-such","title":{"rendered":"Q. If you walk through countryside, you are likely to see some birds stalking alongside the cattle to seize the insects disturbed by their movement through grasses. Which of the following is\/are such bird\/birds?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\" type=\"1\">\n<li>Painted Stork<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Common Myna<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Black-necked Crane<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Select the correct answer using the code given below.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"mcq wp-block-list\">\n<li>1 and 2<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>2 only<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>2 and 3<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>3 only<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Answer: (b) 2 only<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Common Myna<\/h6>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Common myna or Indian myna (Acridotheres tristis), is a bird in the family Sturnidae,&nbsp;<strong>native to Asia<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Common Myna is an opportunistic&nbsp;<strong>feeder on insects<\/strong>, disturbed by grazing cattle.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>It is an&nbsp;<strong>omnivorous<\/strong>&nbsp;open woodland bird with a strong territorial instinct.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>It has adapted extremely well to&nbsp;<strong>urban environments.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Common-Myna.jpeg\" alt=\"Common Myna\" class=\"wp-image-39903\" title=\"\"><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Painted Stork<\/strong><\/h6>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The painted stork (Mycteria leucocephala) is a&nbsp;<strong>large wader in the stork family.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Painted Stork<\/strong>&nbsp;is a fish-eating bird.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Painted Stork&nbsp;<strong>does not feed on insects.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>It is found in the&nbsp;<strong>wetlands of the plains of tropical Asia south of the Himalayas in the Indian Subcontinent and extending into Southeast Asia.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Painted-stork-1024x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"Painted stork\" class=\"wp-image-39906\" width=\"661\" height=\"661\" title=\"\"><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Black-necked Crane<\/strong><\/h6>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Black-necked Crane<\/strong>&nbsp;is found in the&nbsp;<strong>Trans-Himalayan region<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>They are&nbsp;<strong>found around&nbsp;Arunachal Pradesh and Ladakh<\/strong>.\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>So it is unlikely to find it while walking through the \u201ccountryside\u201d in all states and places.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>It is revered in Buddhist traditions and culturally protected across much of its range. A&nbsp;<strong>festival in Bhutan celebrates the bird while the Indian union territory of Ladakh has designated it as the state bird.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Black-necked-crane-1024x683.jpeg\" alt=\"Black-necked crane\" class=\"wp-image-39909\" width=\"690\" height=\"460\" title=\"\"><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-_33a217-e9 .kt-block-spacer{height:40px;}.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-_33a217-e9 .kt-divider{border-top-width:2px;border-top-color:#eee;width:100%;border-top-style:solid;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-spacer aligncenter kt-block-spacer-_33a217-e9\"><div class=\"kt-block-spacer kt-block-spacer-halign-center\"><hr class=\"kt-divider\"\/><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Select the correct answer using the code given below. 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