Which of the following Indian states is home to the largest population of the greater one-horned rhinoceros?

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  1. Arunachal Pradesh 
  2. Assam
  3. Manipur
  4. Meghalaya

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Option 2 : Assam
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The correct answer is Assam.

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  • Assam is home to the largest population of the greater one-horned rhinoceros.
  • At present, there are about 2,600 Indian rhinos in India, with more than 90% of the population concentrated in Assam’s "Kaziranga National Park".
  • India is home to the largest number of Greater One-Horned Rhinoceros in the world.
  • They primarily graze, with a diet consisting almost entirely of grasses as well as leaves, branches of shrubs and trees, fruit, and aquatic plants.
  • It is listed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List and Schedule I animal in the Wildlife Protection Act, 1972.

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