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Correct Answer: Option (C) — 1 and 3 only
Concept & Option Breakdown
Standard Reference Verified- Statement 1 is correct: Desert National Park covers an area of over 3,000 sq km spanning across two districts of Rajasthan: Jaisalmer and Barmer.
- Statement 2 is incorrect: Human settlements exist inside the Desert National Park. Numerous villages and traditional pastoral communities inhabit the area, engaged primarily in animal husbandry and subsistence agriculture.
- Statement 3 is correct: Desert National Park is one of the most critical and prominent natural breeding habitats for the critically endangered Great Indian Bustard (Ardeotis nigriceps).
Absolute claims such as 'there is NO human habitation' inside massive national parks spanning thousands of square kilometres across multiple districts are almost always incorrect in India, allowing the elimination of options containing statement 2.
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