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Consider the following statements:
1. India has about 15% of livestock population of the world.
2. India is second to China in the population of buffalo livestock in the world.
Which of the statements given above is correct?
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- 1 only
- 2 only
- Both 1 and 2
- Neither 1 nor 2
Correct Option: A
Regarding the livestock population, India has about 15% of livestock population the word. However the word population of buffalo has been estimated at over 140 million head . Of these, 97 per cent are found in Asia and the Pacific regions mainly in India (75 million), China (21 million),, Pakistan (14 million).
