The country that becomes the first in the world to prepare a checklist of its entire fauna, covering 104561 species is:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option (4) → India
India became the first country in the world to prepare a checklist of its entire fauna. The Fauna of India Checklist, prepared by the Zoological Survey of India (ZSI), was released in July 2024 on the ZSI’s foundation day in Kolkata. It lists 1,04,561 animal species found in India, each with its scientific name and the region where it occurs.