Which one of the following is not an example of 'Pack Animals'?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option (4) → Elephants
Before modern transport, animals were used as beasts of burden to carry goods and to pull carts and sledges over land.
Option (1) Dogs — A pack animal. Dogs and reindeer draw sledges over snow-covered ground in North America, North Europe and Siberia.
Option (2) Mules — A pack animal. Mules are preferred in the mountainous regions.
Option (3) Camels — A pack animal. Camels are used for caravan movement in deserts.
Option (4) Elephants — Not a pack animal. Pack animals include horses, dogs, reindeer, mules, camels and bullocks. Elephants are not among them.
NCERT (2026-27): “Pack Animals Horses are used as a draught animal even in the Western countries. Dogs and reindeer are used in North America, North Europe and Siberia to draw sledges over snow-covered ground. Mules are preferred in the mountainous regions; while camels are used for caravan movement in deserts. In India, bullocks are used for pulling carts.” |