UPSC Civil Services Model Paper 1

● The Ganges river dolphin was officially discovered in 1801.
◦ It can only live in freshwater and is essentially blind.
◦ It is found in the Ganges, Brahmaputra, Meghna and Karnaphuli rivers and their tributaries.
◦ Platanista gangetica is its scientific name.
◦ Its IUCN status is endangered.
◦ It is the National Aquatic Animal of India.