Read the given passage and answer the questions that follow.
[Same Passage as Above]
Which statement is NOT true according to the passage?
- AIn the last 14 years, 10 leopards have died in Haryana due to road accidents.
- BThe leopard was a three-year-old male.
- CThe leopard had to be tranquilised before being put into the cage.
- DIt took the rescue team just 10 minutes to put the leopard in the cage.
Solution & Step-by-step Explanation
Let's check the options based on the text:
Option A is true: "In the last 14 years, 10 leopards have died in road accidents in south Haryana."
Option B is true: "A three-year-old male leopard..."
Option D is true: "...it took the team just 10 minutes to put the big cat in the cage."
Option C says the leopard had to be tranquilised, but the passage explicitly quotes Rajesh Chahal stating: “We didn’t tranquilise it.”
Therefore, statement C is NOT true.
Option A is true: "In the last 14 years, 10 leopards have died in road accidents in south Haryana."
Option B is true: "A three-year-old male leopard..."
Option D is true: "...it took the team just 10 minutes to put the big cat in the cage."
Option C says the leopard had to be tranquilised, but the passage explicitly quotes Rajesh Chahal stating: “We didn’t tranquilise it.”
Therefore, statement C is NOT true.