UPPSC 2016 GS-I Environment & Ecology
Question

Smallest man-like ape is:

Answer & Solution

Answer: (Detailed Solution Below)

Option A: Gibbon

Detailed Solution:

The correct answer is “Gibbon”.

The smallest man-like ape is Gibbon.

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