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Scientists found the first fossil of a gourami fish in India in the Siwalik foothills of which district?

  1. ASaharanpur, Uttar Pradesh
  2. BJammu, Jammu and Kashmir
  3. CDehradun, Uttarakhand
  4. DKangra, Himachal Pradesh

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Correct answer: (a) Saharanpur, Uttar Pradesh

Explanation

The fossils from Saharanpur point to a warm, humid Pliocene environment. It is only the second such find in the world.

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