CAT (VARC) PYQs

The negligent attitude of the British colonists towards these bandicoots evidenced by the names given to them led to their annihilation.

A type of bandicoots was nearly wiped out by invasive species but rescuers now pin hopes on a remnant island population.

Marsupials are going extinct due to the colonial era transformation of the ecosystem which also destroyed natural vegetation.

The onslaught of animals, such as cattle, rabbits and housecats, brought in by the British led to the extinction of the western barred bandicoot.