The Indian Rhinoceros is a natural inhabitant of which one of the Indian states?

The Indian Rhinoceros is a natural inhabitant of which one of the Indian states?
A Uttarakhand
B Uttar Pradesh
C Himachal Pradesh
D Assam

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The great Indian one-horned rhinoceros ($Rhinoceros\ unicornis$) lives in the tall, swampy grasslands of the Brahmaputra flood plains.
Its main stronghold is Kaziranga National Park in Assam, which holds most of the world's population; it also occurs in Manas and Pobitora in Assam.
Hence the Indian rhinoceros is a natural inhabitant of Assam.

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