Home
Class 11
BIOLOGY
Assertion: Rate of extinction of wildlif...

Assertion: Rate of extinction of wildlife has become rapid in the last one hundred years.
Reason: Unplanned human activities like population explosion, deforestation, industrialization, hunting, etc. have destroyed the natural habitats of many spp. of wildlife

A

If both Assertion and Reason are true and Reason is a correct explanation of the Assertion.

B

If both Assertion and Reason are true but Reason is not a correct explanation of the Assertion.

C

If Assertion is true but Reason is talse.

D

If both Assertion and Reason are false.

Text Solution

Verified by Experts

The correct Answer is:
A
Promotional Banner

Topper's Solved these Questions

  • THE LIVING WORLD

    MODERN PUBLICATION|Exercise COMPETITION FILE (E. ADDITIONAL MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS :)|19 Videos

  • THE LIVING WORLD

    MODERN PUBLICATION|Exercise Chapter Practice Test|16 Videos

  • THE LIVING WORLD

    MODERN PUBLICATION|Exercise COMPETITION FILE (C. MATCHING TYPE QUESTIONS)|1 Videos

  • STRUCTURAL ORGANISATION IN ANIMALS

    MODERN PUBLICATION|Exercise CHAPTER PRACTICE TEST (Section -E)|2 Videos

  • TRANSPORT IN PLANTS

    MODERN PUBLICATION|Exercise CHAPTER PRACTICE TEST|15 Videos

Similar Questions

Explore conceptually related problems

Assertion: Human population size has grown enormously over the last hundred years. Reason: Increasing population creates more demand for food, water, home, electricity, roads and automobiles that exerting tremendous pressure on our natural resources, and are also contributing to pollution of air, water and soil.

Which of the following statement/s regarding deforestation is/are wrong? I. Deforestation is the conversion of forested areas to non-forested ones. II. A number of human activitis contribute to deforestation. III. Deforestation increases biodiversity due to habitat conservation. IV. One of the major reasons is the conversion of forest to agricultural land so as to feed the grwoing human population. V. Almost 40 per cent forests have been lost in the tropics, compared to only 1 per cent in the temperate region.