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Assertion (A): Many species like Stellar...

Assertion (A): Many species like Stellar's sea cow, passenger pigeon, etc., became extinct due to over exploitation.
Reason(R) : Over exploitation is a major cause of biodiversity loss.

A

Both Assertion (A) and reason (R) are true and reason (R) is the correct explanation of Assertion.(A)

B

Both Assertion (A) and reason (R) are true but reason (R) is not the correct explanation of Assertion (A).

C

Assertion (A) is true but reason (R) is false.

D

Assertion (A) is false but reason (R) is true.

Text Solution

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The correct Answer is:
B

Explanation : Many species like Stellar.s sea cow) passenger Pigeon, etc., became extinct due to over exploitation. The dependence of humans ont nature for food and shelter led to over exploitation of natural resources. It is one of the major causes of biodiversity loss.
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