Question

Match list-I with list-II and select the correct option:
$\begin{array}{cccc}& \text{List-I (Species extinct)}& & \text{List-II (Cause of extinction)}\\ \text{(a)}& \text{Plants and animal species of tropical rain forest}& \text{(i)}& \text{Over exploitation}\\ \text{(b)}& \text{Passenger pigeon extinction}& \text{(ii)}& \text{Habitat loss}\\ \text{(c)}& \text{Extinction of cichlid fish in Victoria lake}& \text{(iii)}& \text{Co-extinction}\\ \text{(d)}& \text{Extinction of American chestnut trees and moths}& \text{(iv)}& \text{Alien Species invansion}\end{array}$

• A. a-ii, b-i, c-iii, d-iv
• B. a-ii, b-iv, c-i, d-iii
• C. a-ii, b-i, c-iv, d-iii
• D. a-ii, b-iii, c-i, d-iv

Answer 1

The correct option is C a-ii, b-i, c-iv, d-iii

$\begin{array}{cccc}& \text{List-I (Species extinct)}& & \text{List-II (Cause of extinction)}\\ \text{(a)}& \text{Plants and animal species of tropical rain forest}& \text{(ii)}& \text{Habitat loss}\\ \text{(b)}& \text{Passenger pigeon extinction}& \text{(i)}& \text{Over exploitation}\\ \text{(c)}& \text{Extinction of cichlid fish in Victoria lake}& \text{(iv)}& \text{Alien Species invansion}\\ \text{(d)}& \text{Extinction of American chestnut trees and moths}& \text{(iii)}& \text{Co-extinction}\end{array}$