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Biology Organisms and Populations Statement Based Questions Single Correct MCQ
Published on: August 11, 2026

Given below are two statements:

Statement-I: Gause's 'Competitive Exclusive Principle' states that two closely related species competing for the same related species competing for the same resources cannot co-exist indefinitely and competitively inferior one will be eliminated eventually.
Statement-II: In general, carnivores are more adversely affected by competition than herbivores.
In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below:

A
Statement-I is incorrect but Statement-II is true
B
Both Statement-I and Statement-II are true
C
Both Statement-I and Statement-II are false
D
Statement-I is correct but Statement-II is false.

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D

Gause's 'Competitive Exclusion Principle' states that two closely related species competing for the same resources cannot co-exist indefinitely and the competitively inferior one will be eliminated eventually. In general, herbivores and plants appear to be more adversely affected by competition than carnivores.

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