Assertion: The current species extinction rates are estimat…

Biology Biodiversity and Conservation Assertion & Reason Single Correct MCQ

Published on: August 14, 2026

Assertion: The current species extinction rates are estimated to be 100 to 1,000 times faster than in the pre-human times .

Reason: Our activities are not so responsible for this faster rate of extinction than nature.

Assertion and reason both are true and the reason is correct explanation of assertion.

Assertion and reason both are true but reason is not correct explanation of assertion.

Assertion is true but reason is wrong.

Assertion and reason both are wrong.

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Assertion: True ,Current extinction rates are 100–1000 times higher than natural (pre-human) rates.

Reason: False

Human activities (habitat loss, over-exploitation, pollution, invasive species) are the main cause of this rapid extinction—not natural processes.

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