Question

Assertion (A): 'Critically endangered' category includes the species which have sufficient population at present but is undergoing depletion due to some factors.

Reason (R): 'Vulnerable' category includes the species which are posing very high risk of extinction in the wild and can become extinct any moment.

पर्याय

• Both assertion (A) and reason (R) are true, and reason is the correct explanation of assertion.

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

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

• Both assertion (A) and reason (R) are false.

Answer 1

Both assertion (A) and reason (R) are false.

Explanation:

Critically endangered species face an extremely high risk of extinction in the immediate future. Vulnerable species face a high risk in the medium term; neither category is defined as stated.