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प्रश्न
What is common to the following plants: Nepenthes, Psilotum, Rauwolfia and Aconitum?
पर्याय
All are ornamental plants
All are phylogenic link species
All are prone to over exploitation
All are exclusively present in the Eastern Himalayas
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उत्तर
All are prone to over exploitation
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(i) tend to co-evolve and
(ii) are also one of the major causes of biodiversity loss.
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Very short answer type question
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| Column I | Column II | ||
| i. | Not evaluated | a. | Pervasive and abundant after careful assessment |
| ii. | Near threatened | b. | Information related to risk of extinction is lacking in some way |
| iii. | Least concern | c. | Described by scientist but not assessed by the IUCN |
| iv. | Data deficient | d. | May meet the criteria for threatened status in the near future |
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IUCN means
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Choose the correct answer from the options given below.
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