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Each question contains ASSERTION (Assertion) and REASON (Reason). Each question has the 4 choices (a), (b), (c) and (d) out of which ONLY ONE is correct. **Assertion:** The presently occurring species extinction is different from the earlier mass extinction. **Reason:** Present species extinction is due to natural causes, whereas the earlier extinction was due to man-made causes.

Answer: (C)

Solution

The Assertion is true: the presently occurring species extinction is indeed different from the earlier mass extinctions, since current rates of extinction are estimated to be 100 to 1000 times faster than pre-human rates. However, the Reason is false, as it reverses the

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