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Biodiversity · UPSC CDS/OTA · Question 27 of 30

Biodiversity: Which among the following is a reason for declaring a species as ‘Critically Endangered’?

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Biodiversity
Subject
General Studies
Difficulty
Medium
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Which among the following is a reason for declaring a species as ‘Critically Endangered’?

TopicBiodiversity
Question Typemultiple choice
DifficultyMedium
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Test Duration30 min

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IUCN criteria: If the population is fewer than 250 mature individuals or has undergone an extreme decline (>80% over 10 years), it is considered Critically Endangered.

Final Answer: Option B - Population is fewer than 250 mature individuals
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