UPSC Ecology And Environment Environmental Issue And Environmental Pollution Question Bank Environmental Issues

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    Other than poaching, what are the possible reasons for the decline in the population of Ganges River Dolphins?
    1. Construction of dams and barrages on rivers
    2. Increase in the population of crocodiles in rivers
    3.  Getting trapped in fishing nets accidentally
    4. Use of synthetic fertilizers and other agricultural chemicals in crop-fields in the vicinity of rivers
    Select the correct answer using the code given below.

    A)  1 and 2 only                

    B)  2 and 3 only

    C)  1, 3 and 4 only 

    D)  1, 2, 3 and 4

    Correct Answer: C

    Solution :

    Statement 1, 3 and 4 are correct as per wwf and environment ministry.


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