Question 4 - Assertion Reasoning - Chapter 2 Class 10 Geography - Forest and Wildlife Resources - Geography

Assertion (A): Tiger population is on the verge of extinction.

Reason (R): Tiger population in forests is increasing rapidly day by day.

Answer:

Tiger is one of the key wildlife species in the faunal web. In 1973 , the authorities realised that the tiger population had decreased to 1,827 from an estimated 55,000 at the turn of the century. There are numerous threats to th e tiger population such as poaching for trade, shrinking habitat, depletion of prey base species, growing human population , etc.

Therefore,

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• Tiger population is on the verge of  extinction . 
• Tiger population in forests is increasing   rapidly day by day .
• Project Tiger was launched by the government and various national parks and wildlife centuries were created for the protection of Tiger.

Thus,

• Assertion is true .
• Reason is false.

So, the correct answer is (c).

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