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The bird 'Dodo' became extinct because of 

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  1. Its beautiful feathers

  2. Its flesh

  3. Its curved beak

  4. Its melodious songs

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

The dodo is an extinct flightless bird, that was endemic to the island of Mauritius, east of Madagascar in the Indian Ocean. The scientific name is Raphus cucullatus. The Dodo was first described in 1601 from the island of Mauritius. By 1681 it had become extinct as a result of hunting by Dutch colonists. It became extinct becuase of its flesh and the bird was flightless too, which increased its predation and poaching.

Which of the following birds have become extinct recently?

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  1. Carolina parakeet

  2. Peacock

  3. Kirtland warbler

  4. Reed bunting

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Reed buntings are some of the most 'adulterous' birds on record. As a result, over half the chicks in a nest may not have been fathered by the female's mate. Feigning injury to lure potential predators away from their nests, which are built dangerously close to the ground albeit amongst dense vegetation, is one of the ways that parent birds protect their young. Reed buntings are wetland birds and widespread throughout central and northern Europe.

Which of the Indian species became extinct in 20th century? 

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  1. Panthera tigris

  2. Pavo cristus

  3. Columba livia

  4. Acinonyx jubatus

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

The Asiatic cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus venaticus), also known as the Iranian cheetah, is a critically endangered cheetah subspecies surviving today only in Iran. It used to occur in India as well, where it is locally extinct. The Asiatic cheetah lives mainly in Iran's vast central desert in fragmented pieces of remaining suitable habitat. Although once common, the cheetah was driven to extinction in other parts of Southwest Asia from Arabia to India including Afghanistan. 

Which of the following has become recently extinct?

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  1. Snow leopard

  2. Indian Macaque

  3. Cheetah

  4. Tiger

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

The cheetah is a large feline inhabiting most of Africa and parts of Iran. Cheetah cubs have a high mortality rate due to predation by other carnivores, such as the lion and hyena, and perhaps genetic factors. 

With the death of the last remaining population of the Asiatic cheetah in India, the species was declared extinct in India, it is the only animal in recorded history to become extinct from India due to unnatural causes
Therefore, the correct answer is option C.

Which animal in India has become extinct ?

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  1. Rhinoceros

  2. Cheetah

  3. Wolf

  4. Giraffe

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Correct Option: B

Which animal has become extinct from India?

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  1. Snow Leopard

  2. Hippopotamus

  3. Wolf

  4. Cheetah

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

hen there are no more individuals of a species (plant or animal) alive anywhere in the world, the species is said to be extinct. Extinction is also known as the process of dying out. The process is a completely natural part of evolution. But sometimes extinctions happen at a higher and a faster rate than usual. Factors such as large body size, small population, and position at a higher trophic level favor extinction. Cheetah has become extinct from India.

So, the correct answer is 'Cheetah'.

Which endangered animal is the source of the world's finest, lightest, warmest and most expensive wool the shahtoosh?

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  1. Nilgai

  2. Chiru

  3. Kashmiri goat

  4. Cheetal

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:
A. The Nilgai or blue bull is the largest Asian antelope and is endemic to the Indian subcontinent.
B. Shahtoosh is the name given to a specific kind of shawl, which is woven with the down hair of the Tibetan antelope(chiru), by craftsmen and women of Kashmir. The shahtoosh shawl is now a banned item with possession and sale being illegal in most countries for chiru is an endangered species under CITES.
C. A Kashmiri goat is a type of goat that produces cashmere wool, the goat's fine, soft, downy, winter undercoat, in commercial quality and quantity.
D. The cheetal also is known as spotted deer or axis deer, is a species of deer that is native in the Indian subcontinent.
So, the correct answer is "Chiru".

Which of these animals is endangered?

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  1. Dodo

  2. Cobra

  3. Asian elephant

  4. Kingfisher

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

The Asiatic lion is an organism found in Gir forest National Park and in Indian State Gujarat . According to the IUCN Red list, the asiatic lion is amongst the endangered species with a count of 523 individuals in May 2015 census of Asiatic lions.

So, the correct answer is 'Asian elephant'.

Which among the following is the most recently extinct species?

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  1. Tasmanian wolf

  2. African Catfish

  3. Lion

  4. Dinosaur

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The IUCN red list categories of the following animals are -

Tasmanian Wolf (Thylacine): Extinct (believed in 20$^t$$^h$ century)
African Catfish: Large population exist
Lion: Vulnerable species
Dinosaur: Extinct (approximately 66 Million years ago)
So, most recently extinct species out of the four animals given is 'Tasmanian Wolf'.

Which of the following is extinct?

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  1. Asiatic lion

  2. Dodo

  3. Giant panda

  4. Blue Whale

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

The Flightless bird Dodo is extinct from the planet. The flightless bird was endemic to Mauritius and Madagascar islands in Indian Ocean. The last widely accepted reported sighting of bird dodo was in year 1662. Rest all the specified organisms are existing in world .

So, the correct answer is 'Dodo'.