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Environment & EcologySpecies and Wildlife ConservationThreatened Species and IUCN Red ListMedium
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Statement based
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Concept understanding
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Threatened Species and IUCN Red List
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Rivers, Streams and Riparian Ecosystems · Toxic Chemicals, Pesticides and Persistent Organic Pollutants
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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.

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Question 14 · Threatened Species and IUCN Red List · Environment & Ecology · UPSC Prelims 2014 (GS)

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2014 · GS · Question 14