Question

Match List-I with List-II:

List-I (Recent Extinction)	List-II (Place)
(A) Dodo	(I) Africa
(B) Quagga	(II) Russia
(C) Thylacine	(III) Mauritius
(D) Steller’s Sea Cow	(IV) Australia

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

• (A) - (I), (B) - (III), (C) - (II), (D) - (IV)
• (A) - (II), (B) - (III), (C) - (IV), (D) - (I)
• (A) - (III), (B) - (I), (C) - (IV), (D) - (II)
• (A) - (III), (B) - (IV), (C) - (I), (D) - (II)

Answer 1

The Correct Option is C

The objective is to associate the extinct species in List-I with their respective locations in List-II. The process involves identifying each animal and its known habitat:

List-I (Recent Extinction)	List-II (Place)
(A) Dodo	(III) Mauritius
(B) Quagga	(I) Africa
(C) Thylacine	(IV) Australia
(D) Steller’s Sea Cow	(II) Russia

1. Dodo - This flightless bird inhabited the island of Mauritius. Therefore, (A) corresponds to (III).

2. Quagga - A subspecies of the plains zebra, the Quagga was native to South Africa. Thus, (B) matches with (I).

3. Thylacine - Also referred to as the Tasmanian Tiger, it originated from Tasmania, Australia. Consequently, (C) aligns with (IV).

4. Steller’s Sea Cow - This marine mammal was found in the waters near Russia, specifically around the Commander Islands in the Bering Sea, establishing (D)'s link with (II).

The resulting correct pairings are (A) - (III), (B) - (I), (C) - (IV), and (D) - (II).