( English Comprehension--CSAT 2013) Eccological research over the last quarter of the country has established the deleterious of habitat fragmentation due to mining, highways ans such other intrusions on forests.When a large block of forests gets fragmented into smaller bits, the edges of all these bits come into contact with human activities resulting in the degradation of the entire forests. Continuity of forested landscapes and corridors gets disrupted affecting several extinction-prone species of wildlife. Habitat fragmentation, is therefore considered as the most serious threat to biodiversity conservations. Ad hoc of forest lands to mining companies coupled with rampant, illegal mining is aggravation this threat. 1. What is the central focus of this passage? A.Illegal mining in forests. B. Extinction of wildlife. C.Conservation of nature. D.Disruption of habitat. 2. What is the purpose of maintaining the continuity of forested landscapes and corridors? 1.Preservation of biodiversity. 2. Management of mineral resources. 3.Grant of forest lands for human activities. select the correct answer using the codes given below-- A. Only 1. B.1 and 2. C. 2 and 3. D.All of these.
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