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Standard X
General Knowledge
Environmental Ecology
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Consider the following statements with reference to the Global Warming
1. Global warming may cause the world temperature to rise by 4.5 to $$5^o C$$ by 2050 as a result neatly 100 living areas of the earth will submerge into the sea.
2. it is estimated that by 2080, nearly 1/3rd of the biodiversity will go under the sea. Which of the statements given above is/are correct ?

A
Both 1 and 2
B
Only 1
C
Only 2
D
Neither 1 nor 2
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Correct option is A. Only 1

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