Question : A passage is given with 5 questions following it. Read the passage carefully and choose the best answer to each question out of the four alternatives.
Who would win in a fight, a lion or a tiger? Well, if size has anything to do with the matter, the tiger would win. That's because tigers are the largest of all cat species. They grow up to eleven feet long and weigh as much as 670 lbs. This makes tigers the third largest land carnivore. The only larger land carnivores are polar bears and brown bears respectively. Tigers are not only large, but they are also fast. They can sprint as fast as 40 miles per hour for short distances and leap as far as 30 feet horizontally. This makes for an extremely dangerous pounce. You might not think that such large, fast, and ferocious creatures need help to survive, but they do. The tiger is an endangered species.
Despite all of the tiger's strengths, the future of the species is uncertain. Tigers face a very high risk of extinction. It is estimated that at the start of the 20th century, there were over 100,000 tigers living in the wild. By the turn of the century, the number of tigers outside of captivity dwindled to just over 3,000. Interestingly, the most serious threats that tigers face come from a much smaller species, one with an average weight of around 140lbs That species is Homo sapiens, better known as humans. Humans threaten tigers in primarily two ways: hunting and destroying habitat.
Tigers are hunted for many reasons. People have long valued the famous striped skins. Though trading tiger skins is now illegal in most parts of the world, tiger pelts are worth around 10,000 on the black-market. Though the fur would be incentive enough for most poachers, other parts of the tiger can also fetch a pretty penny. Some people in China and other Asian cultures believe that various tiger parts have healing properties. Traditional Chinese medicine calls for the use of tiger bones, amongst other parts, in some prescriptions.
Question:
According to the passage, which of the following statement is incorrect?
Option 1: Tiger is considered to one of the largest land carnivore cat.
Option 2: The main threat faced by the tiger today is the declining habitat.
Option 3: Most poachers across the world hunt tigers majorly for their pelts
Option 4: Tiger is one of the fastest land carnivores which can reach a top speed of miles per hour.
Correct Answer: The main threat faced by the tiger today is the declining habitat.
Solution : The correct option is 4
The main threat faced by the tiger today is the declining habitat.
Explanation:
Let us look at the following passage lines:
That's because tigers are the largest of all cat species.
- Interestingly, the most serious threats that tigers face come from a much smaller species, one with an average weight of around 140 lbs That species is Homo sapiens, better known as humans.
- People have long valued the famous striped skins. Though trading tiger skins is now illegal in most parts of the world, tiger pelts are worth around 10,000 on the black market.
- They can sprint as fast as 40 miles per hour for short distances and leap as far as 30 feet horizontally.
- As a result, we can conclude that option 2 is the correct answer.