UGC NET Questions (Paper – 1)

Within the IUCN threatened categories, Critically Endangered indicates species facing an extremely high risk of extinction in the immediate future and therefore needing urgent conservation action.

Option A:
Incorrect; Vulnerable species face a high risk of extinction in the medium term but are at a lower risk than Critically Endangered species.

Option B:
Correct; Critically Endangered is the highest risk category among the options given, just below Extinct in the Wild and Extinct.

Option C:
Incorrect; Near Threatened species are close to qualifying for a threatened category but are not yet considered threatened.

Option D:
Incorrect; Least Concern applies to species that are widespread and abundant with no immediate extinction risk.