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UPSC 1998: A tree species in Mauritius failed to reproduce because of the extinction of a fruit-eating bird. Which one of the following was that bird?
(a)Dove
(b)Dodo
(c)Condor
(d)Skua
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Not attemptedCorrect Answer: (b) Dodo
On Mauritius the Calvaria (tambalacoque) tree stopped regenerating after the extinction of the flightless fruit-eating Dodo bird, which had dispersed and scarified its seeds. Therefore the bird was the Dodo (option b). ([licchavilyceum.com](https://licchavilyceum.com/upsc-civil-services-prelims-1998-solved-question-paper/?utm_source=openai))
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This question was asked in UPSC CSE Prelims 1998, GS Paper 1, as Question 120. It falls under Environment & Ecology > Biodiversity & Conservation.
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