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  1. Which of the following drugs has been recently reported to be responsible for the decline of the population of Vultures ?
    1. Aspirin
    2. Chloroquine
    3. Diclofenac sodium
    4. Penicillin
Correct Option: C

The Critically Endangered White-rumped Vulture Gyps bengalensis and two other Indian species Gyps indicus and Gyps tenuirostris have suffered a population decline of more than 99.9% in just 15 years. According to IUCN, these declines have been directly attributed to the veterinary use of the non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug diclofenac, ingested by vultures that ate carcasses of cattle.



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