Question

Match the scientist in Column I with their contribution in Column II and choose the correct option.

 

Column I	Scientist	Column II	Contribution
i	Alexander Van Humboldt	a	Estimated \(7\) million species around the globe
ii	Robert May	b	Rivet Popper Hypothesis
iii	David Tilman	c	Species-Area Relationship
iv	Paul Ehrlich	d	Productivity Stability Hypothesis

• A. i $-$ b ii $-$ c iii $-$ d iv $-$ a
• B. i $-$ c ii $-$ a iii $-$ d iv $-$ b
• C. i $-$ b ii $-$ c iii $-$ a iv $-$ d
• D. i $-$ a ii $-$ b iii $-$ d iv $-$ c

Hint:

Memory trick: Humboldt → Area, May → Species number, Tilman → Stability, Ehrlich → Rivet analogy

Answer 1

The Correct Option is B

i. Alexander Von Humboldt
He proposed the Species-Area Relationship, showing that species richness increases with area.
$\Rightarrow$ i $\rightarrow$ c ii. Robert May
He estimated that around 7 million species exist globally.
$\Rightarrow$ ii $\rightarrow$ a iii. David Tilman
He proposed the Productivity-Stability Hypothesis, linking biodiversity with ecosystem stability.
$\Rightarrow$ iii $\rightarrow$ d iv. Paul Ehrlich
He proposed the Rivet Popper Hypothesis, explaining ecosystem stability analogy.
$\Rightarrow$ iv $\rightarrow$ b Final Matching: i-c, ii-a, iii-d, iv-b Final Answer: Option (B)