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Consider the following statements with reference to Permian–Triassic extinction event:

It is one of the major extinction events on the planet earth.
During the event, biodiversity decreased rapidly on a wide scale.
The period also witnessed mass extinction of insects.

Select the combination of correct statements

1 and 2 only

2 and 3 only

3 only

All are correct

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Explanation:

Recently, the Guryul Ravines in Kashmir have come to light as a repository of fossils dating as far as back 260 million years.

The Guryul Ravines, geologically known as the Vihi district, are a repository of fossils that hold evidence of the Permian–Triassic extinction event, dating as far as back 260 million years, one of the oldest of its types in the entire world.

The Permian-Triassic extinction event marked the boundaries between the Permian and Triassic geological periods, as well as between the Paleozoic and Mesozoic eras approximately 251.9 million years ago.

It is also known as the End-Permian Extinction or, colloquially, the ‘Great Dying’.

It was one of the major extinction events that the planet ever saw, when biodiversity decreased rapidly and across wide stretches.

According to the National Academy of Sciences, in the End-Permian Extinction event, as many as 57% of the world's biological families, including 83% of genera, 81% of marine life, and 70% of terrestrial vertebrate species went extinct.

It was also the largest known mass extinction of insects