Biodiversity and Conservation

Which of the following is the most important cause for animals and plants being driven to extinction?

1. Economic exploitation
2. Alien species invasion
3. Habitat loss and fragmentation
4. Drought and floods

Which one of the following is not a method of in situ conservation of biodiversity?

1. Botanical Garden
2. Sacred Grove
3. Biosphere Reserve
4. Wildlife Sanctuary

All of the following are included in ‘ex-situ conservation’ except

1. wildlife safari parks
2. sacred groves
3. botanical gardens
4. seed banks

Which one of the following is related to Ex-situ conservation of threatened animals and plants ?

1. Biodiversity hot spots
2. Himalayan region
3. Amazon rainforest
4. Wildlife Safari Parks

Alexander von Humboldt described for the first time :

1. Laws of limiting factor
2. Population Growth equation
3. Species area relationships
4. Ecological Biodiversity

The region of Biosphere Reserve which is legally protected and where no human activity is allowed is known as :

1. Transition zone
2. Restoration zone
3. Buffer zone
4. Core zone

Which is the National Aquatic Animal of India ?

1. River dolphin
2. Sea-horse
3. Gangetic shark
4. Blue whale

Which of the following is the most important cause of animals and plants being driven to extinction ?

1. Co-extinctions
2. Over-exploitation
3. Alien species invasion
4. Habitat loss and fragmentation

How many hot spots of biodiversity in the world have been identified till date by Norman Myers ?

1. 34
2. 17
3. 43
4. 25

Which of the following is correctly matched ?

1. Stratification-Population
2. Parthenium hysterophorus-Threat to biodiversity
3. Aerenchyma- Opuntia
4. Age pyramid-Biome

Red List contains data or information on

1. threatened species
2. marine vertebrates only
3. all economically important plants
4. plants whose products are in international trade

Which of the following National Parks is home to the famous musk deer or hangul ?

1. Eaglenest Wildlife Sanctuary, Arunachal Pradesh
2. Dachigam National Park, Jammu & Kashmir
3. Keibul Lamjao National Park, Manipur
4. Bandhavgarh National Park, Madhya Pradesh

The species confined to a particular region and not found elsewhere is termed as -

1. Alien
2. Rare
3. Endemic
4. Keystone

In which of the following both pairs have correct combination ?

1. In situ conservation : Cryopreservation Ex situ conservation : Wildlife Sanctuary
2. In situ conservation : Tissue culture Ex situ conservation : Sacred groves
3. In situ conservation : National Park Ex situ conservation : Botanical Garden
4. In situ conservation : Seed Bank Ex situ conservation : National Park

Cryopreservation of gametes of threatened species in viable and fertile condition can be referred to as:

1. In situ conservation by sacred groves
2. In situ conservation of biodiversity
3. In situ cryo-conservation of biodiversity
4. Advanced ex-situ conservation of biodiversity

An example of ex situ conservation is :

1. National Park
2. Wildlife Sanctuary
3. Seed Bank
4. Sacred Grove

A species facing extremely high risk of extinction in the immediate future is called :

1. Vulnerable
2. Critically Endangered
3. Endemic
4. Extinct

The organization which publishes the Red List of species is :

1. ICFRE
2. IUCN
3. UNEP
4. WWF

Given below is the representation of the extent of global diversity of invertebrates. What groups the four portions (A-D) represent respectively? [figure]

1. A Insects, B Crustaceans, C Other animal groups, D Molluscs
2. A Molluscs, B Other animal groups, C Crustaceans, D Insects
3. A Crustaceans, B Insects, C Molluscs, D Other animal groups
4. A Insects, B Molluscs, C Crustaceans, D Other animal groups

Which one of the following is not used for ex situ plant conservation?

1. Shifting cultivation
2. Field gene banks
3. Botanical Gardens
4. Seed banks

Which of the following represents maximum number of species among global biodiversity ?

1. Fungi
2. Algae
3. Mosses and Ferns
4. Lichens

Which of the following represents maximum number of species among global biodiversity ?

1. Fungi
2. Algae
3. Mosses and Ferns
4. Lichens

The largest tiger reserve in India is :-

1. Nagarjunsagar - Srisailam
2. Nagarhole
3. Valmiki
4. Periyar

Which of the following has maximum genetic diversity in India?

1. Wheat
2. Rice
3. Mango
4. Groundnut

Which organization publishes the 'Red Data Book' ?

1. WWF
2. GEF
3. IUCN
4. UNEP

Select the correct statement about biodiversity :

1. Western Ghats have a very high degree of species richness and endemism
2. The desert areas of Rajasthan and Gujarat have a very high level of desert animal species as well as numerous rare animals
3. Large scale planting of Bt cotton has no adverse effect on biodiversity
4. Conservation of biodiversity is just a fad pursued by the developed countries

Sacred groves are specially useful in

1. year-round flow of water in rivers
2. conserving rare and threatened species
3. preventing soil erosion
4. generating environmental awareness

Which one of the following areas in India is a hotspot of biodiversity?

1. Western Ghats
2. Gangetic plain
3. Sunderbans
4. Eastern Ghats

The highest number of species in the world is represented by

1. Fungi
2. Mosses
3. Algae
4. Lichens

Biodiversity of a geographical region represents :

1. The diversity in the organisms living in the region
2. Species endemic to the region
3. Genetic diversity present in the dominant species of the region
4. Endangered species found in the region