Biodiversity and Conservation

Which of the following has maximum genetic diversity in India?

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

Which one of the following has the highest number of species in nature?

1. Fungi
2. Angiosperms
3. Birds
4. Insects

The Indian Rhinoceros is a natural inhabitant of which one of the Indian states?

1. Uttarakhand
2. Assam
3. Uttar Pradesh
4. Himachal Pradesh

Which one of the following is an example of ex situ conservation ?

1. Sacred groves
2. Wildlife sanctuary
3. National park
4. Seed bank

Which one of the following has maximum genetic diversity in India?

1. Mango
2. Tea
3. Wheat
4. Teak

Tiger is not a resident in which one of the following National Parks?

1. Ranthambhor
2. Sunderbans
3. Jim Corbett
4. Gir

The table below gives the populations (in thousands) of ten species (A-J) in four areas (a-d) consisting of the number of habitats given within brackets against each. Study the table and answer the question which follows: [figure] Which area out of a to d shows maximum species diversity?

1. b
2. d
3. c
4. a

Which one of the following is not observed in biodiversity hotspots?

1. Endemism
2. Lesser inter-specific competition
3. Accelerated species loss
4. Species richness

World Summit on Sustainable Development (2002) was held in:

1. South Africa
2. Sweden
3. Brazil
4. Argentina

Which one of the following pairs of organisms are exotic species introduced in India ?

1. Ficus religiosa, Lantana camara
2. Nile perch, Ficus religiosa
3. Water hyacinth, Prosopis cineraria
4. Lantana camara, Water hyacinth

Identify the odd combination of the habitat and the particular animal concerned :

1. Sunderbans – Bengal Tiger
2. Periyar – Elephant
3. Rann of Kutch – Wild Ass
4. Dachigam National Park – Snow Leopard

One of endangered species of Indian medicinal plants is that of:-

1. Podophyllum
2. Nepenthes
3. Garlic
4. Ocimum

Which of the following is considered a hot-spot of biodiversity in India ?

1. Eastern Ghats
2. Western Ghats
3. Aravalli Hills
4. Indo-Gangetic Plain

Which of the following pairs of an animal and a plant represents endangered organisms in India ?

1. Cinchona and Leopard
2. Tamarind and Rhesus monkey
3. Banyan and Black buck
4. Bentinckia nicobarica and Red Panda

Which one of the following is not included under in-situ conservation ?

1. Biosphere reserve
2. National park
3. Sanctuary
4. Botanical garden

Which one of the following is the correctly matched pair of an endangered animal and a National Park ?

1. Wild Ass – Dudhwa National Park
2. Lion – Corbett National Park
3. Great Indian Bustard – Keoladeo National Park
4. Rhinoceros – Kaziranga National Park

One of the most important functions of botanical gardens is that

1. they provide a beautiful area for recreation
2. one can observe tropical plants there
3. they allow ex situ conservation of germplasm
4. they provide the natural habitat for wild life.

Biodiversity Act of India was passed by the Parliament in the year -

1. 2000
2. 2002
3. 1992
4. 1996

According to IUCN Red List, what is the status of Red Panda ( Ailurus fulgens) ?

1. Extinct species
2. Vulnerable species
3. Endangered species
4. Critically endangered species

What is a keystone species ?

1. A dominant species that constitutes a large proportion of the biomass and which affects many other species
2. A species which makes up only a small proportion of the total biomass of a community, yet has a huge impact on the community's organization and survival
3. A common species that has plenty of biomass, yet has a fairly low impact on the community's organization
4. A rare species that has minimal impact on the biomass and on other species in the community

An ecosystem which can be easily damaged but can recover after some time if damaging effect stops will be having -

1. High stability and high resilience
2. Low stability and high resilience
3. High stability and low resilience
4. Low stability and low resilience

In your opinion, which is the most effective way to conserve the plant diversity of an area ?

1. By creating botanical garden
2. By creating biosphere reserve
3. By tissue culture method
4. By developing seed bank

Which group of vertebrates comprises the highest number of endangered species ?

1. Fishes
2. Mammals
3. Birds
4. Reptiles

Which endangered animal is the source of the world's finest, lightest, warmest and most expensive wool - the shahtoosh ?

1. Kashmiri goat
2. Chiru
3. Nilgai
4. Cheetal

Wildlife is continuously decreasing. What is the main reason of this ?

1. Cutting down of forest
2. Predation
3. Hunting
4. Destruction of habitat

Indri-indri lemur is found in:

1. Sri Lanka
2. Mauritius
3. Madagascar
4. India

Viable material of endangered species can be preserved by:

1. Gene library
2. Gene bank
3. Gene pool
4. Herbarium