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Biodiversity and Conservation · Question 69

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1

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

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

Answer

(1) South Africa

Solution

⇒ As per NCERT, the historic Convention on Biological Diversity ('The Earth Summit') was held in Rio de Janeiro (Brazil) in 1992.

⇒ The World Summit on Sustainable Development was held in 2002 in Johannesburg, South Africa, where 190 countries pledged to achieve a significant reduction in the current rate of biodiversity loss by 2010.

Answer: (1)

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2

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
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3

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
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4

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

  1. Podophyllum
  2. Nepenthes
  3. Garlic
  4. Ocimum
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5

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
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6

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
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7

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

  1. Biosphere reserve
  2. National park
  3. Sanctuary
  4. Botanical garden
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8

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
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9

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.
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10

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

  1. 2000
  2. 2002
  3. 1992
  4. 1996
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11

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
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