PYQSide ExamsMy practice

Biodiversity and Conservation · Question 74

AIPMT 2006MCQMedium📈 Topic in 62% papers+4−1
1

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

Answer

(4) Bentinckia nicobarica and Red Panda

Solution

⇒ Bentinckia nicobarica is a palm endemic to the Nicobar Islands; it is endangered because of its restricted range and habitat loss.

⇒ The red panda of the eastern Himalaya is endangered because of habitat loss and poaching.

⇒ Tamarind, banyan and rhesus monkey are common; cinchona, leopard and black buck are not the endangered pair asked for.

∴ Bentinckia nicobarica and red panda are endangered organisms in India.

Answer: (4)

AIPMT 2006

Keep practising — Biodiversity and Conservation

2

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

  1. Biosphere reserve
  2. National park
  3. Sanctuary
  4. Botanical garden
AIPMT 2006
3

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
AIPMT 2006
4

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.
AIPMT 2005
5

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

  1. 2000
  2. 2002
  3. 1992
  4. 1996
AIPMT 2005
6

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
AIPMT 2005
7

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
AIPMT 2004
8

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
AIPMT 2004
9

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
AIPMT 2004
10

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

  1. Fishes
  2. Mammals
  3. Birds
  4. Reptiles
AIPMT 2003
11

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
AIPMT 2003

All Biodiversity and Conservation PYQs →

PDFDownload Biodiversity and Conservation PYQs as PDF Free, with answer key and a QR code to every solution — print it or study offline⬇
All NEET Botany chapters
Class 11The Living WorldBiological ClassificationPlant KingdomMorphology of Flowering PlantsAnatomy of Flowering PlantsCell: The Unit of LifeCell Cycle and Cell DivisionTransport in PlantsMineral NutritionPhotosynthesis in Higher PlantsRespiration in PlantsPlant Growth and Development
Class 12Reproduction in OrganismsSexual Reproduction in Flowering PlantsPrinciples of Inheritance and VariationMolecular Basis of InheritanceStrategies for Enhancement in Food ProductionMicrobes in Human WelfareOrganisms and PopulationsEcosystemBiodiversity and ConservationEnvironmental Issues
Other chaptersBiomolecules (Biology)