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Biodiversity

Description: Try another test on biodiversity
Number of Questions: 25
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Tags: Silent valley IUCN MAB WWF Hot Spot Biodiversity and its Conservation Conservation of Biodiversity Ecosystem Environmental Issues
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A pond represents:

  1. a biome

  2. an ecosystem

  3. a community

  4. a biosphere


Correct Option: B

Silent Valley Project was started in

  1. U.P.

  2. Kerala

  3. Assam

  4. M.P.


Correct Option: B

Which of the following gases contribute(s) to ozone depletion?

  1. Carbon dioxide

  2. Nitrogen dioxide

  3. CFC

  4. All of these


Correct Option: D

MAB stands for

  1. Man And Biosphere

  2. Man And Biotic Community

  3. Man, Antibiotic, Bacteria

  4. None of these


Correct Option: A

The period between cretaceous and tertiary, when dinosaurs disappeared, is called

  1. K-T boundary

  2. K-C boundary

  3. A-T Boundary

  4. D-K boundary


Correct Option: A

The new name of IUCN is

  1. World Conservation Unit

  2. World Cultural And Conservation Union

  3. World Conservation Union

  4. Wildlife Conservation Unit


Correct Option: C

Extinction vertex is a combination of

  1. genetic and edaphic factors

  2. genetic and climatic factors

  3. genetic and demographic factors

  4. climatic and edaphic factors


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Extinction vertex is a combination of genetic and demographic factors.

The extinction abetted by human activities is called

  1. mass extinction

  2. natural extinction

  3. anthropogenic extinction

  4. Both (1) and (3)


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

The extinction abetted by human activities is called anthropogenic extinction.

The study of interaction between living and non-living components of an ecosystem is called

  1. biopoiesis

  2. ecosystem

  3. biocenosis

  4. niche


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Biocenosis describes the interacting organisms living together in a habitat (biotope). 

The conservation of the organisms within their habitat is called

  1. in situ

  2. ex situ

  3. in vivo

  4. both a and c


Correct Option: A

Wildlife Institute of India is located at

  1. Mussoorie

  2. Dehradun

  3. Dalhousie

  4. Nainital


Correct Option: B

_______ is a famous ornithologist of India.

  1. Salim Ali

  2. Salim Malik

  3. Abu Salim

  4. Hornday


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The famous ornithologist of India is Salim Ali. He was among the first Indians to conduct systematic bird surveys across India and his bird books helped develop ornithology.

Sukhna lake is a/an

  1. biosphere reserve

  2. sanctuary

  3. national park

  4. unprotected area


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Sukhna Wildlife Sanctuary, spreading over an area of 2600 hect, is situated 1 km to the North-East of Sukhna Lake. It forms the part of Sukhna Lake catchment area falling in the Shivalik Hills.

WWF stands for

  1. World Wide Faculty

  2. World Wide Fund For Nature

  3. World Wide Federation

  4. World Wide Forest


Correct Option: B

MAB was started in

  1. 1971

  2. 1972

  3. 1975

  4. 1974


Correct Option: A

World Environment Day is observed on

  1. 21th Mar

  2. 29th Dec

  3. 5th Jun

  4. 3rd Oct


Correct Option: C

Recalcitrant seeds are those

  1. which remain healthy even in the absence of moisture

  2. which can grow at any time

  3. which get killed on reduction of moisture

  4. Both (2) and (3)


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

 Recalcitrant seeds are those which get killed on reduction of moisture. Plants that produce recalcitrant seeds include avocado, mango, mangosteen, lychee, cocoa, rubber tree, some horticultural trees.

World Habitat Day is observed on

  1. 5th Oct

  2. 4th Nov

  3. 4th Oct

  4. 5th Jan


Correct Option: C

Bald Eagle has been at high risk of extinction due to

  1. large size

  2. high trophic level

  3. lower reproductive potential

  4. change in migratory route


Correct Option: B

Manipulation zone in a biosphere reserve is called

  1. core zone

  2. buffer zone

  3. transition zone

  4. restoration zone


Correct Option: C

'Bear' is the national personification for

  1. Russia

  2. South Africa

  3. Australia

  4. China


Correct Option: A

Project Tiger was started in

  1. 1971

  2. 1973

  3. 1972

  4. 1980


Correct Option: B

The Hot Spot Zone in India is

  1. North-eastern Himalayas

  2. Western Ghats

  3. Shivaliks

  4. Both 1 and 2


Correct Option: D

India became a member of CBD in

  1. April 1994

  2. May 1994

  3. Sep 1994

  4. Dec 1994


Correct Option: B

Susceptibility to extinction is due to

  1. large size of body

  2. small population

  3. high trophic level

  4. all the above


Correct Option: D
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