Tag: threatened species
Questions Related to threatened species
Select the incorrectly matched pair.
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UNESCO = United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organisation.
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CITES = Convention in International Trade in Elite Species.
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IUCN = International Union of Conservation for Nature and Natural Resources.
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WWF = World Wilde Fund for Nature.
CITES (the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora, also known as the Washington Convention) is a multilateral treaty to protect endangered plants and animals.
Select the correct term for the following definitions (i, ii, iii, iv).
(i) The taxon is liable to become extinct if not allowed to realise its full biotic potential by providing protection from exotic species/human exploitation/ habitat deterioration/ depletion of food.
(ii) The taxon has been completely eliminated or died out from earth, e.g., Dodo.
(iii) The taxon is facing a high risk of extinction in the wild in the near future due to decrease in its habitat, excessive predation or poaching.
(iv) They are species with naturally small populations, either localised or thinly scattered, which are always at risk from pests/pathogens/predators/exotic species.
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(i) - Threatened; (ii) - Extinct; (iii) - Endangered; (iv) - Rare
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(i) - Endangered; (ii) - Extinct; (iii) - Threatened; (iv) - Rare
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(i) - Extinct; (ii) - Rare; (iii) - Threatened; (iv) - Endangered
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(i) - Threatened; (ii) - Extinct; (iii) - Rare; (iv) - Endangered
(i) A threatened species is a plant, animal, or other living organism that is becoming rare and that may become in danger of extinction if current trends continue. The international Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) divides threatened species into three categories: vulnerable species, endangered species and critically endangered species. The US National Wildlife federation on the other hand, distinguishes between threatened and endangered species.
Sacred groves are found in Khasi and Jaintia hills of (i), Aravalli hills of (ii), Western Ghat religions of (iii).
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(i) - Meghalaya; (ii) - Rajasthan; (iii) - Karanataka and Maharashtra
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(i) - Meghalaya and Maharashtra; (ii) - Rajasthan; (iii) - Madhya Pradesh
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(i) - Madhya Pradesh; (ii) - Rajasthan; (iii) - Meghalaya
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(i) - Rajasthan; (ii) - Meghalaya; (iii) - Karanataka and Maharashtra
(i) In Meghalaya sacred groves represent a long tradition of environmental conservation based on indigenous knowledge by the tribal communities. They are among the few least disturbed forest patches which are serving as the natural treasure house of biodiversity and a refuge for a large number of endemic, endangered and rare taxa. The general term for sacred groves in the Khasi Hills is 'Khlaw Kyntang' or 'Law Kyntang' or 'Law Lyngdoh' while in the Jaintia Hills it is called 'Khloo Blai'. The sacred groves in the Khasi Hills and Jaintia Hills District are fundamentally based on the traditional religious belief of the tribals i.e., Khasis and Pnars, which is called Seng Khasi and Niam Tre respectively.
Which of these organisms are protected by people of 'Bishnoi' community of Rajasthan?
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Prosopis cineraria
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Black buck
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Bhojpatra
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Both (a) and (b)
- The Bishnois are a community in India living mostly in the states of Rajasthan, Haryana, Punjab and Uttar Pradesh.
- They are renowned for adapting to the harsh conditions of the Thar Desert. This is the example for showing that the biodiversity of Rajasthan’s arid desert can be preserved not by isolating people, but through their active participation.
- Jambheshwar announced a set of 29 tenets. These were contained in a document called Shabadwani, written in the Nagari script, which consists of 120 shabads.
- Of his 29 tenets, ten are directed towards personal hygiene and maintaining good basic health, seven for healthy social behavior, and four tenets to the worship of God.
.......... kind of species are found only in a particular area.
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Endemic
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Pandemic
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Exotic
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All of the above
Species found only in a particular area are known as endemic. Endemic species are often endangered.
Migration is an
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Annual event
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Biannual event
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Quarterly event
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All of the above
The correct answer is 'annual event'
Which of the following migration of population does not change the size of the population?
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External migration
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Internal migration
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International migration
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National migration
What do you mean by wildlife conservation?
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Plant a rain garden
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Plant windbreaks
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Protection of wild plants and animal
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Plant buffer strips along stream banks
MAB stands for
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Man and biosphere programme
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Man, antibiotics and bacteria
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Man and biotic community
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Mayer, Anderson and Bishby
UNESCO MAB i.e., man and biosphere is an intergovernmental scientific program which was launched in order to improve the relation between people and their environment. It provides opportunities for education to improve human livelihood, it promotes the innovative approaches to economic development that are environmentally sustainable. It also includes the preservation of plants and animals under biosphere reserves with the help of human efforts. Thus, the correct answer is option A.
Siberian crane is a regular visitor of bird sanctuary of
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Ranganathittu (Karnataka)
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Bharatpur (Rajasthan)
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Vedanthangal (Tamil Nadu)
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Lalbagh (Karnataka)
Ghana bird sanctuary national park is located in Bharatpur district in Rajasthan. Every year during winters when the temperature in Siberia becomes very low, migratory birds like Siberian crane from Siberia, reach this national park for breeding.