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AR-32 (BT-AR-32)

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Human activity that is responsible for loss of biodiversity is

  1. Urbanisation

  2. Afforestation

  3. Establishment of biosphere reserve respiration

  4. Respiration


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Urban development has led to a large scale destruction of forests and loss of biodiversity.

Species native to a particular habitat is known as

  1. Endemic species

  2. Endangered species

  3. Threatened species

  4. Extinct species


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Endangered species are those which are o he verge of becoming extinct. Threatened species are those which are likely to disappear from this world and extinct species are those which have disappeared from this world.

An example of extinct species is

  1. The Royal Bengal Tiger

  2. The Giant Panda

  3. The African elephant

  4. The Dinosaur


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

fact

The endangered species are listed out in

  1. Blue data book

  2. Red data book

  3. Yellow data book

  4. Green data book


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Red data book- Red Data Book of the Russian Federation (RDBRF), also known as Red Book is a state document established for documenting rare and endangeredspecies of animals, plants and fungi, as well as some local subspecies.

The Kaziranga wildlife sanctuary preserves

  1. Elephant

  2. Rhinoceros

  3. Asiatic Lions

  4. Royal Bengal Tiger


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Elephant- Bandipur sanctuaryAsiatic lions- Gir sanctuaryRoyal Bengal tiger- Corbett national park

Which of these is not caused by deforestation?

  1. Global warming

  2. Desertification

  3. Reduction in ground water

  4. Storms


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Storms are a natural calamity.

World Wild Fund for Nature works in the field of

  1. Wildlife conservation

  2. Forest conservation

  3. water conservation

  4. Soil conservation


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

fact

Which of the following are examples of threatened species

  1. Python

  2. African Elephant

  3. Dinosaur

  4. Dodo


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Dodo and Dinosaur are extinct and African Elephants are endangered.

The Indian Government launched “Project Tiger” in

  1. 1970

  2. 1973

  3. 1974

  4. 1975


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

fact

The variety of forms of life found in a region is

  1. Biodiversity

  2. Flora

  3. Fauna

  4. Endemic


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Biodiversity is the degree of variation of life. It is a measure of the variety of organisms present in different ecosystems.

Which of the following is the natural cause of deforestation

  1. Cattle grazing

  2. Forest fires

  3. deforestation

  4. urbanization


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Except forest fires all the above are manmade causes of deforestation.

Migratory birds are

  1. Siberian crane

  2. Pigeon

  3. Parrot

  4. Peacock


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Parrot, pigeon and peacock are not migratory birds.

The diverse animal species found in their natural surroundings is called

  1. Flora

  2. Fauna

  3. Endemic species

  4. Endangered species


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Fauna are the animals and flora refers to the plants.

Decrease in population size over few years and decrease in the size of its habitat indicates that an organism is

  1. Threatened

  2. Vulnerable

  3. Extinct

  4. Endemic


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Vulnerable species on the other hand are those species that already exists in low number and are likely to move into endangered category in the near future.

An area made up of living components like plants, animals and micro organisms along with non-living component such as climate, soil etc. is known as

  1. Ecosystem

  2. Population

  3. Community

  4. Organism


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

fact

Which is not a consequence of deforestation

  1. Desertification

  2. Global warming

  3. Poaching

  4. Floods


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Poaching is the illegal hunting, killing or capturing of animals.

What is a botanical garden?

  1. protected areas established to conserve rare and threatened plants

  2. protected areas of forests protected from human exploitation

  3. large protected area to conserve the biodiversity

  4. a large protected area to conserve wildlife


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Botanical garden is protected areas established to conserve rare and threatened plants

Which Organism is protected in Corbett National Park

  1. One horned rhinoceros

  2. Tiger

  3. wild ass

  4. Chinkara


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

one horned rhinoceros-Kaziranga National ParkWild Ass- Rann of Kutch Chinkara- Desert National Park

Which of the following is a National Park?

  1. Kaziranga

  2. Nilgiri

  3. Dachigam Sanctuary

  4. Runn of Kutch


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Nilgiri is a biosphere reserve. Dachigam and Runn of Kutch are sanctuaries.

Which one of these is not included under Red List?

  1. Extinct

  2. Endemic

  3. Endangered

  4. Vulnerable


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Endemic species means the species native to a particular habitat.

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