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Biodiversity and Conservation

1. ‘Silent valley’ has a rare collection of 6. Which of the following is not done in a
species of plants and animals. It is a tropical wildlife sanctuary?
rain forest situated in:
(A) Fauna is conserved
(A) Tamil Nadu (B) Kerala
(B) Flora is conserved
(C) Rajasthan (D) Bihar
(C) Soil and flora are utilized
2. The presence of diversity at the junction of
(D) Hunting is prohibited
territories of two different habitats is known
as: 7. Deforestation is the major causal agent of:
(A) Bottleneck effect (A) genetic erosion
(B) Edge effect (B) environmental pollution
(C) Junction effect (C) desertification of the habitat
(D) Pasteur effect (D) depletion of natural resources
3. Which one of the following is a pair of 8. Percentage of land covered by forests in
endangered species? India is:
(A) Garden lizard (A) 9–18% (B) 18–27%
(B) Rhesus monkey and sal tree (C) 27–36% (D) more than 50%

(C) Indian peacock and carrot grass 9. In National Park, protection is given to:

(D) Hornbill and Indian Aconite (A) flora only (B) fauna only
(C) flora and fauna (D) entire ecosystem
4. What is the most serious consequence of
indiscriminate felling of trees or 10. If the Bengal Tiger becomes extinct:
deforestation or overgrazing? (A) hyenas and wolves will become scarce
(A) Depletion of atmospheric oxygen (B) the wild areas will be safe for man and
(B) Increasing in atmospheric CO2 domestic animals

(C) Soil erosion (C) its gene pool will be lost for ever
(D) the populations of beautiful animals
(D) Starvation of herbivores
like deer will get stabilized
5. Chipko movement is concerned with:
11. Which one of the following is the matching
(A) Plant conservation pair of a sanctuary and its main protected
wild animal?
(B) Project tiger
(A) North-eastern region–Sambhar
(C) Plant breeding
(B) Sunderban–Rhino
(D) Animal breeding
(C) Gir–Lion
(D) Kaziranga–Musk deer
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12. Identify the correct match between tiger 18. A plant species threatened with extinction
reserve and its state. can be preserved in:
(A) Corbett–Madhya Pradesh (A) Gene bank
(B) Palanau–Orissa (B) Botanical Garden
(C) Manas–Assam (C) National Park
(D) Bandipur–Tamil Nadu (D) Herbarium
13. The shifting cultivation method called jhum 19. Which pair (animal with symbol of country)
belongs to the category of: is matching?
(A) industrial forestry (A) Tiger–India
(B) agro-forestry (B) Kangaroo–Russia
(C) commercial forestry (C) Kiwi–China
(D) social forestry (D) White bear–Australia
(E) conservation forestry 20. Red Data book includes list of:
14. Best method for the conservation of plant (A) useful animals
genetic resources is to:
(B) useful plants
(A) cryopreserve them as seeds
(C) endangered species
(B) maintain them where they are in wild
(D) both (A) and (B)
places like forests
21. Which of the following plant species is
(C) preserve their genes in gene library
identified as endangered?
(D) preserve them as seeds under
(A) Abies delavayi
completely dry conditions
(B) Solanum xanthocarpum
15. In-situ conservation of genetic diversity is
done in the form of: (C) Echinops echinata
(A) National Park (D) Lantana indica
(B) Biosphere reserve 22. Which of the following pairs of geographical
areas show maximum biodiversity in our
(C) Wildlife sanctuaries
country?
(D) All of these
(A) Sunderbans and Rann of Kutch
16. One of the ex-situ conservation methods for
(B) Eastern Ghats and West Bengal
endangered species is:
(C) Eastern Himalaya and Western Ghats
(A) Wildlife sanctuaries
(D) Kerala and Punjab
(B) Biosphere reserves
23. Kanha National Park is situated in:
(C) Cryopreservation
(A) Junagarh (Gujarat)
(D) National Parks
(B) Balaghat (M.P.)
17. An extinct species can be genetically
preserved in: (C) Jaisalmer (Raj.)
(A) National Park (B) Gene bank (D) None of the above
(C) Herbarium (D) None of these
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24. Nanda Devi biosphere reserve is found in: 33. How many Wildlife Sanctuaries are there in
India?
(A) M.P. (B) H.P.
(A) 492 (B) 310
(C) Rajasthan (D) Uttarakhand
(C) 211 (D) 13
25. In which state Periyar Sanctuary is present?
34. How many biosphere reserves are there in
(A) U.P. (B) M.P.
India?
(C) Orissa (D) Kerala
(A) 18 (B) 24
26. Kaziranga biosphere reserve is found in
(C) 28 (D) 13
which state?
35. ‘Abir’–a dye normally used in Holi festival
(A) Assam (B) Haryana
is obtained from which part of Caesalpinia
(C) Tamil Nadu (D) West Bengal sappan?
27. Approximate percentage of endemic (A) Bark (B) Seeds
flowering plants in India is: (C) Flower (D) Heartwood
(A) 23 (B) 33 36. Which one is critically endangered animal
(C) 53 (D) 63 species?
28. The known and described number of species (A) Antelope cervicapra
of all organisms on the earth is: (B) Sus salvanius
(A) 3.7 million (B) 5.2 million (C) Ailurns fulgens
(C) 1.7 million (D) 1.1 million (D) Calotes versicolor
29. According to Red List how many plant (E) Hyla
species are critically endangered in India? 37. Which of the following is hot spot region in
(A) 113 (B) 44 India?
(C) 87 (D) 10 (A) Desert of Rajasthan
30. Which of the following is critically (B) Western Himalayas
endangered species? (C) Western Ghats
(A) Pinus excelsa (D) Central India
(B) Ocimum sanctum 38. What is a keystone species?
(C) Dracaena terniflora (A) A dominant species that constitutes a
(D) Berberis nilghiriensis large proportion of the biomass and
31. Which of the following is threatened animal which affects many other species
species? (B) A species which makes up only a small
(A) Antilope cervicapra (black buck) proportion of the total biomass of a
community, yet has a huge impact on
(B) Rana tigrina the community’s organization and
(C) Macropus giganteus survival
(D) None of the above (C) A common species that has plenty of
biomass, yet has a fairly low impact on
32. How many National Parks are there in India? the community’s organization
(A) 581 (B) 89 (D) A rare species that has minimal impact
(C) 10 (D) 44 on the biomass and on other species in
the community
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39. Bandipur (Karnataka) National Park runs a 45. Which endangered animal is the source of
project for: the world’s finest, lightest, warmest and
most expensive wool–the shahtoosh?
(A) Peacock (B) Deer
(A) Kashmiri goat (B) Chiru
(C) Tiger (D) Elephant
(C) Nilgai (D) Cheetal
40. Which is true for Jojoba?
46. The Earth Summit held at Rio de Janeiro in
(A) Its botanical name is Simmondsia
1992:
chinensis
(A) compilation of Red List
(B) Its botanical name is Parthenium
argentatum (B) establishment of biosphere reserves
(C) Its seeds contain sugar (C) convention on biodiversity
(D) It is source of para rubber (D) IUCN
41. According to IUCN Red List, what is the 47. The species very near to extinction it
status of Red Panda? conservational measures are not prompt are
called as:
(A) Critically endangered species
(A) threatened species
(B) Vulnerable species
(B) rare species
(C) Extinct species
(C) endangered
(D) Endangered species
(D) vulnerable
42. One of the most important functions of
botanical gardens is that: 48. Aquaculture does not include:
(A) they provide a beautiful area for (A) Prawn (B) Pisces
recreation
(C) Silk worm (D) Shell fishery
(B) one can observe tropical plants there
49. July 11, is observed as:
(C) they allow ex-situ conservation of
(A) World Population Day
germplasm
(B) No Tobacco Day
(D) they provide the natural habitat for
wildlife (C) World Environment Day
43. Biodiversity Act of India was passed in the (D) World Health Day
Parliament in the year: 50. The concept of ‘Biosphere Reserves’ was
(A) 1992 (B) 1996 evolved by:
(C) 2000 (D) 2002 (A) Govt. of India
44. First National Park is: (B) UNESCO
(A) Kanha National Park (C) Botanical Survey of Inda
(B) Kaziranga National Park (D) Zoological Survey of India
(C) Corbett National Park
(D) Gir National Park
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ANSWERS KEY

1. (B) 14. (B) 27. (B) 40. (A)

2. (B) 15. (D) 28. (C) 41. (D)
3. (D) 16. (C) 29. (B) 42. (C)
4. (C) 17. (D) 30. (D) 43. (D)
5. (A) 18. (B) 31. (A) 44. (C)
6. (C) 19. (A) 32. (B) 45. (B)
7. (C) 20. (C) 33. (A) 46. (C)
8. (B) 21. (A) 34. (D) 47. (A)
9. (D) 22. (C) 35. (D) 48. (C)
10. (C) 23. (B) 36. (B) 49. (A)
11. (C) 24. (D) 37. (C) 50. (A)
12. (C) 25. (D) 38. (B)
13. (B) 26. (A) 39. (D)

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