Which endangered animals is the source of world’s finest, lightest, warmest and most expensive wool - the shahtoosh .... .... [ C.B.S.E. 2003]
17%
a) Nilgai
21%
b) Cheetah
41%
c) Kashmiri Goat
21%
d) Chiru
Q.2.
The fruit of which plant is capable of producing biodiesel .... ..... [Chd C.E.T 2012]
21%
a) Ficus
21%
b) Zizyphus
29%
c) Pongamia
28%
d) Jatropha
Q.3.
India now has ..... ..... [H.P.P.M.T. 2011]
19%
a) 10 Biosphere reserves, 50 National Park and 400 wildlife sanctuaries
23%
b) 14 Biosphere reserves, 50 National Park and 400 wildlife sanctuaries
18%
c) 10 Biosphere reserves, 90 National Park and 448 wildlife sanctuaries
40%
d) 14 Biosphere reserves, 90 National Park and 448 wildlife sanctuaries
Q.4.
Exotic species introduced in India are .... .... [C.B.S.E. 2007]
28%
a) Lantana camara, Western Hyacinth
29%
b) Water Hyacinth, Prosopis camara
21%
c) Nile Perch, Ficus Religiosa
21%
d) Ficus religiosa, Lantana camara
Q.5.
Which is most effective way to conserve plants diversity of an area ... .... [C.B.S.E. 2004]
24%
a) Tissue culture
18%
b) Botanical garden
42%
c) Biosphere reserves
16%
d) Seed banks
Q.6.
Reserpine is obtained from .... .... [M.P.P.M.T. 2011]
17%
a) Ricinus
18%
b) Cinchona
48%
c) Root of Rauwolfia serpentina
17%
d) Stem of Rauwolfia serpentina
Q.7.
Western Ghats have come under the category of hotspot because of .... .... [C.O.M.E.D.-K’s 2007]
25%
a) High endemism
16%
b) High elevation
37%
c) Tropical climate
23%
d) Evergreen forest
Q.8.
ASSERTION: There are 34 biodiversity hot spots in the world REASON: High level of species richness is criterion for selection of a biodiversity hot spots .... ..... [A.I.I.M.S. 2012]
39%
a) Both Assertion and Reason are true and Reason is the correct explanation of Assertion
30%
b) The Assertion and Reason are true but Reason is not correct explanation of Assertion
21%
c) Assertion is true but, Reason is false
10%
d) Assertion is false but, Reason is true
Q.9.
Endangered plant species are conserved through .... .... [A.F.M.C. 2007]
28%
a) Herbarium
13%
b) Aune library
43%
c) Gene bank
16%
d) Reducing pollution
Q.10.
Which is not a wildlife conservation project .... ..... [K.C.E.T. 2012]
31%
a) Project Indian Bustard
12%
b) Project Tiger
17%
c) Project Hangul
40%
d) Project Dodo
Q.11.
In which zone is limited human activity permitted ..... ..... [A.F.M.C. 2002]
32%
a) Core zone
36%
b) Buffer zone
12%
c) Manipulation zone
19%
d) Restoration zone
Q.12.
Which of the following has high extinction prospects? .... .... [Pb.P.M.T.1998]
52%
a) Himalayan Bear and Musk Deer
17%
b) Lion and Leopard
16%
c) Tiger and Bustard
15%
d) Crocodile and Elephant
Q.13.
In a National Park protection is provided to .... ..... [B.HU.2000]
36%
a) Entire ecosystem
53%
b) Flora and Fauna
9%
c) Fauna only
3%
d) Flora only
Q.14.
Select correct statements about biodiversity .... .... [C.B.S.E 2012]
21%
a) Desert areas of Rajasthan and Gujarat have a very high level of desert animal species as well as rare animals
56%
b) Western Ghats have a very high degree of species richness and endemics
15%
c) Conservation of biodiversity is a fad pursued by developed countries
8%
d) Large scale planting of Bt cotton has no adverse effect on biodiversity
Q.15.
Which of the following will help most conservation of wildlife? .... .... [Pb P.M.T. 1998]
4%
a) Mankind stringent laws
8%
b) Making numerous zoos
24%
c) Making numerous sanctuaries
64%
d) ALL
Q.16.
First National Park of India is ..... .... [A.F.M.C. 2009]
18%
a) Kanha N.P
25%
b) Periyar N.P
44%
c) Corbett N.P
13%
d) Bandipur N.P
Q.17.
Germplasm conservation at liquid nitrogen temperature is .... .... [Odisha 2006]
20%
a) Stratification
15%
b) Scarification
49%
c) Cryopreservation
15%
d) None
Q.18.
Indian share in global species diversity is about .... ..... [A.M.U. 2010]
36%
a) 8%
29%
b) 6%
26%
c) 4%
10%
d) 2%
Q.19.
Largest living lemur idri idri occurs in .... .... [C.B.S.E 2000]
32%
a) India
21%
b) Mauritius
21%
c) Fiji
25%
d) Madagascar
Q.20.
The only floating National Park in the world is .... ..... [C.E.T. Chd 2011]
25%
a) Keibul Lamjao National Park
22%
b) Keoladeo Ghana National Park
44%
c) Chilka Lake Sanctuary
8%
d) Na1 Sarovar Sanctuary
Q.21.
Which animal has become extinct from India ? .... .... [Odisha 2010]
39%
a) Snow leopard
19%
b) Hippopotamus
11%
c) Wolf
32%
d) Cheetah
Q.22.
Pick up zone of our country considered as hot spot of biodiversity and regarded as "Cradle of speciation" .... .... [KC.E.T. 2008]
8%
a) North East
19%
b) Deccan Plateau
19%
c) Himalayan base
53%
d) Western Ghats
Q.23.
Kanha National Park is famous for .... .... [M.P.P.M.T.1995]
31%
a) Rhinoceros
24%
b) Tiger
28%
c) Birds
18%
d) Crocodiles
Q.24.
Quinine is obtained from .... .... [R.P.M.T. 2011]
20%
a) Cinchona root
52%
b) Bark of Cinchona stem
20%
c) Cinchona stem
8%
d) None
Q.25.
Core zone, buffer zone and manipulation zone .... .... [M.P.P.M.T. 2009]
6%
a) Tiger reserve
65%
b) Biosphere reserve
17%
c) National Park
12%
d) Sanctuary
Q.26.
Cetacean stranding, commonly known as beaching, is a phenomenon in which whales and dolphins strand themselves on land, usually on a beach. Beached whales often die due to dehydration, collapsing under their own weight, or drowning when high tide covers the blowhole ..... ..... [A.I.I.M.S.1993]
22%
a) Increase in body temperature
37%
b) Incapability to breathe
33%
c) Crushing of under body weight
8%
d) Cracking skin
Q.27.
One of the ex situ conservation methods for endangered species is .... .... [C.B.S.E. 2010]
13%
a) Wildlife sanctuaries
25%
b) Biosphere reserves
48%
c) Cryopreservation bank
15%
d) National Park
Q.28.
Tiger is not a resident in which of the following National Park .... .... [C.B.S.E. 2009]
22%
a) Rathambore
38%
b) Sunderbans
32%
c) Gir
8%
d) Gim Corbett
Q.29.
Which one is a hot spot of biodiversity .... .... [C.B.S.E. 2006]
9%
a) Aravalli Hills
60%
b) Western Ghats
20%
c) Indo Gangetic plain
11%
d) Eastern Ghats
Q.30.
World biodiversity day is ..... .... [K.C.E.T. 2006]
35%
a) 22nd May
28%
b) 16th September
22%
c) 5th June
15%
d) 29th December
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