Chapter: Biodiversity and its Conservation

Which of the following regions of the globe exhibits highest species diversity?

Decline in the population of Indian native fishes due to introduction of Clarias gariepinus in river Yamuna can be categoriesd as

Which of the following is the most important cause for animals and plants being driven to extinction?

Which is the National Aquatic Animal of India?

Plants such as Prosopis, Acacia and Capparis represent examples of tropical

Alexander von Humbolt described for the first time

Which of the following is the most important cause of animals and plants being driven to extinction?

Red List contains data or information on

Which of the following is correctly matched?

Given below is the representation of the extent of global diversity of invertebrates. What groups the four portions (A-D) represent respectively?

A species facing extremely high risk of extinction in the immediate future is called

The organisation which publishes the Red List of species is

Which of the following represent maximum number of species among global biodiversity?

Maximum nutritional diversity is found in the group

The highest number of species in the world is represented by

Which one of the following shows maximum genetic diversity in India?

documented varieties grown in India. 17 Which one of the following have the highest number of species in nature?

Which one of the following expanded forms of the following acronyms is correct?

ICBN stands for

Which one of the following pairs of organisms are exotic species introduced in India?

Which of the following pairs of an animal and a plant represents endangered organisms in India?

What is a keystone species?

According to IUCN Red List, what is the status of red panda (Athurus fulgens)?

Biodiversity act of India was passed by the Parliament in the year

Which endangered animal is the source of the world’s finest, lightest, warmest and most expensive wool —the shahtoosh?

Which group of vertebrates comprises the highest number of endangered species?

The endangered largest living lemur Idri idri is inhabitant of

Which of the following is mainly responsible for extinction of wildlife?

Which of the following is the main factor of desertification?

If the forest cover is reduced to half, what is most likely to happen on a long basis?

Wildlife is destroyed most when

Which animal has become extinct from India?

Species diversity increases as one proceeds from

American water plant that has become a troublesome water weed in India is

In the following in each set a conservation approach and an example of method of conservation are given
(1) In situ conservation–Biosphere reserve
(2) Ex situ conservation–Sacred groves
(3) In situ conservation–Seed bank
(4) Ex situ conservation– Cryopreservation
Select the option with correct match of approach and method.

Which one of the following is not a method of in situ conservation of biodiversity?

The Earth Summit held in Rio de Janeiro in 1992 was called

All of the following are included in ex-situ conservation except

Which one of the following is related to Ex situ conservation of threatened animals and plants?

The region of biosphere reserve, which is legally protected and where no human activity is allowed is known as

Joint Forest Management Concept was introduced in India during

Which of the following national parks is home to the famous musk deer or hangul?

How many hotspots of biodiversity in the world have been identified till date by Norman Myers?

The species confined to a particular region and not found elsewhere is termed as

Just as a person moving from Delhi to Shimla to escape the heat for the duration of hot summer, thousands of migratory birds from Siberia and other extremely cold Northern regions move to

An example of ex situ conservation is

Which one of the following is not used for ex situ plant conservation?

Which one of the following areas in India, is a hot spot of biodiversity?

Select the correct statement about biodiversity.

A collection of plants and seeds having diverse alleles of all the genes of a crop is called

Tiger is not a resident, in which one of the following national parks?

Which one of the following is not observed in biodiversity hot spots?

World Summit on Sustainable Development (2002) was held in

One of endangered species of Indian medicinal plants is that of

Identify the odd combination of the habitat and the particular animal concerned.

Which one of the following is not included under in situ conservation?

Which of the following is considered a hotspot of biodiversity in India?

One of the most important function of botanical garden is that

In your opinion which is the most effective way to conserve the plant diversity of an area?

Species restricted to a given area are called

MAB stands for

A number of natural reserves have been created to conserve specific wildlife species. Identify the correct combination from the following

Which of the following is the correct matching pair of a sanctuary and its main protected wild animal?

National Park associated with rhinoceros is

Ranthambore National Park is situated in