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BIODIVERSITY AND CONSERVATION, V/297, PRACTICE QUESTIONS, I., Multiple Choice Questions, Tick the correct alternatives in the following-, 1. Which of the following is considered a hot-spot, of biodiversity in India ?, (a) Aravali hills, (c) Indo-gangetic Plain (d) Eastern Ghats, 8. Read the two statements A and B, Statement A : Diversity observed in the entire, geographical area is called gamma diversity., Statement B: Biodiversity decreases from high, altitude to low altitude. Identify the correct choice, from these given below :, (a) statement A is correct, B is wrong, (b) statement B is correct, A is wrong, (c) both the statements A and B are correct, (d) both the statements A and B are wrong., (b) Western Ghats, (AIPMT 2006), 2. Which of the following pairs of an animal and a, plant represents endangered organisms in India ?, (a) Banyan and black duck, (b) Bentinckianscobarica and red panda, (c) Tamarind and rhesus monkey, (d) Cinchona and leopard, 3. Which one of the following is not included under, in-situ conservation ?, (КСЕТ 2006), 9. The world biodiversity day is celebrated, annually on, (a) 5th June, (AIPMT 2006), (b) 29th December, (a) National park, (c) Botanical garden, (b) Sanctuary, (c) 22nd April, (d) 16th September, (КСЕТ 2006), 10. Which of the following regions of our country, (d) Biosphere reserve, (AIPMT 2006), 4. Which of the following is correctly matched pair, of an endangered animal and a national park ?, (a) Great Indian bustard : Keoladeo National Park, (b) Lion : Corbett National Park, (c) Rhinoceros : Kaziranga National Park, (d) Wild ass : Dudhwa National Park, are known for their rich biodiversity ?, (a) Western ghats and Eastern himalayas, (b) Western ghats and Deccan plateau, (c) Eastern himalayas and Gangetic plain, (d) Trans himalayas and Deccan peninsula, (КСЕТ 2006), 11. Identify the odd combination of the habitat and, the particular animal concerned., (a) Sunderbans..., (b) Periyar..., (c) Rann of Kutch.. .Wild Ass, (d) Dachigam National Park. .Snow Leopard., (AIPMT 2006), 5. What is the main cause for the extinction of some, species in tropical forest ?, (a) deforestation, Bengal Tiger, „Elephant, (b) afforestation, (d) soil erosion, (c) pollution, (BHU 2006), (AIPMT 2007), 6. In India, we find mangoes with different flavours,, colours, fibre-content, sugar content and even, shelf-life. The large variation is on account of, (a) species diversity, (c) genetic diversity, 12. Which one of the following pairs of organisms, are exotic species introduced in India ?, (a) Lantana camara, Water hyacinth, (b) Water hyacinth, Prosopis cinereria, (c) Nile perch, Ficus religiosa, (d) Ficus religiosa, Lantana camara, (b) induced mutations, (d) hybridization, (AIIMS 2006), 7. Biosphere reserves differ from national parks, and wildlife sanctuaries because in the former, (a) human beings are not allowed to enter, (b) people are an integral part of the system, (c) plants are paid greater attention than the animals, (d) living organisms are brought from all over the, world and preserved for posterity, (AIPMT 2007), 13. Quinine is obtained from, (a) bark of Cinchona (b) root of Cinchona, reoo (c) wood of Cinchona (d) leaves of Cinchona, (BHU PMT 2007), 14. Manas sanctuary is located at, ren (a) Rajasthan, (c) Bihar, (b) Assam, (AIIMS 2006), (d) Gujarat (KCET 2007), 5. (a), 6. (c), 7. (b), 8. (a), 9. (b) 10. (a), ANSWERS, 3. (c), 13. (а), 4. (c), 1. (b), 11. (d), 2. (b), 12. (a), 14. (b)
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17. World summit on sustainable development, Pradeep's A TEXT BOOK OF BIOLOGY (XI, V/298, 15. Extinction of a species in a food chain is, compensated by, (a) food chain, (c) food web, (2002) was held in, (a) Argentina, (c) Brazil, (b) ecological pyramid, (d) none of these, (b) South Africa, (d) Sweden, (AIPMT 2008), (UP CPMT 2007), 16. Which one of the following is not observed in, biodiversity hotspots ?, (a) lesser inter-specific competition, (b) species richness, (d) accelerated species loss, 18. The table below gives the populations (in, thousands) of ten species (A-J) in four areas, (a-d) consisting of the number of habitats given, within brackets against each. Study the table and, answer the questions which follow., (c) endemism, (AIPMT 2008), Area and No., Species and their populations (in thousands) in the areas, of habitats, F, J, C, 1-1, 9-0, 10-3, P (11), 9 (11), r (13), s (12), 2-3, 1-2, 0-52, 6-0, 3-1, 10-2, 0-62, 1-5, 3-0, 8-2, 1-1, 11-2, 11-3, 0-9, 0-48, 2-4, 1-4, 4-2, 0-8, 8-4, 2-2, 4.1, 3-2, 10-2, 11-1, 4-8, 0-4, 3-3, 0-8, 7-3, 11-3, 2-1, Which area out of a-d shows maximum species, diversity ?, (a) s, (c) 4, 19. Habitat loss and fragmentation, over, exploitation, alien species invasion and co-, extinction are causes for, 24. A taxon which is facing an extremely high risk, of extinction in the wild in immediate future is, known as, (b) P, (d) r, foo (a) rare, (c) vulnerable, (b) exotic, (d) endangered, (Kerala PMT 2009), (AIPMT 2008), (e) critically endangered, 25. All the following are included under in sitic, conservation except, (a) National park, (b) Botanical garden, (a) population explosion, (b) migration, (c) biodiversity loss, (d) pollution, (e) ecological succession, 20. The venus and year of the Earth Summit on, conservation of Biodiversity was, (a) South Africa, 2002, (b) Sanctuary, (d) Biosphere reserve, (КСЕТ 2009), 26. Most of the endangered species are the victims, (Kerala PMT 2008), of, (a) over-hunting, (c) competition with introduced species, (d) habitat destruction, 27. Which was the first National Park established, in India ?, (b) acid rain, (b) Rio de Jeneiro, 1992, (c) Johannesberg, 2004 (d) Stockholm, 1974, (e) Ramsar, 1974, 21. India became a party to "Convention on, Biological Diversity' in the year, (a) 1994, (c) 1992, (Kerala PMT 2008), (КСЕТ 2009), (a) Kanha, (c) Kaziranga, 28. List of endangered species was released by, (a) IUCN, (c) WCC, 29. Tiger is not a resident in which one of the, following national parks ?, (a) Jim corbett, (c) Sunderbans, 30. What is common to Lantana. Eichhornia and, African catfish ?, (b) Jim Corbett, (b) 1993, (d) 1998, (d) Gir, (AFMC 2009), (WB JEE 2008), 22. Which national park is the new home of the, Va Indian one-horned rhinoceros ?, (b) ВВС, (d) UN, (AFMC 2009), (a) Dudhwa, (c) Kanha, (b) Corbett, (d) Bandhavgarh, (AMU 2009), 23. The Wildlife Protection Act was introduced in, (b) Ranthambhor, (d) Gir, (AIPMT 2009), (a) 1972, (b) 1981, (d) 1991 (WB JEE 2009), (c) 1986, (a) All are endangered species of India., ANSWERS, 15. (c), 25. (c), 16. (а), 26. (d), 17. (b), 18. (а), 19. (c), 29. (d), 20. (b), 21. (a) 22. (a) 23. (a) 24. (e), 27. (b) 28. (a)
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BIODIVERSITY AND CONSERVATION, V/299, (b) All are key stone species., (c) All are mammals found in India., (d) All the species are neither threatened nor, indigenous species of India., (a) All are in situ conservation methods., (b) All are ex situ conservation methods., (c) All require ultra modern equipment and large, space., (d) All are methods of conservation of extinct, organisms., (NCERT Exemplar), 31. The extinction of passenger pigeon was due to :, (a) Increased number of predatory birds., (b) Over exploitation by humans., (c) Non-availability of the food., (d) Bird flu virus infection. (NCERT Exemplar), 32. Which of the following statements is correct ?, (a) Parthenium is an endemic species of our country., (b) African catfish is not a threat to indigenous cat, fishes., (c) Steller's sea cow is an extinct animal., (d) Lantana is popularly known as carrot grass., (NCERT Exemplar), 40. Which one of the following is an example of ex-, situ conservation ?, (a) National park, (c) Seed bank, (b) Wildlife sanctuary, (d) Sacred grooves., (AIPMT 2010), 41. The natural habitat of Indian Rhinoceros is, found in which Indian state?, o (a) Arunachal Pradesh (b) Assam, (c) Himachal Pradesh (d) Uttar Pradesh, (AIPMT Main 2010), 42. The single horned Rhinoceros is protected at, 1 (a) Anashi Nationa Park, (b) Rajiv Gandhi National Park, (c) Kanha National Park, (d) Kaziranga National Park, 43. The term alpha diversity refers to, (a) genetic diversity, (b) community and ecosystem diversity, (c) species diversity, (d) diversity among plants, 44. India's share in the global species diversity is, about, (NCERT Exemplar), 33. Among the ecosystems mentioned below, where, can one find maximum biodiversity?, (a) Mangroves, (c) Coral reefs, (b) Desert sH, (d) Alpine meadows, (NCERT Exemplar), (K-СЕТ 2010), 34. Which of the following forests is known as the, "lungs of the planet Earth'?, (a) Tiaga forest, o(c) Amazon rain forest, (d) Rain forests of North East India, (b) Tundra forest, (WB JEE 2010), (NCERT Exemplar), bao R, 35. The active chemical drug reserpine is obtained, from:, (a) 2%, (c) 6%, (b) 4%, (d) 8%, (AMU 2010), (b) Rauwolfia, (d) Papaver, (NCERT Exemplar), 45. Recently attempts are being made to introduce, tigers in this famous National Park -, (a) Corbett, (E ) Sariska, (a) Datura, (c) Atropa, (b) Bandavgarh, (d) Kanha (AMU 2010), 36. Which of the following group of plants exhibit, more species diversity?, (a) Angiosperms, (c) Bryophytes, 46. IUCN stands for, (b) Algae, (d) Fungi, (NCERT Exemplar), (a) Indian Union for Conservation of Nature, (b) International Union for Conservation of Nature, and Natural Resources., 37. Which of the below mentioned regions exhibit, less seasonal variations?, (a) Tropics, (c) Alpines, (c) Indian Union for Chemical Nomenclature, (d) International Union for Conservation of, Nutrients, (DUMET 2010), (b) Temperates, (d) Both (a) & (b), (NCERT Exemplar), 47. Wildlife (Protection) Act 1972 was first amended, in, ( (a) 1991, (c) 2001, 48. Hotspots of biodiversity means, (a) area of the earth that contains many endemic species, (b) species severes as proxy for entire communities, i bo in particular area i e, (c) species in particular niche/area al, (d) species diversity at particular area, (b) 1995, (d) 2007 (DUMET 2010), 38. The historic convention on Biological Diversity, held in Rio de Janeiro in 1992 is known as:, (a) CITES Convention (b) The Earth Summit, (d) MAB Programme, (NCERT Exemplar), (c) G-16 Summit, 39. What is common to the techniques (i) in vitro, fertilisation, (ii) Cryopreservation and, (iii) tissue culture?, da (DUMET 2010), 30. (d), 40. (c) 41. (b), 31. (b) 32. (b), 42. (d), 33. (c) 34. (c) 35. (b), 43. (b), 36. (d), 46. (b), 37. (a) 38. (b) 39. (b) ANSWERS, 47. (а), 44. (d) 45. (c), 48. (a)
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Pradeep's A TEXT BOOK OF BIOLOGY, V/300, (c) Odisha, tiger, (d) Assam, elephant, 58. India has only 2-4% of the world's land area but, its share of the global species diversity is, (a) 1-8%, (c) 5-1%, 59. Which one of the following is not used for er, situ plant conservation ?, 49. Which one of the following is correct expanded, form of the acronym ?, (a) IPCC-International Panel for climate change, (b) UNEP-United Nations Environmental Policy, (c) EPA-Environmental Pollution Agency, (d) IUCN-International Union for Conservation of, Nature and Natural Resources (AIPMT 2011), 50. Which one of the following shows maximum, genetic diversity in India ?, (a) groundnut, (c) maize, 51. Biodiversity of a geographical region represents, (a) endangered species found in the region, (b) the diversity in the organisms living in the region, (c) genetic diversity in the dominant species of the, region, (d) species endemic to the region, (AMU 2012), (b) 3-1%, (d) 8-1%, (AMU 2012), (b) Shifting cultivation, (a) Seed banks, (c) Botanical gardens (d) Field gene banks, (b) rice, (d) mango (AIPMT 2011), (NEET 2013), 60. Which one of the following is not a correct, statement ?, (a) Botanical gardens have collection of living, plants for reference., (b) A museum has collection of photographs of, plants and animals., (c) Key is a toxonomic aid for identification of, specimens., (d) Herbarium houses dried, pressed and preserved, plant specimens., 61. An example of ex situ conservation is:, (a) National Park, (AIPMT Mains 2011), 52. Which one of the following areas in India, is a, hotspot of biodiversity, (a) Eastern Ghats, (c) Sunderbans, (b) Gangetic Plain, (d) Western Ghats, (AIPMT Prelim. 2012), (NEET 2013), (b) Seed Bank, 53. The highest number of species in the world is, represented by, (a) Fungi, (c) Algae, (c) Wildlife Sanctuary (d) Sacred Grove, (AIPMT 2014), (b) Mosses, (d) Lichens, (AIPMT Prelim. 2012), 62. A species facing extremely high risk of extinction, in the immediate future is called, (a) Vulnerable, (c) Critically Endangered, (d) Extinct, (b) Endemic, 54. Sacred grooves are specially useful in, (a) generating environmental awareness, (b) preventing soil erosion, (c) year-round flow of water in rivers, d) conserving rare and threatened species, (AIPMT 2014), 63. The organization which publishes the Red List, of species is :, (a) ICFFE, (c) UNEP, 64. Given below is the repre-, sentation of the extent of, (AIPMT Mains 2012), (b) IUCN, 55. Select the correct statement about biodiversity, (a) The desert areas of Rajasthan and Gujarat have, a very high level of desert animal species as, well as numerous rare animals, (d) WWF (AIPMT 2014), (b) Large scale planting of Bt cotton has no adverse, effect on biodiversity., (c) Western ghats have a very high degree of species, richness and endemism, (d) Conservation of biodiversity is just a fad pursued, by the developed countries., global diversity of inver-, tebrates. What groups, the four portions (A-D), represent respectively ?, Options :, A, B, (a) Insects, Crustaceans, Other animal Molluscs, (AIPMT Mains 2012), 56. Total number of identified biodiversity hot spots, groups, Molluscs, (b) Crustaceans Insects, in the world is, Other, (a) 25, animal, (b) 24, (d) 34, 57. Kanha National Park is located in.. .and is, groups, Insects, (c) 40, (AMU 2012), (c) Molluscs, Other animal, Crustaceans, famous for........, groups, Molluses, (d) Insects, (a) Madhya Pradesh, elephant, (b) Madhya Pradesh, tiger, ANSWERS, Crustaceans, Other, animal, groups, 49. (d), 50. (b) 51. (b) 52. (d), 60. (b) 61. (b), (AIPMT 2014), 59. (b), 53. (a), 54. (d), 55. (c), 62. (c), 63. (b), 56. (d) 57, (b) 58. (d), 64. (d)
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V/301, BIODIVERSITY AND CONSERVATION, 65. 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, 72. Red List contains data or information on, (a) all economically important plants, (b) plants whose products are in international trade, (c) threatened species, (a) Western Ghat, (d) marine vertebrates only, (NEET 2016), (b) Meghalaya, (c) Corbett National Park, (d) Keolado National Park, 73. Which of the following National Parks is home, to the famous musk deer or hangul ?, (AIPMT 2014), (a) Keibul Lamjao National Park, Manipur, 66. The species diversity decreases from lower to, higher altitudes on a mountain. This is due to, (a) increase in temperature, (b) decrease in temperature, (b) Bandhavgarh National Park, Madhya Pradesh, (c) Eaglenest Wildlife Sancturary, Arunachal, Pradesh, (d) Dachigam National Park, Jammu & Kashmir, (NEET 2016), 1 (c) greater seasonal variability, 2 (d) Both (b) and (c), 67. The species confined to a particular region and, not found elsewhere is termed as :, (AIIMS 2014), 74. Which one of the following is related to ex situ, conservation of threatened animal and plants ?, (a) Rare, (b) Keystone, (a) Biodiversity hotspots, (c) Alien, (d) Endemic, (b) Amazon rainforest, (AIPMT 2015), (c) Himalayan region, (d) Wildlife safari parks, 68. Select the correct statement about biodiversity., (a) The desert area of Rajasthan and Gujarat have, a very high level of desert animals, (b) Large scale planting of Bt cotton has no adverse, effect on biodiversity, (c) Western Ghats have a very high degree of species, richness and endemism, (NEET 2017), 75. Alexander von Humboldt described for the first, time, (a) laws of limiting factor, (b) species area relationships, (c) population growth equation, (d) ecological biodiversity, 76. The region of biosphere reserve which is legally, protected and where no human activity is, allowed is known as, (NEET 2017), (d) Conservation of biodiversity is just a fad pursued, by the developed countries., . Which of the following is the most important, cause of animals and plants being driven to, extinction ?, (AIIMS 2015), (a) buffer zone, (b) transition zone, (a) Alien species invasion, (b) Habitat loss and fragmentation, (c) restoration zone, (d) core zone, (NEET 2017), (c) Co-extinctions, 77. All of the following are included in 'ex-situ, conservation' except, (NEET 2016), (d) Over-exploitation, 70. How many hot spots of biodiversity in the world, have been identified till date by Norman Myers ?, (a) 17, (a) wildlife safari parks, (b) sacred groves, (b) 25, (c) botanical gardens, (c) 34, (d) 43, (NEET 2016), (d) seed banks., 71. Which of, following is correctly matched ?, (NEET 2018), (a) Aerenchyma-Opuntia, (b) Age pyramid-Biome, 78. Pollen grains can be stored for several years in, liquid nitrogen having a temperature of, (a) - 120°C, (b) – 80°C, (c) Parthenium, hysterophorus- Threat, to, biodiversity, (c) - 196°C, (d) - 160°C, (d) Stratification-Population, (NEET 2016), (NEET 2018), ANSWERS, 69. (b), 78. (c), 68. (c), 70. (c), 65. (d), 74. (d), 66. (d) 67. (d), 75. (b) 76. (d) 77. (b), 71. (c), 72. (c) 73. (d)
