Biodiversity And Conservation
Part 1.
Q.1. The multi-crore project about the Ganga Action Plan came in
A. 1905
B. 1955
C. 1985
D. 1995
Ans. 1985
Q.2. Water pollution can be identified by testing its
A. PH level
B. Biological Oxygen Demand (BOD)
C. Both (a) and (b)
D. None of these.
Ans. PH level and Biological Oxygen Demand
Q.3. The three R’s to save the environment are
A. Reserve, Reduce, Recycle
B. Reuse, Reserve, Reduce
C. Reserve, Reuse, Reduce
D. Reduce, Recycle, Reuse.
Ans. Reduce, Recycle, Reuse
Q.4. The following are stakeholders of forests which one of these causes the maximum damage to forest?
A. People who live in or around the forest
B. The industrials
C. The wildlife and native enthusiasts
D. The forest department of the
government.
Ans. The industrials
Q.5. The process in which different crops are grown in alternate rows and are sown at different times to protect the soil from rain wash, is known as
A. Crop rotation
B. Intercropping
C. Terrace farming
D. Contour cropping
Ans. Intercropping
Q.6. IUCN is also called as
A. Man and Biosphere program
B. World Conservation Union
C. World Conservation Consortium
D. World Wide Conservation Union
Ans. World Conservation Union
Q.7. Balancing the need to use resources and also conserve them for the future is called
A. Sustainable development
B. Resource conservation
C. Resource development
D. human resource development
Ans. Sustainable Development
Q.8. Which among the following is the main reason for survival of some dense forests in India?
A. Conservationists
B. Environmentalists
C. Scientific forestry
D. Villages protected them as sacred grooves
Ans. Villages protected them as sacred grooves
Q.9. The main objective of energy management is to
A. Minimize energy cost
B. Minimum environmental effects
C. Maintain optimum energy procurement and utilization
D. All of these
Ans. All of the above
Q.10. Why should we conserve biodiversity? Because
A. We should preserve the biodiversity we have inherited
B. A loss of diversity may lead to a loss of ecological stability
C. Both A and B
D. None of the above.
Ans. Both A and B
Part 2.
Q.1. How many bio-geographical regions are present in India?
A. 3
B. 4
C. 7
D. 10
Ans. 10
Q.2. Biodiversity of a geographical region depends on
A. Genetic diversity present in the dominant species of the region
B. Species endemic to the region
C. Endangered species found in the region
D. The diversity in the organisms living in the region
Ans. The diversity in the organisms living in the region
Q.3. Which one of the following areas in India, is a hotspot of biodiversity?
A. Sunderbad
B. Eastern Ghats
C. Western Ghats
D. None
Ans. Western Ghats
Q.4. The term Alpha diversity refers to
A. Genetic diversity
B. Community and ecosystem diversity
C. Species diversity
D. Diversity among the plants
Ans. Community and ecosystem diversity
Q.5. The percentage of forest cover recommended by the National Forest policy (1988) is
A. 33% for plains and 67% for hills
B. 37% for plains and 63% for hills
C. 20% for plains and 70% for hills
D. 23% for plains and 77% for hills
Ans. 33% for plains and 67% for hills
Q.6. One of endangered species of Indian medicinalplants is that of
A. Ocimum
B. Nependenthes
C. Garlic
D. Podophyllum
Ans. Podophyllum
Q.7. Which one of the following is not included under in situ conservation ?
A. National Park
B. Botanic Garden
C. Statuary
D. Biosphere reserve
Ans. Botanic Garden
Q.8. Red data book contains data of
A. all plant species
B. all animal species
C. economically important species
D. threatened species
Ans. Threatened species
Q.9. The most important reason for decrease in biodiversity is
A. habitat pollution
B. introduction of exotic species
C. over-exploitation
D. habitat destruction
Ans. Habitat destruction
Q.10. Endemic species are
A. rare species
B. species localised in a specific region
C. cosmopolitan in distribution
D. critically endangered species
Ans. Species localised in specific region
Q.11. Which of the following region has maximum diversity
A. mangrooves
B. temperate rainforest
C. taiga
D. coral reefs
Ans. Coral reefs
Q.1. The multi-crore project about the Ganga Action Plan came in
A. 1905
B. 1955
C. 1985
D. 1995
Ans. 1985
Q.2. Water pollution can be identified by testing its
A. PH level
B. Biological Oxygen Demand (BOD)
C. Both (a) and (b)
D. None of these.
Ans. PH level and Biological Oxygen Demand
Q.3. The three R’s to save the environment are
A. Reserve, Reduce, Recycle
B. Reuse, Reserve, Reduce
C. Reserve, Reuse, Reduce
D. Reduce, Recycle, Reuse.
Ans. Reduce, Recycle, Reuse
Q.4. The following are stakeholders of forests which one of these causes the maximum damage to forest?
A. People who live in or around the forest
B. The industrials
C. The wildlife and native enthusiasts
D. The forest department of the
government.
Ans. The industrials
Q.5. The process in which different crops are grown in alternate rows and are sown at different times to protect the soil from rain wash, is known as
A. Crop rotation
B. Intercropping
C. Terrace farming
D. Contour cropping
Ans. Intercropping
Q.6. IUCN is also called as
A. Man and Biosphere program
B. World Conservation Union
C. World Conservation Consortium
D. World Wide Conservation Union
Ans. World Conservation Union
Q.7. Balancing the need to use resources and also conserve them for the future is called
A. Sustainable development
B. Resource conservation
C. Resource development
D. human resource development
Ans. Sustainable Development
Q.8. Which among the following is the main reason for survival of some dense forests in India?
A. Conservationists
B. Environmentalists
C. Scientific forestry
D. Villages protected them as sacred grooves
Ans. Villages protected them as sacred grooves
Q.9. The main objective of energy management is to
A. Minimize energy cost
B. Minimum environmental effects
C. Maintain optimum energy procurement and utilization
D. All of these
Ans. All of the above
Q.10. Why should we conserve biodiversity? Because
A. We should preserve the biodiversity we have inherited
B. A loss of diversity may lead to a loss of ecological stability
C. Both A and B
D. None of the above.
Ans. Both A and B
Part 2.
Q.1. How many bio-geographical regions are present in India?
A. 3
B. 4
C. 7
D. 10
Ans. 10
Q.2. Biodiversity of a geographical region depends on
A. Genetic diversity present in the dominant species of the region
B. Species endemic to the region
C. Endangered species found in the region
D. The diversity in the organisms living in the region
Ans. The diversity in the organisms living in the region
Q.3. Which one of the following areas in India, is a hotspot of biodiversity?
A. Sunderbad
B. Eastern Ghats
C. Western Ghats
D. None
Ans. Western Ghats
Q.4. The term Alpha diversity refers to
A. Genetic diversity
B. Community and ecosystem diversity
C. Species diversity
D. Diversity among the plants
Ans. Community and ecosystem diversity
Q.5. The percentage of forest cover recommended by the National Forest policy (1988) is
A. 33% for plains and 67% for hills
B. 37% for plains and 63% for hills
C. 20% for plains and 70% for hills
D. 23% for plains and 77% for hills
Ans. 33% for plains and 67% for hills
Q.6. One of endangered species of Indian medicinalplants is that of
A. Ocimum
B. Nependenthes
C. Garlic
D. Podophyllum
Ans. Podophyllum
Q.7. Which one of the following is not included under in situ conservation ?
A. National Park
B. Botanic Garden
C. Statuary
D. Biosphere reserve
Ans. Botanic Garden
Q.8. Red data book contains data of
A. all plant species
B. all animal species
C. economically important species
D. threatened species
Ans. Threatened species
Q.9. The most important reason for decrease in biodiversity is
A. habitat pollution
B. introduction of exotic species
C. over-exploitation
D. habitat destruction
Ans. Habitat destruction
Q.10. Endemic species are
A. rare species
B. species localised in a specific region
C. cosmopolitan in distribution
D. critically endangered species
Ans. Species localised in specific region
Q.11. Which of the following region has maximum diversity
A. mangrooves
B. temperate rainforest
C. taiga
D. coral reefs
Ans. Coral reefs
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