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Biodiversity and Conservation

Multiple Choice Questions

81.

Assertion : Tropical rain forests are disappearing fastly from developing countries such as India.

Reason : No value is attached to these forests because these are poor in biodiversity.

If both Assertion and Reason are true and the reason is the correct explanation of the assertion
If both Assertion and Reason are true but the reason is not the correct explanation of the assertion
If Assertion is true statement but Reason is false
If both Assertion and Reason are false statements

82.

Kaziranga wild life sanctuary is famous for

tiger
musk deer
elephant
rhino

83.

The famous 'Chipko Movement' was started by

Bahuguna
Rajeev Gandhi
Indira Gandhi
Salim Ali

84.

India became a party to 'Convention on biglogical diversity' in the year

1994
1993
1992
1988

85.
The term 'alpha diversity' refers to

genetic diversity

community and ecosystem diversity

species diversity

diversity among the plants

community and ecosystem diversity

Alpha diversity ( $α$ -diversity) is the biodiversity within a particular area, community or ecosystem and is usually expressed as the species richness of the area. This can be measured by counting the number of taxa (distinct group of organisms) within the ecosystem (eg, families, genera, species).