Multiple Choice QuestionsWhich one of the following areas in India, is a hot spot of biodiversity?
Eastern Ghats
Gangetic plain
Sunderbans
Sunderbans
Just as a person moving from Delhi to Shimla to escape the heat for the duration of hot summer, thousand of migratory birds from Siberia and other extremely cold Northern regions move to
Western Ghat
Meghalaya
Corbett National Park
Corbett National Park
Sacred groves are specially useful in
Generating environmental awareness
Preventing soil erosion
Year-round flow of water in rivers
Year-round flow of water in rivers
Select the correct statements about biodiversity
The desert areas of Rajasthan and Gujarat have a very high level of desert animal species as well as numerous rare animals
Large scale planting of Bt cotton has no adverse effect on biodiversity
Western Ghats have a very high degree of species richness and endemism
Western Ghats have a very high degree of species richness and endemism
In which of the following both pairs have correct combination
In situ conservation/National park
Ex situ conservation/Botanical garden
In situ conservation/Cryopreservation
Ex situ conservation/Wildlife Sanctuary
In situ conservation/Seed Bank
Ex situ conservation/National Park
In situ conservation/Seed Bank
Ex situ conservation/National Park
A.
In situ conservation/National park
Ex situ conservation/Botanical garden
Correct combination is
In situ conservation - National park
Ex situ conservation - Botanical garden
The process of protecting an endangered plants and animals species into its natural habitat is known as in situ conservation. It involves the creation of protected areas such as national parks, nature parks, biosphere reserves, wetlands protection zones, SPZ(Special Protection Zones) SCZ(Special Conservation Zones) etc.
Ex situ conservation is the technique of conservation of all levels of biological diversity outside their natural habitat through different techniques like zoo, captive breeding aquarium, botanical garden and gene bank.
Most animals are tree dwellers in a
coniferous forest
thorn woodland
temperature deciduous forest
temperature deciduous forest
Cryopreservation of gametes of threatened species in viable and fertile condition can be referred to as
In situ conservation of biodiversity
advanced exsitu conservation of biodiversity
in situ conservation by sacred groves
in situ conservation by sacred groves
Which one of the following have the highest number of species in nature?
Insects
Birds
Angiosperms
Angiosperms
Large woody vines are more epithelial cells in humans are known to occur in
mangroves
tropical rainforests
alpine forests
alpine forests
Which one of the following shows maximum genetic diversity in India?
Rice
Maize
Mango
Mango
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