Which group, amongst the following, has the maximum percentage of species facing threat of extinction?

1.  Amphibians 2.  Birds
3.  Mammals 4.  Gymnosperms

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Which of the following species of tiger has not gone extinct?

1.  Bali 2.  Javan
3.  Caspian 4.  Siberian
Subtopic:  Loss of Biodiversity |
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The largest carnivorous marsupial that got extinct in 20th century was:
1. Dodo
2. Quagga
3. Thylacine
4. Stellar’s sea cow

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Year-to-year variation shown by areas with more species is ................... with respect to areas with less species.

1.less2.more
3.same4.absent

Subtopic:  Importance of Biodiversity |
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The rivet popper hypothesis was given by:

1.  Humboldt 2.  Ehlrich
3.  Tilman 4.  Tansley

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Which of the following is not a reason that accounts for greater biodiversity of tropics?

1. availability of more solar energy
2. more niche specialization
3. more time for species diversification
4. large seasonal variations in environmental factors
Subtopic:  Biodiversity Patterns |
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Although, India has only 2.4 % of world’s area, its share of global species diversity is about:

1. 3% 2. 5%
3. 8% 4. 11%
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Approximately, what number of species have been identified, named and studied?

1. 1.0 million 2. 1.5 million
3. 1.7 million 4. 2.0 million

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The greatest biodiversity on the earth is found in:

1. African grasslands
2. Amazonian rain forest in South America
3. Western Ghats in India
4. Nile delta in Egypt
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The relation between species richness and area for a wide variety of taxa on alogarithmic scale is a:

1.rectangular hyperbola2.straight line
3.sigmoid curve4.circular circle

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