Q. No.The Maya ICBG controversy drew attention to the problems of:
1. Deliberate introduction of invasive species
2. use of microbes as weapons
3. unethical biopiracy
4. overexploitation of threatened species by poachers
1. Deliberate introduction of invasive species
2. use of microbes as weapons
3. unethical biopiracy
4. overexploitation of threatened species by poachers
The argument that biodiversity provides many direct economic benefits to humans and therefore must be preserved is:
| 1. | Narrowly utilitarian view | 2. | Broadly utilitarian view |
| 3. | Ethical argument | 4. | Holistic approach |
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Identify the incorrectly matched pair:
|
Tiger reserve in India |
State |
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1. |
Bandipur |
Karnataka |
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2. |
Periyar |
Tamil Nadu |
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3. |
Kaziranga |
Assam |
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4. |
Rajaji |
Uttarakhand |
The biodiversity hotspots in India include all the following except:
| 1. | Western Ghats and Sri Lanka | 2. | Indo-Burma |
| 3. | Himalayas | 4. | Deccan plateau |
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What percent of earth’s area is covered by hotspots of biodiversity?
| 1. | less than 2 | 2. | about 7 |
| 3. | about 11 | 4. | more than 16 |
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According to your NCERT text, the number of biosphere reserves, national parks and wildlife sanctuary in India are respectively:
| 1. | 14, 90 and 448 | 2. | 11, 98 and 440 |
| 3. | 15, 101 and 403 | 4. | 13, 92 and 427 |
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Which of the following is an in-situ strategy to conserve biodiversity?
| 1. | Seed bank | 2. | National park |
| 3. | Cryopreservation | 4. | Botanical garden |
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If the threat of extinction is high, the preferred strategy for the conservation of this threatened species would be:
| 1. | In-situ conservation | 2. | Ex-situ conservation |
| 3. | Either of the two | 4. | Neither of the two |
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Agricultural biodiversity is conserved:
1. in ex-situ locations commonly in the form of gene banks
2. in ex-situ locations commonly in botanical gardens
3. in in-situ locations such as biosphere reserves
4. in in-situ locations in agricultural institute fields
The agricultural practice of producing or growing a single crop, plant or livestock species, variety, or breed in a field or farming system at a time is called as:
1. Monoculture
2. Polyculture
3. Oligoculture
4. Agriculture
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