When a threatened plant needs urgent measures to save it from extinction, the desirable approach is
1. in-situ conservation
2. ex-situ conservation
3. cryopreservation
4. biopreservation

The search for previously unknown compounds in organisms that have never been used in traditional medicine is known as:

1. Biopiracy

2. Bioprospecting

3. Molecular pharming

4 Bioremediation

Which one of the following is related to Ex-situ conservation of threatened animals and plants?

1. Wildlife Safari parks

2. Biodiversity hotspots

3. Amazon rainforest

4. Himalayan region

Cryopreservation of gametes of threatened species in viable and fertile condition can be referred to as

1. in situ conservation of biodiversity

2. advanced ex situ conservation of biodiversity

3. in situ conservation by sacred groves

4. in situ cryo-conservation of biodiversity

World Summit on Sustainable Development (2002) was held in

1. Brazil

2. Argentina

3. Sweden

4. South Africa

Which of the following is best method of germplasm conservation ?

(1) Herbarium

(2) Botanical garden

(3) Seed bank

(4) Zoological park

Ex situ strategies include:
A. Botanical garden
B. Zoos
C. Seed / Pollen banks   
D. Gene bank and tissue culture

1. A, B                

2. A, B, C            

3. B, C, D            

4. A, B, C, D

The Earth Summit held in Rio de Janeiro in 1992 was called:

The World summit on sustainable development held in ________ in _________. (Fill the gaps respectively by selecting the correct option).

1. 2002, Johannesburg, South Africa

2. 2002, Johannesburg, South America

3. 1992, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

4. 2002, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 

The historic convention on biological diversity (The earth summit) held in    A     in    B   .

1. A-Rio de Janeiro, B-1992

2. A-Johannesburg, B-2002

3. A-Rio de Janeiro, B-2002

4. A-Johannesburg, B-1992