What is the most effective way to conserve plant diversity of an area?
1. Tissue culture
2. Botanical garden
3. Biosphere reserves
4. Seed banks
Which one is correctly matched
1. Rhinoceros – Kaziranga National Park
2. Great Indian Bustard–Keoladeo National Park
3. Lion–Corbett national Park
4. Wild Ass – Dudhwa National Park
Which one of the following is not a method of in situ conservation of biodiversity?
1. Sacred Grove
2. Biosphere Reserve
3. Wildlife Sanctuary
4. Botanical Garden
The region of Biosphere Reserve which is legally protected and where no human activity is allowed isknown as :
1. Core zone
2. Buffer zone
3. Transition zone
4. Restoration zone
Which one of the following is an example of ex-situ conservation?
1. Seed bank
2. Sacred groves
3. National park
4. Wildlife sanctuary
A species facing extremely high risk of extinction in the immediate future is called:
1. Vulnerable
2. Endemic
3. Critically Endangered
4. Extinct
Select the correct statement about biodiversity:
1. | Large-scale planting of Bt cotton has no adverse effect on biodiversity |
2. | Western Ghats have a very high degree of species richness and endemism |
3. | Conservation of biodiversity is just a fad pursued by developed countries |
4. | The desert areas of Rajasthan and Gujarat have a very high level of desert animal species as well as numerous rare animals |
Which one of the following areas in India, is a hotspot of biodiversity
1. Eastern Ghats
2. Gangetic Plain
3. Sunderbans
4. Western Ghats
Sacred groves are specially useful in :
1. Generating environmental awareness
2. Preventing soil erosion
3. Year-round flow of water in rivers
4. Conserving rare and threatened species