Question No:1
Sacred groves are specially useful in:
[A] Preventing soil erosion
[B] Year-round flow of water in rivers
[C] Conserving rare and threatened species
[D] Generating environmental awareness
Question No:2
Which one of the following areas in India is a hotspot of biodiversity?
[A] Eastern Ghats
[B] Gangetic Plain
[C] Sunderbans
[D] Western Ghats
Question No:3
The highest number of species in the world is represented by:
[A] Fungi
[B] Mosses
[C] Algae
[D] Lichens
Question No:4
Which of the following is not used for ex situ plant conservation?
[A] Field gene banks
[B] Seed banks
[C] Shifting cultivation
[D] Botanical Gardens
Question No:5
Which of the following represent maximum number of species among global biodiversity?
[A] Algae
[B] Lichens
[C] Fungi
[D] Mosses and Ferns
Question No:6
An example of ex situ conservation is:
[A] National Park
[B] Seed Bank
[C] Wildlife Sanctuary
[D] Sacred Grove
Question No:7
A species facing extremely high risk of extinction in the immediate future is called:
[A] Vulnerable
[B] Endemic
[C] Critically Endangered
[D] Extinct
Question No:8
The organization which publishes the Red list of species is:
[A] ICFRE
[B] IUCN
[C] UNEP
[D] WWF
Question No:9
Vertical distribution of different species occupying different levels in a biotic community is known as:
[A] Divergence
[B] Stratification
[C] Zonation
[D] Pyramid
Question No:10
In which of the following both pairs have correct combination?
[A] In situ conservation : National park
Ex situ conservation : Botanical Garden
[B] In situ conservation : Cryopreservation
Ex situ conservation : Wildlife Sanctuary
[C] In situ conservation : Seed Bank
Ex situ conservation : National park
[D] In situ conservation : Tissue culture
Ex situ conservation : Sacred groves
Question No:11
Which of the following characteristics is mainly responsible for diversification of insects of land?
[A] Segmentation
[B] Bilateral symmetry
[C] Exoskeleton
[D] Eyes
Question No:12
Most animals are tree dwellers in a
[A] Coniferous forest
[B] Thorn woodland
[C] Temperature deciduous forest
[D] Tropical rain forest
Question No:13
Cryopreservation of gametes of threatened species in viable and fertile condition can be referred to as
[A] In situ conservation of biodiversity
[B] Advanced ex-situ conservation of biodiversity
[C] In situ conservation by sacred groves
[D] In situ cryo-conservation of biodiversity
Question No:14
The species confined to a particular region and not found elsewhere is termed as:
[A] Alien
[B] Endemic
[C] Rare
[D] Keystone
Biodiversity and Conservation Mock Exam-8
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