NEET Biology Biodiversity and Its Conservation MCQs Set D

Question: Select the odd one w.r.t. ex-situ conservation.

• a) Sacred grooves
• b) Zoological parks
• c) Wildlife safari parks
• d) Botanical gardens

Answer: Sacred grooves

Question: Mark the odd one out (w.r.t. National Parks)

• a) Grazing is allowed
• b) Meant for protection of both flora and fauna
• c) Cultivation of land is not permitted
• d) Forest products are not harvested

Answer:  Grazing is allowed

Question:

• a) a(iv), b(i), c(ii), d(iii)
• b) a(i), b(ii), c(iii), d(iv)
• c) a(iii), b(i), c(iv), d(ii)
• d) a(iv), b(ii), c(i), d(iii)

Answer: a(iv), b(i), c(ii), d(iii)

Question: Which of the following statement for biosphere reserve is incorrect?

• a) Transition zone is legally protected undisturbed ecosystem
• b) They are also notified as National Parks
• c) They are meant for preserving genetic diversity in representative ecosystems
• d) Importance in conservation, development, scientific research and monitoring

Answer: Transition zone is legally protected undisturbed ecosystem

Question: Which one of the following is not a Bird Sanctuary?

• a) Singhori sanctuary
• b) Ranganathittu sanctuary
• c) Govind Sagar sanctuary
• d) None of these

Answer: Singhori sanctuary

Question: Conservation of plant diversity is mostly a / an

• a) Genetic necessity
• b) Environmental necessity
• c) Economic necessity
• d) Aesthetic necessity

Answer: Genetic necessity

Question: In-situ conservation of one horned Rhino is being done in

• a) Kaziranga National Park
• b) Gir National Park
• c) Kanha National Park
• d) Hazaribag Sanctuary

Answer:  Kaziranga National Park

Question:

• a) a(iii), b(i), c(iv), d(ii)
• b) a(i), b(iii), c(iv), d(ii)
• c) a(iv), b(i), c(iii), d(ii)
• d) a(ii), b(i), c(iv), d(iii)

Answer: a(iii), b(i), c(iv), d(ii)

Question: Which one of the following is not related to 5 F’s of Chipko movement?

• a) Flood
• b) Fertilizer
• c) Fodder
• d) Fibres

Answer: Flood

Question: In India, forests constitute about

• a) 19.4% of the land area
• b) 33% of the land area
• c) 38.7% of the land area
• d) 67% of the land area

Answer: 19.4% of the land area

Question: The species confined to a particular region and not found elsewhere is termed as

• a) Endemic
• b) Alien
• c) Keystone
• d) Rare

Answer: Endemic

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

• a) Advanced ex-situ conservation of biodiversity
• b) In situ cryo-conservation of biodiversity
• c) In situ conservation of biodiversity
• d) In situ conservation by sacred groves

Answer: Advanced ex-situ conservation of biodiversity

Question: In which of the following both pairs have correct combination?

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Question: A species facing extremely high risk of extinction in the immediate future is called

• a) Critically Endangered
• b) Extinct
• c) Endemic
• d) Vulnerable

Answer: Critically Endangered

Question: The organization which publishes the Red list of species is

• a) IUCN
• b) UNEP
• c) WWF
• d) ICFRE

Answer: IUCN

Question: An example of ex situ conservation is

• a) Seed Bank
• b) Wildlife Sanctuary
• c) Sacred Grove
• d) National Park

Answer: Seed Bank

Question:  Which of the following are likely to be present in deep sea water ?

• a) Archaebacteria
• b) Saprophytic fungi
• c) Blue-green-algae
• d) Eubacteria

Answer: Archaebacteria

Question: Which of the following represent maximum number of species among global biodiversity?

• a) Fungi
• b) Lichens
• c) Mosses and Ferns
• d) Algae

Answer: Fungi

Question: Which one of the following is not used for ex situ plant conservation?

• a) Shifting cultivation
• b) Botanical Gardens
• c) Field gene banks
• d) Seed banks

Answer: Shifting cultivation

Question: Which one of the following areas in India, is a hotspot of biodiversity ?

• a) Western Ghats
• b) Eastern Ghats
• c) Gangetic Plain
• d) Sunderbans

Answer:  Western Ghats

Question:

• a) Western Ghats have a very high degree of species richness and endemism
• b) Conservation of biodiversity in just a fad pursued by the developed countries
• c) Large scale planting of BT cotton has no adverse effect on biodiversity
• d) The desert areas of Rajasthan and Gujrat have a very high level of desert animal species as well as numerous rare animals

Answer: Western Ghats have a very high degree of species richness and endemism

Question: Sacred groves are specially useful in

• a) Conserving rare and threatened species
• b) Preventing soil erosion
• c) Generating environmental awareness
• d) Year-round flow of water in rivers

Answer: Conserving rare and threatened species

Question: Which one of the following expanded forms of the following acronyms is correct ?

• a) IUCN = International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources
• b) IPCC = International Panel for Climate Change
• c) UNEP = United Nations Environmental Policy
• d) EPA = Environmental Pollution Agency

Answer: IUCN = International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources

Question: Which one of the following shows maximum genetic diversity in India ?

• a) Rice
• b) Maize
• c) Groundnut
• d) Mango

Answer: Rice

Question: Biodiversity of a geographical region represents

• a) The diversity in the organisms living in the region
• b) Endangered species found in the region
• c) Species endemic to the region
• d) Genetic diversity present in the dominant species of the region

Answer: The diversity in the organisms living in the region

Question: Which one of the following have the highest number of species in nature ?

• a) Insects
• b) Birds
• c) Fungi
• d) Angiosperms

Answer: Insects

Question: Which one of the following is an example of ex-situ conservation?

• a) Seed bank
• b) Sacred groves
• c) Wildlife sanctuary
• d) National park

Answer: Seed bank

Question: A renewable exhaustible natural resource is

• a) Forest
• b) Coal
• c) Petroleum
• d) Minerals

Answer: Forest

Question: The Indian Rhinoceros is a natural inhabitant of which one of the Indian states?

• a) Assam
• b) Himachal Pradesh
• c) Uttar Pradesh
• d) Uttarakhand

Answer: Assam

Question: Which one of the following has maximum genetic diversity in India?

• a) Mango
• b) Wheat
• c)  Tea
• d) Teak

Answer:  Mango

Question: Tiger is not a resident in which one of the following national park ?

• a) Gir
• b) Sunderbans
• c) Jim Corbett
• d) Ranthambhor

Answer: Gir

Question: Which one of the following is not observed in biodiversity hotspots?

• a) Lesser inter-specific competition
• b) Endemism
• c) Species richness
• d) Accelerated species loss

Answer: Lesser inter-specific competition

Question:

• a) d
• b) c
• c) a

Answer: d

Question: Identify the odd combination of the habitat and the particular animal concerned

• a) Dachigam National Park – Snow Leopard
• b) Periyar – Elephant
• c) Rann of Kutch – Wild Ass
• d) Sunderbans – Bengal Tiger

Answer: Dachigam National Park – Snow Leopard

Question: Which one of the following is being utilized as a source of biodiesel in the Indian countryside ?

• a) Pongamia
• b) Beetroot
• c) Euphorbia
• d) Sugarcane

Answer: Pongamia

Question: Which one of the following pairs of organisms are exotic species introduced in India?

• a) Lantana camara, Water hyacinth
• b) Nile perch, Ficus religiosa
• c) Ficus religiosa, Lantana camara
• d) Water hyacinth, Prosopis cineraria

Answer:  Lantana camara, Water hyacinth

Question: One of endangered species of Indian medicinal plants is that of

• a)  Podophyllum
• b) Nepenthes
• c) Ocimum
• d) Garlic

Answer: Podophyllum

Question: Which one of the following is not included under in situ conservation ?

• a) Botanical garden
• b) Biosphere reserve
• c) National park
• d) Sanctuary

Answer: Botanical garden

Question: Which one of the following is the correctly matched pair of an endangered animal and a National Park ?

• a) Rhinoceros — Kaziranga National Park
• b) Great Indian bustard — Keoladeo National Park
• c) Lion — Corbett National Park
• d) Wild ass — Dudhwa National Park

Answer:   Rhinoceros — Kaziranga National Park

Question: Which of the following pairs of an animal and a plant represents endangered organisms in India ?

• a) Bentinckia nicobarica and red panda
• b) Cinchona and leopard
• c) Tamarind and rhesus monkey
• d) Banyan and black buck

Answer: Bentinckia nicobarica and red panda

Question: Which of the following is considered a hot-spot of biodiversity in India ?

• a) Western ghats
• b) Aravalli hills
• c) Indo-Gangetic plain
• d) Eastern ghats

Answer: Western ghats

Question: According to IUCN red list what is the status of red Panda (Ailurus fulgens) ?

• a) Endangered species
• b) Critically endangered species
• c) Vulnerable species
• d) Extinct species

Answer: Endangered species

Question:  One of the most important functions of botanical gardens is that

• a) They allow ex situ conservation of germplasm
• b) They allow ex situ conservation of germplasm
• c) One can observe tropical plants there
• d) They provide the natural habitat for wild life

Answer: They allow ex situ conservation of germplasm

Question: Biodiversity act of India was passed by the Parliament in the year

• a) 2002
• b) 2000
• c) 1992
• d) 1996

Answer: 2002

Question: Total number of all species of organisms in a given region is known as the region's

• a) Diversity
• b) Fauna
• c) Flora
• d) Biota

Answer: Diversity

Question: How many bio-geographical regions are present in India?

• a) 10
• b) 7
• c) 4
• d) 3

Answer: 10

Question:  Diversification in plant life appeared

• a) Due to long periods of evolutionary changes
• b) Suddenly on earth
• c) Due to abrupt mutations
• d) By seed dispersal

Answer: Due to long periods of evolutionary changes

Question: Which organization publishes the Red Data Book?

• a) IUCN
• b) UNEP
• c) WWF
• d) GEF

Answer: IUCN

Question: If we uncover half of the forest, covering of the earth, what crisis will be produced at most and at first?

• a) Population and ecological imbalance will rise up
• b) Rest half forests will maintain this imbalance
• c) Some species will be extincted
• d) Energy crisis will occur

Answer:  Population and ecological imbalance will rise up

Question: Land mass occupied by forest is about

• a) 30%
• b) 60%
• c) 11%
• d) 22%

Answer: 30%

Question: Which one of the following have the highest number of species in nature?

• a) Insects
• b) Birds
• c) Fungi
• d) Angiosperms

Answer: Insects

Question: What is the major cause of diminishing wildlife number?

• a) Habitat destruction
• b) Paucity of drinking water
• c) Felling of trees
• d) Cannibalism

Answer: Habitat destruction

Question: Which of the following communities is more vulnerable to invasion by outside animals and plants?

• a) Tropical evergreen forests
• b) Oceanic island communities
• c) Temperate forests
• d) Mangroves

Answer: Tropical evergreen forests

Question: Which part of the world has a high density of organisms?

• a) Tropical rain forests
• b) Grasslands
• c) Savannahs
• d) Deciduous forests

Answer: Tropical rain forests

Question: Which group of vertebrates comprises the high number of endangered species ?

• a) Mammals
• b) Fishes
• c) Reptiles
• d) Birds

Answer: Mammals

Question: The largest tiger reserve in India is

• a) Nagarjunsagar-Srisailam
• b) Nagarhole
• c) Valmiki
• d) Periyar

Answer:  Nagarjunsagar-Srisailam

Question: World Summit on Sustainable Development (2002) was held in

• a) South Africa
• b) Brazil
• c) Sweden
• d) Argentina

Answer: South Africa

Question: Identify the correct match between tiger reserve and its state

• a) Manas – Assam
• b) Bandipur – Tamil Nadu
• c) Corbett – Madhya Pradesh
• d) Palamau – Orissa

Answer: Manas – Assam

Question:  Which of the following is the matching pair of a sanctuary and its main protected wild animal?

• a) Gir - Lion
• b) All of these
• c) Kaziranga - Musk deer
• d) Sunderban - Rhino

Answer: Gir - Lion

Question: Identify the correctly matched pair

• a) Kaziranga - Elephant
• b) Rann of Kutch - Tiger
• c) Corbett park - Aves
• d) Gir forest - Rhino

Answer: Kaziranga - Elephant

Question: The breeding place of Flamingo (Hansawar) in India is most likely

• a) Chilka lake
• b) Sambhar lake
• c) Ghana Vihar
• d) Runn of Kutch

Answer: Chilka lake

Question: MAB stands for

• a) Man And Biosphere Programme
• b) Mammals And Biology Programme
• c) Mammals And Biosphere

Answer: Man And Biosphere Programme

Question: In your opinion, which is the most effective way to conserve the plant diversity of an area?

• a) By creating biosphere reserve
• b) By developing seed bank
• c) By tissue culture method
• d) By creating botanical garden

Answer: By creating biosphere reserve

Question:  Which of the following is considered a hot-spot of biodiversity in India?

• a) Western ghats
• b) Indo-gangetic plain
• c) Eastern ghats
• d) Aravalli hills

Answer: Western ghats

Question: Viable material of endangered species can be preserved by

• a) Gene bank
• b) Gene library
• c) Herbarium
• d) Gene pool

Answer: Gene bank

Question: The most important human activity, leading to the extinction of wildlife, is

• a) Alteration and destruction of the natural habitats
• b) Hunting for valuable wildlife products
• c) Pollution of air and water
• d) Introduction of alien species

Answer:  Alteration and destruction of the natural habitats