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MCQ for Class 11 Geography Biodiversity and Conservation
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Biodiversity and Conservation MCQ Questions Class 11 Geography with Answers
Question : In a more diverse ecosystem
(a) It is easy to survive.
(b) Survival is very difficult.
(c) Resources are scarce.
(d) Species are less.
Answer : A
Question : Maintenance which biome requires grazing and periodic fire. It is
(a) scrub forest
(b) grassland
(c) tropical/temperate deciduous forest
(d) taiga
(a) scrub forest
(b) grassland
(c) tropical/temperate deciduous forest
(d) taiga
Answer : B
Question : In which one of the following countries, the ‘Earth Summit’ was held?
(a) the UK
(b) Mexico
(c) Brazil
(d) China
(a) the UK
(b) Mexico
(c) Brazil
(d) China
Answer : C
Question : Greatest genetic diversity is found in areas where
(a) Plants grow wild
(b) Crops are cultivated
(c) Species originated
(d) Production is the highest
(a) Plants grow wild
(b) Crops are cultivated
(c) Species originated
(d) Production is the highest
Answer : C
Question : Mild grazing in grassland
(a) stimulates growth of grasses
(b) arrests growth of grasses
(c) retards its growth
(d) destroys vegetation
(a) stimulates growth of grasses
(b) arrests growth of grasses
(c) retards its growth
(d) destroys vegetation
Answer : A
Question : The Government of India passed the Wild life Protection Act in the year
(a) 1970
(b) 1971
(c) 1972
(d) 1973
Answer : C
Question : Threatened species are those which :
(a) threaten others
(b) Lion and tiger
(c) are abundant in number
(d) are suffering from the danger of extinction
(a) threaten others
(b) Lion and tiger
(c) are abundant in number
(d) are suffering from the danger of extinction
Answer : D
Question : Valuable plant materials likely to become irretrievably lost in the wild or cultivation are kept preserved in viable conditions in
(a) Gene library
(b) Gene pools
(c) Gene banks
(d) Bio-reserves
(a) Gene library
(b) Gene pools
(c) Gene banks
(d) Bio-reserves
Answer : C
Question : Areas rich in species diversity are called ________ of diversity.
(a) Species
(b) Hotspots
(c) Recreation
(d) None of the above
Answer : B
Question : Recently extinct bird is
(a) Carolina parakeet
(b) peacock
(c) Kirtland’s warbler
(d) reed bunting
(a) Carolina parakeet
(b) peacock
(c) Kirtland’s warbler
(d) reed bunting
Answer : A
Question : __________ is not generally seen in biodiversity hotspots.
(a)Endemism
(b)Species richness
(c)Loss of diversity
(d)Lesser interspecific competition.
(a)Endemism
(b)Species richness
(c)Loss of diversity
(d)Lesser interspecific competition.
Answer : D
Question : Global warming can significantly be controlled by _____________
(a) Increasing solid waste
(b) Reducing water wastage
(c) Burning human-generated waste
(d) Reducing fossil fuel consumption
(a) Increasing solid waste
(b) Reducing water wastage
(c) Burning human-generated waste
(d) Reducing fossil fuel consumption
Answer : D
Question : Genetic erosion is
(a) Deforestation
(b) Shifting cultivation
(c) Adopting genetically uniform varieties
(d) All of the above
(a) Deforestation
(b) Shifting cultivation
(c) Adopting genetically uniform varieties
(d) All of the above
Answer : D
Question : Which one is a multicellular decomposer?
(a) monera
(b) fungi
(c) algae
(d) none of these
(a) monera
(b) fungi
(c) algae
(d) none of these
Answer : B
Question : Where the biome is popularly known as Arctic Desert?
(a) tundra
(b) tarai
(c) both of these
(d) none of these
(a) tundra
(b) tarai
(c) both of these
(d) none of these
Answer : A
Question : Where are Hotspots of biodiversity in India?
(a) Western ghats, Eastern ghats, Indo Burma
(b) Indo Burma, Eastern ghats and Sri Lanka Himalayas
(c) Western ghats & Sri Lanka, Indo Burma and Himalaya
(d) Eastern ghats & Sri Lanka, Indo Burma
(a) Western ghats, Eastern ghats, Indo Burma
(b) Indo Burma, Eastern ghats and Sri Lanka Himalayas
(c) Western ghats & Sri Lanka, Indo Burma and Himalaya
(d) Eastern ghats & Sri Lanka, Indo Burma
Answer : C
Question : Which of the following is classified as B-diversity?
(a) Habitat diversity
(b) Ecosystem diversity
(c) Resource diversity
(d) Species diversity
(a) Habitat diversity
(b) Ecosystem diversity
(c) Resource diversity
(d) Species diversity
Answer : B
Question : Which of These Is An Exhaustible Natural Resource?
(a) Wildlife
(b) Minerals
(c) Soil fertility
(d) Aquatic animals
(a) Wildlife
(b) Minerals
(c) Soil fertility
(d) Aquatic animals
Answer : B
Question : Where the Earth Summit was held in 1972?
(a) India
(b) Rio-di-janerio, Brazil
(c) China
(d) Canada
(a) India
(b) Rio-di-janerio, Brazil
(c) China
(d) Canada
Answer : B
Question : What percentage of national forest policy envisages for cover for the hills?
(a) 33%
(b) 45%
(c) 67%
(d) 51%
Answer : C
(a) 33%
(b) 45%
(c) 67%
(d) 51%
Answer : C
Question : A sacred lake is
(a) Dal lake
(b) Khecheopalri lake of Sikkim
(c) Suraj Khand lake
(d) Chilka lake
(a) Dal lake
(b) Khecheopalri lake of Sikkim
(c) Suraj Khand lake
(d) Chilka lake
Answer : B
Question : The genome of an extinct species can be preserved in
(a) Gene Bank
(b) National park
(c) Herbarium
(d) None of the above
(a) Gene Bank
(b) National park
(c) Herbarium
(d) None of the above
Answer : D
Question : During which period the mammals extinction occurred on the earth?
(a) pleistocene
(b) ancient
(c) greek
(d) none of these
(a) pleistocene
(b) ancient
(c) greek
(d) none of these
Answer : A
Question : Dwarf variety of wheat was developed by
(a) M.S. Swaminathan
(b) Vavilov
(c) Borlaug
(d) Both A and C
(a) M.S. Swaminathan
(b) Vavilov
(c) Borlaug
(d) Both A and C
Answer : C
Question : 34 hot spots of the world occupy an area of about
(a) 12%
(b) 8%
(c) 10%
(d) 15.7
(a) 12%
(b) 8%
(c) 10%
(d) 15.7
Answer : D
Question : Wetland of world occupies land about
(a) 6%
(b) 10%
(c) 12%
(d) 14%
(a) 6%
(b) 10%
(c) 12%
(d) 14%
Answer : A
Question : Forest area in India is about
(a) 9%
(b) 19%
(c) 29%
(d) 50%
(a) 9%
(b) 19%
(c) 29%
(d) 50%
Answer : B
Question : How many National Parks are present in India?
(a) 86
(b) 66
(c) 60
(d) 56
(a) 86
(b) 66
(c) 60
(d) 56
Answer : B
Question : Where Can One Find The Greatest Biodiversity on Earth?
(a) Nile delta, Egypt
(b) African grasslands
(c) Amazonian rain forest, South America
(d) Western Ghat, India
(a) Nile delta, Egypt
(b) African grasslands
(c) Amazonian rain forest, South America
(d) Western Ghat, India
Answer : C
Question : The key criteria for determining a hot spot are
(a) biological augmentation
(b) disruption of interaction networks
(c) number of endemic species and degree of threat
(d) habitat destruction
Answer : C
Question : Germplasm is present in
(a) Somatic cells
(b) Growing points
(c) Reproductive cells
(d) Both (a) and (c)
(a) Somatic cells
(b) Growing points
(c) Reproductive cells
(d) Both (a) and (c)
Answer : C
Question : Biodiversity is richer in:
(a) Tropical Regions
(b) Polar Regions
(c) Temperate Regions
(d) Oceans.
(a) Tropical Regions
(b) Polar Regions
(c) Temperate Regions
(d) Oceans.
Answer : A
Question : Gir sanctuary is mainly for
(a) rhino
(b) tiger
(c) lion
(d) elephant
(a) rhino
(b) tiger
(c) lion
(d) elephant
Answer : C
Question : Deforestation generally decreases
(a) rainfall
(b) drought
(c) global warming
(d) soil erosion
Answer : A
Question : Important function of wetland is
(a) recycling of groundwater
(b) controlling floods
(c) purify run-off water
(d) All of these
Answer : D
Question : Which of the following country is not a mega diversity centre?
(a) India and China
(b) Malaysia and Indonesia
(c) Brazil and Columbia
(d) USA and Canada.
Answer : A
Question : The convention on biological diversity consists of
(a) 45 articles
(b) 42 articles
(c) 52 articles
(d) 75 articles
Answer : B
Question : The term hot spots for high diversity ecological region was coined by
(a) IUCN
(b) Myer
(c) Odum
(d) Kormandy
Answer : B
Question : Which example below is not a threat to biodiversity?
(a) Habitat destruction
(b) Bioremediation
(c) Introduced species
(d) Over-exploitation
Answer : B
Question : What is the average age of any species on the earth?
(a) One to four million years
(b) One to two .million years
(c) Five to ten million years
(d) Six to seven million years.
(a) One to four million years
(b) One to two .million years
(c) Five to ten million years
(d) Six to seven million years.
Answer : B
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