In Situ Conservation Of Biodiversity
High-Yield Trend
Questions 15 MCQs
Which one of the following is not included under in situ conservation?
1. Sanctuary
2. Botanical garden
3. Biosphere reserve
4. National park
Which one of the following is the correctly matched pair of an endangered animal and a National Park?
| 1. | Lion- Corbett National Park |
| 2. | Rhinoceros- Kaziranga National Park |
| 3. | Wild ass- Dudhwa National Park |
| 4. | Great Indian bustard- Keoladeo National Park |
Which of the following is considered a hot spot of biodiversity in India?
1. Western Ghats
2. Indo-Gangetic plain
3. Eastern Ghats
4. Aravalli hills
Identify the odd combination of the habitat and the particular animal concerned.
| 1. | Dachigam National Park-Snow Leopard |
| 2. | Sunderbans-Bengal Tiger |
| 3. | Periyar-Snow Leopard |
| 4. | Rann of Kutch-Wild Ass |
1. Endemism
2. Accelerated species loss
3. Lesser interspecific competition
4. Species richness
Tiger is not a resident, in which one of the following national parks?
| 1. | Ranthambore | 2. | Sunderbans |
| 3. | Gir | 4. | Jim Corbett |
Which one of the following areas in India is a hot spot of biodiversity?
1. Eastern Ghats
2. Gangetic plain
3. Sunder bans
4. Western Ghats
The species confined to a particular region and not found elsewhere are termed as:
| 1. | Keystone | 2. | Alien |
| 3. | Endemic | 4. | Rare |
The UN Conference of Parties on climate change in the year 2012 was held at?
1. Durban
2. Doha
3. Lima
4. Warsaw
How many hotspots of biodiversity in the world have been identified till date by Norman Myers?
1. 17
2. 25
3. 34
4. 43
Which of the following National Parks is home to the famous musk deer or hangul?
| 1. | Keibul Lamjao National Park, Manipur |
| 2. | Bandhavgarh National Park, Madhya Pradesh |
| 3. | Eaglenest Wildlife Sanctuary. |
| 4. | Dachigam National Park, Jammu and Kashmir |
The region of Biosphere Reserve which is legally protected and where no human activity is allowed is known as
1. Buffer Zone
2. Transition Zone
3. Restoration Zone
4. Core Zone
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
In the following, in each set, a conservation approach and an example of a method of conservation are given.
| (a) | In-situ conservation - Biosphere Reserve |
| (b) | Ex-situ conservation - Sacred groves |
| (c) | In-situ conservation - Seed bank |
| (d) | Ex-situ conservation - Cryopreservation |
Select the option with the correct match of approach and method:
| 1. | (a) and (c) | 2. | (a) and (d) |
| 3. | (b) and (d) | 4. | (a) and (b) |
| 1. | Conserve only extinct species |
| 2. | Protect and conserve the whole ecosystem |
| 3. | Conserve only high risk species |
| 4. | Conserve only endangered species |