MCQs on Biodiversity and Conservation

MCQs on Biodiversity and Conservation

1. How many biogeographic does India have?
1. 5
2. 6
3. 8
4. 10

2. Lime is generally added to _____ soil.
1. Salty
2. Dry
3. Alkaline
4. Acidic

3. _______ has the maximum genetic diversity in India
1. Potato
2. Tea
3. Mango
4. Teak

4. _________ is one of the most prevalent hotspots of biodiversity in India.
1. Himalayas
2. Western Ghats
3. Ganges
4. None of the above

5. Galápagos finches are a good example of ____________.
1. Extinction
2. Heterochromia
3. Island gigantism
4. Adaptive radiation

6. ______ is one of the least porous soils.
1. Peat Soil
2. Loam
3. Clayey soil
4. None of the above

7. ___________ is a non-renewable resource.
1. Crude oil
2. Uranium
3. Hot spring
4. Silica

8. __________ is an example of an ex-situ conservation.
1. Sacred groves
2. Wildlife sanctuary
3. Seed bank
4. National park

9. __________ is not generally seen in biodiversity hotspots.
1. Endemism
2. Species richness
3. Loss of diversity
4. Lesser interspecific competition.

10. ___________ occurs when the death of the last individual in a species occurs.
1. Adaptation
2. Phylogenic diversity
3. Speciation
4. Extinction

11. ____________ is defined as an ecological state of a species being unique to a specific geographic location.
1. Exotic species
2. Endemic species
3. Ecosystem
4. None of the above

12._________ is the forest cover to be maintained as per the National Forest Policy (1988)
1. 67% for hills & 33% for plains
2. 37% for hills & 11% for plains
3. 17% for hills & 23% for plains
4. None of the above

13. ___________ is defined as the number of species represented in a specific region, landscape or ecological community.
1. Coevolution
2. Commensalism
3. Species richness
4. Population density

14. Global warming can significantly be controlled by _____________
1. Increasing solid waste
2. Reducing water wastage
3. Burning human-generated waste
4. Reducing fossil fuel consumption

15. _______ is the basic unit of classification and a taxonomic rank.
1. Species
2. Genus
3. Class
4. Order

16. Which of the following animals is now extinct?
1. Tasmanian tiger
2. Tasmanian devil
3. Pademelon
4. Quoll