Biodiversity and Conservation MCQ
1. How many biogeographic does India have?
- 5
- 6
- 8
- 10
2. Lime is generally added to _____ soil
- Salty
- Dry
- Alkaline
- Acidic
3. _______ has the maximum genetic diversity in India
- Potato
- Tea
- Mango
- Teak
4. _________ is one of the most prevalent hotspots of biodiversity in India
- Himalayas
- Western Ghats
- Ganges
- None of the above
5. Galápagos finches are a good example of ____________
- Extinction
- Heterochromia
- Island gigantism
- Adaptive radiation
6. ______ is one of the least porous soils
- Peat Soil
- Loam
- Clayey soil
- None of the above
7. ___________ is a non-renewable resource
- Crude oil
- Uranium
- Hot spring
- Silica
8. __________ is an example of an ex-situ conservation.
- Sacred groves
- Wildlife sanctuary
- Seed bank
- National park
9. __________ is not generally seen in biodiversity hotspots.
- Endemism
- Species richness
- Loss of diversity
- Lesser interspecific competition.
10. ___________ occurs when the death of the last individual in a species occurs.
- Adaptation
- Phylogenic diversity
- Speciation
- Extinction
11. ____________ is defined as an ecological state of a species being unique to a specific geographic location.
- Exotic species
- Endemic species
- Ecosystem
- None of the above
12._________ is the forest cover to be maintained as per the National Forest Policy (1988)
- 67% for hills & 33% for plains
- 37% for hills & 11% for plains
- 17% for hills & 23% for plains
- None of the above
13. ___________ is defined as the number of species represented in a specific region, landscape or an ecological community.
- Coevolution
- Commensalism
- Species richness
- Population density
14. Global warming can significantly be controlled by _____________
- Increasing solid waste
- Reducing water wastage
- Burning human-generated waste
- Reducing fossil fuel consumption
15. _______ is the basic unit of classification and a taxonomic rank
- Species
- Genus
- Class
- Order
16. Which of the following animals is now extinct?
- Tasmanian tiger
- Tasmanian devil
- Pademelon
- Quoll