MCQ | BIODIVERSITY AND CONSERVATION OF SOILS

1. The ‘‘environment as a self sustaining system’’ is mainly preserved by

             (a)   Man                                         (b)   Animals

             (c)   Trees                                      (d)   Wild life

2. The worst dangerous threat to wild life is by [Pb. PMT 2000]

             (a)   Habitat destruction            (b)   Hunting

             (c)   Overgrazing                          (d)   Exotic species

3. Ecological diversity includes [MP PMT 2005]

             (a)   Species diversity                 (b)   Genetic diversity

             (c)   Ecosystem diversity           (d)   All of the above

4. Which of the following represents the biodiversity of an area

[AMU 2005]

(a)   Gene                                       (b)   Species

(c)   Ecosystem                             (d)   All of above

5. Adherence to two-children norm shall help in [AMU 1998]

(a)   Improving food web          (b)   Checking pollution

(c)   Stabilising ecosystem        (d)   Fertility of soil

6. A major cause of mortality of many birds visitors of aquatic habitat is

             (a)   Nutrient enrichment         (b)   Lead poisoning

             (c)   Salt enrichment                   (d)   All the above

7. A species spread over a large tract with varied environmental conditions will have

(a)   Higher genetic diversity   (b)   Uniform gene pool

(c)   Little genetic diversity      (d)   Either (b) or (c)

8. Which animal is symbol of ’World Wide Fund for Nature’

             (a)   Red panda                             (b)   Polar bear

             (c)   Lion                                        (d)   None

9. ’Project Tiger‘ in India was started in [MP PMT 1994]

             (a)   1970                                       (b)   1972

             (c)   1981                                       (d)   1985

10. At present, the lions (Panthera leo) are found only in

 [MP PMT 2000]

             (a)   Africa                                      (b)   India

             (c)   Both India and Africa         (d)   Zoos

11. Which of the following bird has gained importance as wild life in recent years

             (a)   Phesant                                  (b)   Egret

             (c)   Indian Bustard                    (d)   Pelican

12. The biological name of domestic cat is [MP PMT 1993]

             (a)   Panthera  domestica           (b)  Felis domestica

             (c)   Felis leo                                  (d)  Panthera indica

13. Hippopotamus is found in

             (a)   Amazon river                       (b)   Nile river

             (c)   Ganges river                         (d)   Darling river

14. Source of ‘Ivory’ is

             (a)   Tusks of elephant               (b)   Bones of whale

             (c)   Antlers of deer                     (d)   Bones of elephant

15. The percentage of living species in danger is

             (a)   10                                            (b)   20

             (c)   30                                            (d)   40

16. Corbett national park is in [KCET 2001]

             (a)   Uttar Pradesh and is famous for tiger

             (b)   Rajasthan and is home for black buck

             (c)   Punjab and is home for antelopes

             (d)   Himachal Pradesh and is famous for birds

17. Lions in India are now found in [CPMT 1973; MP PMT 2001]

             (a)   The forest of western ghats

             (b)   Gir forest

             (c)   The forests of Madhya Pradesh

             (d)   Jim Corbett national park

18. The number of national parks in India is

             (a)   56                                            (b)   69

             (c)   76                                            (d)   86

19. In which state is the Kanha National Park [MP PMT 1997]

             (a)   Rajasthan                              (b)   Uttar Pradesh

             (c)   Madhya Pradesh                 (d)   Assam

20. The animals which are in danger or extinction of which is also possible are known as [BHU 2003]

             (a)   Threatened                           (b)   Vulnerable

             (c)   Endangered                          (d)   Rare

21. The species which may become the endangered category are known as

             (a)   Vulnerable                            (b)   Threatened

             (c)   Rare                                        (d)   Living fossils

3. (a) Ecological diversity is made up of community of plants and animals which consist of different species.
4. (b) Because species is the basic unit of ecosystem.

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