Which of the following loss of rivet will be more crucial for the flight safety?
(1) Loss of rivets on the wings
(2) Loss of rivets on the seats
(3) Loss of rivets on Windows inside the plane
(4) Both A and C
Which of the following is not correct according to analogy given by Paul Ehrlich?
(1) Loss of the key species that drive the major ecosystem functions is a more serious threat to flight safety than loss of other less important species
(2) Proper functioning of ecosystem is initially may not be affected by species loss
(3) Over a period of time, if the species loss is continuous, the ecosystem gets affected after a time
(4) Even the loss of not much significant species lead to crtical damage to ecosystem.
The colonisation of tropical Pacific Islands by humans is said to have led to the extinction of more than
(1) 5000 species of native birds
(2) 2000 species of native birds
(3) 1500 species of mammals
(4) 3500 species of mammals
Which of the following data is not according to IUCN Red List (2004)?
(1) Vertebrates-338
(2) Invertebrates-359
(3) Plants-87
(4) Bacteria-104
The extinctions of 784 species recorded in IUCN Red List (2004) happened over
(1) Last 240 years
(2) Last 500 years
(3) Last 300 years
(4) Last 400 years
Which of the following is wrongly matched recent extinction?
(1) Dodo-Mauritius
(2) Quagga-Africa
(3) Thylacine-Australia
(4) Steller's Sea Cow- Stanford
Which of the following is not recently extincted subspecies of tiger?
(1) Bali
(2) Javan
(3) Caspian
(4) Sumata
The last twenty years or so have witnessed the disappearance of at least
(1) 27 species
(2) 40 species
(3) 12 species
(4) 7 species
Which of the following is not correct regarding extinction of species?
(1) Some groups like fishes appear to be more vulnerable to extinction
(2) More than 15500 species world-wide are facing the threat of extinction
(3) Presently, 12 per cent of all bird species in the world face the threat of extinction.
(4) Both B and C
Which of the following is not correct regarding vulnerability data of different groups?
(1) Birds-12 per cent
(2) Mammals- 23 per cent
(3) Amphibians- 27 per cent
(4) Gymnosperms- 31 per cent