Why is woodland caribou prone to extinction?
1. It has a low reproductive rate
2. It has fixed migratory route and habitat
3. It is localised and has a narrow range of distribution
4. It has a large body size
Why are blue whale and whooping crane prone to extinction?
1. It has a low reproductive rate
2. It has fixed migratory route and habitat
3. It is localised and has a narrow range of distribution
4. It has a large body size
A taxon is considered “critically endangered” if it faces a high risk of extinction in the wild in:
1. | immediate future | 2. | near future |
3. | medium-term future | 4. | distant future |
Identify the “vulnerable species in India”:
1. Berberis nilghiriensis and Sus salvanius
2. Bentickia nicobarica and Ailurus fulgens
3. Cupressus cashmeriana and Antilope cervicapra
4. Bentickia nicobarica and Antilope cervicapra
The first National Park established in India, the place where project tiger was started in 1972, is in:
1. | Madhya Pradesh | 2. | Kerala |
3. | West Bengal | 4. | Uttarakhand |
The last natural refuge of the Manipur brow antlered deer (Cervus eldi eldi), locally called sangai - the dancing deer of Manipur is the floating national park called:
1. Keoladeo national park
2. Keibul Lamjao National Park
3. Khangchendzonga National Park
4. Campbell Bay National Park
Identify the incorrectly matched pair:
1. Kaziranga national park - one horned rhinoceros
2. Keoladeo national park - siberian cranes
3. Dachigam national park - hangul or kashmiri stag
4. Manas national park - great Indian bustard
MAB stands for:
1. Marine Algal Biology
2. Manmade Air Banks
3. Man and Biosphere
4. Mother and Baby welfare scheme
In a biosphere reserve, active cooperation with local people is established in the:
1. | Natural zone | 2. | Core zone |
3. | Buffer zone | 4. | Transition zone |
The first biosphere reserves established in India was:
1. | Nilgiri | 2. | Kanchenjunga |
3. | Gulf of Mannar | 4. | Sunderbans |