The first biosphere reserves established in India was:
1. | Nilgiri | 2. | Kanchenjunga |
3. | Gulf of Mannar | 4. | Sunderbans |
Khecheopalri lake in Sikkim is a:
1. Biosphere reserve
2. National park
3. Sacred lake
4. Inhibited area
The most effective means of conservation is to:
1. remove predators
2. preserve habitats
3. vaccinate against diseases
4. census the species during the breeding season
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Species most vulnerable to extinction from human activities are those with:
1. low carrying capacities
2. high population growth rates
3. large niches
4. many natural predators
The Maya ICBG controversy drew attention to the problems of:
1. Deliberate introduction of invasive species
2. use of microbes as weapons
3. unethical biopiracy
4. overexploitation of threatened species by poachers
The argument that biodiversity provides many direct economic benefits to humans and therefore must be preserved is:
1. Narrowly utilitarian view
2. Broadly utilitarian view
3. Ethical argument
4. Holistic approach
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Identify the incorrectly matched pair:
Tiger reserve in India |
State |
|
1. |
Bandipur |
Karnataka |
2. |
Periyar |
Tamil Nadu |
3. |
Kaziranga |
Assam |
4. |
Rajaji |
Uttarakhand |
The biodiversity hotspots in India include all the following except:
1. | Western Ghats and Sri Lanka | 2. | Indo-Burma |
3. | Himalayas | 4. | Deccan plateau |
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What percent of earth’s area is covered by hotspots of biodiversity?
1. | less than 2 | 2. | about 7 |
3. | about 11 | 4. | more than 16 |
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According to your NCERT text, the number of biosphere reserves, national parks and wildlife sanctuary in India are respectively:
1. | 14, 90 and 448 | 2. | 11, 98 and 440 |
3. | 15, 101 and 403 | 4. | 13, 92 and 427 |
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