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

Subtopic:  Ex Situ Conservation of Biodiversity |
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The first biosphere reserves established in India was:

1.Nilgiri2.Kanchenjunga
3.Gulf of Mannar4.Sunderbans

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The biodiversity hotspots in India include all the following except:

1. Western Ghats and Sri Lanka 2. Indo-Burma
3. Himalayas 4. Deccan plateau
Subtopic:  In Situ Conservation of Biodiversity |  Biodiversity Conservation |
 90%
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What percent of earth’s area is covered by hotspots of biodiversity?

1.less than 22.about 7
3.about 114.more than 16

Subtopic:  In Situ Conservation of Biodiversity |
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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 4482.11, 98 and 440
3.15, 101 and 4034.13, 92 and 427

Subtopic:  In Situ Conservation of Biodiversity |
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Earth Summit 2012 was held in:

1.Rio2.Johannesberg
3.Paris4.Geneva

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The historic convention on Biological Diversity held in Rio de Janeiro in 1992 is known as:

1.CITES Convention2.The Earth Summit
3.G-16 Summit4.MAB Programme

Subtopic:  Ex Situ Conservation of Biodiversity |
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Given below are two statements : one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R).
Assertion (A): Biologists are not sure about how many prokaryotic species there might be.
Reason (R): A large number of species have not been data based so far.
In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below :
1. Both (A) and (R) are True and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
2. Both (A) and (R) are True but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
3. (A) is True but (R) is False.
4. Both (A) and (R) are False.
Subtopic:  Introduction & Types |
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Given below are two statements : one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R).
Assertion (A): There is a steady increase in species richness from the arctic to the tropics.
Reason (R): Seasonal variation is substantially more in tropics than in arctics.
In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below :
1. Both (A) and (R) are True and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
2. Both (A) and (R) are True but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
3. (A) is True but (R) is False.
4. Both (A) and (R) are False.
Subtopic:  Biodiversity Patterns |
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Given below are two statements : one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R).
Assertion (A): Species diversity contributes to the well-being of an ecosystem.
Reason (R): Rich biodiversity contributes to higher productivity of an ecosystem.
In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below :
1. Both (A) and (R) are True and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
2. Both (A) and (R) are True but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
3. (A) is True but (R) is False.
4. Both (A) and (R) are False.
Subtopic:  Importance of Biodiversity |
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