Q. No.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 |
Ramsar Convention provides the framework for national action and international cooperation for the conservation of:
| 1. | Alpine forests | 2. | Wetlands |
| 3. | Deserts | 4. | Polar regions |
What is common to the techniques (i) in vitro fertilization, (ii) Cryo preservation, and (iii) tissue culture?
| 1. | All are in situ conservation |
| 2. | All are ex situ conservation methods |
| 3. | All require ultra-modern equipment and large space. |
| 4. | All are methods of conservation of extinct organisms. |
Agricultural biodiversity is conserved:
| 1. | in ex-situ locations commonly in the form of gene banks |
| 2. | in ex-situ locations commonly in botanical gardens |
| 3. | in in-situ locations such as biosphere reserves |
| 4. | in in-situ locations in agricultural institute fields |
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 |
Recalcitrant seeds are:
| 1. | seeds that do not survive drying and freezing during ex-situ conservation |
| 2. | seeds that can resist the effects of drying or temperatures less than 10 °C |
| 3. | can be stored for long periods |
| 4. | terminator seeds |
The reasons to store seeds in a seed bank include all except:
| 1. | To have available the genes that plant breeders need to increase yield, disease resistance, drought tolerance, nutritional quality, taste, etc. of crops. |
| 2. | To forestall loss of genetic diversity in rare plant species in an effort to conserve biodiversity ex-situ. |
| 3. | To preserve the historical and cultural value of plants not grown now. |
| 4. | To guard against biopiracy by limiting the use of seeds only in certain areas. |
Freezable specimens that can be preserved with cryopreservation include all except:
| 1. | Semen | 2. | Seeds |
| 3. | Early embryos | 4. | Human heart |
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 one-horned rhinoceros is specific to which of the following sanctuary?
| 1. | Bhitarkanika | 2. | Bandipur |
| 3. | Kaziranga | 4. | Corbett park |
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