Biodiversity and Conservation MCQ

1)Which is not included in key elements of biodiversity .
a)Ecological diversity         b)Genetic diversity         c)Organismal diversity        
d)Forest diversity
2)    Identify the odd combination  of the habitat and the particular animal concerned
        a)Dachigam National –Snow leopard  park    
        b) Sunderbans –Bengal tiger
        c)Periyar –Elephant
        d)Rann of kutch –wild ass
3)    The term biodiversity coined for first time by
        a)RH whittaker         b)E O wilson    c)R D Barnes     d) N myers
4)    The world summit  on sustainable  development was held in August ,2002 in
        a)New york         b)Johannesburg     c)New Delhi         d) London
5)    Arboretum is
        a)a forest patch     b)a piece of social forestry     c)botanical garden with trees and shurbs
        d) botanical garden with cacti and herbs
6)    Susceptability to extinction is due to
        a)large body size     b)small population         c)high trophic level     d) all of these
7)    - diversity is biodiversity present
                a)within community     b)between community         c)ranges of community         d)All of these
8)          which  one of the following pairs of organisms are exotoc species introduced  in india ?
                a)Ficus religiosa ,Lantana camara             b)Lantana camara ,water hyacinth
                c)water hyacinth ,prosopis  ,cinereria             d) Nile perch ,Ficus religiosa
9)          Number of ecological hotspots in  India are
              a)1            b)2        c)3        d)4
10)         An institution  ,where valuable  plant material –likely to become irretrievably lost in the condition  is known    
                 as
                 a)genome     b)gene library         c)gene bank         d)herbarium
11)         Which one has higher diversity ?
                  a)3 bird species ,4 bird species of one and one bird each of other two types
               b)6 birds of 3 species ,each with individual
                 c) 2 animals each of 3 species belonging to different taxonomic groups
               d)Both (b) and (c)
12)         A sacred lake is
        a)Dal lake     b)khecheopalri lake of sikkim         c)Suraj Khand  lake     d)Chilka lake
13)    The  endangered  largest living lemur Idri Idri is inhabitant of
        a)Madagascar         b)Mauritius         c)Sri Lanka     d)India
14)    Which animal  has become extinct from India ?
        a)Snow Leopard     b)Hippopotamus     c)Wolf         d)Cheetah
15)    MAB stands for
        a)Man And  Biosphere         b)Man ,Antibodies  and Bacteria     c) Man And Biotic Community
        d)Mayer ,Anderson ,Bisby
16)    Which one of the following is not included under in situ conservation ?
        a)Sanctuary         b)Botanical garden     c)Biosphere  reserve         d)National park
17)    Those species ,whose population have been seriously depleted and whose ultimate security is not assured ,are known as
        a)threatened species         b)endangered species         c)vulnerable species
        d)rare species
18)    Dodo ,an extinct ,flightless bird .belonged to
        a)Mauritus             b)Lakshadeep             c)Canada     d)Ireland
19)    Red Data Book contains information about
        a)red coloured insects         b)red eyed birds        c)red coloured  fishes 
        d)endangered plants and animals
20)    IUCN ,now called world Conservation Union (WCU) has its headquarter at
        a)South Africa             b)America             c)India         d)switzerland
21)    Buffer Zone of biosphere reserve is where
        a)no human activity is allowed         b)human activity limited    c)free human activity
        d)wild animals are absent
22)    Biosphere reserves differ from National parks and Wild life Sanctuaries because in the former
        a)human beings are  not allowed to enter     b)people are an intergral part of the system
        c)Plants are  paid greater attention than the animals    
        d)living organisms are brought from all over the world and preserved for posterity
23)    WWF –N has logo for conservation of
        a)tiger         b)giant panda         c)red panda         d)polar bear
24)    Ex situ  conservation is carried out in
        a)sanctuary         b)National  park     c)Biosphere reserve     d)Zoo
25)    What is the correct ascending order in respect of complexity of the following ?
        1.Ecosphere         2.Species         3.Population     4.Community     5.Ecosystem
        a)1,2,3,4,5        b)3,2,4,5,1        c)1,3,2,4,5    d)2,4,3,1,5
26)    The first Biosphere Reserve established in India for conserving  the gene pool of flora and fauna  and the life style of tribals is
        a)Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve         b)Nandadevi Biosphere Reserve
        c)Uttarakhand Biosphere Reserve     d)Great Nicobar Biosphere Reserve
27)    Mark the national tree
        a)Ficus  religiosa     b)Mangifera indica     c)Ficus  bengalensis         d)Azadirachta indica
28)    Biosphere Reserves are different from National parks  as
        a)plants and animals are protected in Biosphere Reserves
        b)humans are integral part of Biosphere Reserves
        c)Humans are not involved in biosphere Reserves
        d)None of the above
29)    Which of the following is most dangerous to wild life ?
        a)Over exploitation         b)Man made forest         c)Habitat destruction
        d)Introduction of foreign speicies
30)    The presence of diversity  at the junction  of territories of two  different habitats is known as
        a)bottle neck effect         b)edge effect         c)junction effect     d)pasteur effect
31)    What is a keystone species ?
        a)A species ,which makes up only a small  propotion  of the total biomas of a community ,yet has a huge impact on the community’s  organization and survival .
        b) A common species that has plenty of biomass ,yet has a fairly low impact on the community’s organization.
        c)A rare species that has minimal impact on the biomass and on other species in the community
        d)A dominant species that constitutes a large proportion of the biomass and which affects  many other species
32)    Project Toger in India was started in
        a)1970            b)1973            c)1982        d)1985
33)    silent Valley has been preserved as it has
        a)rare plants and animals         b)valuable timer plants         c)recreational value
        d)natural forests
34)    Which of the following has the greatest biodiversity on earth ?
        a)Tropical Amazonian rain forests in south America
        b)Eastern Ghats and Western Himalayas
        c)Sahara deserts                 d)Savana forests