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Q. Name the shallow zone of life at the earthโ€™s surface
  • (A) biosphere
  • (B) hydrosphere
  • (C) lithosphere
  • (D) atmosphere
๐Ÿ’ฌ Discuss
โœ… Correct Answer: (A) biosphere
Q. Name the shallow zone of life at the earthโ€™s surface
  • (A) biosphere
  • (B) hydrosphere
  • (C) lithosphere
  • (D) atmosphere
๐Ÿ’ฌ Discuss
โœ… Correct Answer: (A) biosphere
Q. Who is the father of Ayurveda?
  • (A) Charaka
  • (B) Wittaker
  • (C) both of them
  • (D) none of them
๐Ÿ’ฌ Discuss
โœ… Correct Answer: (A) Charaka
Q. Name the single-celled microscopic organisms
  • (A) plantae
  • (B) monera
  • (C) fungi
  • (D) none of these
๐Ÿ’ฌ Discuss
โœ… Correct Answer: (B) monera
Q. Name the multicellular photosynthetic organisms
  • (A) plantae
  • (B) monera
  • (C) fungi
  • (D) algae
๐Ÿ’ฌ Discuss
โœ… Correct Answer: (A) plantae
Q. Which one is a multicellular decomposer?
  • (A) monera
  • (B) fungi
  • (C) algae
  • (D) none of these
๐Ÿ’ฌ Discuss
โœ… Correct Answer: (B) fungi
Q. Which one is a multicellular animal consumer?
  • (A) annelida
  • (B) animalia
  • (C) plantae
  • (D) none of these
๐Ÿ’ฌ Discuss
โœ… Correct Answer: (B) animalia
Q. Endangered species are listed under the category of
  • (A) blue list
  • (B) red list
  • (C) green list
  • (D) yellow list
๐Ÿ’ฌ Discuss
โœ… Correct Answer: (B) red list
Q. In a more diverse ecosystem
  • (A) It is easy to survive
  • (B) Survival is very difficult
  • (C) Resources are scarce
  • (D) Species are less
๐Ÿ’ฌ Discuss
โœ… Correct Answer: (A) It is easy to survive
Q. Bio-diversity is important for
  • (A) animal existence
  • (B) human existence
  • (C) development
  • (D) plant existence
๐Ÿ’ฌ Discuss
โœ… Correct Answer: (B) human existence
Q. Species which are not the natural inhabitants of the local habitat but are introduced into the system are called:
  • (A) Endangered Species
  • (B) Exotic Species
  • (C) Vulnerable Species
  • (D) Rare Species
๐Ÿ’ฌ Discuss
โœ… Correct Answer: (B) Exotic Species
Q. Each couple should produce only two children which will help in
  • (A) Checking pollution
  • (B) Stabilizing the ecosystem
  • (C) Fertility of soil
  • (D) Improving food web
๐Ÿ’ฌ Discuss
โœ… Correct Answer: (B) Stabilizing the ecosystem
Q. The percentage of species that are contained by Tropical rain forests are
  • (A) 10%
  • (B) 40%
  • (C) 50%
  • (D) 60%
๐Ÿ’ฌ Discuss
โœ… Correct Answer: (C) 50%
Q. Growth in the human population has increased the rate of
  • (A) Death per year
  • (B) Conservation of natural resources
  • (C) Research of new species
  • (D) Consumption of natural resources
๐Ÿ’ฌ Discuss
โœ… Correct Answer: (D) Consumption of natural resources
Q. National parks and sanctuaries are established for the purpose of
  • (A) hunting
  • (B) conservation
  • (C) recreation
  • (D) pets
๐Ÿ’ฌ Discuss
โœ… Correct Answer: (B) conservation
Q. Biodiversity has contributed to the development of
  • (A) human population
  • (B) human culture
  • (C) environment
  • (D) technology
๐Ÿ’ฌ Discuss
โœ… Correct Answer: (B) human culture
Q. Which is of the following is not true regarding the causes of loss of Biodiversity?
  • (A) Conservation of animals
  • (B) Illegal Hunting
  • (C) Natural calamities
  • (D) Pesticides
๐Ÿ’ฌ Discuss
โœ… Correct Answer: (A) Conservation of animals
Q. Growth in human population has increased the rate of
  • (A) Death per year.
  • (B) Conservation of natural resources.
  • (C) Research of new species.
  • (D) Consumption of natural resources.
๐Ÿ’ฌ Discuss
โœ… Correct Answer: (D) Consumption of natural resources.
Q. The Government of India passed the Wild life Protection Act in the year
  • (A) 1970
  • (B) 1971
  • (C) 1972
  • (D) 1973
๐Ÿ’ฌ Discuss
โœ… Correct Answer: (C) 1972
Q. IUCN publishes information about endangered species world-wide as the
  • (A) Red list.
  • (B) Green list.
  • (C) Blue list.
  • (D) Yellow list.
๐Ÿ’ฌ Discuss
โœ… Correct Answer: (A) Red list.
Q. Biodiversity has contributed in the development of
  • (A) human population.
  • (B) human culture.
  • (C) environment.
  • (D) technology.
๐Ÿ’ฌ Discuss
โœ… Correct Answer: (B) human culture.
Q. Maintenance which biome requires grazing and periodic fire. It is
  • (A) scrub forest
  • (B) grassland
  • (C) tropical/temperate deciduous forest
  • (D) taiga
๐Ÿ’ฌ Discuss
โœ… Correct Answer: (B) grassland
Q. In which one of the following countries, the โ€˜Earth Summitโ€™ was held?
  • (A) the UK
  • (B) Mexico
  • (C) Brazil
  • (D) China
๐Ÿ’ฌ Discuss
โœ… Correct Answer: (C) Brazil
Q. Greatest genetic diversity is found in areas where
  • (A) Production is the highest
  • (B) Species originated
  • (C) Crops are cultivated
  • (D) Plants grow wild
๐Ÿ’ฌ Discuss
โœ… Correct Answer: (B) Species originated
Q. Mild grazing in grassland
  • (A) stimulates growth of grasses
  • (B) arrests growth of grasses
  • (C) retards its growth
  • (D) destroys vegetation
๐Ÿ’ฌ Discuss
โœ… Correct Answer: (A) stimulates growth of grasses
Q. Threatened species are those which
  • (A) threaten others
  • (B) Lion and tiger
  • (C) are abundant in number
  • (D) are suffering from the danger of extinction
๐Ÿ’ฌ Discuss
โœ… Correct Answer: (D) are suffering from the danger of extinction
Q. When the Tiger Project was launched?
  • (A) 1963
  • (B) 1972
  • (C) 1973
  • (D) 1983
๐Ÿ’ฌ Discuss
โœ… Correct Answer: (C) 1973
Q. Where the Earth Summit was held in 1972?
  • (A) India
  • (B) Rio-di-janerio, Brazil
  • (C) China
  • (D) Canada
๐Ÿ’ฌ Discuss
โœ… Correct Answer: (B) Rio-di-janerio, Brazil
Q. When was the Wildlife act passed by the Government of India?
  • (A) 1970
  • (B) 1972
  • (C) 1973
  • (D) 1982
๐Ÿ’ฌ Discuss
โœ… Correct Answer: (B) 1972
Q. The diversity reflected by morphological, physiological and genetic features of species is known as
  • (A) genetic diversity
  • (B) species diversity
  • (C) ecosystem diversity
  • (D) none of these
๐Ÿ’ฌ Discuss
โœ… Correct Answer: (B) species diversity
Q. What type of diversity comprises genetic and related variations in species?
  • (A) genetic diversity
  • (B) ecosystem diversity
  • (C) species diversity
  • (D) none of these
๐Ÿ’ฌ Discuss
โœ… Correct Answer: (A) genetic diversity
Q. Name the type of diversity reflected in diverse biogeographical zones:
  • (A) bio-diversity
  • (B) diversity in life
  • (C) ecosystem diversity
  • (D) none of these
๐Ÿ’ฌ Discuss
โœ… Correct Answer: (C) ecosystem diversity
Q. During which period the mammals extinction occurred on the earth?
  • (A) pleistocene
  • (B) ancient
  • (C) greek
  • (D) none of these
๐Ÿ’ฌ Discuss
โœ… Correct Answer: (A) pleistocene
Q. By which process the oxygen of water bodies depletes leading to destruction of their biotic life?
  • (A) oxydation
  • (B) eutrophication
  • (C) carboxylation
  • (D) evapo-transpiration
๐Ÿ’ฌ Discuss
โœ… Correct Answer: (B) eutrophication
Q. An area strictly reserved for the betterment of wild-life and where private ownership rights are not allowed is known as
  • (A) lake
  • (B) sanctuary
  • (C) national Park
  • (D) zoo
๐Ÿ’ฌ Discuss
โœ… Correct Answer: (C) national Park
Q. Name the animal kingdom which human beings belong to
  • (A) homosapiens
  • (B) annelida
  • (C) animalia
  • (D) none of these
๐Ÿ’ฌ Discuss
โœ… Correct Answer: (A) homosapiens
Q. The grassland of USA and Canada is
  • (A) veldts
  • (B) prairies
  • (C) tundra
  • (D) chapparal
๐Ÿ’ฌ Discuss
โœ… Correct Answer: (B) prairies
Q. Where the biome is popularly known as Arctic Desert?
  • (A) tundra
  • (B) tarai
  • (C) both of these
  • (D) none of these
๐Ÿ’ฌ Discuss
โœ… Correct Answer: (A) tundra
Q. Where is the Chilka Lake Bird Sanctuary situated?
  • (A) Haryana
  • (B) Andhra Pradesh
  • (C) Orissa
  • (D) Rajasthan
๐Ÿ’ฌ Discuss
โœ… Correct Answer: (C) Orissa
Q. In which one of the following countries, the โ€˜Earth Summitโ€™ was held?
  • (A) the UK
  • (B) Mexico
  • (C) Brazil
  • (D) China
๐Ÿ’ฌ Discuss
โœ… Correct Answer: (C) Brazil
Q. Valuable plant materials likely to become irretrievably lost in the wild or cultivation are kept preserved in viable conditions in
  • (A) Gene library
  • (B) Gene pools
  • (C) Gene banks
  • (D) Bio-reserves
๐Ÿ’ฌ Discuss
โœ… Correct Answer: (C) Gene banks
Q. Name the single global ecosystem
  • (A) atmosphere
  • (B) hydrosphere
  • (C) biosphere
  • (D) toposphere
๐Ÿ’ฌ Discuss
โœ… Correct Answer: (C) biosphere
Q. Recently extinct bird is
  • (A) Carolina parakeet
  • (B) peacock
  • (C) Kirtlandโ€™s warbler
  • (D) reed bunting
๐Ÿ’ฌ Discuss
โœ… Correct Answer: (A) Carolina parakeet
Q. Species which are not the natural inhabitants of the local habitat but are introduced into the system, are called:
  • (A) Endangered Species
  • (B) Exotic Species
  • (C) Vulnerable Species
  • (D) Rare Species
๐Ÿ’ฌ Discuss
โœ… Correct Answer: (B) Exotic Species
Q. Genetic erosion is
  • (A) Deforestation
  • (B) Shifting cultivation
  • (C) Adopting genetically uniform varieties
  • (D) All of the above
๐Ÿ’ฌ Discuss
โœ… Correct Answer: (D) All of the above
Q. The area reserved for conservation of only animals is known as
  • (A) sanctuary
  • (B) biosphere
  • (C) national Park
  • (D) none of these
๐Ÿ’ฌ Discuss
โœ… Correct Answer: (A) sanctuary
Q. Where is the Sultanpur lake bird Sanctuary situated?
  • (A) Punjab
  • (B) Haryana
  • (C) Maharashtra
  • (D) Uttar Pradesh
๐Ÿ’ฌ Discuss
โœ… Correct Answer: (A) Punjab
Q. How many National Parks are present in India?
  • (A) 56
  • (B) 60
  • (C) 66
  • (D) 86
๐Ÿ’ฌ Discuss
โœ… Correct Answer: (C) 66
Q. How many sanctuaries are present in India?
  • (A) 368
  • (B) 386
  • (C) 360
  • (D) 363
๐Ÿ’ฌ Discuss
โœ… Correct Answer: (A) 368
Q. _______ are the basic building blocks of various life forms.
  • (A) Genes
  • (B) Trees
  • (C) Biosphere
  • (D) Species
๐Ÿ’ฌ Discuss
โœ… Correct Answer: (A) Genes
Q. Areas rich in species diversity are called ________ of diversity.
  • (A) Species
  • (B) Hotspots
  • (C) Recreation
  • (D) None of the above
๐Ÿ’ฌ Discuss
โœ… Correct Answer: (B) Hotspots
Q. __________ is not generally seen in biodiversity hotspots.
  • (A) Endemism
  • (B) Species richness
  • (C) Loss of diversity
  • (D) Lesser interspecific competition.
๐Ÿ’ฌ Discuss
โœ… Correct Answer: (D) Lesser interspecific competition.
Q. Global warming can significantly be controlled by
  • (A) Reducing fossil fuel consumption
  • (B) Burning human-generated waste
  • (C) Reducing water wastage
  • (D) Increasing solid waste
๐Ÿ’ฌ Discuss
โœ… Correct Answer: (A) Reducing fossil fuel consumption
Q. Where are Hotspots of biodiversity in India?
  • (A) Western ghats, Eastern ghats, Indo Burma
  • (B) Indo Burma, Eastern ghats and Sri Lanka Himalayas
  • (C) Western ghats & Sri Lanka, Indo Burma and Himalaya
  • (D) Eastern ghats & Sri Lanka, Indo Burma
๐Ÿ’ฌ Discuss
โœ… Correct Answer: (C) Western ghats & Sri Lanka, Indo Burma and Himalaya
Q. Which of the following is classified as B-diversity?
  • (A) Habitat diversity
  • (B) Ecosystem diversity
  • (C) Resource diversity
  • (D) Species diversity
๐Ÿ’ฌ Discuss
โœ… Correct Answer: (B) Ecosystem diversity
Q. Which of These Is An Exhaustible Natural Resource?
  • (A) Wildlife
  • (B) Minerals
  • (C) Soil fertility
  • (D) Aquatic animals
๐Ÿ’ฌ Discuss
โœ… Correct Answer: (B) Minerals
Q. What percentage of national forest policy envisages for cover for the hills?
  • (A) 33%
  • (B) 45%
  • (C) 67%
  • (D) 51%
๐Ÿ’ฌ Discuss
โœ… Correct Answer: (C) 67%
Q. A sacred lake is
  • (A) Dal lake
  • (B) Khecheopalri lake of Sikkim
  • (C) Suraj Khand lake
  • (D) Chilka lake
๐Ÿ’ฌ Discuss
โœ… Correct Answer: (B) Khecheopalri lake of Sikkim
Q. The genome of an extinct species can be preserved in
  • (A) Gene Bank
  • (B) National park
  • (C) Herbarium
  • (D) None of the above
๐Ÿ’ฌ Discuss
โœ… Correct Answer: (D) None of the above
Q. Dwarf variety of wheat was developed by
  • (A) M.S. Swaminathan
  • (B) Vavilov
  • (C) Borlaug
  • (D) Both A and C
๐Ÿ’ฌ Discuss
โœ… Correct Answer: (C) Borlaug
Q. 34 hot spots of the world occupy an area of about
  • (A) 8%
  • (B) 10%
  • (C) 12%
  • (D) 15.7%
๐Ÿ’ฌ Discuss
โœ… Correct Answer: (D) 15.7%
Q. Wetland of world occupies land about
  • (A) 6%
  • (B) 10%
  • (C) 12%
  • (D) 14%
๐Ÿ’ฌ Discuss
โœ… Correct Answer: (A) 6%
Q. Forest area in India is about
  • (A) 9%
  • (B) 19%
  • (C) 29%
  • (D) 50%
๐Ÿ’ฌ Discuss
โœ… Correct Answer: (B) 19%
Q. Where Can One Find The Greatest Biodiversity on Earth?
  • (A) Nile delta, Egypt
  • (B) African grasslands
  • (C) Amazonian rain forest, South America
  • (D) Western Ghat, India
๐Ÿ’ฌ Discuss
โœ… Correct Answer: (C) Amazonian rain forest, South America
Q. The key criteria for determining a hot spot are
  • (A) biological augmentation
  • (B) disruption of interaction networks
  • (C) number of endemic species and degree of threat
  • (D) habitat destruction
๐Ÿ’ฌ Discuss
โœ… Correct Answer: (C) number of endemic species and degree of threat
Q. Germplasm is present in
  • (A) Reproductive cells
  • (B) Growing points
  • (C) Somatic cells
  • (D) Both A and C
๐Ÿ’ฌ Discuss
โœ… Correct Answer: (A) Reproductive cells
Q. Biodiversity is richer in:
  • (A) Tropical Regions
  • (B) Polar Regions
  • (C) Temperate Regions
  • (D) Oceans
๐Ÿ’ฌ Discuss
โœ… Correct Answer: (A) Tropical Regions
Q. Gir sanctuary is mainly for
  • (A) rhino
  • (B) tiger
  • (C) elephant
  • (D) lion
๐Ÿ’ฌ Discuss
โœ… Correct Answer: (D) lion
Q. Deforestation generally decreases
  • (A) rainfall
  • (B) drought
  • (C) global warming
  • (D) soil erosion
๐Ÿ’ฌ Discuss
โœ… Correct Answer: (A) rainfall
Q. Important function of wetland is
  • (A) recycling of groundwater
  • (B) controlling floods
  • (C) purify run-off water
  • (D) All of these
๐Ÿ’ฌ Discuss
โœ… Correct Answer: (D) All of these
Q. Which of the following country is not a mega diversity centre?
  • (A) Malaysia and Indonesia
  • (B) India and China
  • (C) USA and Canada
  • (D) Brazil and Columbia
๐Ÿ’ฌ Discuss
โœ… Correct Answer: (B) India and China
Q. What is the average age of any species on the earth?
  • (A) Six to seven million years
  • (B) Five to ten million years
  • (C) One to two million years
  • (D) One to four million years
๐Ÿ’ฌ Discuss
โœ… Correct Answer: (C) One to two million years
Q. Which example below is not a threat to biodiversity?
  • (A) Bioremediation
  • (B) Habitat destruction
  • (C) Over-exploitation
  • (D) Introduced species
๐Ÿ’ฌ Discuss
โœ… Correct Answer: (A) Bioremediation
Q. The term hot spots for high diversity ecological region was coined by
  • (A) Odum
  • (B) Kormandy
  • (C) IUCN
  • (D) Myer
๐Ÿ’ฌ Discuss
โœ… Correct Answer: (D) Myer
Q. The convention on biological diversity consists of
  • (A) 42 articles
  • (B) 45 articles
  • (C) 52 articles
  • (D) 75 articles
๐Ÿ’ฌ Discuss
โœ… Correct Answer: (A) 42 articles

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  1. Name the shallow zone of life at the earthโ€™s surface
  2. Name the shallow zone of life at the earthโ€™s surface
  3. Who is the father of Ayurveda?
  4. Name the single-celled microscopic organisms
  5. Name the multicellular photosynthetic organisms
  6. Which one is a multicellular decomposer?
  7. Which one is a multicellular animal consumer?
  8. Endangered species are listed under the category of
  9. In a more diverse ecosystem
  10. Bio-diversity is important for
  11. Species which are not the natural inhabitants of the local habitat but are introduced into the syste
  12. Each couple should produce only two children which will help in
  13. The percentage of species that are contained by Tropical rain forests are
  14. Growth in the human population has increased the rate of
  15. National parks and sanctuaries are established for the purpose of
  16. Biodiversity has contributed to the development of
  17. Which is of the following is not true regarding the causes of loss of Biodiversity?
  18. Growth in human population has increased the rate of
  19. The Government of India passed the Wild life Protection Act in the year
  20. IUCN publishes information about endangered species world-wide as the
  21. Biodiversity has contributed in the development of
  22. Maintenance which biome requires grazing and periodic fire. It is
  23. In which one of the following countries, the โ€˜Earth Summitโ€™ was held?
  24. Greatest genetic diversity is found in areas where
  25. Mild grazing in grassland
  26. Threatened species are those which
  27. When the Tiger Project was launched?
  28. Where the Earth Summit was held in 1972?
  29. When was the Wildlife act passed by the Government of India?
  30. The diversity reflected by morphological, physiological and genetic features of species is known as
  31. What type of diversity comprises genetic and related variations in species?
  32. Name the type of diversity reflected in diverse biogeographical zones:
  33. During which period the mammals extinction occurred on the earth?
  34. By which process the oxygen of water bodies depletes leading to destruction of their biotic life?
  35. An area strictly reserved for the betterment of wild-life and where private ownership rights are not
  36. Name the animal kingdom which human beings belong to
  37. The grassland of USA and Canada is
  38. Where the biome is popularly known as Arctic Desert?
  39. Where is the Chilka Lake Bird Sanctuary situated?
  40. In which one of the following countries, the โ€˜Earth Summitโ€™ was held?
  41. Valuable plant materials likely to become irretrievably lost in the wild or cultivation are kept pre
  42. Name the single global ecosystem
  43. Recently extinct bird is
  44. Species which are not the natural inhabitants of the local habitat but are introduced into the syste
  45. Genetic erosion is
  46. The area reserved for conservation of only animals is known as
  47. Where is the Sultanpur lake bird Sanctuary situated?
  48. How many National Parks are present in India?
  49. How many sanctuaries are present in India?
  50. _______ are the basic building blocks of various life forms.
  51. Areas rich in species diversity are called ________ of diversity.
  52. __________ is not generally seen in biodiversity hotspots.
  53. Global warming can significantly be controlled by
  54. Where are Hotspots of biodiversity in India?
  55. Which of the following is classified as B-diversity?
  56. Which of These Is An Exhaustible Natural Resource?
  57. What percentage of national forest policy envisages for cover for the hills?
  58. A sacred lake is
  59. The genome of an extinct species can be preserved in
  60. Dwarf variety of wheat was developed by
  61. 34 hot spots of the world occupy an area of about
  62. Wetland of world occupies land about
  63. Forest area in India is about
  64. Where Can One Find The Greatest Biodiversity on Earth?
  65. The key criteria for determining a hot spot are
  66. Germplasm is present in
  67. Biodiversity is richer in:
  68. Gir sanctuary is mainly for
  69. Deforestation generally decreases
  70. Important function of wetland is
  71. Which of the following country is not a mega diversity centre?
  72. What is the average age of any species on the earth?
  73. Which example below is not a threat to biodiversity?
  74. The term hot spots for high diversity ecological region was coined by
  75. The convention on biological diversity consists of