Biodiversity and Conservation

Biodiversity Act of India was passed by the Parliament in the year -

1. 2000
2. 2002
3. 1992
4. 1996

According to IUCN Red List, what is the status of Red Panda ( Ailurus fulgens) ?

1. Extinct species
2. Vulnerable species
3. Endangered species
4. Critically endangered species

What is a keystone species ?

1. A dominant species that constitutes a large proportion of the biomass and which affects many other species
2. A species which makes up only a small proportion of the total biomass of a community, yet has a huge impact on the community's organization and survival
3. A common species that has plenty of biomass, yet has a fairly low impact on the community's organization
4. A rare species that has minimal impact on the biomass and on other species in the community

An ecosystem which can be easily damaged but can recover after some time if damaging effect stops will be having -

1. High stability and high resilience
2. Low stability and high resilience
3. High stability and low resilience
4. Low stability and low resilience

In your opinion, which is the most effective way to conserve the plant diversity of an area ?

1. By creating botanical garden
2. By creating biosphere reserve
3. By tissue culture method
4. By developing seed bank

Which group of vertebrates comprises the highest number of endangered species ?

1. Fishes
2. Mammals
3. Birds
4. Reptiles

Which endangered animal is the source of the world's finest, lightest, warmest and most expensive wool - the shahtoosh ?

1. Kashmiri goat
2. Chiru
3. Nilgai
4. Cheetal

Wildlife is continuously decreasing. What is the main reason of this ?

1. Cutting down of forest
2. Predation
3. Hunting
4. Destruction of habitat

Indri-indri lemur is found in:

1. Sri Lanka
2. Mauritius
3. Madagascar
4. India

Viable material of endangered species can be preserved by:

1. Gene library
2. Gene bank
3. Gene pool
4. Herbarium