This Environment & Ecology quiz on Biodiversity and Its Conservation puts 12 multiple-choice questions to you, the verified MCQs published with GK24's note on the topic. Every question carries a full explanation of why the correct option is right and why the other options are wrong, so you learn the fact behind the answer rather than the letter. Attempt it right after reading the note, keep to the timer, and use the explanations at the end to mark what needs another look. Sit it again before the exam as a quick revision of the topic.
12 questions with answers and explanations
The concept of biodiversity hotspots was given by which scientist?
A region qualifies when it is exceptionally rich in species found nowhere else and has already lost most of its original vegetation.
Read the full explanation →Which of the following is not a biodiversity hotspot extending into India?
They are a broken and comparatively dry hill chain and do not meet the twin tests of exceptional endemism and severe threat that define a hotspot.
Read the full explanation →The Convention on Biological Diversity was signed at which conference?
The Convention has three objectives: the conservation of biological diversity, the sustainable use of its components, and the fair and equitable sharing of the benefits arising from the use of genetic resources.
Read the full explanation →Which was the first biosphere reserve to be set up in India?
It spreads across the meeting point of Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Karnataka in the Western Ghats and takes in several well known national parks and sanctuaries within its area.
Read the full explanation →A biosphere reserve is divided into which three zones?
The core zone is legally protected and left undisturbed, with no human activity allowed. The buffer zone around it permits research, education and limited use of resources that does not damage the core.
Read the full explanation →The Wildlife (Protection) Act was passed in India in which year?
The Wildlife (Protection) Act provides the legal basis for declaring national parks and wildlife sanctuaries, lists protected species in its schedules, and prohibits hunting and trade in the species it covers.
Read the full explanation →The Ramsar Convention is concerned with the conservation of what?
The convention was adopted in 1971 in the Iranian city of Ramsar, from which it takes its name, and it provides for the listing of wetlands of international importance and for their wise use by the countries that sign it.
Read the full explanation →In the IUCN Red List, which of the following categories indicates the highest risk of extinction in the wild?
Among species that still survive in the wild this is the most serious category, given to those facing an extremely high risk of extinction in the immediate future.
Read the full explanation →Project Tiger was launched in India in which year?
Project Tiger was launched to protect the tiger by conserving the habitat it needs, and because the tiger sits at the top of the food chain, saving it protects the whole forest below it.
Read the full explanation →Which of the following is an example of ex-situ conservation?
Ex-situ conservation means protecting a species away from its natural habitat, and a seed bank does exactly that by storing seeds under controlled temperature and humidity for future use.
Read the full explanation →The International Day for Biological Diversity is observed on which date?
The day marks the adoption of the text of the Convention on Biological Diversity and is used each year to draw attention to the loss of species and habitats.
Read the full explanation →Which is considered the single largest cause of the loss of biodiversity?
When forests are cleared, wetlands drained and grasslands ploughed, species lose the space they need, and the fragments that survive are often too small to support large animals or to allow populations to mix and breed.
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