Sacred groves of Khasi and Jaintia hills are located in:
1. Assam 2. Meghalaya
3. Manipur 4. Arunachal Pradesh

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The Amazon Forest:
I: is a largely tropical rainforest in South Africa
II: has the greatest biodiversity on Earth
III: produces about 20% of total oxygen in the earth’s atmosphere through photosynthesis
 
1. Only I and II are correct
2. Only I and III are correct
3. Only II and III are correct
4. I, II and III are correct
Subtopic:  Biodiversity Patterns | Importance of Biodiversity | Loss of Biodiversity |
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Amongst the ‘Evil Quartet’, which of the following is the most important cause that is driving plants and animals to extinction in contemporary times?
 
1. Habitat loss and fragmentation
2. Over-exploitation
3. Alien species invasion
4. Co-extinctions
Subtopic:  Loss of Biodiversity |
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What type of argument for need to conserve biodiversity am I making when I say that we all must do our best to protect the biodiversity on the Earth as the nature provides invaluable services and intangible benefits like aesthetic pleasures of being in nature?
1.Narrowly utilitarian2.Broadly utilitarian
3.Ethical4.Useless
Subtopic:  Importance of Biodiversity | Loss of Biodiversity |
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Habitat loss and fragmentation, over-exploitation, alien species invasion and co-extinction are causes for : 
1. Natality 
2. Population explosion 
3. Competition
4. Biodiversity loss
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Which of the following is not a method of ex situ conservation?
1. Cryopreservation 2. In vitro fertilization
3. National Parks 4. Micropropagation
Subtopic:  Ex Situ Conservation of Biodiversity |
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In-situ conservation refers to:
1. Conserve only extinct species
2. Protect and conserve the whole ecosystem
3. Conserve only high risk species
4. Conserve only endangered species
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Which of the following come under the "Evil Quarter"?

(a) Habitat loss and fragmentation (b) Over-exploitation
(c) Alien species invasion (d) Mortality
(e) Competition

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

1. (a), (c) and (d) 2. (b), (c) and (d)
3. (a), (b) and (c) 4. (a), (b) and (d)
Subtopic:  Loss of Biodiversity |
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Species Area relationship is described by the following equation. 
log S = log C + Z log A 
where Z is:

1. Area  2. Species richness 
3. Slope of the line  4. Y-intercept 
Subtopic:  Biodiversity Patterns |
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Endemism refers to: 
1. Species richness 
2. Species evenness 
3. Species confined to that region 
4. Species diversity 

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