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Q. No.Which of the following approaches to conserve biodiversity is not an ex-situ approach?
1. Zoological parks and botanical gardens
2. Wildlife safari parks
3. Biosphere reserves
4. Seed banks
Subtopic: In Situ Conservation of Biodiversity | Ex Situ Conservation of Biodiversity |
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What is the approximate share of India in global species diversity?
| 1. | 2.1 % | 2. | 5 % |
| 3. | 8.1 % | 4. | 11.2 % |
Subtopic: Magnitude of Biodiversity |
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Alexander von Humboldt:
| 1. | was German and worked in South America and gave species-area relationship |
| 2. | was French and worked in South East Asia and gave species-area relationship |
| 3. | was English and worked in South East Asia and gave resource partitioning concept |
| 4. | was Spanish and worked in South America and gave character displacement concept |
Subtopic: Biodiversity Patterns |
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Consider the given two statements:
| Assertion (A): | India has more biodiversity than Scandinavian countries. |
| Reason (R): | In general, there is a decrease in biodiversity from tropical latitudes to temperate latitudes. |
| 1. | Both (A) and (R) are True and (R) correctly explains (A) |
| 2. | Both (A) and (R) are True but (R) does not correctly explain (A) |
| 3. | (A) is True, (R) is False |
| 4. | (A) is False, (R) is True |
Subtopic: Biodiversity Patterns |
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Tilman in his experiments found that:
| 1. | Plots with more species showed less year to year variation in total biomass. |
| 2. | Plots with more species showed more year to year variation in total biomass. |
| 3. | Plots with less species showed less year to year variation in total biomass. |
| 4. | There is no relation between species diversity and biomass production. |
Subtopic: Importance of Biodiversity |
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Nile perch has become invasive in:
| 1. | Lake Chilka | 2. | Lake Wular |
| 3. | Lake Victoria | 4. | Lake Sambhar |
Subtopic: Loss of Biodiversity |
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The ‘Earth Summit’ was held in:
| 1. | Ramsar, Iran | 2. | Rio, Brazil |
| 3. | Doha, Qatar | 4. | Geneva, Switzerland |
Subtopic: Biodiversity Conservation |
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The exploration, discovery, and commercialization of valuable products or compounds derived from biological resources, particularly those found in nature is called as:
| 1. | Bioremediation | 2. | Biopiracy |
| 3. | Bioprospecting | 4. | Biofortification |
Subtopic: Biodiversity Conservation |
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Which sociobiologist popularised the term ‘biodiversity’?
| 1. | Edward Wilson | 2. | Stephen Jay Gould |
| 3. | Richard Lewontin | 4. | Jahn Paul Scot |
Subtopic: Introduction & Types |
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Consider the given two statements:
| Assertion (A): | There cannot be more than 2 million species on earth today. |
| Reason (R): | All species on earth have been identified and named. |
| 1. | Both (A) and (R) are True and (R) correctly explains (A) |
| 2. | Both (A) and (R) are True but (R) does not correctly explain (A) |
| 3. | (A) is False, (R) is False |
| 4. | (A) is False, (R) is True |
Subtopic: Magnitude of Biodiversity |
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