| 1. | Protection of environment |
| 2. | Protection of biodiversity hotspots |
| 3. | Preservation of gametes in viable and fertile conditions for a long period |
| 4. | In-situ conservation |
| List-I | List-II | ||
| A. | Biodiversity hotspot | I. | Khasi and Jantia hills in Meghalaya |
| B. | Sacred groves | II. | World Summit in Sustainable Development 2002 |
| C. | Johannesburg South Africa | III. | Parthenium |
| D. | Alien species invasion | IV. | Western Ghats |
| 1. | A-IV, B-I, C- II, D- III |
| 2. | A-II, B-III, C- IV, D- I |
| 3. | A-I, B-IV, C- III, D- I |
| 4. | A-III, B-I, C- II, D- IV |
| 1. | A only | 2. | C only |
| 3. | B and C only | 4. | C and D only |
| Statement l: | Rain forests, which used to cover more than 14% of the earth's land surface, are now reduced to 6%. |
| Statement II: | The Amazon rain forest has the greatest biodiversity on earth. |
| List I | List II | ||
| A. | Robert May | I. | Species-Area relationship |
| B. | Alexander von Humboldt | II. | Long term ecosystem experiment using outdoor plots |
| C. | Paul Ehrlich | III. | Global species diversity is about 7 million |
| D. | David Tilman | IV. | Rivet Popper hypothesis |
| A: | Tropical latitudes have remained relatively undisturbed for millions of years, hence more time was available for species diversification. |
| B: | Tropical environments are more seasonal. |
| C: | More solar energy is available in tropics. |
| D: | Constant environments promote niche specialization. |
| E: | Tropical environments are constant and predictable. |
| 1. | A, B and E only |
| 2. | A and B only |
| 3. | A, B and D only |
| 4. | A, C, D and E only |