IUCN stands for

(1) Indian Union for Conservation of Nature

(2) International Union for Conservation of Nature

(3) Indian Union for Chemical Nomenclature

(4) International Union for Conservation of Nutrients

 

Which of the following rain forest is home to more than 40,000 species of plants, 3,000 of fishes, 1,300 of birds, 427 of mammals, 427 of amphibians, 378 of reptiles and more than 1,25,000 invertebrates?

(1) Amazonian

(2) Tropical

(3) Arctic tundra

(4) Temperate

Sacred groves in India are found in:

1. Jaintia hills of Karnataka              

2. Western Ghat regions of Tamil Nadu

3. Aravalli hills of Meghalaya            

4. Bastar areas of Madhya Pradesh

The term "The Evil Quartet" is related with:

(1) Four major causes of forest loss   

(2) Four major causes of population explosion

(3) Four major causes of air pollution 

(4) Four major causes of biodiversity losses

If log A = 4, z = 0.3 and log c = 0.8, what is log S?

(1) 3.76               

(2) 100                

(3) 4.24               

(4) 2

Conservation hotspots are best described as:

One of the following statements is incorrect with reference to biodiversity. Identify it:

1. The richest reservoirs of animal and plant life (high species richness) with few or no threatened species are called 'biodiversity hotspots’

2. Biodiversity increases from higher altitudes to lower altitudes

3. Biodiversity decreases from the equator to polar regions

4. Depletion in genetic diversity of crop plants is mainly due to the introduction of better varieties with high yield, disease resistance, etc.

The reasons behind conserving biodiversity can be group into categories which include :

A. Narrowly utilitarian               

B. Broadly utilitarian

C. Ethical                 

D. Not utilitarian

(1) A, B  

(2) A, B, C  

(3) B, C  

(4) D

In situ strategies include-

A. Biosphere reserve

B. National park

Wildlife sanctuaries

D. Sacred forests / lakes

(1) A, B

(2) A, B, C

(3) B, C, D

(4) A, B, C, D

Ex situ strategies include:
A. Botanical garden
B. Zoos
C. Seed / Pollen banks   
D. Gene bank and tissue culture

1. A, B                

2. A, B, C            

3. B, C, D            

4. A, B, C, D