Loss of biodiversity may lead to all except:
1. decline in plant production
2. increased resistance to environmental perturbance
3. increased variability in water use
4. increased variability in pest and disease cycle
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Which group, amongst the following, has the maximum percentage of species facing threat of extinction?
1. | Amphibians | 2. | Birds |
3. | Mammals | 4. | Gymnosperms |
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Which of the following species of tiger has not gone extinct?
1. | Bali | 2. | Javan |
3. | Caspian | 4. | Siberian |
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The rivet popper hypothesis was given by:
1. | Humboldt | 2. | Ehlrich |
3. | Tilman | 4. | Tansley |
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Which of the following is not a reason that accounts for greater biodiversity of tropics?
1. availability of more solar energy
2. more niche specialization
3. more time for species diversification
4. large seasonal variations in environmental factors
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Although, India has only 2.4 % of world’s area, its share of global species diversity is about:
1. | 3% | 2. | 5% |
3. | 8% | 4. | 11% |
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Approximately, what number of species have been identified, named and studied?
1. | 1.0 million | 2. | 1.5 million |
3. | 1.7 million | 4. | 2.0 million |
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The greatest biodiversity on the earth is found in:
1. | African grasslands |
2. | Amazonian rain forest in South America |
3. | Western Ghats in India |
4. | Nile delta in Egypt |
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Biodiversity loss is now one of the world’s most pressing crisis. The primary reason for this is that:
1. we cannot do anything about it
2. we are not responsible for this loss
3. we still do not know its entire extent
4. it is only affecting the developing countries
Identify the incorrectly matched pair:
1. Kaziranga national park - one horned rhinoceros
2. Keoladeo national park - siberian cranes
3. Dachigam national park - hangul or kashmiri stag
4. Manas national park - great Indian bustard