The search for previously unknown compounds in organisms that have never been used in traditional medicine is known as:

1. Biopiracy

2. Bioprospecting

3. Molecular pharming

4 Bioremediation

The hot spots of biodiversity conservation are characterized by:
1. High endemicity and high threat of extinction
2. Low endemicity and high threat of extinction
3. High endemicity and low threat of extinction
4. Low endemicity and low threat of extinction

The most effective means of conservation of biodiversity is:
1. Remove predators
2. Preserve habitats
3. Vaccinate against disease
4. Census the species during breeding season

The region of biosphere reserve, which is legally protected and where no human activity is allowed is known as

(a) core zone

(c) transition zone

(b) buffer zone

(d) restoration zone

How many hotspots of biodiversity in the world have been identified till date by Norman Myers?
(1) 17

(2) 34

(3) 25

(4) 43

Which of the following National Parks is home to the famous musk deer or hangul?
(1) Keibul Lamjao National Park, Manipur

(2) Bandhavgarh National Park, Madhya Pradesh

(3) Eaglenest Wildlife Sancturay, Arunachal Pradesh

(4) Dachigam National Park, Jammu and Kashmir

The species confined to a particular region and not found elsewhere is termed as

(1) keystone

(2) alien

(3) endemic

(4) rare

Tiger is not a resident, in which one of the following national park?

1. Ranthambhor

2. Sunderbans

3. Gir

4. Jim Corbett

Which one of the following is not observed in biodiversity hot spots?

1. Endemism

2. Accelerated species loss

3. Lesser interspecific competition

4. Species richness

Identity the odd combination of the habitat and the particular animal concerned :

1.  Dachigam National Park- Snow Leopard

2.  Sunderbans- Bengal Tiger

3.  Periyar- Elephant

4.  Rann of Kutch- wild Ass