The Earth Summit was held in Rio de Janeiro in:
1. 1987
2. 1990
3. 1992
4. 2002

When a threatened plant needs urgent measures to save it from extinction, the desirable approach is
1. in-situ conservation
2. ex-situ conservation
3. cryopreservation
4. biopreservation

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

Which one of the following is related to Ex-situ conservation of threatened animals and plants?

1. Wildlife Safari parks

2. Biodiversity hotspots

3. Amazon rainforest

4. Himalayan region

Cryopreservation of gametes of threatened species in viable and fertile condition can be referred to as

1. in situ conservation of biodiversity

2. advanced ex situ conservation of biodiversity

3. in situ conservation by sacred groves

4. in situ cryo-conservation of biodiversity

An example of ex situ conservation is 

1. National Park             

2. Seed Bank

3. Wildlife Sanctuary       

4. Sacred Grove

World Summit on Sustainable Development (2002) was held in

1. Brazil

2. Argentina

3. Sweden

4. South Africa

One of the ex situ conservation methods for endangered species is

(1)  wildlife sanctuaries

(2)  biosphere reserves

(3)  cryopreservation

(4)  national parks.

Which of the following is best method of germplasm conservation ?

(1) Herbarium

(2) Botanical garden

(3) Seed bank

(4) Zoological park

For better survival of human Indian population, which is the most important Step?
(1) Afforestation

(2) Reduction in population density

(3) conservation of wild life including tribals

(4) Both (a) and (c)