Previous Year Papers

Download Solved Question Papers Free for Offline Practice and view Solutions Online.

Test Series

Take Zigya Full and Sectional Test Series. Time it out for real assessment and get your results instantly.

Test Yourself

Practice and master your preparation for a specific topic or chapter. Check you scores at the end of the test.

Biodiversity and Conservation

Short Answer Type

41. Describe briefly the narrowly utilarian arguments for conserving biodiversity.

120 Views

42. Write a brief note on In situ conservation.

179 Views

43. Differentiate between in situ and ex situ approaches of conserving biodiversity.

126 Views

44. Describe alien species invasion with example.

154 Views

45. What is biodiversity ?

Biodiversity encompasses variety of biological life at more than one scale. It is the combined diversity at all the levels of biological organisation like diversity at genetic , species and ecosystem level.

149 Views

One Word Answers

46.

What is India's share of the global species diversity?

520 Views

Long Answer Type

47. Describe ecological role of biodiversity.

131 Views

48. Discuss the characteristics of India’s biodiversity.

116 Views

Short Answer Type

49.

How do ecologists estimate the total number of species present in the world?

253 Views

Long Answer Type

50.

Depict with the help of simple sketches the representation of global biodiversity of major taxa of plants, invertebrates and vertebrates.

163 Views