Multiple Choice QuestionsOne of endangered species of Indian medicinal plants is that of
Podophyllum
Ocimum
Garlic
Garlic
Crop plants grown in monoculture are
low in yield
free from intraspecific competition
characterised by poor root system
characterised by poor root system
Which one of the following is not included under in situ conservation?
Sanctuary
Botanical garden
Bisophere reserve
Bisophere reserve
Which one of the following is the correctly matched pair of an endangered animal and a National Park?
Lion — Corbett National Park
Rhinoceros — Kaziranga National Park
Wild ass — Dudhwa National Park
Wild ass — Dudhwa National Park
Which one of the following is not a living fossil?
King crab
Sphenodon
Archaeopteryx
Archaeopteryx
C.
Archaeopteryx
Archaeopteryx lithographica is not a living fossil. It is a fossil bird that lived in Jurassic period about 180 million years ago. Its fossil displays the characters of both reptiles (e.g., Long tail, bones not pneumatic, jaws with teeth, fingers terminating into claw, presence of weak sternum, free caudal vertebra etc) and birds beak, fore limbs modified into wings, intimate fusion of skull bones etc.) King krab, Sphenodon and Peripatus are the living fossils.
Which of the following pairs of an animal and a plant represents endangered organisms in India?
Bentinckia nicobarica and red panda
Tamarind and rhesus monkey
Which of the following is considered a hot-spot of biodiversity in India?
Western ghats
Indo-Gangetic plain
Eastern ghats
Eastern ghats
The region of Biosphere Reserve which is legally protected and where no human activity is allowed is known as
Core zone
Buffer zone
Transition zone
Transition zone
Which one of the following is related to Ex-situ conservation of threatened animals and plants?
Wildlife Safari parks
Biodiversity hot spots
Amazon rainforest
Amazon rainforest
All of the following are included in ‘ex-situ conservation’ except
Wildlife safari parks
Sacred groves
Seed banks
Botanical gardens
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