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
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
A.
Western ghats
Hot spots are the areas with high density of diversity or megadiversity which are also the most threatened once. Today, the number of hot spots identified by ecologists are 25 of which two hotspots are present in India i.e., Western Ghats occur along the western coast of India for a distance of about 1600 km in Maharashtra, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and Kerala extending over to Srilanka.
Eastern Himalayas hot spot extends from Bhutan to Myanamar covering most of north-east.
In India, Indo-gamatic plain, Eastern ghats and Aravali hills are mainly not considered a hot spot of biodiversity.
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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