Consider the following four statement (A-D) about certain  desert animals such as kangaroo rat

A) they have a dark colour and high rate of reproduction and excrete solid urine.
B) they do not drink water, breathe at a slow rate of conserve water and have their body covered with thick hairs.
C) they feed on dry seeds and do not require drinking water.
D) they excrete very concentrated urine and do not use water to regulate body temperature.

Which two of above statement for such animals are true? 

• C and D

• B and C

• C and A

• C and A

Identify the odd combination of the habitat and the particular animal concerned

• Dachigam National park - Snow Leopard.

• Sunderbans - Bengal Tiger

• Periyar - Elephant

• Periyar - Elephant

Which one of the following ecosystem types has the highest annual net primary productivity?

• Tropical rain forest

• Tropical deciduous forest

• Temperate evergreen forest

• Temperate evergreen forest

One 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

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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

• Cinchona and leopard
• Cinchona and leopard

Which of the following is considered a hot-spot of biodiversity in India?

• Western ghats

• Indo-Gangetic plain

• Eastern ghats

• Eastern ghats