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61.

One out of the following is not responsible for biodiversity loss

  • Alien species invasion

  • Co-extinction

  • Ex-situ conservation

  • Deforestation


62.

The total number of biodiversity hotspots in the world are

  • 72

  • 34

  • 52

  • 24


63.

Which of the following statements is not true

  • The biodiversity decreases with increasing latitude.

  • The biodiversity decreases with increasing altitude.

  • The fishes show greatest biodiversity among vertebrates. 

  • The biodiversity of bryophytes is greater than that of angiosperms


64.

Which of the following options consist of nonessential amino acids only

  • Valine, leucine, glycine, alanine

  • Glycine, serine, proline, glutamic acid

  • Proline, aspartic acid, glutamic acid, methionine

  • Cysteine, tyrosine, alanine, isoleucine


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65.

Photochemical smog formed in congested metropolitan cities mainly consists of

  • ozone, peroxyacyl nitrate and NOx

  • smoke, peroxyacyl nitrate and SO2

  • hydrocarbons, SO2 and CO2

  • hydrocarbons, ozone and SO2


66.

Assertion: There are 34 biodiversity hotspots in the world.

Reason: High level of species richness is a criteria for selection of a biodiversity hotspot.

  • If both assertion and reason are true and reason is the correct explanation of assertion.

  • If both assertion and reason are true but reason is not the correct explanation of assertion.

  • If assertion is true but reason is false.

  • If both assertion and reason are false


67.

Assertion :Now-a-days, the biodiversity is declining with an accelerated rate.

Reason : Exotic species are considered to be a major cause of extinction of species.

  • If both assertion and reason are true and reason is the correct explanation of assertion.

  • If both assertion and reason are hue but reason is not the correct explanation of assertion.

  • If assertion is true but reason is false.

  • If both assertion and reason are false.


68.

Which of the following has highest diversity in India?

  • Mango

  • Dolphin

  • Tiger

  • Orchids


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69.

Which of the following is best method of germplasm conservation

  • Herbarium

  • Botanical garden

  • Seed bank

  • Zoological park


C.

Seed bank

Endangered plants may be preserved in part through seed bank or germplasm bank. The term seed bank sometimes refers to a cryogenic laboratory facility in which the seeds of certain species can be preserved for up to a century or more without losing their fertility. It can also be used to refer to a special type of arboretum where seeds are harvested and the crop is rotated. For plants that cannot be preserved in seed banks, the only other option for preserving germplasm is in vitro storage, where cuttings of plants are kept under strict conditions in glass tubes and vessels.


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70.

Assertion: A mangrove tree growing in marshy place has pneumatophores.

Reason: Pneumatophores help in better anchorage to marshy soil.

  • If both assertion and reason are true and reason is the correct explanation of assertion

  • If both assertion and reason are true but reason is not the correct explanation of assertion

  • If assertion is true but reason is false

  • If both assertion and reason are false.


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