MCQ Questions on Biodiversity and Conservation
1. How many biogeographic does India have?
(a) 5
(b) 6
(c) 8
(d) 10
Answer
Answer: (d) 10
2. Lime is generally added to _____ soil
(a) Salty
(b) Dry
(c) Alkaline
(d) Acidic
Answer
Answer: (d) Acidic
3. _______ has the maximum genetic diversity in India
(a) Potato
(b) Tea
(c) Mango
(d) Teak
Answer
Answer: (c) Mango
4. _________ is one of the most prevalent hotspots of biodiversity in India
(a) Himalayas
(b) Western Ghats
(c) Ganges
(d) None of the above
Answer
Answer: (b) Western Ghats
5. Galápagos finches are a good example of ____________
(a) Extinction
(b) Heterochromia
(c) Island gigantism
(d) Adaptive radiation
Answer
Answer: (d) Adaptive radiation
6. ______ is one of the least porous soils
(a) Peat Soil
(b) Loam
(c) Clayey soil
(d) None of the above
Answer
Answer: (c) Clayey soil
7. ___________ is a non-renewable resource
(a) Crude oil
(b) Uranium
(c) Hot spring
(d) Silica
Answer
Answer: (a) and (b)
8. __________ is an example of an ex-situ conservation.
(a) Sacred groves
(b) Wildlife sanctuary
(c) Seed bank
(d) National park
Answer
Answer: (c) Seed bank
9. __________ is not generally seen in biodiversity hotspots.
(a) Endemism
(b) Species richness
(c) Loss of diversity
(d) Lesser interspecific competition.
Answer
Answer: (d) Lesser interspecific competition.
10. ___________ occurs when the death of the last individual in a species occurs.
(a) Adaptation
(b) Phylogenic diversity
(c) Speciation
(d) Extinction
Answer
Answer: (d) Extinction
11. ____________ is defined as an ecological state of a species being unique to a specific geographic location.
(a) Exotic species
(b) Endemic species
(c) Ecosystem
(d) None of the above
Answer
Answer: (b) Endemic species
12._________ is the forest cover to be maintained as per the National Forest Policy (1988)
(a) 67% for hills & 33% for plains
(b) 37% for hills & 11% for plains
(c) 17% for hills & 23% for plains
(d) None of the above
Answer
Answer: (a) 67% for hills & 33% for plains
13. ___________ is defined as the number of species represented in a specific region, landscape or an ecological community.
(a) Coevolution
(b) Commensalism
(c) Species richness
(d) Population density
Answer
Answer: (c) Species richness
14. Global warming can significantly be controlled by _____________
(a) Increasing solid waste
(b) Reducing water wastage
(c) Burning human-generated waste
(d) Reducing fossil fuel consumption
Answer
Answer: (d) Reducing fossil fuel consumption
15. _______ is the basic unit of classification and a taxonomic rank
(a) Species
(b) Genus
(c) Class
(d) Order
Answer
Answer: (a) Species
16. Which of the following animals is now extinct?
(a) Tasmanian tiger
(b) Tasmanian devil
(c) Pademelon
(d) Quoll
Answer
Answer: (a) Tasmanian tiger