Biodiversity and its Conservation — practice questions
46 curated practice questions from Biodiversity and its Conservation (Biology Class 12, CBSE) — 46 easy. Every question includes the final answer free; step-by-step worked solutions with a free account.
- One of the ex situ conservation methods for endangered species is
- Dodo, passenger pigeon and Steller’s sea cow became extinct in the last 500 years due to
- There are four major causes of accelerated rates of species extinction, which are collectively called as ‘the evil…
- The narrowly utilitarian arguments for biodiversity conservation include which of the following from the given list?…
- _____National Park was the first National Park of India.
- Which of the following groups does not include the countries which contribute to 12 megadiversity centres of the world?…
- Which of the following statements regarding biodiversity hot spots are incorrect? (i) High endemism (ii) High levels of…
- India relishes a history of religious and cultural traditions which emphasized the protection of nature. In many…
- Which one of these is not included in the biodiversity hot spots of India?
- Presently, India has _____ biosphere reserves, _____ national parks and ________wildlife sanctuaries.
- More than 25% of drugs are derived from plants. What kind of benefit does this describe?
- Read the given statements and select the correct option. Statement 1 : Tropical rain forests are disappearing fastly…
- Presently, total number of biodiversity hot spots in the world is
- What is the decreasing order of number of animals species, as far as India is concerned?
- What is common to the techniques of in vitro fertilization, cryopreservation and tissue culture?
- Sacred groves are found in Khasi and Jaintia hills of (i) , Aravalli hills of (ii) , Western Ghat regions of (iii) and…
- Which of the following is not an example of in-situ conservation?
- Which one of the following is not a major characteristic feature of biodiversity hot spots?
- Biodiversity Act of India was passed by the Parliament in the year
- Match Column - I with Column - II and select the correct option from the codes given below. Column - I Column - II A…
- Which of the following fish led to the extinction of an ecologically unique assemblage of more than 200 species of…
- Which of the following is not a cause for loss of biodiversity?
- The one-horned rhinoceros is specific to which of the following National Park?
- Which of the following countries has the highest biodiversity?
- ______ is the exploration of molecular, genetic and species-level diversity for gaining the products of economic…
- Ex situ conservation is used for the conservation of
- Organization responsible for maintaining Red Data Book is
- Which one of the following is an endangered plant species of India?
- Biosphere reserves differ from National Parks and Wildlife sanctuaries because in the former
- Refer the given figure representing different zones of a biosphere reserve. Choose the correct answer as per the…
- Which of these organisms are protected by people of ‘Bishnoi’ community of Rajasthan?
- In India, we find mangoes with different flavours, colours, fibre content, sugar content and even shelf-life. The large…
- Which of the following is not an objective of Convention of Biodiversity?
- What is common to the plants: Nepenthes , Psilotum , Rauwolfia and Aconitum ?
- When a species becomes extinct, the plant and animal species associated with it in an obligatory way also become…
- The term "the evil quartet" is related with four major causes of
- Which of the following groups of plants exhibit high species diversity?
- What is the total number of species present on earth as estimated by Robert May?
- Select the option that correctly identifies I, II, III and IV.
- 'Broadly utilitarian' argument for the conservation of biodiversity does not include
- Which of the following statements describe natural extinction? (i) Extinctions abetted by human activities (ii) Slow…
- Biodiversity loss occurs due to (i) Habitat loss and fragmentation (ii) Co-extinction (iii) Over-exploitation (iv)…
- The historic convention on Biological Diversity held in Rio de Janeiro in 1992 is known as
- Read the given statements and select the correct option regarding this. (i) Ecosystem services provided by nature to…
- The reasons behind conserving biodiversity have been grouped into which of the following categories?
- First ‘Earth Summit’ for ‘Convention on Biological Diversity’ (CBD) was held at