Module 1 - Part A

Ecosystems (Structure and Function): Forest, Desert, Wetlands, Riverine, Oceanic and Lake.

Note: Answer the Following (Multiple choice Questions)

1 Which among the following is not a climatic factor?
a) Pressure b) Saprophytes c) Temperature d) All of the above
2 The basic requirements of human beings are provided by
a) Industrialization b) Agriculture c) both a & b d) Urbanization
3 Niche means
a) Specific place of ecosystem b) Specific climate condition c) Specific whether d) both b & c
4 Environment means
a) a beautiful landscape b) industrial production c) sum total of all condition d) air and water
5 Atmosphere has the main constituents
a) nitrogen, oxygen and d) nitrogen oxides and sulphur
b) argon, neon and helium c) carbon dioxide, methane
water vapour oxides
6 A Major Nitrogen storage reservoir is
a) River b) Atmosphere c) Oceans d) Trees
7 The part of the Atmosphere in which life will not exists is known as
a) Lithosphere b) Biosphere c) Atmosphere d) Ionosphere
8 Hydrological cycle mainly involves
a) Air & Water b) Sun & Rain c) Animal & Water d) None of the above
9 Which layer of earth contains ground water
a) Core b) Mantle c) Crust d) All the above
10 Which of the following is not Abiotic component of ecosystem
a) Plant b) Solar Light c) Temperature d) Humidity
11 Hydrosphere denotes
a) Air b) Plants c) Planktons d) None
12 …………………is the average whether of Habitat
a) Climate b) Pedogenesis c) Both a & b d) None
13 Microscopic organisms are
a) Phytoplankton b) Zooplankton c) Plankton d) All the above
14 Medha Patkar is famous for
a) Chipko movement b) Appiko Movement c) Bothe a & b d) Narmada Bachav Andolana
15 The origin of word Ecology
a) French b) Greek c) Latin d) Both a & b
16 Percentage of O2 in Atmosphere
a) 21% b) 20.9% c) both a & b d) None of the above
17 The word biosphere is introduced by
a) Grinnel b) Odum c) Earnest Haeckel d) Edward Suess
18 The term Environ means
a) Surroundings b) Environment c) Okios d) All the above
19 The Community ecology is also called
a) Species ecology b) Auto ecology c) Syne ecology d) All the above
20 Global unit characterized by flora and fauna
a) Biosphere b) Biome c) Ecosystem d) None
20 The word “Environment” is derived from
a) Greek b) French c) Spanish d) English
21 Which of the following related to Soil
a) Ecology b) Climate c) Edhaphic d) All the above
22 Auto ecology is also called as
a) Population b) Community c) Species d) Nuclear
23 Name of the Scientist who gave the word Niche
a) Odum b) Ernest Haeckel c) Grinnell d) Both a & c
24 Biotic component includes the
a) climate & edaphic factors b) climate factor c) Edaphic factor d) none
 Note: Answer the Following (Multiple choice Questions)
25 Troposphere has altitude range
a) 11 – 50 km b) 0 – 11 km c) 20 – 80 km d) 80 – 200 km
26 Lithosphere denotes
a) water b) plants c) microorganisms d) soil
27 1/3 of the land is covered with
a) Water b) Air c) Forest d) All of the above
28 Study of population is called
a) Pediology b) Edhapic c) Both a & b d) demography
29 The word environment first noticed by
a) Eanst Haeckel b) Neuten c) Ramanujam d) None of the above
30 Which of the following is a biotic component of ecosystem
a) Fungi b) Solar Light c) Temperature d) Humidity
31 Plant bearing .........................content
a) Carbon dioxide b) Solar energy c) Water d) Chlorophyll
32 Which of the following is terrestrial resources
a) Grassland b) Forest c) Desert d) All of the above
33 Habitat
a) The function of the b) The place where the c) The size of the d) the life span of the
organism in the ecosystem organisms are found organisms organisms
34 Dead plant parts and animal remains
a) Grassing b) Microorganism c) Detritus d) None
35 Composition of stratosphere
a) Nitrogen b) Oxygen c) Ozone d) All the above
36 The forest is example for
a) A biotic b) Biotic c) both a & b d) None
37 The adverse effect of modern agriculture is
a) Water pollution b) Soil degradation c) Water Logging d) All of the above
38 The term Ecology was introduced in the year
a) 1935 b) 1867 c) 1866 d) 1927
39 Ecosystem is
a) Segment of nature b) segment of Biome c) patches of biome d) All the above
40 Formation of hole in ozone is maximum over
a) India b) Antarctica c) Europe d) Africa
41 Appiko Movement was started to protect
a) Forest b) Desert c) Water d) None
42 The term ecological engineering was first coined
a) Elton b) Odum c) Grinnel d) None
43 Umbrella of the earth is located in
a) Troposphere b) Stratosphere c) Both a & b d) None
44 Deforestation generally decreases
a) Rainfall b) Soil erosion c) Drought d) Global warming
45 Peeling of Ozone umbrella, which protects us from UV rays , is caused by
a) PAN b) CO2 c) CFCs d) Coal burning
46 What is the percentage of fresh water available in lakes and streams
a) 0.001% b) 0.001% c) 0.01 % d) 0.1 %
47 The leader of Appiko Movement is
a) Sundarlal Bahuguna b) Medha patkar c) Vandana Shiva a) All the above
48 A food web consists of
b) An organisms position in d) A set of similar
a)A portion of a food chain c) Interlocking food chain
a food chain consumer
49 Secondary consumers is also called as
a) Carnivorous b) Herbivorous c) Both a & b d) None
50 The word Ecosystem was coined by
a) A G Tansley b) Ernest Haeckel c) Odum d) None
 Note: Answer the Following (Multiple choice Questions)
51 Which of the following is a Terrestrial Ecosystem
a) Forest b) Grass land c) Desert d) All the above
52 The United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED), and also 'Earth Summit'
a) June 1992 b) June 1979 c) 1909 d) 1917
53 Taungya system
a) Agro forestry b) inexhaustible c) exhaustible d) mining
54 The Sequence of eating and being eaten in an Ecosystem is called
a) Food Chain b) Hydrological Cycle c) Carbon Cycle d) Anthropogenic
55 Most stable ecosystem
a) River b) Lake c) Ocean d) Forest
56 Which one is the correct food chain?
a) Phyto-Zoo-Fish b) Zoo-Phyto-Fish c) Grass-Fish-Zoo d) Zoo-Protozoan’s-Fish
57 Dead plant parts and animal remains
a) Grassing b) Microorganism c) Detritus d)
58 Successive replacement of communities in an area over a period of time
a) Succession b) Ecosystem c) Habitat d) Population
59 The food chain starts with grass
a) Grazing food chain b) Detrivours food chain c) Both a & B d) None
60 Animals are examples for
a) Heterotrophs b) Convertors c) Auto tropes d) None
61 Plants are examples for
a) Heterotrophs b) Convertors c) Auto tropes d) None
62 Each step in a food chain represents a
a) Primary b) Secondary c) Trophic level d) None
63 Which are called ‘Key Industry of Animals’
a) Primary consumers b) Secondary Consumers c) Herbivorous animals d) Both a & c
64 The primary Producers in a Forest Ecosystem are
a) Chlorophyll containing trees b) Carnivorous c) Herbivorous animals d) Both a & c
65 Earth Day is observed on
a) 1st December b) 5th June c) April 2nd d) 1st January
66 World Environment Day
a) 1st December b) 5th June c) April 2nd d) 1st January
67 The study of interactions between living organisms and environment is called as
a) Ecosystem b) Ecology Phytosociology c) Biology
68 The environment which has been modified by human activities is called
a) Natural b) Anthropogenic c) Urban d) Modern
69 Forest is……………….Ecosystem
a) Simple b) Complex c) Group of trees d) None of these
70 Earth atmosphere contains __%nitrogen
a) 78% b) 21% c) 12% d) 98%
71 Which Pyramid is always upright?
a) Energy b) Biomass c) Numbers d) Food chain
72 In an ecosystem biological cycling of materials is maintained by
a) Producers b) Consumer c) Decomposer d) All of the above
73 ……………………are referred to as Earth’s Lungs
a) Forests b) Carbon cycles c) Water sources d) Mines
74 An Ecosystem consists of
a) Biotic component b) Abiotic component c) Both a and b d) None of these
75 In a food chain humans are
a) Primary consumers b) Secondary consumers c) Primary and secondary consumers d) Producers
76 World AIDS Day
a) 1st December b) 5th June c) April 2nd d) 1st January
77 Food chain is divided into …………… basic categories
a) Four b) Three c) Five d) Seven
 Note: Answer the Following (Multiple choice Questions)
78 A pond / lake is
d) Community of plants and animals
a) A biome b) Unnatural ecosystem c) An artificial ecosystem
only
79 Biome is
d) Community of plants and The
b) The flora c) Communities of organisms part of the earth and its
a) The fauna of an ocean
of land interacting with one another atmosphere which is inhabited by
living organisms
80 Grassland biome for its maintenance requires
a) Periodic Fire b) Intensive grazing c) Moving d) All of the above
81 Primary consumers in the detritus food chain are
a) Herbivorous b) Bacteria and fungi c) Insect Larva, nematodes e) All the above
82 Total organic matter present in an ecosystem is called
a) Biomass b) Biome c) Litter d) Food
83 Detritus food chain in comparison to grazing food chain is
a) Generally Longer b) Generally Equal c) Generally Shorter d) None of these
84 Putrefying organisms are
a) Producer
b) Reducer organisms c) Consumer organisms d) Parasitic Organism
organisms
85 The most important organisms for an ecosystem are
a) Herbivorous b) Carnivorous c) Green plants Protozoa
86 Pyramid of numbers in a pond ecosystem is always
a) Inverted b) Erect c) Irregular d) None of these
87 Atmosphere consists of 79% Nitrogen and 21% Oxygen by
a) Volume b) Weight c) Density d) All of these
80 Amount of Fresh Water Availability on earths is
a) 2.0% b) 3.5% c) 2.2% d) 0.6%
81 Biosphere is
a) The solid shell of b) The thin shell of organic
c) The sphere which occupies the
inorganic materials matter on the surface of
maximum volume of all the d) All of these
on the surface of the each comprising of all the
spheres
earth living things
82 World Ozone day is celebrated on ………….
a) September 5th b) October 15th c) September 16th d) September 11th
83 Which of the following is a primary consumer?
a) Frog b) Cow c) Guglena d) Wolf
84 Branch of science deals with water :
a) Meteorology b) Hydrology c) Aquaculture d) Potomology
85 Which of the following is not a past of hydrological cycle:
a) Evaporation b) Condensation c) Consumption d) Runoff
86 The term Rhizosophere was coined by:
a) Winogradsky b) Beljerinck c) L Hilther d) Selman A Waksman
87 An example of lotic water body is
a) River b) Pond c) Lake d) Reservoir
88 Which one is not example of lentic water body is
e) River f) Pond g) Lake h) Reservoir
89 The biggest Indian desert is
a) Gobi b) Thar c) Sahara d) Takla Makan
90 Which part of plant contains nitrogen fixing bacteria?
a) Roots b) Steams c) Leaves d) All of the above
91 The main source of energy for the biosphere is
a) Respiration b) Photosynthesis c) Sunlight d) Carbonates
92 The movement of animals in response to light is known as
a) Photo kinesis b) Photo taxis c) both a & b d) None of the above
 Note: Answer the Following (Multiple choice Questions)
93 Which of the following constituents of atmospheric air remains constant
a) Nitrogen b) Water vapour c) Smoke particles d) None of the above
94 The term ecology word derived from
a) French b) Spanish c) Greek d) English
95 Troposphere has an altitude range of
a) 11-50 km b) 0 -11 c) 20-80 d) 80-200
96 ………………..world environment day is celebrated
a) 5th July b) 5th August c) 5th June d) 5th May
97 A Major Nitrogen storage reservoir is
a) River b) Atmosphere c) Oceans d) Trees
98 A distinct unit of life in nature
a) Species b) Ecosystem c) Organisms d) Both a & c
99 Hydrological cycle mainly involves
a) Air and Water b) Sun & water c) Animal & water d) Mountain and Water
100 Niche means
a) Specific place b) Place c) both a & b d) None of these
101 Environmental Subject introduced to all the University
a) 2004 b) 2002 c) 2000 d) 2001
102 Energy resources derived from natural organic materials are called
a) Fossil fuels b) Geothermal Energy c) Biomass d) All of these
103 Destruction of forest
a) Afforestation b) Deforestation a) Both a & b b) None of these
104 Ambrutha Devi
a) Chipko movement b) Appiko Movement c) Bothe a & b d) Narmada Bachav Andolana
105 Study of population is called
a) Pediology b) Petrology c) Both a & b d) Demography
106 % of fresh water available on the earth
a) 2.8% b) 2.2% c) 1% d) 75%
107 % of fresh water available in lakes and streams
a) 0.6% b) 0.01% c) 0.8% d) 2.5%
108 Important phases of hydrological cycle
a) Evaporation b) Precipitation c) both a & b d) None
109 During photosynthesis trees produce
a) Oxygen b) CO2 c) CO d) Nitrogen
110 The transfer of energy and nutrients from one feeding group of organisms to another in a series is called
a) Energy Chair b) Food web c) Food Chain d) Bothe b & c
111 The earth’s land surface covered by forest is about
a) 1/4 b) 2/3 c) 1/3 d) 1/5
112 Decreased soil fertility through rapid leaching of the essential mineral nutrients is due to
a) Reforestation b) Deforestation c) Over exploitation d) Recycling of forest products
113 An International conference on Environmental Education was held in December 1982 at
a) Kyoto b) Vienna c) New Delhi d) London
114 Name of the Scientist who gave the difference between Niche & habitat
a) Odum b) Ernest Haeckel c) Grinnell d) Both a & c
115 Which among the following is not a climatic factor?
a) Pressure b) Saprophytes c) Temperature d) Both a & c
116 The basic requirements of human beings are provided by
a) Industrialization b) Agriculture c) both a & b d) Urbanization
117 The uppermost layer of the atmosphere
a) exosphere b) Ionosphere c) mesosphere d) none
118 Which of the following is a producers
a) Animal b) Convertors c) Human beings d) Microbes
 Note: Answer the Following (Multiple choice Questions)
119 Which of the following is biotic component of ecosystem
a) Fungi b) Solar Light c) Temperature d) both b & c
120 Percentage of O2 in Stratosphere
a) 21% b) 20.9% c) both a & b d) None of the above
121 The word biosphere is introduced by
a) Grinnell b) Odum c) Edward Sues d) Elton
122 The largest portion of atmospheric gases by weight is
a) Oxygen b) Suphur c) Ozone d) None
123 Which of the following is terrestrial resources
a) Grassland b) Forest c) Desert d) All of these
124 The forest is
a) A biotic b) Biotic c) both a & b d) None
125 Abiotic component includes the
a) climate & edaphic factors b) climate factor c) Edaphic factor d) None of these
126 Stratosphere has altitude range
a) 11 – 20 km b) 0 – 11 km c) 20 – 50 km d) 80 – 200 km
127 Lithosphere denotes
a) water b) plants c) microorganisms d) soil
128 Weather conditions determines
a) Wind b) Temperature c) Organisms d) All the above
129 Edaphic related to
a) Soil fertility b) Land c) Soil d) both a & c
130 The Sequence of eating and being eaten in an Ecosystem is called
a) Food Chain b) Hydrological Cycle c) Carbon Cycle d) Anthropogenic
131 Most stable ecosystem
a) Lichens b) Herbs c) Oceans d) Animals
132 The term Ecology was introduced in the year
a) 1935 b) 1867 c) 1869 d) 1927
133 Mesosphere has altitude range
a) 11 – 20 km b) 0 – 11 km c) 20 – 50 km d) 80 – 200 km
134 Atmosphere denotes
a) water b) plants c) microorganisms d) None
135 Human Rights and Environment
a) 1992 b) 1994 c) 2000 d) 1999
136 The environment which has been modified by human activities is called
a) Natural Environment b) Anthropogenic environment c) Urban Environment d) Modern Environment
137 The % of water on the earth
a) 70% b) 72% c) 75% d) 78%
138 The % of Nitrogen on the earth
b) 70% b) 72% c) 75% d) 78%
139 The % of Oxygen on the eart
c) 20% b) 22% c) 25% d) 21%
140 Which of the following is a biotic component of ecosystem
a) Fungi b) Solar Light c) Temperature d) Humidity
141 Dead plant parts and animal remains
a) Grassing b) Microorganism c) Detritus d) both a & c
142 …………is the % of ice & glaciers in the earth
a) 1.5% b) 2.5% c) 3.5% d) 4.5%
143 Weather patterns are largely dependent on
a) microsphere b) Stratosphere c) Troposphere d) Thermosphere
144 Neem is
a) Biopecticide b) Biofertilizer c)herbicide d) Fungicide
 Note: Answer the Following (Multiple choice Questions)
145 Syn Ecology also called as
a) Population Ecology b) Community Ecology c) Ecosystem Ecology d) All
146 The role of an organism in the ecological system is know as
a) Habitat b) Herbivores c) Niche d) Interaction
147 Each step in a food chain represents a
a) Primary b) Secondary c) Tropic level d) None
148 Which are called ‘Key Industry of Animals’
a) Primary consumers b) Secondary Consumers c) Herbivorous animals d) Both a & c
149 Who coined the word ‘Habitat’
a) Elton b) Odum c) Grinnel d) None
150 In our country, Van Mohotsava day celebrated on
a) April 22 b) July 1 c) June 5 d) September 16
151 Umbrella of the earth is located in
a) Troposphere b) Stratosphere c) Both a & b d) None
152 Habitat refers
a) Physical condition b) Chemical condition c) Both a & b d) None
153 What is the % Oxygen present in Air
a) 78.08% b) 21% c) 71% d) 73%
154 Ionosphere is also called as
a) Stratosphere b) Atmosphere c) Hexosphere d) None
155 Ecosystem is
a) Group of Community b) Group of Organisms c) Group of Population d) None
156 Earth is made up of three distinct layers
a) Tropo, Strato & Mesosphere b) Core, mantle & crust c) Tropo, Mantle & Crust d) None
157 The study of Environment is called
a) Ecology b) Edhaphic c) Ecosystem d) Environment
158 Biogas produced by
a) Microbial activity b) Hervesting crop c) Both a&b d) None of these
159 The word Ecosystem was coined by
a) A G Tansley b) Ernest Haeckel c) Odum d) None
160 Abiotic Components includes
a) Soil b) Temperature c) Both a & b d) None
161 Which of the following is a Terrestrial Ecosystem
a) Forest b) Grass land c) Desert d) All the above
162 Which of the following is not a part of Atmosphere
a) Lithosphere b) Troposphere c) Mesosphere d) All the above
163 Startospheric ozone is responsible for all of the following, except
c) Allowing the Evolution of life on
a) Screening UV light b) Preventing Ozone formation d) None
land
164 India has the largest share of which of the following
a) Manganese b) Mica c) Copper d) Diamond
165 Study of population is called
a) Demography b) Species Ecology c) Both a & b d) None of these
166 Community ecology is also called as
a) Species Ecology b) Syne Ecology c) Both a & b d) none of these
167 Ozone day is observed on
a) September 16 b) January 15 c) April 22 d) June 5
168 Ozone layer thickness is measured
a) ppm b) ppb c) Decibels d) Dobson unit
169 The number of hotspots in India
a) 02 b) 03 c) 01 d) 04
167 Population Explosion will causes
a) Socio Economic
b) Food Scarcity c) Energy crisis d) All of these
problems
 Note: Answer the Following (Multiple choice Questions)
168 World nature Day
a) 11th July b) 7th April c) 28th February d) 3rd October
169 Ernst Haeckel
a) 1969 b) 1868 c) 1867 d) 1869
170 World Earth Day
a) March 22 b) April 22 c) June 5 d) None of these
171 Artur G. Tansley
a) 1935 b) 1936 c) 1835 d) 1836
172 Modern Agriculture
a) Usage of Pesticides b) Organic manure c) both a & b d) None of these

Module 1
Part B
Biodiversity: Types, Value; Hot-spots; Threats and Conservation of biodiversity, Forest Wealth, and
Deforestation.

Note: Answer the Following (Multiple choice Questions)

1 The organisms with world population that are not at present endangered or vulnerable but are at risk
a) Extinct b) Rare species c) Endemic d) Indeterminate
2 The diversity concerned with the variation of genes within a particular species
a) Species Diversity b) Genetic Diversity c) Ecosystem Diversity d) Agro diversity
3 The lion tailed macaque is a
a) Endangered species b) Vulnerable
species c) Rare species d) Extinct species
4 The main advisory body to the Govt. Of India for promotion of conservation of wild life
a) Wildlife preservation b) Indian Board of c) Indian Board of World wild fund for
society wildlife wildlife nature in India
5 Expand WWF
a) Wildlife preservation b) Indian Board of d) World Wild fund
c) Indian Board of wildlife
society wildlife for nature
6 The concept of Biosphere Reserve was evolved by
c) Zoological survey of d) Botanical survey of
a) Govt. of India b) United Nations
India India
7 Forest Management is concerned with
a) Agriculture b) Silviculture c) Sericulture d) Apiculture
8 Forest and Wildlife are
a) Nonrenewable resources b) Inexhaustible c) Renewable Resources d) None of these
9 Sundarbans is the name of place in
a) Assam b) West Bengal c) Karnataka d) All of these
10 Mangrove forests are seen in
a) West Bengal b) Mumbai c) Nicobar islands d) All of these
11 Rearing fish is called
a) Sericulture b) Fish culture c) Pisciculture d) Horticulture
12 Western Ghats are not located in
a) Gujarat b) North-east India c) Maharashtra d) Peninsular India
13 Deforestation is majority caused by
a) Mining b) Overgrazing c) Dam building d) All of these
14 Which of the following animals is endangered species of India
a) Black buck b) Elephant c) Fox d) Giraffe
15 Deforestation can
a) Increases the rainfall b) Increase soil fertility c) Introduce silt in the rivers d) None of these
 Note: Answer the Following (Multiple choice Questions)
16 Biodiversity Hotspots in the world
a) 26 b) 46 c) 36 d) 16
17 Biodiversity Hotspots in India
a) Western Ghats b) Eastern Himalaya c) Bothe a & b d) Noee of these
18 Biodiversity hotspot was coined by
a) A G Tansley b) Odum c) Grinnel d) Norman Myers
19 India has……..Biodiversity hotspot
a) 3 b) 5 c) 4 d) 6
20 Biodiversity Hotspots in India
a) the Indo-Burma region b) Sundaland c) Both a & b d) None of these
20 Types of Biodiversity
a) 2 b) 3 c) 5 d) 1
21 Genetic Diversity means
a) Number of Species b) kinds of ecosystems c) Among Organisms d) None of these
22 Species Diversity refers
a) Number of Species b) kinds of ecosystems c) Among Organisms d) None of these
23 Ecosystem Diversity means
a) Number of Species b) kinds of ecosystems c) Among Organisms d) None of these
24 What is Biodiversity
a) It is variables of life on b) It is environmental c) It is subject in d) is distinction in
earth science biology biology subject
25 Some species are very rare and can be found in a particular ecosystem, these species are called_______________
a) Endemic species b) Extinct species c) Special species d) Pandemic species
26 A species being native to a single defined geographic location
a) Endemic species b) Extinct species c) Special species d) Pandemic species
27 Below is one of the reasons for the loss of biodiversity
a) Eating more food by humans b) Drinking more water by humans c) Global ecosystem d) Exotic species
28 Below is not the threat to biodiversity
a) Natural Calamities b) Pollution c) High Human Population d) Cell phones
29 How many species of living organisms has identified so far in world?
a) 2.1 to 2.3 million b) 50 to 51 million c) 8.7 to 8.9 million d) 5.7 to 5.9 million
30 The number of species in a specific area in give time is known as __________.
a) Species richness b) Species dominance c) Species evenness’ d) Species ecosystem dominance
31 The measure of numerically dominated by one species or similar numbers of individuals in particular ecosystem is
known as _______________.
a) Species richness b) Species dominance c) Species evenness’ d) Species ecosystem dominance
32 The Simpson Index Ranges from
a) 1 – 5 b) 0 – 10 c) 10 – 10 d) 0 - 1
33 The disappearance of a particular population from a given area, but not the entire species globally is known as……
a) Extirpation b) Extinction c) Extrapolation d) Excavation
34 Which one is top megadiverse country?
a) India b) Brazil c) Australia d) USA
35 Which species provide highest medicine?
a) Plants b) Animals c) Viruses d) Fungi
36 Which one is the main cause of extinction of several species?
a) Deforestation b) Manmade genetically change c) Loss of habitat d) Pollution
37 How many types of biodiversity conservation
a) 2 b) 3 c) 4 d) 5
38 Types of biodiversity conservation
a) Insitu b) Exsitu c) Bot a & b d) None of these
39 The conservation of species in their original ecosystem without disturbing their natural life or within their natural
habitat is called as________ biodiversity conservation
a) Insitu a) Exsitu b) Bot a & b c) None of these
 Note: Answer the Following (Multiple choice Questions)
40 Human threats to biodiversity include
a) Population Growth b) Habitat Destruction c) Pollution d) All the above
41 National park, sanctuaries, are the examples of ______ type of biodiversity conservation
a) Insitu b) Exsitu c) Vx-situ d) Ax-situ
42 Zoo is the examples of ______ type of biodiversity conservation
a) Insitu b) Exsitu c) Vx-situ d) Ax-situ
43 How many years required for evolution of biodiversity on earth
a) 40 million b) 100 million c) 59 million d) 4 billion
44 Which of the following habitat have most biodiversity?
a) Antarctica b) Sahara Desert c) Amazon rainforest d) North pole
45 Which of the following is not done in a wild life sanctuary?
a) Soil and flora is utilized b) Fauna is conserved c) Flora is conserved d) Hunting is prohibited
46 First National park developed in India is
a) Gir b) Jim Corbett c) Kaziranga d) None of these
47 New approach to conservation is the establishment of
a) Sanctuaries b) National parks c) Biosphere reserve d) Reserve forest
48 In situ conservation refers to
a) Off site conservation b) On site conservation c) Both a and B d) None of the above
49 The key criteria for determining a hot spot are
b) Disruption of interaction c) Number of endemic d) habitat
a) Biological augmentation
networks species and degree of threat destruction
50 Gir Sanctuary is mainly for
a) Lion b) Rhino c) Tiger d) Elephant
51 WCN is
a) Wide Conservation Union b) World Conservation Union c) World Conserve Union d) None
52 How many biogeography does India have?
a) 5 b) 6 c) 8 d) 10
53 ……has the maximum genetic diversity in India
a) Potato b) Tea c) Mango d) teak
54 Which of the animals is now extinct?
a) Tasmanian tiger b) Tasmanian devil c) Pademelon d) Quuoll
55 ……… is the basic unit of classification and a taxonomic rank
a) Species b) Genus c) Class d) Order
56 …………….is not generally seen in biodiversity gotspots
d) Lesser interspecific
a) Endemism b) Species richness c) Loss of diversity
competition
57 ………………….is an example of an ex-situ conservation
a) Sacred groves b) Wildlife sanctuary c) Seed bank d) National park
58 Nandan-Kanan zoo is known for
a) Hippo b) Nilgiri Tahr c) White Tiger d) Whale
59 The most important cause of loss of Biodiversity today
a) Habitat loss and
b) Over exploitation c) Alien species invasions d) Co-exrinctions
fragmentation
60 The greatest biodiversity on the earth is found in
a) African grasslands b) Amazonian rain forest c) Western Ghats d) Nile delta in Egypt
61 Which of the following has maximum global biodiversity?
a) Angiosperms b) Algae c) Fungi d) Mosses
62 Which is the National Aquatic Animal of India?
a) River Dolphin b) Sea-horse c) Blue whale d) Gangetic shark

Dr. B. Suresh
Dept of Civil Engineering
BIET, Davangere