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(1)
Which of the following country has the highest biodiversity?
[A]
Brazil
[B]
South Africa
[C]
India
[D]
Russia
(2)
A very large ecosystem on land having distinct type of vegetation and wildlife is called?
[A]
Ecology
[B]
Biome
[C]
Biodiversity
[D]
Biosphere reserve
(3)
Which part of the Himalayas are covered with dense forest?
[A]
Southern
[B]
Northern
[C]
Eastern
[D]
Western
(4)
Red data book provides data on?
[A]
Endangered plants and animals
[B]
List of plant and animals
[C]
Red birds
[D]
Red lions
Answer: Endangered plants and animals
(5)
In which type of forests does Sundari tree belong?
[A]
Mangrove forests
[B]
Tropical Deciduous forests
[C]
Tropical Thorn forests and scrubs
[D]
Tropical Evergreen forests
(6)
Name the forests in which teak is the most dominant species?
[A]
Tropical Deciduous forests
[B]
Mangrove forests
[C]
Tropical Thorn forests and scrubs
[D]
Tropical Evergreen forests
Answer: Tropical Deciduous forests
(7)
Which of the following is the first National Park of India?
[A]
Jim Corbett
[B]
Bandipur
[C]
Periyar
[D]
Raja ji
(8)
Which of the following type of forest occupies the largest area in India?
[A]
Tropical Wet Evergreen Forest
[B]
Sub-tropical Dry Evergreen Forest
[C]
Tropical Moist Deciduous Forest
[D]
Montane Wet Temperate Forest
Answer: Tropical Moist Deciduous Forest
(9)
Which of the following is known for the World’s largest Wetland System?
[A]
Pantanal (South America)
[B]
Everglades (USA)
[C]
Chilka (India)
[D]
None of the above
Answer: Pantanal (South America)
(10)
Who among the following explain the concept of Biodiversity ‘hotspots’?
[A]
Norman Myers
[B]
John Muir
[C]
G Nelson
[D]
None of the above
(11)
Which of the following agency has evolved to become the world's most comprehensive inventory of the global conservation status of biological species?
[A]
CITES
[B]
NEERI
[C]
IUCN
[D]
NWAP
(12)
Who among the following for the first time coined the term Biodiversity?
[A]
N Myers
[B]
E O Wilson
[C]
R D Barnes
[D]
None of the above
(13)
Which of the following living creature known for the loudest sound?
[A]
Humpback Whales
[B]
Howler monkey
[C]
Gibbon
[D]
Donkey
(14)
Which of the following is a hillstream loach species native to the riverine fauna of China?
[A]
Hammer fish
[B]
Sucker fish
[C]
Silver fish
[D]
Saw fish
(15)
Kiwi are a symbol for the uniqueness of _______ wildlife and the value of natural heritage.
[A]
New Zealand
[B]
South Africa
[C]
Russia
[D]
None of above
(16)
Which of the following animal exclusively eat only eucalyptus leaves and nothing else?
[A]
Kangaroo
[B]
Koala
[C]
Monkey
[D]
Greater Glider
(17)
In which of the following places Steppe Grassland is found?
[A]
South Africa
[B]
Central Asia
[C]
North America
[D]
Australia
(18)
Which of the following animal found in Tropical Evergreen Forest?
[A]
Giraffe
[B]
Monkey
[C]
Camel
[D]
None of the above
(19)
In which of the following years, 'Project Tiger' was launched in India?
[A]
1972
[B]
1990
[C]
1872
[D]
1975
(20)
Which of the following day is celebrated as World Environment Day?
[A]
05-Jun
[B]
21-Dec
[C]
20-Jan
[D]
10-Mar
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