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Biodiversity and wildlife - Test Set 2

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  1. Question 1

    'Red Data Book' concerned with
    1. Facts about Biodiversity
    2. Organisms and Animals facing the danger of extinction
    3. Plantation
    4. Illegal hunting of forest animals by smugglers
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  2. Question 2

    Which of the following is not a 'Biodiversity' hot-spot of India?
    1. Himalayas
    2. Vindhyas
    3. North-East India
    4. Western Ghats
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  3. Question 3

    The author of Tomorrow's Biodiversity is-
    1. Vandana Shiva
    2. V. K. Sharma
    3. M. S. Swainathan
    4. Medha Patekar
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  4. Question 4

    Which one of the following is not a site for an In-situ method of conservation of flora?
    1. Biosphere Reserve
    2. Botanical Garden
    3. National Park
    4. Wildlife Sanctuary
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  5. Question 5

    The richest Biodiversity is found in the
    1. Silent Valley
    2. Kashmir Valley
    3. Valley of Flowers
    4. Surma Valley
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  6. Question 6

    Jaldapara Santuary is located in
    1. Purulia Upland
    2. Rarh plain
    3. Duars plain
    4. Balasan
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  7. Question 7

    The place in West Bengal declared by the UN in 1989 as the World Heritage site is
    1. The mangrove forests of Sundarban
    2. The terracotta temples of Bankura
    3. The ecosystem of the Darjeeling
    4. The forests of Jaldapara
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  8. Question 8

    Sundarban was declared a 'World Heritage Site' because of its
    1. Prawn Culture
    2. Royal Bengal Tigers
    3. Tidal bores
    4. Mangrove Forests and Bio-diversity
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  9. Question 9

    The East Calcutta Wetlands have been declared as a
    1. Ramsar Site
    2. Biosphere Reserve
    3. Reserve Forest
    4. National Park
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  10. Question 10

    East Kolkata Wetlands ia a unique system where
    1. Seawage and waste water of Kolkata is used for fishery development
    2. Tanneries are ideally located
    3. Unutilised marshes dominate the landscape
    4. Salt encrusted weeds flats exist
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  11. Question 11

    Sundarban in West Bengal has been declared World Heritage site in
    1. 1999
    2. 1989
    3. 1979
    4. 1969
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  12. Question 12

    Where is the largest tiger reserve forest in India?
    1. West Bengal
    2. Uttar Pradesh
    3. Andhra Pradesh
    4. Rajasthan
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  13. Question 13

    Which of the following International Conventions provides framework for conservation of Wetland habitats?
    1. Earth Summit
    2. Ramsar Convention
    3. Belem Declaration
    4. Botanical Gardens
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  14. Question 14

    Pat of Earth where life exist in known as
    1. Lithosphere
    2. Hydrosphere
    3. Atmosphere
    4. Biosphere
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  15. Question 15

    A famous Bird Sanctuary is-
    1. Keoladeo Ghana Sanctuary
    2. Gir forest
    3. Sundarbans
    4. Bandipur National Park
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  16. Question 16

    Which of the following pairs is incorrectly matched?
    1. Bhitarkanika: Olive ridley Turtles
    2. Dalma Hills: Wild Elephants
    3. Kaziranga: One-horned Rhinos
    4. Dachingam: Asiatic Lions
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  17. Question 17

    The Sariska Tiger Santuary is located at
    1. Bharatpur
    2. Alwar
    3. Darrah
    4. Puskar
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  18. Question 18

    White Tiger is conserved in
    1. Corbett National Park
    2. Kanha National Park
    3. Tadoba National Park
    4. Bandipur National Park
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  19. Question 19

    The region of India is very important for Biodiversity point of view
    1. Eastern Himalaya
    2. Eastern Ghats
    3. Panchmari Hill
    4. Kashmir Valley
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  20. Question 20

    Wild Asses are found in-
    1. Parkal, Warangal (Andhra Pradesh)
    2. Rann of Kutch (Gujarat)
    3. Manas, Barpeta (Assam)
    4. Chandraprabha (Varanasi)
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