Natural Resources and their Management - 3
Covers biodiversity conservation, ecosystems, endangered species, wildlife protection projects, environmental movements, pollution, and ecological concepts
Questions
Kanha National Park is located in
- Assam
- Rajasthan
- Uttar Pradesh
- Madhya Pradesh
Of all the species of insects known, nearly 70-80% are found in
- tropical rain forests
- tropical savannah
- chaparral
- deciduous forests
Which of the following is a logical sequence in carbon cycle?
- Producer - Consumer - Decomposer
- Decomposer - Consumer - Producer
- Producer - Decomposer - Consumer
- Consumer - Producer - Decomposer
Plant decomposers are
- monera and fungi
- fungi and plants
- protista and animalia
- animalia and monera
The species, which are in danger of extinction are referred to as
- endangered species
- vulnerable species
- threatened species
- rare species
'Chipko andolan' is related to
- soil conservation
- forest conservation
- crop conservation
- checking water erosion
Project Tiger, a programme to maintain a viable population of tigers in the country and to chalk out areas for their habitat, was launched in the year
- 1975
- 1973
- 1974
- 1971
Which of the following plant groups show the maximum diversity?
- Algae
- Fungi
- Pteridophytes
- Bryophytes
Red Data Book provides data on
- biota of Red Sea
- effect of red light on photosynthesis
- red pigmented plants
- threatened species
Which of the following groups of vertebrates has the minimum number of species in India?
- Mammals
- Birds
- Reptiles
- Amphibians
Kaziranga National Park is located in the state of
- West Bengal
- Kerala
- Karnataka
- Assam
Which of the following species of rhinoceros is said to be the most critically endangered species?
- Indian one-horned rhinos
- Javan rhino
- African black rhino
- Sumatran rhino
The endangered largest living lemur Idri idri is found in
- Madagascar
- Mauritius
- Sri Lanka
- India
Air pollutants causing photochemical oxidants production include
- nitrous oxide, nitric acid fumes, nitric oxide
- ozone, peroxyacetyl nitrate, aldehydes
- oxygen, chlorine, fuming nitric acid
- sulphur dioxide
Which pollutant from motorcar exhaust causes mental diseases?
- Lead
- NO2
- SO2
- Hg
Increase in the percentage of fauna and decrease in flora may be dangerous because it enhances
- percentage of CO2
- percentage of radioactive fallout
- percentage of diseases
- percentage of O2
The Earth summit held in Rio de Janiero (1992) stressed the need for
- control of air pollution
- controlling global warming
- conservation of biodiversity
- protecting the polar ice caps
When plant diversity is maintained in natural habitat the conservation is called
- in vivo
- in vitro
- ex situ
- in situ
Among the following ecosystems, which one has the maximum biomass?
- Pond ecosystem
- Lake ecosystem
- Grassland ecosystem
- Forest ecosystem
Estuaries occur in
- Tamil Nadu and Orissa
- Kerala and Tamil Nadu
- Kerala and Orissa
- Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Orissa