Natural Resources and their Management - 3

Covers biodiversity conservation, ecosystems, endangered species, wildlife protection projects, environmental movements, pollution, and ecological concepts

20 Questions Published

Questions

Question 1 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Kanha National Park is located in

  1. Assam
  2. Rajasthan
  3. Uttar Pradesh
  4. Madhya Pradesh
Question 2 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Of all the species of insects known, nearly 70-80% are found in

  1. tropical rain forests
  2. tropical savannah
  3. chaparral
  4. deciduous forests
Question 3 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following is a logical sequence in carbon cycle?

  1. Producer - Consumer - Decomposer
  2. Decomposer - Consumer - Producer
  3. Producer - Decomposer - Consumer
  4. Consumer - Producer - Decomposer
Question 4 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Plant decomposers are

  1. monera and fungi
  2. fungi and plants
  3. protista and animalia
  4. animalia and monera
Question 5 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The species, which are in danger of extinction are referred to as

  1. endangered species
  2. vulnerable species
  3. threatened species
  4. rare species
Question 6 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

'Chipko andolan' is related to

  1. soil conservation
  2. forest conservation
  3. crop conservation
  4. checking water erosion
Question 7 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

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

  1. 1975
  2. 1973
  3. 1974
  4. 1971
Question 8 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following plant groups show the maximum diversity?

  1. Algae
  2. Fungi
  3. Pteridophytes
  4. Bryophytes
Question 9 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Red Data Book provides data on

  1. biota of Red Sea
  2. effect of red light on photosynthesis
  3. red pigmented plants
  4. threatened species
Question 10 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following groups of vertebrates has the minimum number of species in India?

  1. Mammals
  2. Birds
  3. Reptiles
  4. Amphibians
Question 11 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Kaziranga National Park is located in the state of

  1. West Bengal
  2. Kerala
  3. Karnataka
  4. Assam
Question 12 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following species of rhinoceros is said to be the most critically endangered species?

  1. Indian one-horned rhinos
  2. Javan rhino
  3. African black rhino
  4. Sumatran rhino
Question 13 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The endangered largest living lemur Idri idri is found in

  1. Madagascar
  2. Mauritius
  3. Sri Lanka
  4. India
Question 14 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Air pollutants causing photochemical oxidants production include

  1. nitrous oxide, nitric acid fumes, nitric oxide
  2. ozone, peroxyacetyl nitrate, aldehydes
  3. oxygen, chlorine, fuming nitric acid
  4. sulphur dioxide
Question 15 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which pollutant from motorcar exhaust causes mental diseases?

  1. Lead
  2. NO2
  3. SO2
  4. Hg
Question 16 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Increase in the percentage of fauna and decrease in flora may be dangerous because it enhances

  1. percentage of CO2
  2. percentage of radioactive fallout
  3. percentage of diseases
  4. percentage of O2
Question 17 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The Earth summit held in Rio de Janiero (1992) stressed the need for

  1. control of air pollution
  2. controlling global warming
  3. conservation of biodiversity
  4. protecting the polar ice caps
Question 18 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

When plant diversity is maintained in natural habitat the conservation is called

  1. in vivo
  2. in vitro
  3. ex situ
  4. in situ
Question 19 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Among the following ecosystems, which one has the maximum biomass?

  1. Pond ecosystem
  2. Lake ecosystem
  3. Grassland ecosystem
  4. Forest ecosystem
Question 20 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Estuaries occur in

  1. Tamil Nadu and Orissa
  2. Kerala and Tamil Nadu
  3. Kerala and Orissa
  4. Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Orissa