Tag: the environment and us
Questions Related to the environment and us
All the organisms of the animal kingdom are termed as
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Fauna
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Protozoans
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Flora
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Wild life
World Wildlife Week is observed in
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First week of October
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Last week of October
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Third week of October
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First week of September
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Last week of September
Wildlife Week is celebrated from October 2 to 8 annually in India. For the conservation and protection of the biodiversity, this initiative is given importance. In this week, seminars to bring the more difficult aspects of wildlife conservation are conducted. Biodiversity is also being conserved ex-situ and in-situ.
Various forms of life should be conserved as they
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Will be lost otherwise
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Have economic values
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Contain diverse genetic resources
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Are important for maintaining balance of nature
Biodiversity includes the enormous diversity of flora and fauna in the world. A great threat to it is now possessed by the increased rates of destructive activities. Various methods are being adopted by the authorities to conserve the species richness at various levels. If any species gets extinct, the gene pool of that species will be lost. So, the need for conservation of species is to conserve the different genetic resources.
Which one is non-existing programme?
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Project Tiger
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Project Cheetah
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Project Rhino
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Project Hungal
A) Project Tiger is a tiger conservation programme launched on 1 April 1973 by the Government of India.
Which one of the following is not connected with wildlife conservation?
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IBWL
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WWF
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IUCN
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IVF
A) IBWL stands for the Indian Board for Wild Life (IBWL).
Symbol of WWF is
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Giant Panda
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Rhododendron
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White Bear
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Red Panda
The World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) is an international non-governmental organization founded in 1961, which works for wilderness preservation and the reduction of destructive human impact on the environment. Also named as World Wildlife Fund, which is its official name in Canada and the United States till date. The logo has a symbol of the Giant Panda. The logo tries to focus the attention of people towards saving Giant Panda.
Which of the following is not associated with wildlife protection?
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'Project Tiger'
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'Project Hungul'
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'Project Great Indian Bustard'
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'Project Kaiga'
The 'Kaiga Generating Station' (KGS) is a nuclear power plant, located in the Karwar District of Karnataka state in India. Kaiga is now the third largest nuclear plant in India. So, it is not related with wildlife protection.
What is the animal symbol of WWF (World Wild Life Fund)?
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Dolphin
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Kangaroo
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Tiger
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Giant panda
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Great Indian bustard
The 'World Wide Fund for Nature' (WWF) is an international non-governmental organization founded on April 29, 1961, and is working on issues regarding the conservation, research and restoration of the environment. It was formerly named the 'World Wildlife Fund', which remains its official name in Canada and the united states. WWF's giant panda logo originated from a panda named 'Chi Chi' that had been transferred from Beijing zoo to London zoo in 1958, three years before WWF became established.
Which of these programmes is used to conserve a species from extinction?
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Captive breeding
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Natural resources
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Sustainable use
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Edge effect
Captive breeding is the process of maintaining plants or animals in controlled environments, such as wildlife reserves, zoos, botanic gardens, and other conservation facilities. It is sometimes employed to help species that are being threatened by human activities. The activities which pose threat include habitat loss, fragmentation, over-hunting or fishing, pollution, predation, disease, and parasitism. The objective of many captive populations is to hold similar levels of genetic diversity to what is found in wild populations.
Which one is connected with management of zoo in India?
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IUCN
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SSC
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CZA
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WZCS
A) IUCN stands for the International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources.