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When is the 'World Wild Life Week' observed?

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  1. First week of September

  2. Last week of September

  3. Third week of October

  4. Last week of October

  5. First week of October

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Correct Option: E
Explanation:

In order to arouse a general awakening in the common man in favour of protection of wildlife, the 'Indian Board of Wild Life' (IBWL) decided to observe the 'Wildlife Week' and since then from October 2 - 8 every year organize different activities related to wildlife conservattion to commemorate this week. 

Every year around this time (October 2 to 8) governments, environmentalists, activists, educators organize different activities to accelerate the awareness of wildlife conservation among people. 
India, being a mega-storehouse of various species, is also able to manage several conferences, awareness programmes, and public meetings among the nature lovers. Schools and educational institutions organize events such as wildlife related movie screening, painting competition/essay writing/ debate competition for young children with wild life as the theme. 

The best way to conserve our water resources is

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  1. Rain water harvesting

  2. Sustainable water utilization

  3. Encouragement of natural regeneration of vegetation

  4. All of the above

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Human activities like deforestation, pollution, global warming etc is  a major threat to the natural resources.The scarcity of water is  a common problem nowadays which needs serious attempts.Rainwater harvesting is the method of conservation of rainwater by reusing the stored water for several domestic purposes. The rainwater is collected from various hard surfaces such as rooftops and or other man-made above ground hard surfaces.

Sustainable water utilization is the vision of the management of natural resources like water and its proper utilization.
Encouragement of natural regeneration of vegetation is also one of the methods to conserve water resource. It will usually encourage species, that are already plentiful in the area and will ensure the vegetation is directly suited to the site. As all of the above are ways to conserve our water resources. 
So, the correct answer is option D.

What is a keystone species?

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  1. A species which makes up only a small proportion of the total biomass of a community, yet has a huge impact on the community's organization and survival.

  2. A common species that has plenty of biomass, yet has a fairly low impact on the community's organization.

  3. A rare species that has minimal impact on the biomass and on other species in the community.

  4. A dominant species that constitutes a large proportion of the biomass and which affects many other species.

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

A keystone species is often a dominant predator whose removal allows a prey population to explode and often decreases overall diversity. Other kinds of keystone species are those, such as coral or beavers, that significantly alter the habitat around them and thus affect large numbers of other organisms.

What shall be the effect of destruction of wildlife?

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  1. Wild gene of disease resistance will not be obtained

  2. Soil erosion

  3. Floods and saline lake

  4. Greenhouse effect

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Destruction of wildlife will cause a drastic effect in an ecosystem. One of them will be wild gene of disease resistance will not be obtained as the gene pool of the particular area will be disturbed. There will no major effect in soil erosion, floods or greenhouse effect which is caused by other factors like deforestation and greenhouse gases respectively. 

Therefore, the correct answer is option A.

What are the control methods that are to be adopted to restore balance in the ecosystems?

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  1. Rain water harvesting for conservation and management of water.

  2. Conservation of ocean resources and preservation of marine life.

  3. Public awareness programmes concerning conservation of wildlife.

  4. All of the above.

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

We know that the level of the ground is decreasing day by day due to its excessive use. As a result, the world is facing serious water issues. Apart from this, oceans form a resource for the development of electricity from water and form a habitat for a vast variety of marine organisms. Marine organisms form a major part of biodiversity fauna. All these are natural resources necessary to maintain the balance of the ecosystem.

So, option D "All of these"is the correct answer.

Wildlife refers to

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  1. Any living organism kept in cage

  2. Any living organism present in sanctuary

  3. Any plant species growing in garden

  4. Any living organism in its natural habitat

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:
Wildlife refers to non-domesticated animal species that lives in natural habitat, but has come to include all plants, fungi, and other organisms that grow or live wild in an area without being introduced by humans.
Thus, the correct answer is option D.

The first plants to reappear in a badly burned forest area will most probably be

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  1. Liverworts

  2. Ferns

  3. Grasses

  4. Mosses

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:
The ferns have two stages in their life cycle spore-bearing stage and sexually reproducing stage. Spore has a thick spore wall and is resistant to high temperatures and other environmental changes. The first plants to reappear in a badly burned forest area will most probably be ferns because its spores are resistant to fire.
So, the correct answer is 'Ferns'

Which one of the following is not a conservation category of wildlife?

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  1. Vulnerable

  2. Endangered

  3. Endemic

  4. Both A and B

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:
Vulnerable species are those that have been categorized by the International Union for Conservation of Nature as likely to become endangered unless the conditions harming their survival and reproduction are improved.
Endangered species are those that are at the risk of extinction.
Endemic species are those that exist only in one particular geographic region.
Thus the correct answer is option C.

A biosphere reserve conserves and preserves

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  1. Wild animals

  2. Land

  3. Natural vegetation

  4. All of the above

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

An area which is conserved to protect the biodiversity and culture of that area is known as biosphere reserve. A biosphere reserve is consisted of many protected areas like sanctuaries, national parks, lakes, lands mountains etc. 

Why should we conserve biodiversity?

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  1. We should preserve the biodiversity we have inherited

  2. A loss of diversity may lead to a loss of ecological stability

  3. Both A and B

  4. None of these

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Biodiversity is the variety of different types of life found on the Earth and the variations within species. It is a measure of the variety of organisms present in different ecosystems. we must preserve it as we have inherited it and maintain the ecological stability.