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Which of the following characteristics of tiger helps to reduce the poaching of the tiger? 

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  1. Whiskers of tiger help to sense the prey.

  2. The ears are flexible which carries the sound from large distances.

  3. Tigers can smell the urine of another tiger.

  4. All of the above.

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Correct Option: D

Animals species should be preserved mainly because

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  1. They are lovely creatures.

  2. They are useful to mankind.

  3. Man cannot recreate a species of animals if it be destroyed.

  4. Zoologists want to study them.

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

There are many reasons to conserve biodiversity, but all equally important. They can be grouped into three categories: narrowly utilitarian (economic benefit), broadly utilitarian (importance in natural ecological balance), and ethical (moral reasons). 

All the animals are a part of biodiversity, hence need to be conserved. 
Man makes special efforts to conserve the animals which are likely to become extinct without special efforts of man. In fact man makes an effort to conserve biodiversity and animals are a part of biodiversity. 
Once a species becomes extinct the entire gene pool is lost for ever. This is also called as genetic erosion.

Jim Corbett National Park is located in 

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  1. Uttarakhand

  2. Madhya Pradesh

  3. Bihar

  4. None of the above

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Correct Option: A

The people who kill the animals are known as

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  1. Poachers

  2. Inhabitants

  3. Immigrants

  4. All of the above

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Correct Option: A

In ecology, the word conservation means

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  1. Management and protection of natural resources

  2. Management and protection of plants

  3. Management and protection of animals

  4. Management and protection of endangered plants

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

In ecology, the word conservation means management and protection of natural resources. Conservation ecology is concerned with the preservation and management of biodiversity and natural resources. 

Thus, the correct answer is 'Management and protection of natural resources.'

Which of the following will help most in conservation of wildlife?

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  1. Making stringent laws

  2. Making numerous zoos

  3. Making numerous sanctuaries

  4. All of the above

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

A naturally occurring sanctuary, such as an island, which protects species from getting hunted, predated or poached is called as a wildlife refuge. It is also known as a wildlife sanctuary. Being a protected area, it is a geographic territory within which wildlife is protected. Private operations are limited in such areas. Thus, making numerous wildlife sanctuaries will be most helpful.

So, the correct answer is 'Making numerous sanctuaries'.

What is present expansion of WWF?

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  1. World War Fund for Nature

  2. World Wide Forestry Fund

  3. World Wide Fund for Nature

  4. World Wild life Fund for Nature

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

WWF stands for The World Wide Fund for Nature. Founded back in 1961, it's an international non-governmental organization. Earlier it used to stand for World Wildlife Fund. It works in the field of wildlife preservation, and the reduction of human impact on the environment.

So, the correct answer is 'World Wide Fund for Nature'.

Wildlife is

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  1. All biota excluding man, domestic animals and cultivated crops

  2. All vertebrates of reserve forests

  3. All animals of reserve forests

  4. All animals and plants of reserve forests

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

All plants, fungi, and other organisms that grow or live in the wild in an area without being introduced by humans are included under wildlife. A great threat is being possessed to the wildlife due to their excessive habitat destruction. Man, domestic animals, and cultivated crops are not included in the wildlife. Different measures to save wildlife are being adopted.

So, the correct answer is 'All biota excluding man, domestic animals and cultivated crops'.

Which is not a wildlife conservation project?

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  1. Project Indian Bastard

  2. Project Tiger

  3. Project Hangul

  4. Project Dodo

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Project Dodo does not exist, rest three are projects to conserve the respected species. The Dodo is an extinct flightless bird endemic to Mauritius, east of Madagascar in the Indian Ocean. It belonged to the subfamily Raphinae. In 1662, the last sighting of the dodo occurred. There's also a phrase saying "As dead as Dodo".

So, the correct answer is 'Project Dodo'.

The term wildlife was coined by

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  1. Hornaday

  2. Augus

  3. Montreal Protocol

  4. Wiener

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

William Temple Hornaday, Sc.D.  was an American zoologist, conservationist, taxidermist, and author. He served as the first director of the New York Zoological Park, known today as the Bronx Zoo, and he was a pioneer and coined the term wildlife and played a key role in the conservation movement in the United States.

So the correct answer is 'Hornaday'.