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31 –1°C to 13°C annual variations in the intensity and duration of temperature and 50 to 250 cm annual variation in precipitation, account for the formation of major biome as:
[1] Tropical forest
[2] Coniferous forest
[3] Temperate forest
[4] Grassland
Answer: Coniferous forest
32 IUCN is also called as
[1] Man and Biosphere program
[2] World Conservation Union
[3] World Conservation Consortium
[4] World Wide Conservation Union
Answer: World Conservation Union

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33 Which of the following pairs of an animal and a plant represents endangered organisms in India?
[1] Banyan and Black Duck
[2] Tamarind and Rhesus monkey
[3] Tamarind and Rhesus monkey
[4] Bentinckia nicobarica and red panda
Answer: Bentinckia nicobarica and red panda
34 Approximately, 50% of total world species are present on
[1] tropical rain forest
[2] temperate rain forest
[3] temperate deciduous forest
[4] coral reefs
Answer: tropical rain forest
35 Biodiversity
[1] increases towards the equator
[2] decreases towards the equator
[3] remains same throughout the planet
[4] has no effect on change in latitude
Answer: increases towards the equator
36 The most important reason for decrease in biodiversity is
[1] habitat pollution
[2] introduction of exotic species
[3] over-exploitation
[4] habitat destruction
Answer: habitat destruction
37 Which one of the following is not a renewable, exhaustible natural resource?
[1] Aquatic animals
[2] Aquatic animals
[3] Soil fertility
[4] Minerals
Answer: Minerals
38 Which one of the following is an example ex-situ conservation?
[1] National park
[2] Wildlife sanctuary
[3] Seed bank
[4] Sacred groves
Answer: Sacred groves
39 Sacred groves are specially useful in
[1] Generating environmental awareness
[2] Preventing soil erosion
[3] Year-round flow of water in rivers
[4] Conserving rare and threatened species
Answer: Conserving rare and threatened species
40 The greatest problem of water conservation is to reduce the amount of
[1] Precipitation
[2] Runoff water
[3] Groundwater
[4] Evaporation
Answer: Runoff water
41 Conservation within the natural habitat is
[1] exsitu conservation
[2] insitu conservation
[3] invivo conservation
[4] exvivo conservation
Answer: insitu conservation
42 Example for a renewable resource:
[1] Soil fertility
[2] Water
[3] Living organisms
[4] All of the above
Answer: All of the above
43 All are insitu conservation efforts except
[1] National parks
[2] Sanctuaries
[3] Zoo
[4] biosphere reserves
Answer: Zoo
44 Identify the odd combination of the habitat and the particular animal concerned
[1] Sunderbens- Bengal Tiger
[2] Periyar- Elephant
[3] Rann of Kutch- Wild Ass
[4] Dachigam National Park- Snow leopard
Answer: Dachigam National Park- Snow leopard
45 MAB program stands for
[1] Man and biotechnology
[2] Material and biology
[3] Man and Biology
[4] Man and Biosphere
Answer: Man and Biosphere

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