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1. $Which of the following characteristics is mainly responsible for the diversification of insects of land?$ (1) $Segmentation$ (2) $Bilateral symmetry$ (3) $Exoskeleton$ (4) $Eyes$ 2. $Which of the following represent maximum number of species among global biodiversity?$ (1) $Algae$ (2) $Lichens$ (3) $Fungi$ (4) $Mosses and Ferns$ 3. $How many hot spots biodiversity in the world have been identified till date by Norman Myers?$ (1) $25$ (2) $34$ (3) $43$ (4) $17$ 4. $The Earth Summit held in Rio de Janeiro in 1992 was called$ (1) $To reduce CO_{2} emissions and global warming$ (2) $For conservation of biodiversity and sustainable utilization of its benefits$ (3) $To assess threat posed to native species by invasive weed species$ (4) $For immediate steps to discontinue use of CFCs that were damaging the ozone layer$ 5. $Cryopreservation of gametes of threatened species in viable and fertile condition can be referred to as$ (1) $In situ conservation of biodiversity.$ (2) $Advanced ex situ conservation of biodiversity.$ (3) $In situ conservation by sacred groves.$ (4) $In situ cryo-conservation of biodiversity.$ 6. $Large woody vines are more commonly found in$ (1) $Mangroves$ (2) $Tropical rainforests$ (3) $Alpine forests$ (4) $Temperate-forests$ 7. $Which one of the following areas in India is a hotspot of biodiversity?$ (1) $Eastern Ghats$ (2) $Gangetic Plain$ (3) $Sunderbans$ (4) $Western Ghats$ 8. $Habitat loss and fragmentation, over exploitation, alien species invasion and co-extinction are causes for:$ (1) $Natality$ (2) $Population explosion$ (3) $Competition$ (4) $Biodiversity loss$ 9. $Which of the National Aquatic Animal of India?$ (1) $Gangetic shark$ (2) $River dolphin$ (3) $Blue whale$ (4) $Sea-horse$ 10. $In the following in each set a conservation approach and an example of method of conservation are given (A). In situ conservation - Biosphere Reserve(B). Ex situ conservation - Sacred groves(C). In situ conservation - Seed bank(D). Ex situ conservation - Cryopreservation Select the option with correct match of approach and method:$ (1) $(A) and (D)$ (2) $(B) and (D)$ (3) $(A) and (B)$ (4) $(A) and (C)$ 11. $Which of the following is not a method of ex situ conservation?$ (1) $Cryopreservation$ (2) $In vitro fertilization$ (3) $National Parks$ (4) $Micropropagation$ 12. $Which of the following regions of the globe exhibits highest species diversity?$ (1) $Madagascar$ (2) $Himalayas$ (3) $Amazon forests$ (4) $Western ghats of India$ 13. $Red list contains date or information on$ (1) $Plants whose products are in international trade$ (2) $Threatened species$ (3) $Marine vertebrate only$ (4) $All economically important plants$ 14. $Which of the following National Parks is home to the famous musk deer or hangul?$ (1) $Bandhavgarh National Park, Madhya Pradesh$ (2) $Eaglenest Wildlife Sanctuary, Arunachal Pradesh$ (3) $Dachigam National Park, Jammu & Kashmir$ (4) $Keibul Lamjao National Park, Manipur$ 15. $Biodiversity of a geographical region represents$ (1) $Endangered species found in the region.$ (2) $The diversity in the organism living in the region.$ (3) $Genetic diversity in the dominant species of the region.$ (4) $Species endemic to the region.$ 16. $The highest number of species in the world is represented by$ (1) $Fungi$ (2) $Mosses$ (3) $Algae$ (4) $Lichen$ 17. $The historic Convention on Biological Diversity, 'The Earth Summit' was held in Rio de Janeiro in the year:$ (1) $2002$ (2) $1992$ (3) $1985$ (4) $1986$ 18. $Among 'The Evil Quartet', which one is considered the most important cause driving extinction of species?$ (1) $Co-extinctions$ (2) $Habitat loss and fragmentation$ (3) $Over exploitation for economic gain$ (4) $Alien species invasions$ 19. $Which one of the following is an example of ex-situ conservation?$ (1) $Wildlife sanctuary$ (2) $Seed bank$ (3) $Sacred groves$ (4) $National park$ 20. $Which one of the following shows maximum genetic diversity in India?$ (1) $Rice$ (2) $Maize$ (3) $Mango$ (4) $Groundnut$ 21. $Which of the following is not used for ex situ plant conservation?$ (1) $Field gene banks$ (2) $Seed banks$ (3) $Shifting cultivation$ (4) $Botanical Gardens$ 22. $Given below is the representation of the extent of global diversity of invertebrates. What groups the four portions (A to D) represent respectively?$ (1) $(A): Insects, (B): Crustaceans, (C): Other animal groups, (D): Molluscs$ (2) $(A): Crustaceans, (B): Insects, (C): Molluscs, (D): Other animal groups$ (3) $(A): Molluscs, (B): Other animal groups, (C): Crustaceans, (D): Insects$ (4) $(A): Insects, (B): Molluscs, (C): Crustaceans, (D): Other animal groups$ 23. $According to Alexander von Humboldt:$ (1) $Species richness increases with increasing area, but only up to limit$ (2) $There is no relationship between species richness and area explored$ (3) $Species richness goes on increasing with increasing area of exploration$ (4) $Species richness decreases with increasing area of exploration$ 24. $Most animals are tree dwellers in a$ (1) $Coniferous forest$ (2) $Thorn woodland$ (3) $Temperature deciduous forest$ (4) $Tropical rain forest$