Red Data Book

Q.

Name any five endangered species of animals listed in the Red Data Book of India.

Q. Which biome gets the highest precipitation?

1. Deserts
2. Tropical rainforest
3. Taiga
4. Temperate forest

Q. Which one of the following species is not included under the 'Red List'?

1. Extinct
2. Endemic
3. Vulnerable
4. Endangered

Q.

Name the publication which contains record of all the endangered species (plants and animals, etc.).

Q.

Which of the following wild animals is not listed in the Red Data Book of India?
(a) black buck
(b) flying squirrel ,
(c) tiger
(d) leopard

Q.

1. ii and iii
2. iii and iv
3. i and iv
4. i and ii

Q.

What is Red Data Book ?

Q.

State one advantage of maintaining Red Data Book.

Q. The state bird of Telengana is Palapitta (Indian Roller).

1. True
2. False

Q.

Tigers are found in

1. Deserts

2. Tropical forests

3. Evergreen forests

4. Rain forests

Q. What are the advantages and disadvantages of Red Data Book?
[3 marks]

Q. The .......... maintains Red Data Book.

1. IUCN
2. MAB
3. WHO
4. None of the above

Q.

Assertion: IUCN publishes a comprehensive list known as IUCN Red list of endemic species.
Reason: IUCN Red list is to focus the attention of conservationists towards species that are under threat of becoming extinct.

1. If both assertion and reason are correct and reason is the correct explanation of assertion.

2. If both assertion and reason are correct, but reason is not the correct explanation of assertion.

3. If assertion is correct but reason is incorrect.

4. If assertion is incorrect but reason is correct.

Q. Red Data Book or IUCN Red List provides data on

1. Biota of Red Sea
2. Effect of red light or photosynthesis
3. Red pigmented plants
4. Threatened species

Q. In IUCN Red List (2004), extinction of 784 species includes

1. 335 vertebrates, 360 invertebrates and 89 plants
2. 337 vertebrates, 362 invertebrates and 88 plants
3. 338 vertebrates, 359 invertebrates and 87 plants
4. 340 vertebrates, 357 invertebrates and 87 plants

Q. Number of threatened species in 2000 Red List is

1. 8198
2. 4175
3. 16, 241
4. 11, 096

Q. Red Data Book contains information about

1. Red coloured insects
2. Red coloured fishes
3. Red eyed birds
4. Endangered plants and animals

Q. Microorganisms do not contribute to the biodiversity of a region.

1. False
2. True

Q. According to IUCN Red List, during the last two decades, the maximum increase in the number of threatened species is among

1. Mammals
2. Amphibians
3. Reptiles
4. Birds

Q. Red list contain data or information on

1. Threatened species
2. Plants whose products are in international trade
3. Marine vertebrates only
4. All economically important plants

Q. How many species are documented to be extinct in last 500 years by IUCN Red List, 2004?

1. 87
2. 2, 000
3. 567
4. 784

Q. A taxon which is facing an extremely high risk of extinction in the wild in immediate future is known as

1. Exotic
2. Vulnerable
3. Endangered
4. Rare
5. Critically endangered

Q. IUCN red list includes species

1. Rich in anthocyanin
2. Endangered and threatened
3. Tropical region
4. Relatives of wild type animals

Q. Write short notes on the following.
IUCN Red List

Q. Question 5 (e)
Solution in brief.
What is Red Data Book?

Q. A Red list of endangered species is maintained by

1. CSIR
2. IUCN
3. NEERI
4. WLS

Q. Number of categories recognised by Red List is

1. 4
2. 5
3. 6
4. 8

Q. Which one of the expanded forms of the following acronyms is correct?

1. UNEP - United Nations Environmental Policy
2. EPA - Environmental Pollution Agency
3. IUCN - International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources
4. IPCC - International Panel for Climate Change

Q. Red data book is a record of endangered

1. Endangered plants only
2. Endangered animals only
3. Endangered plant and animals
4. All plant and animals that are living

Q. Species listed in Red Data Book are

1. Vulnerable
2. Threatened
3. Endangered
4. All of the above