Conservation of Forests and Wildlife

Q.

Expand IUCN.

Q. species are only found in particular areas and are isolated by natural and geographical barriers.

1. Wild
2. Rare
3. Endemic

Q. Which of the following fall under the category of endangered species in India?

1. Cattle
2. Asiatic Lion
3. Ganges river dolphin
4. Himalayan quail

Q.

Idri Idri is found in.

1. Madagascar

2. Mauritius

3. Sri Lanka

4. India

Q. Can you guess under which act the national parks and wildlife sanctuaries were established in our country?

1. Environment Protection Act, 1986
2. Wildlife Protection Act, 1972
3. Forest Conservation Act, 1980

Q. The Indian Rhino is an example of what type of species?

1. Extinct species
2. Normal species
3. Vulnerable species
4. Rare species

Q. Which of the following are instances of efforts to preserve genetic diversity?

1. Establishment of gene banks and seed banks by the government
2. Fishing industries using only one dominant species of fish that yields the maximum meat
3. Agricultural scientists selectively breeding wheat to find a strain that is resistant to higher temperatures
4. The government setting up tiger reserves and national parks

Q.

A similarity among blackbuck, gharial, rhinoceros and marsh crocodile is that they are

1. Animal with thick chitinous skin

2. Oviparous

3. Endangered species

4. found in the forest of North-East India.

Q. Sort the following animals in increasing order of their extinction risk:
(1) The Ganges River Dolphin
(2) Pine
(3) Himalayan Quail
(4) Indian Cheetah
(5) Lion Tailed Macaque

1. (2), (1), (5), (3), (4)
2. (4), (1), (5), (3), (2)
3. (5), (1), (4), (3), (2)
4. (1), (2), (3), (4), (5)

Q. The Dodo is _____________.

1. critically endangered
2. endangered
3. vulnerable
4. extinct

Q. In order to safeguard vital traits that could help plants fight pests and environmental stresses, we need to protect:

1. Ecological diversity
2. Ecosystem diversity
3. Species diversity
4. Genetic diversity

Q. Name the three categories of forests as mentioned in the Act of $1878$.

Q. IUCN stands for:

1. Indian Union for Care of Nature and Natural resources.
2. International Union for Contribution towards Nature
3. International Union for Conservation of Nature
4. International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural resources