IUCN Red List

Q. Match the columns

Extinct animals	Country
A.	Thylacine	i.	Russia
B.	Dodo	ii.	Mauritius
C.	Quagga	iii.	Australia
D.	Steller's sea cow	iv.	Africa

1. A - iv, B-i, C-ii, D-iii
2. A - iii, B-iv, C-ii, D-i
3. A - iii, B-ii, C-iv, D-i
4. A - ii, B-iii, C-i, D-iv

Q. According to IUCN Red list, what is the status of Red Panda (Ailurus fulgens)?

1. Vulnerable species
2. Endangered species
3. Extinct species
4. Critically endangered species

Q.

Which of the following animals has become extinct in India?

1. Hippopotamus
2. Snow Leopard
3. Wolf
4. Cheetah

Q. The organisation that publishes the Red List of species is

1. UNICEF
2. IUCN
3. WWF
4. UNEP

Q. According to the IUCN Red List, what is the status of the Red Panda (Ailurus fulgens)?

1. Critically endangered species
2. Extinct species
3. Endangered species
4. Vulnerable species

Q.

Write the expanded form of

1. CITES
2. IBWL
3. MAB

Q. Red list contains data or information on

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

Q.

What is Red Data book?

Q. Which of the following pairs of an animal and a plant represents endangered organisms in India

1. Banyan and blackbuck
2. Tamarind and rhesus monkey
3. Bentinckia nicobarica and red panda
4. Cinchona and leopard

Q. Which of the following is an endangered species of India?

1. Horse
2. Fox
3. Asiatic wild ass
4. Elephant

Q. Which of the following is an endangered species?

1. Cuscuta
2. Acacia nilotica
3. Nepenthes
4. Both B & C

Q.

List of endangered species was released by:

1. BBC

2. UN

3. IUCN

4. WCC

Q.

Those species whose numbers have been reduced considerably and are at the verge of extinction are called

1. Threatened

2. Endangered

3. Vulnerable

4. Rare

Q.

Red data books are produced by:

1. IUCN

2. WWF

3. IBWL

4. None of these

Q.

All the following organisations are in one way or other, engaged in worldwide conservation of wildlife, except

1. IUCN

2. WHO

3. UNEP

4. WWF

Q. The species listed in the Red List are

1. Threatened
2. Endangered
3. Rare
4. All of these

Q.

A species whose population size has reduced considerably and is at the verge of extinction is called

1. Threatened

2. Endangered

3. Rare

4. Vulnerable

Q. The organisation that maintains the Red List is ___________.

1. International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources
2. National Environmental Engineering Research Institute
3. National Wildlife Action Plan
4. Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora

Q. State whether true or false:
Species that cannot be found in the wild in their natural habitats but are preserved in man-made settings like zoological parks are considered extinct.

1. True
2. False

Q.

A taxon gets moved to the "Endangered" list from the _______ category.

1. Rare

2. Vulnerable

3. Endangered

4. Extinct

Q.

Head office of IUCN located at in Switzerland.

Q. Which of the following plant species are on the verge of extinction due to over-exploitation?

1. Pterocarpus santalinus
2. Actinodaphne lawsoni
3. All the above
4. Diospyros celibica

Q. Red List contains data or information on :

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

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

1. exotic
2. vulnerable
3. critically endangered
4. rare

Q.

While all life forms need to be protected from extinction, which are the ones that need our utmost attention in conservation?

1. Likely to perish

2. Harmless

3. Economically useful

4. Ferocious

Q. What is meant by endangered species ? Name any two endangered animals.

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

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

Q.

What is Red Data Book?

Q. A critically endangered animal is

1. passenger pigeon
2. dodo
3. great Indian bustard
4. zebu.

Q. The threatened category of species with a sizeable population among the following is

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