NCERT CLASS 12 | TOPIC : BIODIVERSITY AND CONSERVATION | PYQB (NEW-1) | NEET BIOLOGY ONLINE TEST

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NCERT CLASS 12 | TOPIC : BIODIVERSITY AND CONSERVATION | PYQB (NEW-1) | NEET BIOLOGY ONLINE TEST

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It contains 37 important questions. Choose the most correct answer. Then check your answer. Try again if there are errors. Regards : kalvisolai.net

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1 ➤ 1. Which one of the following is an example of ex-situ conservation? [AIPMT 2010 PRE]

(a) Wildlife sanctuary (b) Seed bank (c) Sacred groves (d) National park

2 ➤ 2. A renewable exhaustible natural resource is [AIPMT 2010 PRE]

(a) Coal (b) Petroleum (c) Minerals (d) Forest

3 ➤ 3. Which one of the following shows maximum genetic diversity in India? [AIPMT 2011 PRE]

(a) Rice (b) Maize (c) Mango (d) Groundnut

4 ➤ 4. Large woody vines are more commonly found in [AIPMT 2011 PRE]

(a) Mangroves (b) Tropical rainforests (c) Alpine forests (d) Temperate forests

5 ➤ 5. Which one of the following has the highest number of species in nature?[AIPMT 2011 PRE]

(a) Insects (b) Birds (c) Angiosperms (d) Fungi

6 ➤ 6. Biodiversity of a geographical region represents [AIPMT 2011 MAINS]

(a) Endangered species found in the region (b) The diversity in the organism living in the region (c) Genetic diversity in the dominant species of the region (d) Species endemic to the region

7 ➤ 7. The highest number of species in the world is repre- sented by: [AIPMT 2012 PRE]

(a) Fungi (b) Mosses (c) Algae (d) Lichens

8 ➤ 8. Which one of the following areas in India is a hotspot of biodiversity? [AIPMT 2012 PRE]

(a) Eastern Ghats (b) Gangetic Plain (c) Sunderbans (d) Western Ghats

9 ➤ 9. Sacred groves are especially useful in: [AIPMT 2012 MAINS]

(a) Preventing soil erosion (b) Year-round flow of water in rivers (c) Conserving rare and threatened species (d) Generating environmental awareness

10 ➤ 10. Select the correct statement about biodiversity [AIPMT 2012 MAINS]

(a) Large-scale planting of Bt cotton has no adverse effect on biodiversity (b) Western Ghats have a very high degree of species richness and endemism (c) Conservation of biodiversity is just a fad pursued by developed countries (d) The desert areas of Rajasthan and Gujarat have very high level of desert animal species as well as numerous rare animals

11 ➤ 11. Which of the following represent maximum number of species among global biodiversity? [AIPMT 2013]

(a) Algae (b) Lichens (c) Fungi (d) Mosses and Ferns

12 ➤ 12. Which of the following is not used for ex-situ plant conservation? [AIPMT 2013]

(a) Field gene banks (b) Seed banks (c) Shifting cultivation (d) Botanical Gardens

13 ➤ 13. Given below is the representation of the extent of global diversity of invertebrates. What groups the four portions (A-D) represent, respectively? [AIPMT 2014]

(a) A: Insects, B: Crustaceans, C: Other animal groups, D: Molluscs (b) A: Crustaceans, B: Insects, C: Molluscs, D: Other animal groups (c) A: Molluscs, B: Other animal groups, C; Crusta- ceans, D: Insects (d) A: Insects, B: Molluscs, C: Crustaceans, D: Other animal groups

14 ➤ 14. The organization which publishes the red list of species is:[AIPMT 2014]

(a) ICFRE (b) IUCN (c) UNEP (d) WWF

15 ➤ 15. A species facing extremely high risk of extinction in the immediate future is called:[AIPMT 2014]

(a) Vulnerable (b) Endemic (c) Critically Endangered (d) Extinct

16 ➤ 16. An example of ex-situ conservation is: [AIPMT 2014

(a) National Park (b) Seed Bank (c) Wildlife Sanctuary (d) Sacred Grove

17 ➤ 17. The species confined to a particular region and not found elsewhere is termed as:[RE-AIPMT 2015]

(a) Alien (b) Endemic (c) Rare (d) Keystone

18 ➤ 18. Cryopreservation of gametes of threatened species viable and fertile condition can be referred to as [AIPMT 2015]

(a) In-situ conservation of biodiversity (b) Advanced ex-situ conservation of biodiversity (c) In-situ conservation by sacred groves (d) In-situ cryoconservation of biodiversity

19 ➤ 19. Most animals are tree dwellers in a [AIPMT 2015]

(a) Coniferous forest (b) Thorn woodland (c) Temperature deciduous forest (d) Tropical rain forest

20 ➤ 20. Which of the following characteristics is mainly responsible for diversification of insects of land? [AIPMT 2015]

(a) Segmentation (b) Bilateral symmetry (c) Exoskeleton (d) Eyes

21 ➤ 21. In which of the following both pairs have correct combination? [AIPMT 2015]

(a) In situ conservation : National park | Ex situ conservation : Botanical Garden (b) In situ conservation : Cryopreservation | Ex situ conservation : Wildlife Sanctuary (c) In situ conservation : Seed Bank | Ex situ conservation : National park (d) In situ conservation : Tissue culture | Ex situ conservation : Sacred groves

22 ➤ 22. Which of the following National Parks is home to the famous musk deer or hangul? [NEET - II, 2016]

(a) Bandhavgarh National Park, Madhya Pradesh (b) Eaglenest Wildlife Sanctuary, Arunachal Pradesh (c) Dachigam National Park, Jammu & Kashmir (d) Keibul Lamjao National Park, Manipur

23 ➤ 23. Red list contains date or information on [NEET 2016-PHASE II]

(a) Plants whose products are in international trade (b) Threatened species (c) Marine vertebrate only (d) All economically important plants

24 ➤ 24. How many hot spots biodiversity in the world have been identified till date by Norman Myers?[NEET 2016-PHASE II]

(a) 25 (b) 34 (c) 43 (d) 17

25 ➤ 25. Which of the following is the most important causes of animals and plants being driven to extinction? [NEET 2016-PHASE I]

(a) Over-exploitation (b) Alien species invasion (c) Habitat loss and fragmentation (d) Co-extinctions

26 ➤ 26. Which of the following is the National Aquatic Animal of India? [NEET 2016-PHASE I]

(a) Gangetic shark (b) River dolphin (c) Blue whale (d) Sea horse

27 ➤ 27. Which scientist proposed 'Rivet popper hypothesis' related to biodiversity and ecosystems? [NEET Regional 2017]

(a) Tansley (b) Alexander von Humboldt (c) Paul Ehrlich (d) David Tilman

28 ➤ 28. Alexander Von Humbolt described for the first time [NEET 2017]

(a) Laws of limiting factor (b) Species area relationships (c) Population Growth equation (d) Ecological Biodiversity

29 ➤ 29. The region Biosphere Reserve which is legally pro- tected and where no human activity is allowed is known as: [NEET 2017]

(a) Buffer zone (b) Transition zone (c) Restoration zone (d) Core zone

30 ➤ 30. Which one of the following is related to ex-situ con- servation of threatened animals and plants? [NEET 2017]

(a) Biodiversity hot spots (b) Amazon rainforest (c) Himalayan region (d) Wildlife Safari parks

31 ➤ 31. All of the following are included in 'Ex-situ conserva- tion' except [NEET 2018]

(a) Wildlife safari parks (b) Botanical gardens (c) Sacred groves (d) Seed banks

32 ➤ 32. Niche is [NEET 2018]

(a) All the biological factors in the organism's envi- ronment (b) The range of temperature that the organism needs to live (c) The physical space where an organism lives (d) The functional role played by the organism where it lives

33 ➤ 33. Which one of the following is not a method of in-situ conservation of biodiversity? [NEET 2019]

(a) Wildlife Sanctuary (b) Botanical Garden (c) Sacred Grove (d) Biosphere reserve

34 ➤ 34. The Earth Summit held in Rio de Janeiro in 1992 was called: [NEET 2019]

(a) For conservation of biodiversity and sustainable utilization of its benefits (b) To assess threat posed to native species by inva- sive weed species (c) For immediate steps to discontinue use of CFCs that were damaging the ozone layer (d) To reduce CO, emissions and global warming

35 ➤ 35. Which of the following is the most important causes for animals and plants being driven to extinction? [NEET 2019]

(a) Drought and floods (b) Economic exploitation (c) Alien species invasion (d) Habitat loss and fragmentation

36 ➤ 36. According to Robert May, the global species diversity is about: [NEET 2020]

(a) 1.5 million (b) 20 million (c) 50 million (d) 7 million

37 ➤ 37. Which of the following regions of the globe exhibits highest species diversity? [NEET 2020]

(a) Western Ghats of India (b) Madagascar (c) Himalayas (d) Amazon forests

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