Rice grown in Asia is protected from four main diseases by gene received from a single wild rice species that is:
1. Oryza nivara
2. Oryza indica
3. Oryza sativa
4. Oryza orientalis

Subtopic:  Magnitude of Biodiversity |

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Which of the following is a source of an antimalarial drug?

1.Papaver somniferum2.Cinchona officinalis
3.Artemesia species4.Both 2 and 3

Subtopic:   Biodiversity Conservation |
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The bark of the yew tree, Taxus brevifolia, is source of:
1. an antileprosy drug
2. an anticancer drug
3. a broad spectrum antibiotic
4. an analgesic and sedative

Subtopic:   Biodiversity Conservation |
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A plant, that has invaded many forest lands in India and is also known as Spanish Flag or Red sage, is:

1. Lantana camara 2. Eicchornia
3. Parthenium argentatum 4. Argemone mexicana
Subtopic:  Loss of Biodiversity |
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Which of the following characteristics does not make a species vulnerable to extinction?
1. a large body size
2. small population size and low reproductive rates
3. feeding at a lower trophic level in the food chain
4. fixed migratory route and habitat

Subtopic:  Loss of Biodiversity |

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Why is woodland caribou prone to extinction?
1. It has a low reproductive rate
2. It has fixed migratory route and habitat
3. It is localised and has a narrow range of distribution
4. It has a large body size

Subtopic:  Loss of Biodiversity |
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Why are blue whale and whooping crane prone to extinction?
1. It has a low reproductive rate
2. It has fixed migratory route and habitat
3. It is localised and has a narrow range of distribution
4. It has a large body size

Subtopic:  Loss of Biodiversity |

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A taxon is considered “critically endangered” if it faces a high risk of extinction in the wild in:

1.immediate future2.near future
3.medium-term future4.distant future

Subtopic:  In Situ Conservation of Biodiversity | Ex Situ Conservation of Biodiversity |
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Identify the “vulnerable species in India”:
1. Berberis nilghiriensis and Sus salvanius
2. Bentickia nicobarica and Ailurus fulgens
3. Cupressus cashmeriana and Antilope cervicapra
4. Bentickia nicobarica and Antilope cervicapra

Subtopic:  Loss of Biodiversity |

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The first National Park established in India, the place where project tiger was started in 1972, is in:

1.Madhya Pradesh2.Kerala
3.West Bengal4.Uttarakhand

Subtopic:  Ex Situ Conservation of Biodiversity |

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