Steller’s sea cow and passenger pigeon got extinct due to:
1. Habitat loss
2. Over-exploitation by humans
3. Alien species
4. Extinction of their food sources
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Which of the following is not an alien species that became invasive in India?
1. Parthenium hysterophorus
2. Lantana camara
3. Eicchornia crassipes
4. Strobilanthes kunthiana
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What argument for conserving biodiversity relates to what we owe to millions of plant, animal and microbe species with whom we share this planet?
1. Narrowly utilitarian
2. Broadly utilitarian
3. Ethical
4. Useless
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The given map of India shows:
1. The biodiversity hotspots in India
2. Seismic zones in India
3. Latest biosphere reserves of India
4. Ramsar sites in India
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Which of the following approaches to conserve biodiversity is not an ex-situ approach?
1. Zoological parks and botanical gardens
2. Wildlife safari parks
3. Biosphere reserves
4. Seed banks
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An overwhelmingly large proportion of the species waiting to be discovered are in the:
1. tropics
2. sub-tropical areas
3. temperate areas
4. polar areas
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