Biodiversity and Conservation


  1. Which animal has gone extinct in recent times in India?









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    Panthera leo has gone extinct in recent times in India.

    Correct Option: A

    Panthera leo has gone extinct in recent times in India.


  1. An institution where valuable plant material likely to become irretrievably lost in the wild or in cultivation is preserved in a viable condition is known as









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    An institution where valuable plant material likely to become irretrievably lost in the wild or in cultivation is preserved in a viable condition is known as Gene Bank.

    Correct Option: D

    An institution where valuable plant material likely to become irretrievably lost in the wild or in cultivation is preserved in a viable condition is known as Gene Bank.



  1. Which group of vertebrates comprises the highest number of endangered species?









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    Mammals

    Correct Option: B

    Mammals


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









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    IUCN is International Union of Conservation of Nature and Natural resources which is now called World Conservation Union (WCU). It maintains a red databook or red list which is a catalogue of taxa facing risk of extinction. Endangered Species are those facing a high risk of extinction in the wild in the near future due to decrease in its habitat, excessive predation or poaching. The percentage number of endangered species in the list of threatened ones is 19% mammals, 17% birds, 21% reptiles, 22% amphibians and 19% angiosperms. In India their number is 54 animals and 113 plants e.g Red Panda, Bentinckia nicobarica. Critically Endangered: The taxon is facing very high risk of extinction in the wild and can become extinct any moment in the immediate future, e.g. Sus salvinus (Pigmy Hog), Berberis nilghiriensis. Vulnerable: Presently the population is sufficient but is undergoing depletion due to some factors so that it is facing risk of extinction in medium term future e.g. Antelope cervi carpa. Extinct: The taxon has been completely eliminated or died out from earth e.g. Dodo.

    Correct Option: D

    IUCN is International Union of Conservation of Nature and Natural resources which is now called World Conservation Union (WCU). It maintains a red databook or red list which is a catalogue of taxa facing risk of extinction. Endangered Species are those facing a high risk of extinction in the wild in the near future due to decrease in its habitat, excessive predation or poaching. The percentage number of endangered species in the list of threatened ones is 19% mammals, 17% birds, 21% reptiles, 22% amphibians and 19% angiosperms. In India their number is 54 animals and 113 plants e.g Red Panda, Bentinckia nicobarica. Critically Endangered: The taxon is facing very high risk of extinction in the wild and can become extinct any moment in the immediate future, e.g. Sus salvinus (Pigmy Hog), Berberis nilghiriensis. Vulnerable: Presently the population is sufficient but is undergoing depletion due to some factors so that it is facing risk of extinction in medium term future e.g. Antelope cervi carpa. Extinct: The taxon has been completely eliminated or died out from earth e.g. Dodo.



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









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    Endangered plant is Bentinckia nicobarica & endangered animal is Red Panda (Ailurus fulgens).

    Correct Option: D

    Endangered plant is Bentinckia nicobarica & endangered animal is Red Panda (Ailurus fulgens).