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Question 1
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The zoological name of Asiatic lion is

A
Panthera pardus

B
Panthera leo persica

C
Panthera leo spelea

D
Felis leo

Solution

Panthera leo persica is the zoological name of Asiatic lion, also known as Indian lion, is a lion subspecies that exists as a single population in India's Gujarat state. It is listed as endangered by IUCN due its small population size. Hence, option B is correct answer.
Question 2
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"Human Genetic Diversity: Lewontin's Fallacy" is a 2003 paper by

A
Malthus

B
Edward

C
Lamarck

D
Darwin

Solution

"Human Genetic Diversity: Lewontin's Fallacy" is a 2003 paper by A. W. F. Edwards. He criticises an argument first made by Richard Lewontin in his 1972 article "The Apportionment of Human Diversity", which argued that division of humanity into races is taxonomically invalid. Edward's critique is discussed in a number of academic and popular science books, with varying degrees of support.
Therefore, the correct answer is option B.
Question 3
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Wildlife protection act was enacted in India in

A
1947

B
1962

C
1972

D
1992

Solution

The Wildlife Protection Act, 1972 is an Act of the Parliament of India enacted for protection of plants and animal species. The Act provides for the protection of wild animals, birds and plants.
Therefore, the correct answer is option C.
Question 4
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Best method to preserve the wild relatives of plants is

A
By growing them in natural habitats

B
Gene library

C
By storing seeds

D
Cryopreservation

Solution

The genetic material from wild varieties can be preserved either in gene banks or in-situ preservation. Gene bank saves the genes and other regenerative material from a wide range of plants. In-situ, is the preservation of wild variety of plants in the fields and forests where they grow. Thu, the correct answer is option A.
Question 5
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At which latitude, heat gain through insolation approximately equals heat loss through terrestrial radiation?

A
42$$1/\mathring {2} $$ North and South

B
22$$1/\mathring {2} $$ North and South

C
$$40^o $$ North and South

D
$$66^o $$ North and South
Solution
- Terrestrial radiation refers to the long-wave electromagnetic radiation originating from Earth and its atmosphere.
- This radiation is emitted by naturally radioactive materials on Earth including uranium, thorium, and radon.
- Most of the terrestrial radiation is absorbed by the water vapor in the atmosphere and some by other gases (about 8 percent is radiated directly to outer space).
- The latitude is responsible for the temperature around the earth.
- Areas that are close to the equator receive more heat than areas that are close to the poles, so it depends on the latitude between these.
- Insolation is concentrated near the equator but dispersed near the poles, where the distance is responsible.
- At 40&&^o$$ North and South latitude, heat gain through insolation approximately equals heat loss through terrestrial radiation.
So, the correct answer is option B.
Question 6
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The method by which endangered plant species are conserved in a botanical garden or in some controlled circumstances is called

A
Afforestation

B
In-situ conservation

C
Ex-situ conservation

D
Deforestation
Solution
- Ex-situ conservation is the conservation and maintenance of samples of living organisms outside their natural habitat, in the form of whole plants, seed, pollen, vegetative propagules, tissue or cell cultures.
- In-situ conservation is on-site conservation or the conservation of genetic resources in natural populations of plant or animal species, such as forest genetic resources in natural populations of tree species.
Question 7
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Biosphere reserves are being threatened with

A
Growth

B
Rains

C
Pollution

D
All of the above

Solution

A biosphere reserve is a protected area for the conservation of ecosystems and genetic diversity. The biosphere reserves are formulated in order to protect the endangered and endemic plants and animals. There are certain factors which affect the nature of these reserves. Pollution results in the decrease in the number of the species. The exposure to the pollutants may develop diseases and other problems in the organisms. There is degradation of the land and the atmosphere due to the disposal of wastes which in turn affects the area under reserves.
Thus, the correct answer is option C.

Question 8

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Match Column-I with Column-II and select the correct option from the codes given below.

	Column - I		Column - II
(a)	Jim Corbett National Park	(i)	Karnataka
(b)	Kanha National Park	(ii)	Madhya Pradesh
(c)	Kaziranga Wildlife Sanctuary	(iii)	Tamil Nadu
(d)	Bandipur Sanctuary	(iv)	Uttaranchal
(e)	Mudumalai Sanctuary	(v)	Assam

(a)- (i), (b)- (iii), (c)- (iv), (d)- (ii), (e)- (v)

(a)- (v), (b)- (iv), (c)- (ii), (d)- (i), (e)- (iii)

(a)- (iv), (b)- (v), (c)- (i), (d)- (iii), (e)- (ii)

(a)- (iv), (b)- (ii), (c)- (v), (d)- (i), (e)- (iii)

Solution

The Jim Corbett National Park is situated in the Nainital district of Uttarakhand and is the oldest national park in India which got established in 1936. Kanha Tiger Reserve, also called Kanha National Park, is one of the tiger reserves of India and the largest national park of Madhya Pradesh state in India. Kaziranga National Park is located in Assam, it is famous for one horned rhinos. The Bandipur forest reserve is located towards the southern region in the state of Karnataka. This park is home to a number of rare and endangered species of birds and animals. The Mudumalai National Park and Wildlife Sanctuary also a declared Tiger Reserve, lies on the northwestern side of the Nilgiri Hills, in Nilgiri District, about 150 kilometres north-west of Coimbatore city in Kongu Nadu region of Tamil Nadu.

Question 9
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Which one from the following is a correct pair?

A
Nagarjuna sagar Sanctuary- Andhra pardesh

B
Periyar Sanctuary- Karnataka

C
Gir National Park- Uttar Pradesh

D
Corbett Natiorlal park- Madhya pradesh

Solution

Nagarjunsagar-Srisailam Tiger Reserve is the largest tiger reserve in India situated in Andhra Pradesh. It spread accross five districts. The total area of the tiger reserve is 3,568 km$$^2$$
Periyar Tiger Reserve, Thekkady, is situated in Kerala and not Karnataka. It is located high in the Cardamom Hills and Pandalam Hills of the southern Western Ghats.
The Gir Forest National Park and Wildlife Sanctuary is a forest and wildlife sanctuary in Gujarat and not in Uttar Pradesh.
Jim Corbett National Park is the oldest national park in India and was established in 1936 as Hailey National Park to protect the endangered Bengal tiger. It is situated in Uttrakhand and not in Madhya Pradesh.
Therefore, the correct answer is option A.
Question 10
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One of the ex-situ conservation method for endangered species is

A
Wildlfe sanctuaries

B
Biosphere reserves

C
Cryopreservation

D
National Parks

Solution

Ex-situ conservation is the preservation of components of biological diversity outside their natural habitats. This involves conservation of genetic resources, as well as wild and cultivated or species, and draws on a diverse body of techniques and facilities. Such strategies include establishment of botanical gardens, zoos, conservation strands and gene, pollen seed, seedling, tissue culture and DNA banks, cryopreservation.
Therefore, the correct answer is option C.

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Question 1

Panthera pardus

Panthera leo persica

Panthera leo spelea

Felis leo

Solution

Question 2

Malthus

Edward

Lamarck

Darwin

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Question 3

1947

1962

1972

1992

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Question 4

By growing them in natural habitats

Gene library

By storing seeds

Cryopreservation

Solution

Question 5

42$$1/\mathring {2} $$ North and South

22$$1/\mathring {2} $$ North and South

$$40^o $$ North and South

$$66^o $$ North and South

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Question 6

Afforestation

In-situ conservation

Ex-situ conservation

Deforestation

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Question 7

Growth

Rains

Pollution

All of the above

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Question 8

(a)- (i), (b)- (iii), (c)- (iv), (d)- (ii), (e)- (v)

(a)- (v), (b)- (iv), (c)- (ii), (d)- (i), (e)- (iii)

(a)- (iv), (b)- (v), (c)- (i), (d)- (iii), (e)- (ii)

(a)- (iv), (b)- (ii), (c)- (v), (d)- (i), (e)- (iii)

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Question 9

Nagarjuna sagar Sanctuary- Andhra pardesh

Periyar Sanctuary- Karnataka

Gir National Park- Uttar Pradesh

Corbett Natiorlal park- Madhya pradesh

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Question 10

Wildlfe sanctuaries

Biosphere reserves

Cryopreservation

National Parks

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