Conservation of...

 Which of the following is a mismatched pair?

Read the following statements and select the correct ones.

(i)  Hotspots are those specific regions of megabiodiversity nations which have large number of endemic species.

(ii) The Asiatic lion (babbar sher) is endemic to Gir forests in Gujarat.

(iii) Increase in atmospheric CO₂ concentration due to deforestation does not affect global temperature.

(iv) Silent Valley National Park is located in the Nilgiri Hills of Tamil Nadu.

Read the given statements and select the option which correctly fill the blanks.

(i)  _______ is the first biosphere reserve of India.

(ii) _______ is the number and variety of plants, animals and other organisms that exist.

(iii) Species that no longer exist anywhere on the Earth are called _______ species.

(iv) Cutting down forest and using the land for other purpose is known as _______.

 Some villagers were unhappy that their herds of goats were steadily decreasing in numbers. A boy said that he had seen a tiger near their village one day. So the villagers headed out to hunt and kill as many tigers as they could find. After having killed several tigers for over a year, the villagers found that the number of goats were still decreasing. There was also a sudden increase in the number of monkeys that entered their village. The villagers had killed the wrong animal. Which of the following shows the impact of the villagers' action?

(i)  The population of the unknown predator increased.

(ii) The tiger population went down and became endangered.

(iii) The monkey population increased to unmanageable levels.

Pachmarhi Biosphere Reserve includes X national park and two wildlife sanctuaries - Y and Z.

Select the option which correctly identify X, Y and Z.

Select the correct match.

(i)   Dr. Salim Ali - Grand Old Bird Man of India

(ii) J. Vijaya – Herpetologist

(iii) Sunderlal Bahuguna - Chipko movement

Project tiger was started in 1973. its aim is to create reserves in selected areas of India to increase the tiger population. Identify which of the following is not a tiger reserve.

The adverse effects of deforestation is/are

(i) Reduced rainfall

(ii) Soil erosion

(iii) Destruction of habitat of wildlife

(iv) Climatic changes