NEET Biology Multiple Choice Questions – Biodiversity and Wildlife Conservation

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NEET Biology Biodiversity And Wildlife Conservation Multiple Choice Questions

Question 1. Forest and wildlife are:

  1. Non-renewable resources
  2. Renewable natural resources
  3. Inexhaustible resources
  4. None of the above.

Answer: 2. Renewable natural resources

Question 2. Which one of the following forests is more diverse?

  1. Coniferous evergreen
  2. Deciduous evergreen
  3. Tropical rain forest
  4. Subtropical rain forest.

Answer: 3. Tropical rainforest

Question 3. Deciduous forests are characteristic of the region having:

  1. Severe winter only
  2. Warm summer only
  3. Less winter and warm summer
  4. Severe winter and warm summer.

Answer: 4. Severe winter and warm summer

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Question 4. Which one of the following is most effective in controlling floods?

  1. Deforestation
  2. Reforestation
  3. Constructing dams
  4. Digging deep canals.

Answer: 2. Reforestation

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Question 5. Indian bustard bird is on the verge of extinction due to:

  1. Deforestation
  2. Climate changes
  3. Hunting
  4. All of the above.

Answer: 3. Hunting

Question 6. Tropical evergreen forests are found in India in:

  1. Himachal Pradesh
  2. Madhya Pradesh
  3. Assam
  4. Tamil Nadu.

Answer: 2. Madhya Pradesh

Question 7. Which of the following birds has gained importance as wildlife in recent years?

  1. Pheasants
  2. Egrets
  3. Indian Bustard
  4. Pelican.

Answer: 3. Indian Bustard

Question 8. Corbett National Park, first to be established, is present in:

  1. U.P. and famous for tiger
  2. Rajasthan and famous for Blackbuck
  3. Punjab and home for Antelopes
  4. H.P. and famous for birds.

Answer: 1. U.P. and famous for tiger

Question 9. Which of the following birds in India is on the verge of extinction?

  1. Pink-headed duck
  2. Passenger pigeon
  3. Indian Bustard
  4. Sandpiper.

Answer: 3. Indian Bustard

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Question 10. What percentage of the total land area is covered by forests in India?

  1. 32%
  2. 21%
  3. 23%
  4. 25%.

Answer: 3. 23%

Question 11. Conifers are the dominant vegetation of:

  1. Tropical zone
  2. Cold temperate region
  3. Polar region
  4. Equatorial region.

Answer: 2. Cold temperate region

Question 12. How many species of plants are threatened with extinction?

  1. 25,000
  2. 20.000
  3. 15,000
  4. 10,000.

Answer: 1. 25,000

Question 13. With reference to the conservation of wildlife, how many ‘Project Tiger’ areas have been selected:

  1. 17
  2. 18
  3. 19
  4. 20.

Answer: 1. 17

Question 14. In which state of India is the Gir Lion sanctuary situated?

  1. Maharashtra
  2. M.P.
  3. Gujrat
  4. Rajasthan.

Answer: 3. Gujrat

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Question 15. The most effective means of conservation is to:

  1. Remove predators
  2. Preserve habitat
  3. Vaccination against diseases
  4. Census the species during the breeding season.

Answer: 2. Preserve habitat

Question 16. The bird ‘Dodo’ became extinct because of:

  1. Its beautiful feathers
  2. Hunting
  3. Its curved beak
  4. It’s melodious songs.

Answer: 2. Hunting

Question 17. Which is the only home of the yellow-maned Indian Lion?

  1. Corbett National Park
  2. Gir Forest, Gujarat
  3. Sariska Tiger Project
  4. Kanha Forest

Answer: 2. Gir Forest, Gujarat

Question 18. Indian Rhinoceros is the most protected species in National Park:

  1. Corbett
  2. Kaziranga
  3. Bandipur
  4. Gir.

Answer: 2. Kaziranga

Question 19. What for IUCN stands:

  1. International Understanding on Coal and Nuclear Fuel
  2. International Union for Controlling Noosphere
  3. International Union for Conservation of Nature
  4. International Union for Co-operation on Nuclear Weapons.

Answer: 3. International Union for Conservation of Nature

Question 20. Small parks tend to support only:

  1. k-selected species
  2. r-selected species
  3. Climax species
  4. Species with small niches.

Answer: 2. r-selected species

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Question 21. The main causes of the extinction of wildlife is:

  1. Air pollution
  2. Water pollution
  3. Industrial gases
  4. Deforestation.

Answer: 4. Deforestation.

Question 22. Deforestation causes:

  1. Diseases
  2. Epidemics
  3. Soil erosion
  4. Rainfall.

Answer: 3. Soil erosion

Question 23. Quinine is obtained from:

  1. Cinchona plant
  2. Bamboo plant
  3. Sandalwood
  4. Rosha grass.

Answer: 1. Cinchona plant

Question 24. Rare species are those:

  1. With small populations in the world
  2. Which are likely to become endangered
  3. Which are in danger of extinction
  4. None of the above.

Answer: 1. With small populations in the world

Question 25. Biologists celebrate every year 5th June as:

  1. Darwin’s birthday
  2. World Environment day
  3. World Health Organisation day
  4. World Population Day.

Answer: 2. World Environment Day

Question 26. On which date life day is celebrated?

  1. July 15
  2. June 5
  3. August 21
  4. December 16.

Answer: 2. June 5

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Question 27. Project Tiger was launched in:

  1. 1972
  2. 1981
  3. 1975
  4. 1961.

Answer: 1. 1972

Question 28. Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve Project is concerned – with the conservation scheme of:

  1. Tamil Nadu
  2. Karnataka
  3. Kerala
  4. All the above.

Answer: 4. All the above.

Question 29. Biosphere reserve areas are:

  1. 13
  2. 17
  3. 19
  4. 25.

Answer: 1. 13

Question 30. Wildlife Protection Act was made in:

  1. 1982
  2. 1972
  3. 1988
  4. None of the above.

Answer: 2. 1972

Question 31. In national parks which of the following are not allowed:

  1. Forestry
  2. Grazing
  3. Cultivation and private ownership
  4. All of the above.

Answer: 4. All of the above.

Question 32. World Forest Day is observed on:

  1. 28th February
  2. 6th October
  3. 21st March
  4. 5th June.

Answer: 3. 21st March

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Question 33. The concept of critical habitats is:

  1. Territory of an animal
  2. Breeding, nursing, feeding and resting area
  3. A boundary beyond which an animal will not move
  4. Another name for wildlife sanctuary.

Answer: 2. Breeding, nursing, feeding and resting area

Question 34. The species which are in the immediate danger of extinction are called:

  1. Rare species
  2. Threatened species
  3. Endangered species
  4. All of the above.

Answer: 3. Endangered species

Question 35. The percentage of endangered living species is:

  1. 40
  2. 20
  3. 18
  4. 10.

Answer: 4. 10.

Question 36. Periyar Wildlife Sanctuary is situated at:

  1. Balagaon—Orissa
  2. Nilgiri — Tamil Nadu
  3. Idukki —Kerala
  4. Nainital —U.P.

Answer: 3. Idukki —Kerala

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Question 37. Ranthambore National Park is situated in:

  1. Punjab
  2. Rajasthan
  3. Gujarat
  4. Madhya Pradesh.

Answer: 2. Rajasthan

Question 38. Deforestation causes:

  1. Soil erosion
  2. Reduced rainfall
  3. More floods
  4. All of these.

Answer: 4. All of these.

Question 39. Quinine is:

  1. Plant product
  2. Animal product
  3. Synthetic drug
  4. Microbial product.

Answer: 1. Plant product

Question 40. White tigers are conserved in:

  1. Corbett National Park
  2. Kanha National Park—Mandla, Balaghat”
  3. Tandoba National Park, Chandrapur
  4. Bandipur National Park, Mysore

Answer: 1. Corbett National Park

Question 41. Flamingoes in India are preserved at:

  1. Sambar Lake
  2. Lake Mansarovar
  3. Rann of Kutch
  4. Chilka Lake.

Answer: 4. Chilka Lake.

Question 42. Deforestation may reduce the chances of:

  1. Frequent cyclones
  2. Soil erosion
  3. Rainfall
  4. Landslides.

Answer: 3. Rainfall

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Question 43. Earth summit at Rio-de-Janeiro (Brazil) was related to:

  1. Land survey
  2. Soil fertility
  3. Conservation of genetic resources of animals and plants
  4. None of the above.

Answer: 3. Conservation of genetic resources of animals and plants

Question 44. Cultigens include:

  1. Domestic animals
  2. Wild animals
  3. Cultivated plants
  4. Both (1) and (3).

Answer: 4. Both (1) and (3).

Question 45. If environmental restoration is started right now, resolving the present man-made ecological crisis will take about:

  1. 100 yrs
  2. 200 yrs
  3. 300 yrs
  4. 50 yrs.

Answer: 1. 100 yrs

Question 46. Man disturbs natural food chains by:

  1. Use of fossil fuel
  2. Family planning
  3. Introduction of exotic species
  4. All the above.

Answer: 3. Introduction of exotic species

Question 47. Silent Valley of Kerala is being preserved because it has:

  1. Rare plants and animals
  2. Only natural forest of India
  3. Costly timber plants
  4. Recreational value.

Answer: 1. Rare plants and animals

Question 48. MAB stands for:

  1. Man and Biosphere
  2. Man, Antibiotic and Bacteria
  3. Man and Biotic community
  4. Mayer, Andersand and Bisby.

Answer: 1. Man and Biosphere

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Question 49. Kaziranga Wildlife Sanctuary is famous for:

  1. Tiger
  2. Rhino
  3. Elephant
  4. Musk deer.

Answer: 2. Rhino

Question 50. The ‘threatened species ’ refers to the species which are:

  1. Endangered
  2. Rare
  3. Vulnerable
  4. All the above.

Answer: 4. All the above.

Question 51. The number of vertebrate species facing danger of extinction is about:

  1. 10
  2. 100
  3. 1000
  4. 10,000.

Answer: 3. 1000

Question 52. The concept of “Biosphere Reserve” was conceived by:

  1. ZSI
  2. BSI
  3. UNESCO
  4. Govt, of India.

Answer: 3. UNESCO

Question 53. Which of the following animals has become almost extinct in India?

  1. Wolf
  2. Rhinoceros
  3. Cheetah
  4. Hippopotamus.

Answer: 3. Cheetah

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Question 54. Whales when washed ashore will die because:

  1. Their body temp will increase
  2. They cannot respire
  3. Their skin will crack
  4. Their bones will be crushed because of the weight of the body.

Answer: 4. Their bones will be crushed because of the weight of the body

Question 55. The famous Chipko movement was started by:

  1. Bahuguna
  2. Rajiv Gandhi
  3. Menaka Gandhi
  4. Salim Ali.

Answer: 1. Bahuguna

Question 56. When was MAB launched by UNESCO?

  1. 1971
  2. 1975
  3. 1981
  4. 1972.

Answer: 1. 1971

Question 57. A species in immediate danger of extinction is:

  1. Endangered
  2. Vulnerable
  3. Rare
  4. None of the above.

Answer: 1. Endangered

Question 58. Identify the correct match between tiger reserve and its state:

  1. Corbett- Madhya Pradesh
  2. Planau- Orissa
  3. Manas -Assam
  4. Bandipur – Tamil Nadu.

Answer 2. Planau- Orissa

Question 59. The First National Park of India is:

  1. Kanha N.P.
  2. Periyar N.P.
  3. Corbett N.P.
  4. Bandipur N.P

Answer: 3. Corbett N.P.

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Question 60. Which of the following is a matching pair of sanctuary and its main protected animals?

  1. North Eastern Himalayan Region – Samba
  2. Sunderban – Rhino
  3. Gir-Lion
  4. Kaziranga – Musk Deer.

Answer: 3. Gir-Lion

Question 61. About what species of earth’s species will be destroyed if all the tropical rainforests are destroyed?

  1. 10
  2. 20
  3. 50
  4. 90.

Answer: 3. 50

Question 62. Species most vulnerable to extinction from human activities are those with:

  1. Low carrying capacity
  2. High population growth rates
  3. Large niches
  4. Many natural predators.

Answer: 1. Low carrying capacity

Question 63. Which of the following types of animals does man chiefly protect?

  1. Feeble animals
  2. Harmless animals
  3. Useful animals
  4. Animals are likely to perish.

Answer: 4. Animals likely to perish.

Question 64. The red panda is preserved at:

  1. Dachigam National Park (JK)
  2. Sasan Gir N.P. (Gujarat)
  3. Kangchcnd Zong N.P, (Sikkim)
  4. Sintlipal N.P.(Orissa).

Answer: 3. Kangchcnd Zong N.P, (Sikkim)

Question 65. “Chipko Movement” is the world’s most known eco-development programme started by Sunder Lai Bahuguna (1973). It is related to:

  1. Conservation of Forests
  2. Afforestation
  3. Planting
  4. Population.

Answer: 1. Conservation of Forests

Question 66. Which is correct for threatened (T) species:

  1. It is a species to be conserved to avoid its becoming rare, endangered or vulnerable species
  2. It is an endangered species like the Rhino; and Asiatic Lion which is in danger of extinction
  3. It is a vulnerable species like musk deer, or black buck which is likely to move into the endangered category in the near future
  4. It is a rare species like wild Asiatic Ass with a small population in certain geographical areas.

Answer: 1. It is a species to be conserved to avoid its becoming rare, endangered or vulnerable species

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Question 67. Vulnerable (V) species are those:

  1. Which live in the national park
  2. Which are wild
  3. Which require conservation
  4. Which are likely to be in danger of extinction in the near future.

Answer: 4. Which are likely to be in danger of extinction in the near future?

Question 68. Rare (R) species:

  1. Those who are in danger of extinction
  2. Those with small populations in certain geographical areas
  3. Those which are found in the silent valley of Kerala
  4. Those which are likely to be endangered.

Answer: 2. Those with small population in certain geographical areas

Biodiversity and Conservation NEET  Question 69. A biosphere reserve preserves:

  1. Genetic resources of organisms
  2. Traditional lifestyles of tribals
  3. Wild population
  4. All of the above.

Answer: 4. All of the above.

Question 70. Animals and plants can be best protected in:

  1. Sanctuaries
  2. Zoos
  3. National Parks
  4. Botanical gardens.

Answer: 3. National Parks

Question 71. Conservation of wildlife is essential to:

  1. Protect ecosystem
  2. Safeguard the environment of the earth
  3. Protect threatened wildlife
  4. All of the above.

Answer: 4. All of the above.

Question 72. The symbol of WWF-N is:

  1. Tiger
  2. Rhododendron
  3. White Bear
  4. Red Panda.

Answer: 4. Red Panda.

Question 73. Threatened species often include:

  1. Endangered species
  2. Vulnerable species
  3. Rare species
  4. All of the above.

Answer: 4. All of the above.

Question 74. Species which occur in small populations and are restricted to only certain geographical areas are placed under the category:

  1. Endangered species
  2. Vulnerable species
  3. Rare species
  4. All of these.

Answer: 3. Rare species

Wildlife Conservation Quiz Questions

Question 75. Conservation of living resources is a complex operation and is concerned with:

  1. Plants and animals
  2. All living organisms and non-living elements of the environment on which they depend
  3. Protection of wildlife and the forests in which these inhabit
  4. Plants, animals and microbes.

Answer: 2. All living organisms and non-living elements of the environment on which they depend

NEET Questions Biodiversity Question 76. Which one of the following would be more appropriate for producing high-yielding varieties?

  1. More application of fertilizers, irrigation and use of pesticides
  2. Breeding with wild varieties of organisms with genetic potentiality to respond to improved inputs
  3. Development of disease-resistant varieties of plants
  4. Selection of wild organisms and their subsequent preservation.

Answer: 2. Breeding with wild varieties of organisms with genetic potentiality to respond to improved inputs

Question 77. Had Cinchona been eliminated before its use was discovered, man would have been deprived of:

  1. Use of its bark as dalchini
  2. Tejpat used as a spice
  3. Antimalarial drug
  4. Valuable timber.

Answer: 3. Antimalarial drug

Question 78. Kanha Biosphere Reserve is to be established in:

  1. UP
  2. MP
  3. Meghalaya
  4. Orissa.

Answer: 2. MP

Question 79. Cold deserts of India occur in

  1. Rann of Kutch and Gujarat
  2. Thar
  3. N.E. States
  4. Lahul Spiti and Ladakh.

Answer: 4. Lahul Spiti and Ladakh.

Question 80. In wildlife sanctuary:

  1. Harvesting of trees for timber and forest products is permitted
  2. Only wild fauna are protected
  3. Private ownership is allowed
  4. All of the above.

Answer: 4. All of the above

Question 81. A number of Biosphere reserves in the world is:

  1. 143
  2. 243
  3. 75
  4. 374.

Answer: 2. 243

Question 82. Marine invertebrates are protected in:

  1. Gulf of Mannar
  2. Gulf of Cambay
  3. Bay of Bengal
  4. All of the above.

Answer: 1. Gulf of Mannar

Wildlife Conservation Quiz Questions

Question 83. What is common to Lantana, Eichhomia and African catfish?

  1. All are endangered species of India
  2. All are keystone species
  3. All arc mammals found in India
  4. All the species are neither threatened nor indigenous species of India.

Answer: 4. All the species are neither threatened nor indigenous species of India.

Question 84. The extinction of passenger pigeons was due to:

  1. Increased number of predatory birds.
  2. Over-exploitation by humans
  3. Non-availability of the food
  4. Bird flue vims infection

Answer: 2. Over-exploitation by humans

Question 85. Which of the following statements is correct?

  1. Parthenium is an endemic species of our country
  2. African catfish is not a threat to indigenous catfishes
  3. Steller’s sea cow is an extinct animal
  4. Lantana is popularly known as carrot grass.

Answer: 2. African catfish is not a threat to indigenous catfishes

Question 86. Among the ecosystems mentioned below, where can one find maximum biodiversity?

  1. Mangroves
  2. Desert
  3. Coral reefs
  4. Alpine Meadows

Answer: 3. Coral reefs

Biodiversity and Conservation MCQ Question 87. Which of the following forests is known as the ‘lungs of the planet Earth’?

  1. Tiaga forest
  2. Tundra forest
  3. Amazon rain forest
  4. Rain forests of North East India

Answer: 3. Amazon rainforest

Question 88. The active chemical drug reserpine is obtained from:

  1. Datura
  2. Rauwolfia
  3. Atropa
  4. Papaver

Answer: 2. Rauwolfia

Question 89. Which of the following groups of plants exhibit more species diversity?

  1. Angiosperms
  2. Algae
  3. Bryophytes
  4. Fungi

Answer: 4. Fungi

Question 90. Which of the below-mentioned regions exhibit less seasonal variations?

  1. Tropics
  2. Temperates
  3. Alpines
  4. Both (1) and (2).

Answer: 1. Tropics

Question 91. The historic convention on Biological Diversity held in Rio de Janeiro in 1992 is known as:

  1. CITES Convention
  2. The Earth Summit
  3. G-16 Summit
  4. MAB Programme

Answer: 2. The Earth Summit

Question 92. What is common to the techniques

  1. In-vitro fertilisation,
  2. Cryopreservation and
  3. Tissue culture?
  1. All are in situ conservation methods.
  2. All are ex-situ conservation methods
  3. All require ultra modem equipment and large space
  4. All are methods of conservation of extinct organisms

Answer: 2. All are ex-situ conservation methods

Question 93. Select the incorrect statement.

  1. Species diversity increases as we move away from the equator towards the poles.
  2. Stellar’s sea cow and passenger pigeon became extinct due to over-exploitation by man.
  3. Lantana and Eicltlwmia are invasive weed species in India.
  4. Among animals, insects are the most species-rich taxonomic group.

Answer: 1. Species diversity increases as we move away from the equator towards the poles.

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