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Indian Biodiversity
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Practice Questions
Q1
India has how many biodiversity hotspots?
- A. 2
- B. 4
- C. 7
- D. 1
Q2
Project Tiger was launched in India in:
- A. 1980
- B. 1973
- C. 1992
- D. 1965
Q3
A biosphere reserve is characterised by having which zones?
- A. Core and buffer only
- B. Core, buffer, and transition (manipulation) zone
- C. National park and wildlife sanctuary
- D. Marine and terrestrial zones
Q4
The Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) was signed at:
- A. Stockholm, 1972
- B. Rio de Janeiro, 1992 (Earth Summit)
- C. Nairobi, 1988
- D. Kyoto, 1997
Q5
The IUCN Red List category "Critically Endangered" means:
- A. Extinct in the wild
- B. Facing extremely high risk of extinction in the wild
- C. Vulnerable to threats
- D. Data insufficient for evaluation
Q6
The one-horned Indian rhinoceros is mainly found in:
- A. Sundarbans
- B. Kaziranga National Park, Assam
- C. Jim Corbett, Uttarakhand
- D. Gir, Gujarat
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