EARTH’S ATMOSPHERE

                                                                                                                                                            Proff. R. S. Sengar

1. Siberian crane is a regular visitor of bird sanctuary:

(a) Manas        (b) Pariyar

(c) Bharatpur      (d) Chilka Lake

Ans. C

2. ‘Ex situ’ Conservation of musk deer in Uttar Pradesh is being done at:

(a) Manas        (b) KanchulaKhrak

(c) Runn of Kuchh (d) Nanda Devi

Ans. B

3. Snow Leopard is found in:

(a) Melghat       (b) Pariyar

(c) Sundarbans    (d) Dachigam

Ans. D

4. Which of these is not a wild animal product?

(a) Fur           (b) Resin

(c) Musk     (d) Ivory

Ans. B

5. Animal Species should be protected because they are:

(a) Man cannot create a lost species

(b) To be studied by Zoologists

(c) Useful to humans

(d) God’s creation

Ans. A

6. Effect of deforestation are:

(a) Desertification

(b) Increase in air pollution

(c) Destruction of wild life

(d) All of the above

Ans. D

7. Susceptibility to extinction increases due to:

(a) Small population size

(b) Higher trophic level

(d) Large body size

(d) All of the above

Ans. D

8. Number of wild life sanctuaries in India is:

(a) 492           (b) 403

(c) 513           (d) 282

Ans. C

9. Number of National Parks currently operating in India:

(a) 98            (b) 89

(c) 76            (d) 65

Ans. B

10. The set sequence of different zones (inner to outer side) in Biosphere reserves are:

(a) Manipulative Zone–Buffer Zone–Core Zone

(b) Manipulative Zone –Core Zone –Buffer Zone

(c) Buffer Zone – Core Zone – Manipulative Zone

(d) Core Zone – Buffer Zone – Manipulative Zone

Ans. D

11. A Sacred Lake is:

(a) Dal Lake     

(b) Khecheopalri Lake

(c) Surajkhand Lake

(d) Chilka Lake

Ans. B

12. The emblem of ‘Government of India’ is:

(a) Pantheratigris 

(b) Panthera tunica

(c) Pathera Leo  

(d) PantheraPaardusFusca

Ans. C

13. The number of ecological hot spots in India are:

(a) Five      (b) Four

(c) Three     (d) Two

Ans. D

14. A high density of a protected animal in a National Park can result into:

(a) Predation      (b) Emigration

(c) Interspecific Competition

(d) Intraspecific Competition

Ans. D

15. “Tiger Project” in India is financed by:

(a) International Union of Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources

(b) World Wildlife Fund

(c) World Forest Department

(d) Indian Board of Wildlife

Ans. B

Writer: Dr. R. S. Sengar, Director Training and Placement, Sardar VallabhBhai Patel University of Agreiculture and Technology, Modipuram, Meerut.