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SSC CGL National Parks — practice questions

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Protecting a species inside its natural habitat is called:Read the answer and worked solution →Protecting a species away from its natural habitat is called:Read the answer and worked solution →Regions of very high species richness and endemism are called:Read the answer and worked solution →Endemism means species that are:Read the answer and worked solution →How many biodiversity hotspots were initially identified?Read the answer and worked solution →How many hotspots were added to the original list?Read the answer and worked solution →The total number of biodiversity hotspots in the world is:Read the answer and worked solution →How many hotspots cover India's biodiversity-rich regions?Read the answer and worked solution →Which of these is one of India's biodiversity hotspots?Read the answer and worked solution →Besides the Western Ghats and the Himalaya, India's third hotspot is:Read the answer and worked solution →All the biodiversity hotspots together cover less than:Read the answer and worked solution →Strict protection of hotspots could cut ongoing mass extinctions by almost:Read the answer and worked solution →How many biosphere reserves does India have?Read the answer and worked solution →How many national parks does India have?Read the answer and worked solution →How many wildlife sanctuaries does India have?Read the answer and worked solution →Forest tracts venerated and given total protection are called:Read the answer and worked solution →Sacred groves in Meghalaya are found in the Jaintia Hills and the:Read the answer and worked solution →Sacred groves are also found in the Aravalli Hills of:Read the answer and worked solution →Which of these is an example of ex situ conservation?Read the answer and worked solution →Gametes of threatened species can be stored for long periods using:Read the answer and worked solution →The Convention on Biological Diversity was held at Rio de Janeiro in:Read the answer and worked solution →The 2002 World Summit on Sustainable Development was held at:Read the answer and worked solution →

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Protecting a species inside its natural habitat is called:

  1. In situ
  2. In vitro
  3. In vivo
  4. In line
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Correct answer: A. In situ

1. Conservation approaches are divided by where the species is kept. 2. Protection on site, in the natural habitat, is called in situ conservation. 3. So the correct answer is in situ. _Source: syllabus Biology, Ch 15 'Biodiversity and Conservation'_

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Protecting a species away from its natural habitat is called:

  1. Ex line
  2. Ex situ
  3. Ex vitro
  4. Ex vivo
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Correct answer: B. Ex situ

1. Some species need urgent measures to save them from extinction. 2. Taking them off site for protection is ex situ conservation. 3. So the correct answer is ex situ. _Source: syllabus Biology, Ch 15 'Biodiversity and Conservation'_

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Regions of very high species richness and endemism are called:

  1. Hotspots
  2. Hollows
  3. Headlands
  4. Highlands
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Correct answer: A. Hotspots

1. Conservationists identified these regions for priority protection. 2. They are called biodiversity hotspots. 3. So the correct answer is hotspots. _Source: syllabus Biology, Ch 15 'Biodiversity and Conservation'_

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