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UPSC CDS Environment & Ecology — practice questions

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Environment & Ecology questions and exercises with answers

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Catch the Evil QuartetRead the answer and worked solution →Pop the levels of biodiversityRead the answer and worked solution →Find the real termRead the answer and worked solution →Slice the biodiversity wordsRead the answer and worked solution →In situ or ex situRead the answer and worked solution →Extinct, invasive or hotspotRead the answer and worked solution →Type the numberRead the answer and worked solution →Biodiversity bingoRead the answer and worked solution →A plant community left undisturbed long enough to adjust to climate and soil is called:Read the answer and worked solution →Tropical evergreen forests need annual rainfall of over:Read the answer and worked solution →Rosewood, mahogany and aini are trees of the:Read the answer and worked solution →The most widespread forests of India, also called monsoon forests, are:Read the answer and worked solution →Teak, sal and sandalwood grow mainly in:Read the answer and worked solution →Tropical thorn forests with babool, ber and khejri occur where rainfall is below:Read the answer and worked solution →The highly valued endemic wood used in construction, grown in the western Himalayas, is:Read the answer and worked solution →Chinar and walnut, which sustain Kashmir handicrafts, belong to the:Read the answer and worked solution →The temperate forests of the Nilgiris, Anaimalai and Palani hills are called:Read the answer and worked solution →Chilika Lake and Keoladeo National Park are protected as water-fowl habitats under the:Read the answer and worked solution →Mangrove forests are highly developed in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands and the:Read the answer and worked solution →According to the India State of Forest Report 2011, actual forest cover is:Read the answer and worked solution →Which territory has zero percent forest area?Read the answer and worked solution →The forest policy of 1952, modified in 1988, aims to bring what share of the area under forest?Read the answer and worked solution →Raising trees and crops on the same land is called:Read the answer and worked solution →A comprehensive Wildlife Act providing the legal framework for conservation was enacted in:Read the answer and worked solution →Project Tiger was launched in:Read the answer and worked solution →Project Elephant was launched in:Read the answer and worked solution →Project Tiger began with how many tiger reserves?Read the answer and worked solution →Biosphere reserves are recognised under which UNESCO programme?Read the answer and worked solution →The first Biosphere Reserve of India, established in September 1986, is the:Read the answer and worked solution →India has how many National parks?Read the answer and worked solution →

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Catch the Evil Quartet

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Items
  1. Matches the category
    Yes
    Item
    Habitat loss
  2. Matches the category
    Yes
    Item
    Fragmentation
  3. Matches the category
    Yes
    Item
    Overexploit
  4. Matches the category
    Yes
    Item
    Alien species
  5. Matches the category
    Yes
    Item
    Co-extinction
  6. Matches the category
    No
    Item
    Pollination
  7. Matches the category
    No
    Item
    Seed banks
  8. Matches the category
    No
    Item
    Sacred groves
Category
Cause of loss
Instructions
Catch the causes of biodiversity loss. Let the conservation words fall.
_Source: syllabus Biology, Chapter 15, Biodiversity and Conservation._

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Pop the levels of biodiversity

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Other terms
  1. Seasonal
  2. Political
  3. Digital
Matching terms
  1. Genetic
  2. Species
  3. Ecological
Instructions
Pop the three levels at which biodiversity is measured.
_Source: syllabus Biology, Chapter 15, Biodiversity and Conservation._

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Find the real term

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Questions
  1. Correct
    Hotspot
    Choices
    1. Hotspot
    2. Hotspit
    3. Hotsput
  2. Correct
    Endemism
    Choices
    1. Endomism
    2. Endemism
    3. Endamism
  3. Correct
    In situ
    Choices
    1. Inn situ
    2. Ine situ
    3. In situ
  4. Correct
    Quagga
    Choices
    1. Quagga
    2. Quogga
    3. Quigga
  5. Correct
    Lantana
    Choices
    1. Lantona
    2. Lantana
    3. Lantuna
  6. Correct
    Biosphere
    Choices
    1. Bioshere
    2. Biosfere
    3. Biosphere
Instructions
Pick the lane with the real biodiversity term. The other two are made up.
_Source: syllabus Biology, Chapter 15, Biodiversity and Conservation._

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