In-situ conservation in India — practice questions

Question 1 · difficulty L1 · recall

A protected area with conservation and sustainable-use zones at a broad landscape scale:

• A. museum
• B. gene bank only
• C. herbarium
• D. biosphere reserve

Question 2 · difficulty L1 · recall

Conserving organisms within their natural habitats:

• A. tissue culture only
• B. cryopreservation only
• C. in-situ conservation
• D. ex-situ conservation

Question 3 · difficulty L1 · recall

Regions with exceptional endemism and high threat used to prioritise conservation:

• A. biodiversity hotspots
• B. ecotones
• C. age pyramids
• D. gene pools only

Question 4 · difficulty L1 · recall

Traditionally protected patches of forest associated with local cultural practices:

• A. sacred groves
• B. aquaria
• C. botanical gardens
• D. zoos

Question 5 · difficulty L1 · recall

What is the defining feature of in-situ conservation?

• A. Organisms are removed permanently from ecosystems
• B. Species are kept only in laboratories
• C. Seeds are stored only in freezers
• D. Species are protected in their natural habitats

Question 6 · difficulty L3 · understanding

Match List-I with List-II: List - I List - II (A) Biodiversity hotspot (I) Khasi and Jantia hills in Meghalaya (B) Sacred groves (II) World Summit on Sustainable Development 2002 (C) Johannesburg, South Africa (III) Parthenium (D) Alien species invasion (IV) Western Ghats Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

• A. A-IV, B-I, C-II, D-III
• B. A-II, B-III, C-IV, D-I
• C. A-I, B-IV, C-III, D-II
• D. A-III, B-I, C-II, D-IV

Question 7 · difficulty L3 · application

Why can sacred groves help conserve biodiversity in India?

• A. Traditional protection preserves natural communities
• B. They are established specifically to replace natural vegetation with crop monocultures
• C. They remove all native vegetation
• D. They function only as urban zoos

Question 8 · difficulty L3 · understanding

Which of the following is an in situ conservation method?

• A. Sacred Groves
• B. Wildlife Safari Parks
• C. Botanical Gardens
• D. Seed Banks

Question 9 · difficulty L3 · understanding

Which one of the following is not included under in-situ conservation?

• A. Wild-life sanctuary
• B. Botanical garden
• C. Biosphere reserve
• D. National park

Question 10 · difficulty L3 · understanding

Match the List-I with List-II : List - I List - II (a) Sacred groves (i) Alien species (b) Zoological park (ii) Release of large quantity of oxygen (c) Nile perch (iii) Ex-situ conservation (d) Amazon forest (iv) Khasi Hills in Meghalaya Choose the correct answer from the options given below :

• A. (a) – (iv), (b) – (iii), (c) – (ii), (d) – (i)
• B. (a) – (iv), (b) – (iii), (c) – (i), (d) – (ii)
• C. (a) – (ii), (b) – (iv), (c) – (i), (d) – (iii)
• D. (a) – (iv), (b) – (i), (c) – (ii), (d) – (iii)