GEOGRAPHY MCQS SET 137

GEOGRAPHY MCQS SET 137

1361) Consider the following statements
1. Kanchenjunga Biosphere Reserve is not listed under UNESCO.
2. Keoladeo National Park is not listed under Ramsar wetland convention.
Which of the statements given above is/are true?
A) Only 1
B) Only 2
C) Both 1 and 2
D) None of these

Answer: Only 1
   
1362) India is a party to the Ramsar Convention and has declared many areas as Ramsar Sites.
Which of the following statements best describes as t0 how we should maintain these sites in the context of this convention?
A) Keep all the sites completely inaccessible to man so that they will not be exploited.
B) Conserve all the sites through ecosystem approach and permit tourism and recreation only.
C) Conserve all the sites through ecosystem approach for a period without any exploitation with specific criteria and specific period for each site and then allow sustainable use of them by future generations.
D) Conserve all the sites through ecosystem approach and allow their simultaneous sustainable use.

Answer: Conserve all the sites through ecosystem approach for a period without any exploitation with specific criteria and specific period for each site and then allow sustainable use of them by future generations.
   
1363) Consider the following statements Majuli, the largest river island in the world is environmentally degraded due to
1. Floods 2. Erosion 3. Increasing population pressure
4. Development of transport activities
Which of the above statements are correct?
A) 1 and 4
B) 1 and 3
C) 1,2 and 3
D) 2,3 and 4

Answer: 1,2 and 3
   
1364) Three of the following criteria have contributed to the recognition of Western Ghats, Sri Lanka and lndo Burma regions as hotspots of bio diversity
1. Species richness
2. Vegetation density
3. Endemism
4. Ethno-botanical importance
5. Threat perception
6. Adaptation of flora and fauna to warm arid humid conditions
Which three of the above are correct criteria in this context?
A) 1, 2 and 6
B) 2, 4 and 6
C) 1, 3 and 5
D) 3, 4 and 6

Answer: 1, 3 and 5
   
1365) Assertion (A) The habitat of Date Palms is warm deserts with little or no rainfall.
Reason (R) Date Palm is a tree of waterless desert.
A) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
B) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A
C) A is true but R is false
D) A is false but R is true

Answer: A is true but R is false

1366) Which among the following will constitute the criteria for defining a taxon as critically endangered.
1. Population have declined or will decrease by greater than 80% over the last 10 years or 3 generations.
2. Have a restricted geographical range.
3. High probability of extinction in wild.
4. Very small or restricted population of fewer than 50 mature individuals.
Select the correct answer using the codes given below
A) 1 and 2
B) 2 and 4
C) 1 and 3
D) All of these

Answer: All of these
   
1367) Consider the following statements about the biosphere reserves
1. In biosphere reserves. there is in-situ conservation of bio diversity of natural and semi-natural ecosystem and landscape.
2. Biosphere reserve provide facilities for long term ecological studies, environmental education and training and research and monitoring.
3. Biosphere reserves help in the sustainable economic development of the human population within and around the biosphere reserve.
Select the correct answer using the codes given below
A) 1 and 2
B) 2 and 3
C) 1 and 3
D) 1, 2 and 3

Answer: 1, 2 and 3
   
1368) The National river Conservation Directorate functions under which Union Ministry?
A) Agriculture Ministry
B) Environment and Forests Ministry
C) Science and Technology Ministry
D) Water Resources Ministry

Answer: Environment and Forests Ministry
   
1369) Consider the following statements
1. The boundary of a national park is circumscribed by legislation whereas that of a biosphere reserve is not circumscribed by legislation.
2. in a national park, particular attention is paid to the conservation of genepools whereas it is not so in a wildlife sanctuary.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
A) Only 1
B) Only 2
C) Both 1 and 2
D) Neither 1 nor 2

Answer: Both 1 and 2
   
1370) Assertion (A) After carbon, nitrogen is the most abundant element in the biosphere.
Reason (R) Nitrogen is essential for synthesising the living matter in nature.
A) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
B) Both A and R are true, but Ft is not . the correct explanation of A
C) A is true, but R is false
D) A is false. but R is true

Answer: Both A and R are true, but Ft is not . the correct explanation of A