Biodiversity, National Parks & Wildlife Questions with Solutions
This topic covers biodiversity and its conservation: biodiversity hotspots, endangered and endemic species, the IUCN Red List, in-situ and ex-situ conservation, India's national parks, wildlife sanctuaries, tiger reserves and biosphere reserves, and wildlife conservation projects. Questions commonly ask in which state a national park is located and which animal it is known for (Kaziranga in Assam for the one-horned rhinoceros, and Gir in Gujarat for the Asiatic lion), when Project Tiger began (1973), and which regions of India are biodiversity hotspots. The number of protected areas changes as new ones are declared, so check the latest lists. Practise the biodiversity and conservation questions below, written in the style of the general awareness sections of exams such as SSC, banking, railways, CUET GAT, MAH CET and CLAT. Each question comes with a detailed explanation that adds related facts, so every question helps you revise more than one point.
- Q21.
Chhattisgarh's Kanger Valley was declared a national park in:
A. 2005B. 1972C. 1995D. 1982hardAsked in DefenceView solution › - Q22.
India's first National Centre for Marine Biodiversity (NCMB) is situated at:
A. Port Blair, Andaman and Nicobar IslandsB. Jamnagar, GujaratC. Kochi, KeralaD. GoahardAsked in State PCSView solution › - Q23.
Asia's first National Dolphin Research Centre is located in:
A. PatnaB. GuwahatiC. KolkataD. BhagalpurmediumAsked in SSCView solution › - Q24.
The Animal Welfare Board of India (AWBI) was established in:
A. 1986B. 1962C. 1972D. 1960mediumAsked in SSC +1View solution › - Q25.
The headquarters of the Wildlife Crime Control Bureau (WCCB) is in:
A. KolkataB. DehradunC. New DelhiD. BhopalmediumAsked in SSC +1View solution › - Q26.
The headquarters of the Zoological Survey of India (ZSI), which surveys the country's faunal resources, is in:
A. New DelhiB. ChennaiC. DehradunD. KolkataeasyAsked in RailwayView solution › - Q27.
PETA India (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals) was started in the year:
A. 2010B. 1980C. 1992D. 2000hardAsked in RailwayView solution › - Q28.
Biosphere Reserves are designated under an initiative of:
A. UNESCOB. WWFC. UNEPD. IUCNmediumAsked in PoliceView solution › - Q29.
In the wild, giant pandas are now found only in:
A. NepalB. JapanC. IndiaD. ChinaeasyAsked in SSCView solution › - Q30.
In the wild, the koala is found only in:
A. South AfricaB. AustraliaC. New ZealandD. IndonesiaeasyAsked in PoliceView solution ›