Terrestrial & Aquatic Biodiversity Quiz — 7 Free Questions

Question 1

What programme was launched to reintroduce the cheetah to India, a species that had gone locally extinct in the country, through the translocation of individuals from Africa to Kuno National Park in Madhya Pradesh?

Question 2

What centrally sponsored scheme supports the conservation and management of India's wetlands and lakes, consolidating earlier separate wetland and lake conservation programmes?

Question 3

What general term describes negative interactions arising when the needs and activities of humans and wild animals overlap, such as crop damage by elephants or livestock predation by big cats?

Question 4

Bringing together the discussion of aquatic biodiversity from across this entire pack, what overall picture emerges of India's wetlands, coasts and freshwater ecosystems?

Question 5

What general term describes a region defined by Conservation International as containing an especially high concentration of endemic species, discussed elsewhere in this pack, while simultaneously having already lost a substantial proportion of its original natural habitat?

Question 6

What structures, built up over long periods by colonies of tiny marine organisms called coral polyps, support an exceptionally high level of marine biodiversity relative to the comparatively small area they actually occupy?

Question 7

What centrally sponsored conservation programme, launched in 1992, is aimed at protecting elephants, their habitat and migratory corridors, and addressing human-elephant conflict across India?

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About Terrestrial & Aquatic Biodiversity

This quiz is meant for students preparing for the IAS examination and other competitive tests, and for anyone who wants a thorough, well-rounded understanding of India's terrestrial and aquatic biodiversity. It begins with fundamental biodiversity concepts -- genetic, species and ecosystem diversity, India's status as a megadiverse country, its four biodiversity hotspots and its ten biogeographic zones. A second pack covers India's protected area network and legal framework -- the Wildlife (Protection) Act, National Parks and Sanctuaries, Biosphere Reserves, and Project Tiger and Project Elephant. A third pack covers the Biological Diversity Act and international frameworks -- the National Biodiversity Authority, the Convention on Biological Diversity, CITES, the IUCN Red List and the Ramsar Convention. A fourth pack covers terrestrial biodiversity -- India's forest types, grasslands, the Western Ghats and Himalaya, and species-specific programmes such as Project Snow Leopard and Project Lion. A fifth pack covers aquatic biodiversity -- wetlands, mangroves, coral reefs and freshwater river systems. It closes with conservation programmes and recent trends -- vulture conservation, Project Cheetah, human-wildlife conflict and a synthesis tying the whole quiz together. When complete it will have one hundred and twenty carefully checked questions, arranged in six packs of twenty.

Every question has four options, and the correct option can be in any position. After each question there is a detailed explanation of more than five lines, in simple Indian English that a school student can follow, giving the important names, figures and the points that examiners like to test.

Every fact has been checked against standard reference material on India's terrestrial and aquatic biodiversity and its conservation framework, current as of this quiz's preparation.