Terrestrial & Aquatic Biodiversity Quiz — 7 Free Questions

Question 1

What apex body, established under the Biological Diversity Act discussed elsewhere in this pack, is responsible for regulating access to India's biological resources, particularly by foreign entities?

Question 2

Bringing together the discussion of the Biological Diversity Act's institutional structure with the international frameworks discussed throughout this pack, what general relationship exists between them?

Question 3

What periodic publication of the Forest Survey of India, discussed elsewhere in this pack, provides the most authoritative official assessment of the extent and change in India's forest and tree cover?

Question 4

What UNESCO programme provides the international framework and designation underlying Biosphere Reserves, already discussed in an earlier pack, around the world?

Question 5

What organisation, the International Union for Conservation of Nature, is responsible for maintaining the Red List, discussed elsewhere in this pack, the world's most widely recognised inventory of the global conservation status of species?

Question 6

What measure describes how relatively equal in abundance the different species within a given area are to one another, as distinct from species richness, discussed elsewhere in this pack, which instead simply counts the total number of species present?

Question 7

What patches of forest, traditionally protected by local communities for religious or cultural reasons, are generally left largely undisturbed and often harbour considerable biodiversity as a result?

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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.