Ecology and Environment AFCAT Questions

AFCAT Biology

Ecology and Environment MCQ Questions


1.
Who popularised the term 'Biodiversity'?
A.
Norman Myers
B.
Robert May
C.
Charles Darwin
D.
Edward O. Wilson
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ANSWER :
D. Edward O. Wilson
2.
Which of the following is NOT one of the three main levels of biodiversity?
A.
Ecological (ecosystem) diversity
B.
Genetic diversity
C.
Species diversity
D.
Population diversity
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ANSWER :
D. Population diversity
3.
The medicinal plant Rauwolfia vomitoria, which is used as an example of genetic diversity, produces which active chemical?
A.
Atropine
B.
Reserpine
C.
Quinine
D.
Morphine
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ANSWER :
B. Reserpine
4.
India has more than ____ genetically different strains of rice.
A.
10,000
B.
5,000
C.
50,000
D.
1,00,000
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ANSWER :
C. 50,000
5.
Which mountain range has greater amphibian species diversity than the Eastern Ghats (textbook example of species diversity)?
A.
Western Ghats
B.
Vindhya
C.
Himalayas
D.
Aravalli
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ANSWER :
A. Western Ghats
6.
According to IUCN (2004), the total number of plant and animal species described worldwide is slightly more than:
A.
150 million
B.
5 million
C.
7 million
D.
1.5 million
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ANSWER :
D. 1.5 million