Biodiversity One Liner Questions & Answers
| Questions | Answers | |
| 1 | Biodiversity is described as – | The range of different species in an environment |
| 2 | The most significant aspect of biodiversity is – | Maintenance of ecosystem |
| 3 | The main reason for the decrease in biodiversity is – | Natural habitat destruction |
| 4 | Government of India in collaboration with the Norwegian Government has established a centre for Biodiversity Policy and Law at – | Chennai |
| 5 | Biodiversity day is celebrated on – | 22 May |
| 6 | The ‘Hotspot’ of Biodiversity in India are – | Eastern Himalayas and the Western Ghats |
| 7 | The most biodiversity rich area in India is – | Western Ghats |
| 8 | The tallest known living tree – | Sequoia |
| 9 | A species is considered to be extinct if it has not been seen in its natural habitat for – | 50 years |
| 10 | India aims to achieve land degradation neutrality by the year – | 2030 |
| 11 | Endangered species are listed in – | Red Data Book |
| 12 | The most important strategy for the conservation of biodiversity together with traditional human life is the establishment of – | Biosphere reserves |
| 13 | The maximum biodiversity is found in – | Tropical rain forest |
| 14 | The maximum biodiversity is found in – | Tropical rain forests |
| 15 | Biodiversity changes occur – | Increases towards the equator |
| 16 | The richest biodiversity is found in the – | Silent Valley |
| 17 | ‘Valley of Flowers’ is situated in – | Uttarakhand |
| 18 | The Ramsar Convention was associated with the conservation of – | Wetlands |
| 19 | Bihar’s first Ramsar Site is located in – | Begusarai |
| 20 | Wetland day is observed on – | 2nd February |
| 21 | In India, which one of the following states has the largest inland saline wetland? | Rajasthan |
| 22 | Biosphere reserves are areas for conservation of – | Genetic Variation |
| 23 | Cartagena protocol is related to – | Bio-safety agreement |
| 24 | The decade 2011-20 has been designated by the U.N.O. as the decade of – | Bio-diversity decade |
| 25 | United Nations Organization has declared decade 2011-2020 as – | Decade on Biodiversity |
| 26 | The Biodiversity Act was passed by the Indian Parliament in – | December, 2002 |
| 27 | In which year ‘Biodiversity Act’ was passed in India? | 2002 |
| 28 | National Biodiversity Authority of India was established in – | 2003, in Chennai |
| 29 | The rapid rate of decline in the vulture population in India is mainly due to – | Overuse of Diclofenac drug |
| 30 | The most important factor contributing to the loss of the vulture population in India is – | Administrating of painkillers to cattle |
| 31 | Vultures which used to be very common in the Indian countryside some years ago are rarely seen now a days. This is attributed to – |
A drug used by cattle owners for treating their diseased cattle
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| 32 | In the context of Indian wildlife, the flying fox is a – | Bat |
| 33 | The marine animal called dugong which is vulnerable to extinction is a/an – | Mammal |
| 34 | The 10th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Conference on ‘Biological Diversity’ was held at – | Nagoya |