1) Which of the following are criteria for recognition as a bio-diversity hotspot?
1) The area should support more than 1500 endemic species.
2) It must have lost over 70 % of the original habitat
3) Residential --------- Silence Zone
4) Courts ---------------- 55 dB
a. Only 1 and 2
b. Only 2 and 3
c. Only 3
d. None of the above
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ANSWER: None of the above
Explanation:
A biodiversity hotspot is a biogeographic region with a significant reservoir of biodiversity that is under threat from humans. Currently there are 35 hotspots. In India there are two – Eastern Himalayas and Western Ghats.
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2) International Day for Biological Diversity is observed on
a. 5 June
b. 29th December
c. 14 April
d. 22 May
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ANSWER: 22 May
Explanation:
From its creation by the Second Committee of the UN General Assembly in 1993 until 2000, it was held on December 29 to celebrate the day the Convention on Biological Diversity went into effect. On December 20, 2000, the date was shifted to commemorate the adoption of the Convention on May 22, 1992 at the Rio Earth Summit, and partly to avoid the many other holidays that occur in late December.
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3) Which of the following is / are the Biodiversity Hotspots in India?
1) Western Ghats
2) Eastern Himlayas
3) Sunderbans
a. 1, 2 and 3
b. Only 2
c. 1 and 2
d. None of the above
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ANSWER: 1 and 2
Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!
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4) Which of the following statements are correct?
1. The Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety, the first international regulatory framework for safe transfer, handling and use of Living Modified Organisms (LMOs)
2. It was negotiated under the aegis of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD).
3. India is party to the protocol.
a. 1,2
b. 1,3
c. 2,3
d. All of the above
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ANSWER: All of the above
Explanation:
The Protocol was adopted on 29 January, 2000. India has acceded the Biosafety Protocol on 17 January 2003. The Protocol has come into force on 11 September 2003. As of date, 157 countries are parties to the Protocol.
The main objective of the protocol is to contribute to ensuring an adequate level of production in the field of the safe transfer, handling of LMOs resulting from modern biotechnology that may have adverse effect on the conservation an d sustainable use of biological diversity taking into account risk to human health.
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5) Consider the following statements
1. The Nagoya Protocol provides access to genetic resources and the fair and equitable sharing of benefits arising from their utilization
2. India is party to the convention.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
a. Only 1
b. Only 2
c. Both
d. None
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ANSWER: Both
Explanation:
The Nagoya Protocol on Access to Genetic Resources and the Fair and Equitable Sharing of Benefits Arising from their Utilization to the Convention on Biological Diversity is a 2010 supplementary agreement to the 1992 Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD).
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6) Consider the following statements
1.The National Biodiversity Authority (NBA) was established in 2003 to implement India's Biological Diversity Act (2002).
2. The NBA is a Statutory, Autonomous Body
3. The NBA has its headquarters in Chennai
4. Biological Diversity Act 2002 mandates all local bodies to setup Biodiversity Management Committees (BMC).
Which of the above statements are true?
a. 1,2,3
b. 2,3,4
c. 1,3,4
d. All the above
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ANSWER: All the above
Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!
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