Biodiversity MCQs | RRB JE, ALP, NTPC Environment Previous Questions
Biodiversity
1. The Ramsar convention is related to the
conservation of–
(a) Grasslands (b) Wetlands
(c) Oceans (d) Forests
RRB JE CBT-II 31.08.2019 IInd Shift
Ans : (b) Ramsar Convention is a convention on
wetlands that was signed in 1971 in the Iranian city of
Ramsar. There are 49 Ramsar sites in India.
2. In which state is the Kanchenjunga Biosphere
Reserve located in the UNESCO world list?
(a) Maharashtra (b) Madhya Pradesh
(c) Assam (d) Sikkim
RRB Group-D 25-09-2018 (Shift-I)
Ans. (d) The Kanchenjunga Biosphere Reserve of
Sikkim, is one of the world's highest eco-systems
which, has been included in the list of UNESCO's
World Network of Biosphere Reserves (WNBR). This
is the 11th Biosphere Reserve of India to be included
in this list. Prior to this, biospheres like Nanda Devi,
Simlipal, Sundarban and Nilgiri have been included in
this list.
3. ________ is a bio reserve in India that is also a
UNESCO world Heritage Site.
(a) Nokrek National Park
(b) Gulf of Mannar
(c) Pachmarhi Biosphere Reserve
(d) Sundarbans
RRB NTPC 27.03.2021 (Shift-II) Stage Ist
Ans. (d) : The Sundarban, was included in the
UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1987. It is also in the
UNECO World Network of Biosphere Reserves. Out of
40 World Heritage Sites, 32 are cultural, 7 are natural
and 1 is mixedsite.
4. The most accurate description of ‘Biosphere
Reserve Area' is –
(a) Bio –gas production site
(b) Mineral deficient reserve state
(c) Study site of Sustainable development
(d) Destinations affected by Deforestation.
RRB NTPC Stage-Ist, 19.01.2017(Shift-II)
Ans. (c) ‘Biosphere Reserve Area' is the most
accurate description of Study site of Sustainable
development. The Indian government has established
18 biosphere reserves in India, which protects a large
areas of natural habitat than a typical national park or
animal sanctuary, and often include one or more
national parks or preserves, along with buffer zones
that are open to some economic uses.
5. The Sundarban Delta is formed by which of the
following rivers?
(a) Ganga and Yamuna
(b) Ganga and Brahmaputra
(c) Mahanadi and Brahmaputra
(d) Ganga and Mahanadi
RRB NTPC 03.03.2021 (Shift-II) Stage Ist
Ans. (b) : The Ganges- Brahmaputra Delta (also known
as the Brahmaputra Delta, the Sundarbans Delta or the
Bengal Delta) is a river delta in the Bengal region of the
Indian subcontinent. The name Sundarbans is thought to
be derived from Sundari (Heritiera fomes), the name of
the large mangrove trees found in abundance in this
area.
6. Which is the correct full form of IPBES from
below?
(a) Intergovernmental Science Policy Platform
on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services
(b) International Programme of Biodiversity and
Ecosystem Sciences
(c) Intergovernmental Platform on Biodiversity
and Ecosystem Services
(d) International Policy of Biodiversity and
Ecosystem Services
RRB NTPC 17.01.2021 (Shift-II) Stage Ist
Ans. (a) : The Intergovernmental Science Policy
Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services
(IPBES) is an independent intergovernmental body
established by states to strengthen the science policy
interface for biodiversity and ecosystem services for the
conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity, longterm
human well being and sustainable development. It
was established in Panama City, on 21 April 2012 by 94
governments. It is not a United Nations body. However,
at the request of the IPBES Plenary and with the
authorization of the UNEP Governing Council in 2013,
The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
provides secretariat services to IPBES.
7. Where the Simlipal Bio Reserve is located?
(a) Assam (b) Meghalaya
(c) Odisha (d) West Bengal
RRB NTPC Stage-Ist, 28.04.2016 (Shift-I)
Ans. (c) Similipal bio reserve is a national Park and an
Elephant reserve located in "Mayurbhanj" district
of
Odisha State in India. It was declared a bioshpere
reserve by the government of India in June 1994. It has
been a part of the UNESCO World Network of
Biosphere Reserve since 2009.
8. Which bio-reserves of India are not included in
the world network biosphere-reserve?
(a) Nanda Devi (b) Sunderbans
(c) Gulf of Mannar (d) Manas
RRB NTPC 04.03.2021 (Shift-I) Stage Ist
Ans. (d) : Biosphere reserves are areas of terrestrial
and coastal or marine ecosystems or its amalgamation.
The biosphere reserve network was launched in 1971
by UNESCO, two years after the initiation of MABMan
and the Biosphere program. It promotes the
harmonious assimilation of people and nature for
sustainable development in different ways. The
Government of India established 18 biospheres in the
country (categories generally relating to IUCN
Category V Protected areas).There are total 12
biosphere reserves of India which have been
recognized internationally under Man and Biosphere
Reserve program. Recently, Panna Biosphere Reserve
was also given the International status of UNESCO
Protected Biosphere Reserve. The status was given in
the year 2020, and prior to that, the Khangchendzonga
Biosphere Reserve from India was also included in
this list in 2018. The UNESCO Protected Biosphere
Reserves list of India is given below:
YEAR NAME STATES
2000 Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve Tamil Nadu
2001 Gulf of Mannar Biosphere
Reserve
Tamil Nadu
2001 Sundarbans Biosphere
Reserve
West Bengal
2004 Nanda Devi Biosphere
Reserve
Uttarakhand
2009 Pachmarhi Biosphere
Reserve
Madhya
Pradesh
2009 Nokrek Biosphere Reserve Meghalaya
2009 Simlipal Biosphere Reserve Odisha
2012 Achanakmar-Amarkantak
Biosphere Reserve
Chhattisgarh
2013 Great Nicobar Biosphere
Reserve
Great Nicobar
2016 Agasthyamala Biosphere
Reserve
Kerala and
Tamil Nadu
2018 Khangchendzonga
Biosphere Reserve
Part of North
and West
Sikkim
districts
2020 Panna Biosphere Reserve Madhya
Pradesh
9. Which of the following is included in
UNESCO's World Network of Biosphere
Reserves (WNBR)?
(a) Kanchenjunga Biosphere Reserve
(b) Gulf of Mannar
(c) Nanda Devi
(d) Eucalyptus biosphere
RRB Group-D 24-09-2018 (Shift-I)
Ans. (*) See the explanation of the above question.
Note– This question has been rejected by the RRB.
10. Which Biosphere Reserve of India has become
the 11th such entry from India to be included in
the UNESCO's world network of Biosphere
Reserves in 2018?
(a) Cold Desert (b) Panchmarhi
(c) Nanda Devi (d) Khangchendzonga
RRB NTPC 17.01.2021 (Shift-I) Stage Ist
Ans. (d) : See the explanation of the above question.
11. In which of the following states is the
Pachmarhi Biosphere Reserve located?
(a) Punjab (b) Madhya Pradesh
(c) Uttar Pradesh (d) Kerala
RRB NTPC 17.01.2021 (Shift-II) Stage Ist
Ans. (b) : The Pachmarhi Biosphere Reserve is a nonuse
conservation area and biosphere reserve in the
Satpura Range of Madhya Pradesh state, in Central
India. The conservation area was created in 1999 by the
Indian government. UNESCO designated it as a
biosphere reserve in 2009. The Pachmarhi Biosphere
Reserve is located within an area of Hoshangabad,
Betul and Chhindwara districts of Madhya Pradesh state
in India.
Its include three wildlife conservation units-
(i) Bori Sanctuary
(ii) Pachmarhi Sanctuary
(3) Satpura National Park
12. ________ is NOT a notified Biosphere reserve
in India.
(a) Nallamala (b) Agasthyamala
(c) Nilgiri (d) Panchmarhi
RRB NTPC 05.02.2021 (Shift-I) Stage Ist
Ans. (a) India has a total of 18 notified biosphere
reserve. Nallamala is not a biosphere reserve.
Nallamala is a hill and an undistributed stretch of
forest in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana.
13. Which of the following countries shares some
part of the Rann of Kutch with India?
(a) Afghanistan (b) Pakistan
(c) China (d) Nepal
RRB NTPC 24.07.2021 (Shift-II) Stage Ist
Ans. (b) : The Great Rann of Kutch is a salt marsh
located in the Thar Desert in the Kutch district of Gujarat.
It is one of the largest salt deserts in the world. In
India,
the northern boundary of the Rann of Kutch forms the
International border between India and Pakistan. The
Rann of Kutch lies on the border between the Indian state
of Gujarat and the Sindh province of Pakistan.
14. Which of the following statements is
INCORRECT about the Great Rann of Kutch?
(a) It is a fresh water lake
(b) It is inhabited by the Kutchi people
(c) It is a salt marsh in the Thar desert
(d) Flamingoes migrate to nest in large numbers
RRB NTPC 02.02.2021 (Shift-I) Stage Ist
Ans. (a) : A salt or saline marsh in the Thar Desert or
the Great Indian Desert is situated in the Kutch District
in the state of Gujarat is known as the Rann of Kutch.
The Great Rann of Kutch is also one of the largest salt
deserts in the world. The district of Kutch has been
inhabited by the people of Kutchi. The Rann of Kutch is
a wide expanse of desert and has saltwater resources
and it provide a suitable environment for the
flamingoes. It is significant that, Kutch Biosphere
Reserve is mainly composed of two major ecosystems
called Great Rann of Kutch and Little Rann of Kutch.
Hence, statement made in option (a) is incorrect.
15. The Ramsar Convention is for the:
(a) Conservation of soil fertility
(b) Conservation of wetlands
(c) Conservation of tropical forests
(d) Control of ozone layer depletion
RRB NTPC 15.03.2021 (Shift-I) Stage Ist
Ans. (b) : The Ramsar Convention on Wetlands is an
international treaty for “the conservation and
sustainable use of wetlands”. It is also known as the
Convention on Wetlands. It is named after the city of
Ramsar in Iran, where it was signed on 2nd of
February 1971. The 2nd of February each year is
observed as World Wetlands Day. As of January 2022,
there are 49 Ramsar Sites in India.
16. Which of the option given below is an
international treaty for conservation and
sustainable use of wetland?
(a) Bonn agreement
(b) Rotterdam conference
(c) Espo conference
(d) Ramsar conference
RRB NTPC Stage-Ist, 18.04.2016 (Shift-III)
Ans. (d) See the explanation of the above question.
17. The theme for wetland day in 2016 was –
(a) Sustainable livelihood
(b) Wetlands take care of water
(c) Wetlands for our future
(d) Wetlands and agriculture
RRB NTPC Stage-Ist, 19.04.2016 (Shift-I)
Ans. (a) Wetlands for our Future: Sustainable
Livelihoods was the theme for World Wetlands
Day in 2016. World Wetlands Day 2021. This year
theme highlights the importance of wetlands as a
source of freshwater and encourages action to restore
them and stop their loss.
18. World wetland day is celebrated on ___February
of every year.
(a) 2 (b) 3
(c) 4 (d) 5
RRB NTPC Stage-Ist, 19.04.2016 (Shift-II)
Ans. (a) World Wetlands Day is observed every year
on February 2. It is celebrated to raise global
awareness about the vital role of wetlands for people
and our planet. This day also marks the date of the
adoption of the Convention on wetlands on February
2, 1971, in the Iranian city of Ramsar on the shore of
the Caspian Sea.
19. Which of the following two regions are
biodiversity hot-spots of India?
(a) Krishna Wildlife Sanctuary and Kolleru Bird
Sanctuary
(b) Western Ghats and Eastern Himalayas
(c) Similipal National Park and Satkosia Tiger
Reserve
(d) Kaziranga National Park and Eastern Ghats
RRB NTPC 25.01.2021 (Shift-II) Stage Ist
Ans. (b) : Western Ghats and Eastern Himalayas are
two regions of biodiversity hot-spots of India. To be
classified as a Bio diversity hotspot, a region must have
lost at least 70% of its original natural vegetation,
usually due to human activity (Deforestation, Pollution,
etc.). There are 36 recognized biodiversity hot-spots in
the world.
20. Andaman teal is an example of which category
of animal species?
(a) Endemic species (b) Normal species
(c) Extinct species (d) Rare species
RRB NTPC 19.01.2021 (Shift-II) Stage Ist
Ans. (a) : Andaman teal is an example of endemic
species of the Andaman Islands and Great Coco Island.
They are found in inland pools as well as mangroves
and lagoons. The species were formerly considered as a
subspecies of the Sunda teal.
21. The Institute of Forest Biodiversity (IFB) is
situated in ------.
(a) Kerala (b) Jammu
(c) Rajasthan (d) Hyderabad
RRB NTPC 31.07.2021 (Shift-II) Stage Ist
Ans. (d) : Institute of Forest Biodiversity (IFB) is a
research institute situated in Hyderabad in the state of
Telangana, India. It was established in 1997. It works
under the Indian Council of Forestry Research and
Education (ICFRE) of the Ministry of Environment,
Forests and Climate Change, Government of India.
22. When was the United States Environmental
Protection Agency Established?
(a) March 1979 (b) January 1985
(c) December 1980 (d) December 1970
RRB NTPC 11.02.2021 (Shift-I) Stage Ist
Ans. (d) : The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
is an independent executive agency of the United States
federal government tasked with environmental
protection matters. President Richard Nixon proposed
the establishment of EPA on 9 July 1970. It began to
operate on 2 December 1970, after Nixon signed an
executive order.
23. Where is Dibru-Saikhowa Bio-Reserve located?
(a) Assam (b) West Bengal
(c) Nagaland (d) Sikkim
RRB NTPC 06.04.2021 (Shift-II) Stage Ist
Ans. (a) : Dibru-Saikhowa is a National Park as well
as a Biosphere Reserve situated in the south bank of
the river Brahmaputra in Assam.The forest type of
Dibru-Saikhowa comprises semi-evergreen forests,
deciduous forests, littoral and swamp forests and
patches of wet evergreen forests. It is the largest
swamp forest in north-eastern India. It is an identified
Important Bird Area (IBA), notified by the Birdlife
International. It is most famous for the rare whitewinged
wood ducks as well as feral horses. Mammals
found in the Park include Tiger, Elephant, Leopard,
Jungle Cat, Bears, Small Indian Civet, Squirrels,
Gangetic Dolphin, Hoolock Gibbon, etc.
24. The World Largest reef system the 'Great
Barrier reef' is situated in which sea?
(a) Celtic Sea (b) Beaufort Sea
(c) Caspian Sea (d) Coral Sea
RRB NTPC 30.01.2021 (Shift-I) Stage Ist
Ans. (d) : The world largest reef system the 'Great
Barrier Reef ' is situated in the Coral Sea, off the coast
of Queensland, Australia. Coral reefs are made up of
calcium carbonate released by coral living in the Ocean.
The coral sea is a marginal sea of the South Pacific
Ocean, located in northeast of the York Intercontinental
Peninsula on the northern coast of Australia.
25. Where is the world's largest coral reef found?
(a) Japan (b) Australia
(c) Chile (d) Philippines
RRB NTPC 02.02.2021 (Shift-I) Stage Ist
Ans. (b) : See the explanation of above question.
26. To whom does biodiversity refer?
(a) Recycling of solid waste
(b) Diversity of earth and life
(c) Conservation of culture and traditions
(d) Animals and studies
RRB NTPC Stage-Ist, 05.04.2016 (Shift-II)
Ans. (b) Biodiversity refers to the multiplicity to
species to animal and plants on given Ecological
system or coincidence. It is also used to describe the
variety of living species on Earth including plants,
animals, bacterias, fungi.
27. What does biodiversity refer to?
(a) To the entire species of an area.
(b) To entire ecology of an area.
(c) To the entire genes of an area.
(d) All of the above.
RRB J.E. 14.12.2014 (Sett-02, Red Paper)
Ans. (a) See the explanation of above question.
28. The following are the main features of
biological hotspots –
(a) Local flowering plants and their associate
dangers.
(b) Diversity of flora and fauna
(c) Present day extinction status of some species.
(d) Achievement of diverse gene furrow.
RRB NTPC Stage-Ist, 26.04.2016 (Shift-III)
Ans. (c) A biodiversity hotspot is a bio geographic
region that is both a significant reservoir of
biodiversity and is threatened with destruction. The
term biodiversity hotspot specifically refers to
biologically rich areas around the world that have lost
at least 70 percent of their original habitat.
29. Which of these mammalian organisms has
become extinct due to human- caused seasonal
changes?
(a) Urmus maritimus
(b) Red Panda
(c) Bramble Cay Melomys
(d) Panther Ansia
RRB NTPC Stage-Ist, 19.01.2017 (Shift-III)
Ans. (c) The Bramble Cay melomys is an extinct
member of the genus Melomys, which contains
approximately 20 species of rodents living in the wet
habitats of northern Australia (Far North Queensland),
New Guinea, Torres Strait Islands and islands of the
Indonesian archipelago.
30. Which of the following statement is incorrect?
(a) Mangroves maintain biodiversity.
(b) Mangroves provide mangoes.
(c) Mangroves prevent floods.
(d) Mangroves are being destroyed due to
urbanization.
RRB NTPC Stage-Ist, 29.03.2016 (Shift-III)
Ans. (b) Mangroves protect shorelines from damaging
storm and hurricane winds, waves, and floods.
Mangroves also help prevent erosion by stabilizing
sediments with their tangled root systems. They
maintain water quality and clarity, filtering pollutants
and trapping sediments originating from land.
Mangroves do not produce mangoes.
31. Which of the following is the largest area of
mangrove forest in the world?
(a) Namdapha National Park
(b) Rann of Kutch
(c) Balphakram National Park
(d) Sundarban
RRB NTPC Stage-Ist, 19.01.2017 (Shift-II)
Ans. (d) The largest area of mangroves forest in the
world is Sundarban. The Sundarbans is the worlds
longest river delta located in India and Bangladesh.
The sunderban is also an ecologically fragile and
climatically vulnerable region. The sunderban is also
known for its wide range of flora and fauna.
32. Which of the following states in India has the
maximum area under Mangrove?
(a) Gujarat (b) Andhra Pradesh
(c) Maharashtra (d) West Bengal
RRB NTPC Stage-Ist, 16.04.2016 (Shift-III)
Ans. (d) West Bengal has maximum mangrove forest
cover. According to Forest Survey of India report,
West Bengal has 42.45% of the country's mangrove
cover, while Gujarat has 23.66%. The overall
mangrove cover in the country is 4975 sq km. The
total mangrove cover in West Bengal is 2112 sq km.
Gujarat has the second largest mangrove cover in the
Country after West Bengal. Point to be noted is that,
the mangrove cover in Gujarat has increased by 37 sq
km, which is the highest expansion recorded in the
country. Gujarat has 1177 sq km mangrove cover.
33. In India, …. is generally considered as a tidal
forest –
(a) Mountain forest (b) Dry land
(c) Desert Forests (d) Lakes
RRB Group-D 28.09.2018 (Shift-II)
Ans. (d) In India Lakes are generally considered as a
tidal forest. Lakes, Flood plains, Reservoirs and
Rivers are part of the Freshwater Ecosystem. Indian
tidal or mangrove forests are mainly situated on the
Gangetic Delta and in Coastal Plain in west Bengal,
called the Sundarban. The Indian tidal or mangrove
forests are most luxuriant around the mouths of large
rivers and in sheltered bays and are found mainly in
areas, where annual rainfall is fairly high. The plants
in these forests include trees, shrubs, ferns and palms
and these plants are mainly found in the tropics and
sub-tropics on riverbanks and along coastlines.
34. The Sundarban is the largest single block of the
world’s halophytic…. forest.
(a) Wild Bushes (b) Papyrus
(c) Mangrove (d) Marsh
RRB NTPC Stage-Ist, 22.04.2016 (Shift-II)
Ans. (c) The Sundarban is the largest mangrove forest
in the world, located in the Ganges River delta in
Bangladesh and West Bengal, India. The Pichavaram
mangroves in Tamil Nadu is India's one of the largest
mangrove forests.
35. Who introduced the concept of biodiversity
hotspot?
(a) Christopher Columbus
(b) Norman Myers
(c) Christoph Schwitzer
(d) Charles Darwin
RRB JE CBT-II 28–08–2019 (evening)
Ans : (b) Norman Myers introduced the concept of
Biodiversity hotspot A biodiversity hotspot is a
biogeographic region with significant levels of
biodiversity that is threatened by human habitation.
36. International biodiversity day is celebrated on-
(a) 5 June (b) 22 may
(c) 20 may (d) 15 may
RRB J.E. 31.05.2019 (Shift-1)
Ans. (b) International biodiversity day is celebrated
every year on 22 May.
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