8. Ramsar Convention is an international treaty for conservation and sustainable use of
11. The National Tiger Conservation Authority was made a Statutory Authority during the year
12. The branch of Zoology concerned with the study of amphibians and reptiles is known as
13. The World Wetland Day is celebrated on
15. The Kyoto Protocol is international treaty adopted 1997 to reduce
(A) deforestation
(B) desertification
(C) greenhouse gas emission
(D) industrialization
16. CITES stands for
(A) Conservation of Internationally Threatened Species
(B) Convention of International Trade in Endangered Species of wild fauna and flora
(C) Convention of Internationally Threatened Economic Species
(D) Conservation, Interpretation, Trade of Economically Sustainable Species
17. Maximum V content is found in
(A) urea
(B) anhydrous ammonia
(C) sodium nitrate
(D) ammonium sulphate
18. Chlorosis in plants occurs due to
(A) high sunlight intensity
(B) low sunlight intensity
(C) absorption of yellow pigment from soil
(D) deficiency of Mg and Fe in the soil
19. Arrangement of leaves on branches of plants is known as
(A) Aphyllotaxy
(B) vernation
(C) venation
(D) phytotaxy
20. A large ecosystem on land having distinct type of vegetation and wildlife is called as
(A) Ecology
(B) Biome
(C) Biodiversity
(D) Biosphere reserve
21. Which of the following forests are found in heavy rainfall areas of Upper Assam? B
(A) Tropical Evergreen
(B) Tropical Deciduous
(C) Mountain Forests
(D) Tidal Forests
22. The authority to oversee the matters relating of management of zoos in the country is
(A) Zoo Controlling Authority of India
(B) Central Zoo Authority
(C) Zoo Management Authority of India
(D) None of the above
23. The Wildlife (Protection) Act in applicable to
(A) whole of India
(B) whole of India except J&K
(C) whole of India except A&N Islands
(D) None of the above
24. National Board of Wildlife is headed by the
(A) Prime Minister of India
(B) Union Minister of EF & CC
(C) Secretary to Government of India, MoEFACC
(D) None of the above
25. For any piece of land intended to be declared as Wildlife Sanctuary under the Wildlife (Protection) Act, the appointing authority of Collector is
(A) Central Government
(B) State Government
(C) PCCF&HoFF
(D) None of the above
26. Eco-Sensitive Zone of any National Park or Sanctuary is notified under the provisions of the
(A) Wildlife (Protection) Act
(B) Assam Forest Regulation
(B) Indian Forest Act
(D) None of the above