Which of these statements is not a valid reason for the depletion of flora and fauna?
(a) Agricultural expansion
(b) Large scale developmental projects
(c) Grazing and fuel wood collection
(d) Rapid industrialisation and urbanisation
ANS (c) Grazing and fuel wood collection
Which of the following conservation strategies do not directly involve community participation?
(a) Joint forest management
(b) Beej Bachao Andolan
(c) Chipko Movement
(d) Demarcation of Wildlife sanctuaries
ANS (d) Demarcation of Wildlife sanctuaries
Match the following animals with their category of existence.
| Animals/Plants | Category of existence |
| Black buck | Extinct |
| Asiatic elephant | Rare |
| Andaman wild pig | Endangered |
| Himalayan brown bear | Vulnerable |
| Pink head duck | Endemic |
Answer
Animals/Plants
Category of existence
Black buck -Endangered
Asiatic elephant - Vulnerable
Andaman wild pig - Endemic
Himalayan brown bear - Rare
Pink head duck - Extinct
Reserved forests - other forests and wastelands belonging to both
government and private individuals and communities
Protected forests - forests are regarded as most valuable as far as the
conservation of forest and wildlife resources
Unclassed forests - forest lands are protected from any further depletion
Ans
Reserved forests - forests are regarded as most valuable
as far as the conservation of forest and wildlife resources
Protected forests - forest lands are protected from any
further depletion
Unclassed forests - other forests and wastelands
belonging to both government and private individuals and communities
Biodiversity is immensely rich in wildlife and cultivated species, diverse in form and function, but closely integrated in a system through multiple networks of interdependencies.
It is important for human lives because the human beings, along with the biodiversity, form a complete web of ecological system in which we are only a part and are very much dependent on this system for our own existence.