Biodiversity & Conservation MCQ — 704 Practice Questions with Answers

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India has already reduced emissions intensity by 36% from 2005 to 2020, demonstrating progress toward its 47% by 2035 target and net zero by 2070.

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Ranthambore in Rajasthan was one of the original reserves brought under Project Tiger in 1973.

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Statement 1 is correct because the sanctuary is a tri-state protected area along the Chambal River in Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh. Statement 2 is correct because Keoladeo Ghana National Park is in Bharatpur district and is also a Ramsar wetland site. Statement 3 is incorrect because the fact bank gives 1979, not 1989, as the establishment year of the National Chambal Sanctuary.

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Sundarbans Tiger Reserve in WB was notified in 1973 under Project Tiger. India now has 54 tiger reserves.

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India has 4 of the world's 36 biodiversity hotspots: Western Ghats and Sri Lanka, Himalaya, Indo-Burma (NE India), and Sundaland (Nicobar Islands). A hotspot has >1,500 endemic plant species and has lost >70% of original habitat.