Biodiversity MCQ — 3 Practice Questions with Answers

Practice 3 Biodiversity multiple-choice questions with detailed answers and explanations. Ideal for RAS/RPSC exam preparation.

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Q1. At the IUCN World Conservation Congress 2025 in Abu Dhabi, India launched the National Red List Roadmap to assess how many species?

A About 5,000 species

B About 20,000 species

C About 11,000 species (7,000 flora + 4,000 fauna) Correct

D About 2,500 species

Explanation

The five-year National Red List Roadmap and Vision 2025-2030 aims to assess extinction risk of about 11,000 species (7,000 flora + 4,000 fauna), led by ZSI and BSI with IUCN-India.

Q2. The India-Nepal MoU on Forests, Wildlife, Environment, Biodiversity Conservation and Climate Change signed on February 26, 2026 places emphasis on cooperation for which of the following key species?

A Asiatic lion, great Indian bustard and olive ridley turtle

B Cheetah, musk deer and snow leopard

C Blackbuck, sarus crane and hangul

D Elephant, Gangetic dolphin, one-horned rhinoceros, snow leopard, tiger and vultures Correct

Explanation

The India-Nepal MoU explicitly lists shared key species: elephant, Gangetic dolphin, one-horned rhinoceros, snow leopard, tiger and vultures. These species move across the 1,770 km India-Nepal border spanning major protected areas such as Valmiki and Dudhwa tiger reserves in India and Chitwan and Shuklaphanta national parks in Nepal.

Q3. Which of the following transboundary conservation programmes, relevant to the India-Nepal MoU of February 26, 2026, spans the Himalayan foothill forests across Uttarakhand, UP and Bihar in India and the southern plains of Nepal?

A Terai Arc Landscape Correct

B Western Ghats Landscape

C Great Nicobar Landscape

D Kanha-Pench Corridor

Explanation

The Terai Arc Landscape (TAL) is a transboundary conservation programme covering the Himalayan foothill forests of Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh and Bihar in India, and the Terai region in Nepal. It includes Corbett, Rajaji, Dudhwa and Valmiki tiger reserves on the Indian side and Chitwan, Parsa, Bardia and Shuklaphanta on the Nepal side. The Western Ghats is a separate landscape in southern India, Great Nicobar is an island landscape, and the Kanha-Pench corridor is in central India.

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