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Consider the following statements:
1. Under Ramsar Convention, it is mandatory on the part of the Government of India to protect and conserve all the wetlands in the territory of India.
2. The Wetlands (Conservation and Management) Rules, 2010 were framed by the Government of India based on the recommendations of Ramsar Convention.
3. The Wetlands (Conservation and Management) Rules, 2010 also encompass the drainage area or catchment regions of the wetlands as determined by the authority.
Which of the statements given above is / are correct?
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Important Questions on Biodiversity
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Consider the following.
1. Himalayan zone
2. Western ghat
3. Deccan plateau
4. Gangetic plain
Which of the above regions come under the Biogeographical Realms of India?
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Consider the following statements with reference to different levels of biological organization:
1. When a single species shows extensive variation at the genetic level over its distributional range, its genetic diversity is said to be high.
2. In terms of ecological diversity, Norway is considered to have higher ecosystem diversity than India.
3. India is one of the mega-diverse countries of the world as it is home to great species diversity.
Select the correct answer using the codes given below:
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Consider the following statements about the New Wetland Conservation Rules, 2017:
1. Updated rules will supersede the 2010 rules following the notification of draft Wetland Rules in 2016.
2. Under the new rules, the central government has empowered the states and union territories to identify and manage their wetlands.
3. Applicability of these rules extends to two set of wetlands; Wetlands categorized as wetlands of international importance' under the Ramsar Convention and those notified by the Central Government, State Government and Union Territory Administration.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
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An organism that helps define an entire ecosystem, sans which the ecosystem would be dramatically different or cease to exist altogether is called:
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Montreux record is related to which of the following?
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Consider the following:
1. Chilka Lake
2. Pulicat Lake
3. Vembanad Lake
Which of the above lakes is/are lagoons?
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Consider the following statements.
1. Madhav Gadgil Panel recommended to convert entire Western Ghats region into an Ecologically Sensitive Area.
2. Kasturirangan Committee recommended 37% of the total area be brought under Ecologically Sensitive Area.
Which of the above statement(s) is/are correct?
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Biodiversity forms the basis for human existence in the following ways:
1. Soil formation
2. Prevention of soil erosion
3. Recycling of waste
4. Pollination of crops
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