Question

If the forest cover is reduced to half, what is most likely to happen on a long term basis ?

A. Tribals living in these areas will starve to death
B. Cattle in these and adjoining areas will die due to lack of fodder
C. Large areas will become deserts  
D. Crop breeding programmes will suffer due to a reduced availability of variety of germplasm
Answer :   Large areas will become deserts

Releted MCQ Question on
Botany >> Biodiversity and Conservation

Releted Question 1

According to Robert May, the global species diversity is about

A. 20 million
B. 50 million
C. 7 million
D. 1.5 million
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Releted Question 2

Decline in the population of Indian native fishes due to introduction of Clarias gariepinus in river Yamuna can be categorised as

A. Alien species invasion
B. Co-extinction
C. Habitat fragmentation
D. Over exploitation
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Releted Question 3

Alexander Von Humboldt described for the first time:

A. Laws of limiting factor
B. Species-Area relationships
C. Population Growth equation
D. Ecological Biodiversity
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Releted Question 4

Which of the following is the most important cause of animals and plants being driven to extinction?

A. Over - exploitation
B. Alien species invasion
C. Habitat loss and fragmentation
D. Co-extinctions
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