NEET MCQs Biodiversity and Conservation – Free Pdf

🌿 NEET MCQs – Biodiversity and Conservation (Sample)

Below are sample NEET-level MCQs from the chapter Biodiversity and Conservation. These questions represent the pattern, difficulty level, and NCERT focus of the complete MCQ set. 👉 Students can download the full PDF (all questions) using the link given at the end.

Q1. Island ecosystem is the most vulnerable due to:

a) Small size and small number of species
b) Large size and large number of species
c) Large size only
d) Small size only

Answer: a) Small size and small number of species

Q2. In situ conservation strategies include:

I. National parks
II. Wildlife sanctuaries
III. Biosphere reserves
IV. Sacred forests/Lakes

a) I and II
b) II, III and IV
c) I, II and III
d) I, II, III and IV

Answer: d) I, II, III and IV

Q3. Wildlife conservation aims at:

I. Maintaining ecological processes
II. Enriching wildlife diversity with exotic species
III. Preventing migration of species
IV. Maintaining diversity of life

a) I and II
b) II and III
c) III and IV
d) I and IV

Answer: d) I and IV

Q4. The total number of biodiversity hotspots in the world is:

a) 24
b) 12
c) 34
d) 52

Answer: c) 34

Q5. At high altitude, birds become rare or extinct. The plants that may disappear along with them are:

a) Pine
b) Oak
c) Orchids
d) Rhododendrons

Answer: c) Orchids

Q6. A species that is in danger of extinction is called:

a) Endangered
b) Vulnerable
c) Rare
d) Critically endangered

Answer: a) Endangered

Q7. Pronuba and Yucca show a mutualistic relationship. This situation is known as:

a) Pollution
b) Co-extinction
c) Alien species invasion
d) Over-exploitation

Answer: b) Co-extinction

Q8. Genetic diversity is the measure of:

a) Varieties of species and their abundance in a region
b) Variety in genetic information contained in organisms
c) Diversity of genes at community and ecosystem levels
d) All of the above

Answer: b) Variety in genetic information contained in organisms

Q9. Which of the following shows maximum genetic diversity in India?

a) Rice
b) Maize
c) Mango
d) Groundnut

Answer: a) Rice

Q10. Which of the following is a pair of endangered species?

a) Garden lizard and Mexican poppy
b) Rhesus monkey and sal tree
c) Indian peacock and carrot grass
d) Hornbill and Indian aconite

Answer: d) Hornbill and Indian aconite

Q11. From high latitude to low latitude, biodiversity:

a) Decreases
b) Increases
c) Remains the same
d) First decreases then increases

Answer: b) Increases

🌿 NEET MCQs – Biodiversity & Conservation (Sample Set)

The following MCQs are sample questions prepared as per the NEET syllabus. They represent the concept level and question pattern of a larger MCQ collection.

Q12. Identify the odd combination of the habitat and the particular animal concerned:

a) Dachigam National Park – Snow leopard
b) Sunderbans – Bengal tiger
c) Periyar – Elephant
d) Rann of Kutch – Wild ass

Answer: a) Dachigam National Park – Snow leopard

Q13. Plants like Aegle marmelos, Ocimum sanctum and Ficus religiosa are designated as:

a) Medicinal plant species
b) Lesser known food plants
c) Traditional food crops
d) Sacred species of plants

Answer: d) Sacred species of plants

Q14. Estuaries are considered as nutrient rich and trap:

a) River
b) Pond
c) Lake
d) Ocean

Answer: a) River

Q15. Which of the following is an inexhaustible resource?

a) Fossil fuel
b) Solar energy
c) Coal
d) Petroleum

Answer: b) Solar energy

Q16. Which of the following expanded forms of acronyms is correct?

a) UNEP – United Nations Environmental Policy
b) EPA – Environmental Pollution Agency
c) IUCN – International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources
d) IPCC – International Panel for Climate Change

Answer: c) IUCN – International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources

Q17. One of these is NOT concerned with wildlife conservation:

a) IVF
b) IUCN
c) WWF
d) IBWL

Answer: a) IVF

Q18. More than 70% of the world’s freshwater is contained in:

a) Antarctica
b) Glaciers and mountains
c) Greenland
d) Polar ice

Answer: d) Polar ice

Q19. Minerals, metals and fossil fuels are which type of energy resources?

a) Renewable
b) Non-renewable
c) Biodegradable
d) Degradable

Answer: b) Non-renewable

Q20. Rajaji National Park is situated in:

a) Tamil Nadu
b) Karnataka
c) Uttarakhand
d) Rajasthan

Answer: c) Uttarakhand

Q21. The percentage of forest cover recommended by the National Forest Policy (1988) is:

a) 33% for plains and 67% for hills
b) 37% for plains and 63% for hills
c) 20% for plains and 70% for hills
d) 23% for plains and 77% for hills

Answer: a) 33% for plains and 67% for hills

Q22. Number of endangered species of angiosperms in India is:

a) 487
b) 15,000
c) 5,000
d) 3,000

Answer: c) 5,000

Q23. An endemic species is one:

a) Introduced to a new geographic area
b) Found in many geographic areas
c) Found only on islands
d) Found naturally in just one geographic area

Answer: d) Found naturally in just one geographic area

Q24. Which region possesses a very large number of endemic amphibian species?

a) North-East Ghats
b) Andaman Nicobar Islands
c) Western Ghats
d) North-West Ghats

Answer: c) Western Ghats

Q25. Identify the two biodiversity hotspots in India:

a) Himalayan and Deccan Plateau
b) Western Ghats and North Eastern Himalayas
c) Deccan and Western Ghats
d) Western Ghats and Gangetic plains

Answer: b) Western Ghats and North Eastern Himalayas

Q26. ‘Van Mahotsav’ was started by:

a) K. M. Munshi
b) Sunder Lal Bahuguna
c) Vinoba Bhave
d) Jawaharlal Nehru

Answer: a) K. M. Munshi

Q27. A taxon facing an extremely high risk of extinction in the wild in the immediate future is called:

a) Rare
b) Exotic
c) Vulnerable
d) Critically endangered

Answer: d) Critically endangered

Q28. The three levels of biodiversity are:

a) Genetic, species and ecological diversity
b) Species, ecological and habitat diversity
c) Geographical, genetic and habitat diversity
d) Ecological, species and community diversity

Answer: a) Genetic diversity, species diversity and ecological diversity

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