What is the major cause of diminishing wild life?

Related Mcqs:

1. A taxon facing high risk of extinction in the wild is identified as:

   A. Endangered
   B. Critically endangered
   C. Vulnerable
   D. None of these

2. Protection against wild animals is / are:

   A. As much a part of the forest as the trees themselves
   B. The fact that the forest exists
   C. Grows shows that the various components of the forest are in mutual equilibrium
   D. All of the above

3. Honey bees collect ectar and pollen from about 500 wild and cultivated plant species including:

   A. Trees shrubs, herbs, anhnuals
   B. And cultivated crops such as Acacias, Cassias, Eucalypts, Albizzias, Cherries, Dalbergia
   C. Both (a) & (b)
   D. None of these

4. A large variety of wild fruits and nuts is obtained from the:

   A. Coniferous forests
   B. Foot-hills
   C. Irrigated plantations
   D. Desert areas
   E. All of the above

5. The Wild Birds and Animals Protection Act, ______, (Act VIII of 1912)

   A. 1970
   B. 1971
   C. 1972
   D. 1973

6. The Boluchistan Wild Birds and Animals (Amendment) Regulation (Regulation 3 of ________):

   A. 1940
   B. 1941
   C. 1942
   D. 1943

7. Thar Desert supports a fair population of _____ is found only here in the wild state:

   A. Chinkara gazella
   B. Peacock
   C. Both (a) & (b)
   D. None of these

8. Vast Indus food plains have been cleared of natural vegetation to grow crops. Very little wildlife habitat has been left. Only the animals like ______ and the wild hare occur in these areas:

   A. Jackal, Mangoose
   B. Jungle Cat, Civet Cat
   C. Sclay Ant Earter, Desert Cat
   D. All of the above

9. Main threats to the population of wild animals in northern mountainous region include:

   A. The competition with the domestic livestock for existing natural forage
   B. Increasing human interference in the form of cultivation
   C. As trade objects e.g., furs and skins
   D. All of the above

10. Different kinds of wild animals have been named in the:

    A. Bible
    B. Isaiah (7:24)
    C. Solomon (2:12)
    D. Moses Law (Deureronomy (22:6)
    E. All of the above