Quiz 2021: Prelims Power Play 14 December 2021

1. Recently, which state has declared Kaiser-e-Hind as state butterfly?

2. Which of the following are correct about keystone species?

1. Keystone species have high functional redundancy.
2. Without its keystone species, the ecosystem may cease to exist altogether.
3. Keystone species are always the largest or most abundant species in an ecosystem.

Which of the above statement is true? Select the correct answer using the code below:

3. Consider the following pairs

1. Manipur      –  Buxa Tiger Reserve
2. Meghalaya   – Nameri Tiger Reserve
3. Mizoram       – Dampa Tiger Reserve
4. Arunachal Pradesh – Pakke Tiger Reserve

Select the correct pairs from the code given below:

4. Recent trends suggest that smugglers of exotic wildlife species might be trying to take advantage of the advisory brought out by the Ministry of Environment, Forest & Climate Change (MoEF&CC) to regulate the growing market of exotic animals in the country. Trade in exotic species may lead to

1. Increase in invasive species.
2. Increase in biodiversity
3. Increasing zoonosis

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

5. ParkachikMachoi and Kolahoi are names of