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The red data book keeps the record of 

  1. Endangered animals and plants

  2. Extinct animals and plants

  3. Endemic animals and plants

  4. All of the above


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

'Red Data Book' contains lists of all the species of plants and animals whose continued existence is threatened. Species are classified into different categories of perceived risk. Each 'Red Data Book' usually deals with a specific group of animals or plants (eg., reptiles, insects, mosses). They are now being published in many different countries and provide useful information on the threat status of the species. The 'Red Data Book' is a list of endangered species. It is released by ICUN (International Union for Conservation of Nature). It was first released in 1963.

Red data book provides data on 

  1. All plants

  2. All animals

  3. All animals and plants

  4. Endangered animals and plants


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

The Red data book is the state document established for documenting rare and endangered species of animals, plants and fungi. This book provides central information for studies and monitoring programmes on rare and endangered species and their habits. The Red data book is a list of endangered species. It is released by ICUN (International Union for Conservation of Nature). It was first released in 1963.

Red data book provides data on 

  1. Red flowered plants

  2. Red coloured fishes

  3. Endangered plants and animals

  4. Red eyed birds


Correct Option: C

World Conservation Union maintains

  1. Red Data Book

  2. Red List

  3. Pink List

  4. Both A and B


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

The International Union for Conservation of Nature is an international organization which works in the area of the conservation of nature and sustainable use of natural resources. Red Book is a state document which is established for documenting rare and endangered species of animals, plants and fungi, as well as some local subspecies. Red list is the world's most detailed inventory of the global conservation status of biological species. IUCN maintains both the Red Data Book and Red List.

So, the correct answer is 'Both A and B'.

Species listed in Red Data Book are

  1. Vulnerable

  2. Threatened

  3. Endangered

  4. All of the above


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

The species (including animals, plants, fungi, etc.) which are vulnerable to endangerment in the near future are known as threatened species. The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) is the authority on threatened species, and it treats threatened species as a group of three categories, depending on the degree relative to which they are threatened. Those categories are Vulnerable species; Endangered species and Critically endangered species. As per the Red list of 2000, there are 11,096 threatened species

So, the correct answer is 'All of the above'

The Red Data Book records

  1. Species diversity of wet lands

  2. List of water pollutants

  3. List of threatened species

  4. Rate of population decline


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

The International Union for Conservation of Nature is an international organization which works in the area of the conservation of nature and sustainable use of natural resources. The Red Book is a state document which is established for documenting rare and endangered species of animals, plants, and fungi, as well as some local subspecies. The species (including animals, plants, fungi, etc.) which are vulnerable to endangerment in the near future are known as threatened species. IUCN treats threatened species as a group of three categories, depending on the degree relative to which they are threatened. Those categories are Vulnerable species; Endangered species and Critically endangered species. 

So, the correct answer is 'List of threatened species'.

Red data book is a record of endangered

  1. Endangered plants only

  2. Endangered animals only 

  3. Endangered plant and animals

  4. All plant and animals that are living


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Red Data Book is a public document which was created for the recording of endangered and rare species including plants, animals, fungi as well as some local species which are present in the states or country.

So the answer is  'Endangered plants and animals'.

Red data book keeps a record of:

  1. endangered plants, animals and other species

  2. endemic plants,animals and other species

  3. extinct plants,animals and other species

  4. imbalanced species

  5. None of these


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The Red Data contains a complete list of threatened species of living organisms.

So, the correct option is 'endangered plants, animals and other species'.

Red data book contains data of

  1. all plant species

  2. all animal species

  3. economically important species

  4. threatened species


Correct Option: D

Students were taken to a museum on an educational trip. Which one of the following documents will provide the information on endangered animals and plants?

  1. Data book

  2. Atlas

  3. Red data book

  4. Dictionary


Correct Option: C
Explanation:
A red data book contains lists of species whose continued existence is threatened. Species are classified into different categories of perceived risk. Each red data book usually deals with a specific group of animals or plants. They are now being published in many different countries and provide useful information on the threat status of the species
So, the correct answer is 'Red data book'