1. What does UPPU refer to

Water soluble inorganic compounds

Mineral drugs that do not dissolve in water but emit vapours when put in fire

Both and

None of the above

2. What is the aim of the Traditional Knowledge Digital Library

It aims to document traditional medicine

It aims to prevent the patenting of the existing knowledge

It aims to inform the World Intellectual Property Organisation about richness of traditional knowledge in India

None of the above

3. The Bonn guidelines are

Voluntary in nature

Complementary

Flexible

All of the above

4. The head office of the National Biodiversity Authority is situated at

Mumbai

Chennai

New Delhi

Hyderabad

5. When was the AMRAD Discovery Technology established

1993

1994

1992

1995

6. Does Biodiversity include genetic differences with a species?

Yes

No

Yes, but only in the case of humans and animals

Yes, but only in the case of plants

7. is Australia's central piece of environmental legislation.

The Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act, 1999

The Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation and Preservation Act, 1999

The Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act, 2000

The Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation and Preservation Act, 2000

8. The reason(s) for protection of Traditional Knowledge is/are

to improve livelihoods of traditional knowledge holders and communities

to benefit national economies

to conserve the environment

All of the above

9. IPRs are sometimes inadequate and inappropriate for protection of traditional ecological knowledge and community resources because they

recognise individual, not collective rights

require a specific act of 'Invention'

simplify ownership regimes and stimulate commercialisation

All of the above


10. Australia's first National Biodiversity Strategy was prepared by the

Australian Environment and Conservation Council

New Zealand Environment and Conservation Council

Australian and New Zealand Environment and Conservation Council

None of the above

11. Define Traditional Knowledge. What are the various stakeholders in Traditional Knowledge?

12. Discuss the salient features of the Biological Diversity Act, 2002.

13. Discuss any two traditional systems of medicine practised in India.

14. Differentiate between Indigenous Knowledge and Traditional Knowledge.

15. Write a note on People's Biodiversity Registers (PBRs).