Wildlife Institute of India — M.Sc. Wildlife Science admission

India · Wildlife Institute of India, Dehradun · pg · unverified source

56practice questions written to this syllabus
4subjects

Format

Unverified. Historically a national written entrance test followed by interview.

Sections

Over the years

Unverified. WII also trains forest officers in wildlife management through diploma and certificate courses.

Official source: https://wii.gov.in/

Subjects this exam draws on

Conservation Biology & Forest Genetic Resources3 questionsWildlife Biology & Ecology31 questionsWildlife Management & Protected Areas14 questionsLandscape Ecology & Forest Ecosystem Modelling8 questions

Five practice questions, worked

Original questions written to this exam's published syllabus and pattern. Not past papers.

1. The change in species composition between sites along a gradient is:

  1. Alpha diversity
  2. Beta diversity
  3. Gamma diversity
  4. Genetic diversity
Answer and working

B. Beta diversity

Beta diversity measures turnover.

Conservation Biology & Forest Genetic Resources · Levels of biodiversity: genetic, species, ecosystem

2. Wallace divided the world into how many zoogeographic realms in 1876?

  1. Four
  2. Six
  3. Eight
  4. Ten
Answer and working

B. Six

Palaearctic, Nearctic, Neotropical, Ethiopian, Oriental and Australian.

Wildlife Biology & Ecology · Wildlife: definitions, values and distribution

3. Meadows in Kanha were expanded partly through:

  1. Village relocation
  2. Planting eucalyptus clones
  3. Draining all wetlands
  4. Introducing exotic grasses
Answer and working

A. Village relocation

Former village sites became grasslands.

Wildlife Management & Protected Areas · Habitat management and manipulation

4. A riparian forest strip along a stream through farmland is best classified as a:

  1. Matrix
  2. Corridor
  3. Remnant patch
  4. Introduced patch
Answer and working

B. Corridor

It is a linear strip differing from the land on both sides; it can conduct movement, filter, and provide habitat.

Landscape Ecology & Forest Ecosystem Modelling · Landscape structure: patches, corridors, matrix

5. Young birds that hatch with down and can walk soon after hatching are:

  1. Precocial
  2. Altricial
  3. Nidicolous
  4. Parasitic
Answer and working

A. Precocial

Precocial young (ducks, pheasants); altricial young are helpless.

Wildlife Biology & Ecology · Ornithology: forest birds and their ecology

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