AP Police SI practice question
The Svalbard Global Seed Vault, a 'doomsday' store of crop seeds for ex-situ conservation, is located in:
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Correct answer: (A) Norway
The Svalbard Global Seed Vault is dug into a mountain on Norway's Arctic Svalbard archipelago, where permafrost keeps seeds cold. It stores duplicate samples of crop seeds from gene banks worldwide as a backup against disasters, a classic ex-situ conservation facility.
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बाह्य-स्थाने संरक्षण हेतु फ़सलों के बीजों का 'डूम्सडे' भंडार, स्वालबार्ड वैश्विक बीज तिजोरी, कहाँ स्थित है?
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सही उत्तर: (A) नॉर्वे
स्वालबार्ड वैश्विक बीज तिजोरी नॉर्वे के आर्कटिक द्वीपसमूह स्वालबार्ड में एक पर्वत के भीतर बनी है। यह दुनिया भर के जीन बैंकों के बीजों की प्रतियाँ आपदा से बचाव हेतु सुरक्षित रखती है।
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