Practice Ecology environment forest vegetations parks - indian geography mcq Online Quiz (set-1) For All Competitive Exams
Q-1) India has how many major bio-geographic regions?
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According to a biogeographic characteristic which deals with the study and distribution of species, organism and eco-system in Geographic Space, the following biogeographic regions have been delineated in India.
- Trans Himalayas,
- The Himalayas,
- Desert,
- Semi-arid,
- Western Ghat,
- Deccan plateau,
- Gangetic plain,
- North-East Zone,
- Coastal zone,
- Islands present near the shore.
Q-2) Which among the following trees is found at the highest elevation from the sea level?
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Q-3) Which one of the following has a protected mangrove region?
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Goa has a large area covered under protected mangrove region.
Q-4) Kaziranga national park is famous for
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Rhinoceros often abbreviated as rhino, is a group of five extant species of odd-toed ungulates in the family Rhinocerotidae. Two of these species are native to Africa and three to Southern Asia.
Q-5) Project tiger programme was launched in:
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Project Tiger is a tiger conservation programme launched in 1973 by the Government of India. The aim of the project was to control as well as supplement the dwindling population of the Royal Bengal tigers in the country. Project Tiger is administered by the National Tiger Conservation Authority.
Q-6) Which of the following is a biodiesel plant?
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Jatropha is a genus of flowering plants in the spurge family, Euphorbiaceae. The name is derived from the Greek words meaning "physician," and "nutrition," hence the common name physic nut.
Q-7) Where was the first Bio-reserve established in India ?
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Established in the year 1986, Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve is the first biosphere reserve in India. It is an International Biosphere Reserve in the Western Ghats.
Q-8) The largest tiger reserve in India is
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The largest tiger reserve in India is Nagarjun.
Q-9) Manas Sanctuary in Assam is known for
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Manas National Park or Manas Wildlife Sanctuary is a Wildlife Sanctuary, UNESCO Natural World Heritage site, a Project Tiger Reserve, an Elephant Reserve and a Biosphere Reserve in Assam, India. located in the Himalayan foothills, it is contiguous with the Royal Manas National Park in Bhutan.
The park is known for its rare and endangered endemic wildlife such as the Assam Roofed Turtle, Hispid Hare, Golden Langur and Pygmy Hog. Manas is famous for its population of wild water buffalo.
Q-10) The birch tree is found in
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Q-11) The largest reserves of sal forest is found in
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The largest reserves of Sal forest is found in Assam.
Q-12) Tree cover is maximum in
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The Western Ghats or the Sahyadri constitute a mountain range along the western side of India. It is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and is one of the eight "hottest hotspots" of biological diversity in the world.
Q-13) The natural habitat of Rhinoceros in India is
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Kaziranga National Park in the Golaghat and Nagaon districts of Assam form the natural habitat of rhinoceros in India. The sanctuary hosts two-thirds of the world’s great one-horned rhinoceroses. Kaziranga is also home to the highest density of tigers among protected areas in the world.
Q-14) An example of multipurpose tree used in social forestry is
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Q-15) Where is the Bandipur National Park?
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Bandipur National Park, established in 1973 as a tiger reserve under Project Tiger, is a national park located in the south Indian state of Karnataka.
It was once a private hunting reserve for the Maharaja of the Kingdom of Mysore. Bandipur is located in Gundlupet taluq of Chamarajanagar district.
Together with the adjoining Nagarhole National Park, Mudumalai National Park and Wynad Wildlife Sanctuary, it is part of the Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve totalling 2,183 km2 making it the largest protected area in southern India.
Q-16) Forest areas have been labelled as 1, 2, 3, and 4 in the rough map. Among these, those which were threatened in 1997 by a serious epidermic include
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Q-17) Garampani Sanctuary is located at
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Garampani Wildlife Sanctuary is located in Karbi Anglong district, Assam. It is located at 92 km from Diphu. It is one of the oldest sanctuaries containing hot water spring and waterfalls and surrounded by Nambor Sanctuary having 51 rare species of orchid.
Q-18) Which of the following is not correctly matched based on National Park & State?
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Pin Valley National Park is a National park of India located within the Lahaul and Spiti district, in the state of Himachal Pradesh, in far Northern India.
Q-19) The wild ass is found in
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Indian Wild Ass Sanctuary also known as the Wild Ass Wildlife Sanctuary is located in the Little Rann of Kutch in the Gujarat state of India. It is the largest wildlife sanctuary in India. It was established in 1972 and came under the Wildlife Protection Act of 1973.
Q-20) World’s maximum newsprint comes from–
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Newspapers are made from a type of paper called newsprint. Coniferous softwoods such as spruce, pine, and cedar provide long (average 3mm), strong fibres. Newsprint needs strength enough to withstand the demands of fast printing presses, the ability to accept high-quality colour printing and enough opacity to prevent the printing from showing through the pages.
In most temperate coniferous forests, evergreen conifers predominate, while some are a mix of conifers and broadleaf evergreen trees and/or broadleaf deciduous trees. Temperate evergreen forests are common in the coastal areas of regions that have mild winters and heavy rainfall, or inland in drier climates or mountain areas