Practice Quiz set 2 - 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) How much of India’s total geographical area is forest land?
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Forest area (% of land area) in India was last measured at 23.07% in 2011, according to the World Bank.
Forest area is land under natural or planted stands of trees of at least 5 meters in situ, whether productive or not, and excludes tree stands in agricultural production systems.
Q-3) Lisa is obtained from the tree of
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Q-4) The largest wildlife sanctuary in India is famous for which of the following animal ?
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The Indian Wild Ass Sanctuary, located in the Little Rann of Kutch in Gujarat, is the largest wildlife sanctuary in India with a geographical spread of 4954 km2.
It is known for the endangered wild ass subspecies Indian Wild Ass (Khur).
Q-5) Which of the following plants have no flowers?
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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) Consider the following statements
- National parks are a special category of protected areas of land and sea coasts where people are an integral part of the system.
- Sanctuaries are concerned with conservation of particular species.
- Biosphere reserves are connected with the habitat of a particular wild animal.
Which of the statement given above is/are correct?
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A national park is a park in use for conservation purposes. Often it is a reserve of natural, semi-natural, or developed land that a sovereign state declares or owns. Although individual nations designate their own national parks differently, there is a common idea: the conservation of ‘wild nature’ for posterity and as a symbol of national pride.
The biosphere is the global ecological system integrating all living beings and their relationships, including their interaction with the elements of the lithosphere, geosphere, hydrosphere, and atmosphere.
Q-10) Match the Biosphere Reserves with their States:
List I
List II
(Biosphere Reserve)
(State)
A. Simlipal
1. Sikkim
B. Dehond Deband
2. Meghalaya
C. Nokrek
3. Arunachal Pradesh
Kanchenjunga
4. Orissa
Codes: A B C D
| List I | List II |
| (Biosphere Reserve) | (State) |
| A. Simlipal | 1. Sikkim |
| B. Dehond Deband | 2. Meghalaya |
| C. Nokrek | 3. Arunachal Pradesh |
| Kanchenjunga | 4. Orissa |
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- Simlipal National Park is a national park and an elephant reserve situated in the Mayurbhanj district in the Indian state of Orissa. Simlipal National Park derives its name from the abundance of Semul or red silk cotton trees that bloom vividly.
- Dehong Deband biosphere reserve is present in Arunachal Pradesh,
- Norkek biosphere reserve is present in Meghalaya and
- Kanchenjunga biosphere reserve is situated in Sikkim.