Practice Quiz set 4 - indian geography mcq Online Quiz (set-1) For All Competitive Exams
Q-1) 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-2) The Keibul Lamjao, the only floating National Park in the world is in
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The Keibul Lamjao National Park is a national park in the Bishnupur district of Manipur. It is an integral part of Loktak Lake.
Q-3) Sariska and Ranthambore are the reserves for which of the following
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Ranthambore National Park near Sawai Madhopur in Rajasthan is a former royal hunting ground and home to tigers. Similarly, Sariska Tiger Reserve is an Indian national park in the Alwar district of Rajasthan that is known for the Bengal tiger.
Q-4) The only sanctuary where Kashmir stag is found is
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Dachigam National Park is located 22 kilometres from Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir. Dachigam National park is located among the high mountains of the mighty western Himalayas.
The main animal species that Dachigam is most famous for is the Hangul or the Kashmir Stag which is listed as critically endangered by IUCN as the population is counted as 160 mature individuals in the 2008 census.
This deer lives in groups of two to 18 individuals in dense riverine forests, high valleys, and mountains of the Kashmir valley and northern Chamba in Himachal Pradesh. In Kashmir, it’s found in Dachigam National Park at elevations of 3,035 meters.
Q-5) Shivpuri National Park of Madhya Pradesh is important for :
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The predominant wild animal species that inhabits the Park is the deer, of which the most easily sighted are the graceful little chinkara or Indian gazelle, and the chital. Other species that have their habitat in the park are nilgai, sambar, chausingha or four-horned antelope, blackbuck, sloth bear, leopard and the common langur.
Q-6) Which of the following woods is used for manufacturing Katha?
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Q-7) Project Tiger was introduced in:
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Project Tiger is a tiger conservation programme launched in 1973 by the Government of India during Prime Minister Indira Gandhi’s tenure.
The project aims at ensuring a viable population of Bengal tigers in their natural habitats and also to protect them from extinction and preserving areas of biological importance as a natural heritage forever represented as close as possible the diversity of ecosystems across the tiger’s distribution in the country.
Q-8) Which of the following States of India has the largest percentage of geographical area under forest as per the report of the Forest Survey of India?
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Mizoram has the highest forest cover with 88.93 per cent of the total area among all the states and Union Territories.
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 largest reserves of sal forest is found in
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The largest reserves of Sal forest is found in Assam.