ecology forest vegetations & national parks in india section 1 MCQ Questions & Answers Detailed Explanation

Answer: (c)

Great Indian Bustard is found in Gujarat, Rajasthan and surrounding areas, facing stress due to habitat destruction.

Answer: (b)

Answer: (a)

The Western Ghats is regarded as one of the world’s ten "Hottest biodiversity hotspots". It has over 7,402 species of flowering plants, 1,814 species of non-flowering plants, 139 mammal species, 508 bird species,

179 amphibian species, 6,000 insects species and 290 freshwater fish species. At least 325 globally threatened species occur in the Western Ghats.

Answer: (d)

Jim Corbett National Park is the oldest national park in India. The park—named for the hunter and conservationist Jim Corbett who played a key role in its establishment—was established in 1936 as Hailey National Park.

Answer: (d)

The Temperate Forest Research Centre is located at Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. It is aimed at the regeneration of the temperate forest, afforestation of cold deserts and forest conservation and ecological rehabilitation in the Himalayan region.

It presently caters to the applied research needs of Himachal Pradesh as well as Jammu and Kashmir.

Answer: (c)

The Great Nicobar Biosphere Reserve encompasses a large part of the island of Great Nicobar, the largest of the Nicobar Islands in the Indian Union Territory of Andaman and Nicobar Islands.

It incorporates two National parks of India, which were gazetted in 1992: the larger Campbell Bay National Park on the northern part of the island, and Galathea National Park in the southern interior.

The reserve is home to many species of plants and animals, often endemic to the Andaman and Nicobars bio-geographic region.