ecology forest vegetations & national parks in india section 2 MCQ Questions & Answers Detailed Explanation

Answer: (a)

• Bandipur: Karnataka;
• Manas: Assam;
• Ranthambhore: Sawai Madhopur district of southeastern Rajasthan; and
• Simlipal: in the Mayurbhanj district in Odisha.

Answer: (d)

• Mahogany – Tropical Evergreen forest
• Shisham – Tropical deciduous forest
• Eucalyptus – Temperate evergreen forest
• Citrus fruits – Mediterranean vegetation

Answer: (a)

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.

Answer: (d)

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.

Answer: (c)

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.

Answer: (d)

Nilgiri is the first Biosphere Reserve formed in 1986.