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

Answer: (b)

• The Agasthyamalai Biosphere Reserve was established in 2001 and includes 3,500.36 km² of which 1828 km² is in Kerala and 1672.36 km² is in Tamil Nadu. Agasthyamalai Biosphere Reserve became part of the World Network of Biosphere Reserves in 2016.
• Dibru-Saikhowa National Park is a national wildlife park in Tinsukia, Assam, India. Dibru-Saikhowa National Park is located about 12 km north of Tinsukia town of Assam covering an area of 350 km². Dihang-Dibang or Dehang-Debang is a biosphere reserve constituted in 1998. It is in the Indian state of Arunachal Pradesh.
• The Mouling National Park and the Dibang Wildlife Sanctuary are located fully or partly within this biosphere reserve. The reserve spreads over three districts: Dibang Valley, Upper Siang, and West Siang.
• Nokrek National Park, or Nokrek Biosphere Reserve, is a national park located approximately 2 km from Tura Peak in the West Garo Hills district of Meghalaya, India. UNESCO added this National park to its list of Biosphere Reserves in May 2009.

Answer: (a)

Chandigarh is considered the greenest city of India.

Answer: (c)

The Sundarbans is the largest single block of tidal halophytic mangrove forest in the world. The Sundarbans Mangroves eco-region on the coast forms the seaward fringe of the delta and is the world’s largest mangrove ecosystem, with 20,400 square kilometres.

The dominant mangrove species Heritiera fomes is locally known as sundri or sundari. Mangrove forests are not home to a great variety of plants.

Answer: (b)

Answer: (d)

Answer: (c)

Kaziranga National Park, located in the Golaghat and Nagaon districts of Assam, has the distinction of being home to the world’s largest population of the Greater One-Horned Rhinoceros. It also boasts the highest density of tigers among protected areas in the world.