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Questions : The famous ‘Gir’ forests are located in

(a) Gujarat

(b) Kerala

(c) Kashmir

(d) Mysore

The correct answers to the above question in:

Answer: (a)

Gir Forest National Park or Sasan Gir is a forest and wildlife sanctuary in Gujarat. It is the sole home of the pure Asiatic Lions (Panthera leo persica) and is considered to be one of the most important protected areas in Asia due to its supported species.

The ecosystem of Gir, with its diverse flora and fauna, is protected as a result of the efforts of the government forest department, wildlife activists and NGOs.

The forest area of Gir and its lions were declared as "protected" in the early 1900s by the then Nawab of the princely state of Junagadh.

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Question : 1

Match the two columns and select the correct alternative Column I & Column II;

Column I Column II
(Types of Forest) (Important Trees)
A. Tropical Rain Forest i. Pine, Deodar and Spruce
B. Tropical Deciduous Forest  ii. Bamboo, Cinchona and Mahogany
C. Mountain Forest  iii. Kikar, Babul, Date and Palm
D. Thorn Forest iv. Neem, Teak, Shisham and Sal
Codes: A B C D

a) A – (ii), B – (iv), C – (i), D - (iii)

b) A – (i), B – (ii), C – (iii), D - (iv)

c) A – (ii), B – (iii), C – (i), D - (iv)

d) A – (iv), B – (iii), C – (ii), D - (i)

Answer: (a)

  1. Tropical Rain forest – Bamboo, Cinchona and Mahogany
  2. Tropical Deciduous Forest – Neem, Teak, Shisham and Sal
  3. Mountain Forest – Pine, Deodar and spruce
  4. Thorn Forest - Kikar, Babul, Date, Palm

Question : 2

Mudumalai Wild-life Sanctuary is located in the State of

a) Tamil Nadu

b) Andhra Paradesh

c) Karnataka

d) Kerala

Answer: (a)

The Mudumalai National Park and Wildlife Sanctuary, now also declared a Tiger Reserve, lies on the northwestern side of the Nilgiri Hills (Blue Mountains), in Nilgiri District, about 150 km (93 mi) north-west of Coimbatore in the westernmost part of Tamil Nadu, on the interstate boundaries with Karnataka and Kerala states in South India.

Mudumalai, which means ‘first hills’, is one of the first wildlife sanctuaries established in India.

Question : 3

Which among the following trees is found at the highest elevation from the sea level?

a) Sal

b) Teak

c) Pine

d) Deodar

Answer: (d)

Question : 4

Consider the following sanctuaries of India:

  1. Periyar
  2. Dachigam
  3. Sariska
  4. Kanha
Which one among the following is the correct sequence of locations of the above sanctuaries from south to north?

a) 1, 4, 3, 2

b) 3, 1, 4, 2

c) 4, 1, 3, 2

d) 1, 4, 2, 3

Answer: (a)

Periyar (Kerala), Kanha (M.P.), Sariska (Rajasthan), Dachigam (J.K.) is the correct sequence from south to north.

Question : 5

Which of the following is not correctly matched with regard to Project Tiger Reserves?

a) Pench-Garhwal

b) Nagarjunasagar-Sri Sailam

c) Valmiki-Hazaribagh

d) Sariska-Alwar

Answer: (a)

The Pench Tiger Reserve (Madhya Pradesh) is a 292.85 km2Project Tiger tiger reserve located in the Seoni District and Chhindwara District of southern Madhya Pradesh in central India. The Reserve gets its name from the Pench River that flows, north to south, 74 km through the reserve.

The Pench River bisects the Pench reserve into two nearly equal parts. The Reserve lies in the southern lower reaches of the Satpura Range of hills on the southern border of Madhya Pradesh.

Question : 6

‘Van Mahotsav’ is associated with :

a) Increase in crop

b) Protection of plants

c) Planting trees

d) Cutting trees

Answer: (b)

Van Mahotsav is an annual tree-planting festival in India, celebrated in the first week of July. This movement was initiated in the year 1950 by India's then Union Minister for Agriculture, Kulapati Dr.K M Munshi.

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