ecology forest vegetations & national parks in india section 4 MCQ Questions & Answers Detailed Explanation

Question : 1

Arrange the following states in decreasing order of their total area under forest cover :

1. Jharkhand
2. Chhattisgarh
3. Arunachal Pradesh
4. Madhya Pradesh

a) 3 - 4 - 1 - 2

b) 2 - 1 - 3 – 4

c) 4 - 2 - 3 - 1

d) 4 - 3 - 2 - 1

Question : 2

Which one of the following areas of India is covered by tropical evergreen forest?

a) Western Ghats

b) Madhya Pradesh

c) Eastern Ghats

d) Semiarid areas of Gujarat

Question : 3

Which one of the following has evergreen forest?

a) Western Ghat

b) Chhotanagpur Plateau

c) Eastern Ghat

d) Malwa Plateau

Question : 4

What is the difference between the antelopes Oryx and Chiru?

a) Oryx exists in Western India only whereas Chiru exists in North-East India only

b) None of the statements (A), (B) and (C) given above is correct

c) Oryx is poached for its antlers whereas Chiru is poached for its musk

d) Oryx is adapted to live in hot arid areas whereas Chiru is adapted to live in Steppes and semi-desert areas of cold high mountains

Question : 5

Which one of the following areas is noted for mangrove vegetation ?

a) Dandakaranya forest of Orissa

b) Carbet National Park of U.P.

c) Sajnekhali forest of South 24 Parganas.

d) Lava forest of Kalimpong.

Question : 6

The alpine vegetation in the Western Himalayas is found only up to a height of 3000 metres while in the Eastern Himalayas it is found up to a height of 4000 metres. The reason for this variation in the same mountain range is that

a) Eastern Himalayas get more monsoon rainfall than the Western Himalayas

b) Eastern Himalayas rocks are more fertile than the Western Himalayan rocks

c) Eastern Himalayas are nearer to the equator and sea coast than Western Himalayas

d) Eastern Himalayas are higher than Western Himalayas