ecology forest vegetations & national parks in india section 5 MCQ Questions & Answers Detailed Explanation

Answer: (d)

Garampani Wildlife Sanctuary is located in Karbi Anglong district, Assam. It is located at 92 km from Diphu. It is one of the oldest sanctuaries containing hot water spring and waterfalls and surrounded by Nambor Sanctuary having 51 rare species of orchid.

Answer: (c)

Dachigam National Park is located 22 kilometers from Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir. It covers an area of 141 square kilometers.

Answer: (a)

Kaziranga National Park in the Golaghat and Nagaon districts of Assam form the natural habitat of rhinoceros in India. The sanctuary hosts two-thirds of the world’s great one-horned rhinoceroses. Kaziranga is also home to the highest density of tigers among protected areas in the world.

Answer: (b)

The Gulf of Mannar located in Tamil Nadu is one of South Asia’s largest biosphere reserves. It extends from Rameswaram Island in the North to Kanyakumari in the South of Tamil Nadu and Sri Lanka. It is spread over an area of 10,500 km².

The area of other biosphere reserves (in km²) is as follows:

1. Sundarbans: 9630;
2. Nilgiri: 5520;
3. Nandadevi: 5860.

Answer: (d)

In state of Jharkhand, the forests categorized as ‘Reserve forest’ prohibits all activities unless permitted.

Answer: (a)

The Western Ghats or the Sahyadri constitute a mountain range along the western side of India. It is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and is one of the eight "hottest hotspots" of biological diversity in the world.