ecology forest vegetations & national parks in india section 4 Practice Questions Answers Test with Solutions & More Shortcuts

Answer: (b)

Littoral and Swamp Forests are not found in Western Ghat.

Answer: (d)

The marine National Park is located in Gulf of Kutch.

Answer: (d)

The Keibul Lamjao National Park is a national park in the Bishnupur district of Manipur. It is an integral part of Loktak Lake.

Answer: (a)

According to the India State of Forest Report (ISFR) 2015, the total forest cover as a percentage of the geographical area is 21.34 per cent. Total tree cover as a percentage of the geographical area is 2.82 per cent.

The total forest and tree cover is 79.42 million hectares, which is 24.16 per cent of the total geographical area.

Answer: (c)

Afforestation is the establishment of a forest or stand of trees in an area where there was no forest. Many governments and non-governmental organizations directly engage in programs of afforestation to create forests, increase carbon capture and sequestration, and help to anthropogenically improve biodiversity.