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

Question : 26 [SSC GL 2013]

The increased incidence of floods in recent times in North India is due to

a) increased deforestation in the catchment area.

b) None of these

c) increase in the silting of dams.

d) increase in the annual rainfall.

Answer: (a)

The frequency and severity of flooding in the Gangetic plain has steadily increased in recent years. Deforestation of the Terai appears to be one of the major causes.

Question : 27 [NDA/NA 2016-II]

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

  1. Jharkhand
  2. Chhattisgarh
  3. Arunachal Pradesh
  4. Madhya Pradesh
Select the correct answer using the code given below :

a) 3 - 4 - 1 - 2

b) 2 - 1 - 3 – 4

c) 4 - 2 - 3 - 1

d) 4 - 3 - 2 - 1

Answer: (d)

Question : 28 [SSC CGL 2016]

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

Answer: (a)

In India, evergreen forests are found in the western slopes of the Western Ghats in states such as Kerala and Karnataka. Tropical evergreen forests (or tropical rain forests) are usually found in areas receiving more than 2000 mm of rainfall and having a monthly mean temperature of 18 °C or higher in the coldest months. The Western Ghats is one of the world’s ten "Hottest biodiversity hotspots."

Question : 29 [UP–PCS 2015]

Which one of the following has evergreen forest?

a) Western Ghat

b) Chhotanagpur Plateau

c) Eastern Ghat

d) Malwa Plateau

Answer: (a)

Western ghats spreadover parts of Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Karnataka and Maharashtra are rich in bio-diversity due to presence of evergreen forests.

Question : 30 [SSC CGL Pre 1999]

What should be the proportion of forest cover for India to maintain her ecological balance?

a) 33.3 percent

b) 44.4 percent

c) 22.2 percent

d) 11.1 percent

Answer: (a)

The minimum area of forests to maintain a good ecological balance has been regarded to be 33%. India lags on this front. The Green India campaign has been announced by the Prime Minister for the afforestation of 6 million hectares. The current area under forests is 23%.

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