ecology forest vegetations & national parks in india section 5 Practice Questions Answers Test with Solutions & More Shortcuts

Answer: (a)

Kanha National Park belongs to tropical moist dry deciduous forest. It is a tiger reserve of India and the largest national park of Madhya Pradesh.

Answer: (b)

The Bhitarkanika Mangroves are a mangrove wetland in India’s Odisha state. The Bhitarkanika Mongroves cover an area of 650 km2 in the river delta of the Brahmani and Baitarani rivers.

Answer: (c)

Bandipur is a National Park located in the South Indian State of Karnataka.

Answer: (b)

Keibul Lamjao National Park

1. The park was initially declared as a sanctuary in 1966, to preserve the natural refuge of the endangered Brow - antlered Deer Sangai.
2. The Keibul Lamjao, the only floating National Park in the world and located near Moirang in the Bishnupur district of the state of Manipur.
3. It was established as a National Park in the year of 1977.

Answer: (d)

The Forest Research Institute is an institute of the Indian Council of Forestry Research and Education and is a premier institution in the field of forestry research in India. It is located at Dehradun in Uttarakhand and is one of the oldest institutions of its kind.

In 1991, it was declared a deemed university by the University Grants Commission. It was founded in 1878, as the British Imperial Forest School, by Dietrich Brandis.

In 1906, it was re-established as the ‘Imperial Forest Research Institute’, under the British Imperial Forestry Service.