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

Answer: (d)

A biodiversity hotspot is a region with a significant reservoir of biodiversity that is under threat from humans.

More like rolling hills than snow-covered mountains, the Western Ghats - stretching some 1,600 km from the north of Mumbai to the southern tip of India - are a biodiversity hotspot that contains a large proportion of the country’s plant and animal species; many of which are only found here and nowhere else in the world.

In the northern part of the range, about one-third of the plants, almost half the reptiles, and more than three-fourths of the amphibians known in India are found in this narrow strip of rainforest just off the west coast.

The forests in the southwestern Ghats are even richer, hosting the country’s largest population of Asian elephants (Elephas maximus) as well as Bengal tigers (Panthera tigris Tigris), lion-tailed macaques (Macaca silenus), sloth bears (Ursus ursinus), Nilgiri tahrs (Hemitragus hypocrisy) and much more.

Answer: (d)

Assam is a northeastern state of India. Its capital is Dispur, located within the municipal area of Guwahati city. It has an area of 78550 km².

Answer: (b)

Nagarhole National Park, also known as Rajiv Gandhi National Park, is a national park located in Kodagu and Mysore districts of Karnataka. It is part of the Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve. The park ranges the foothills of the Western Ghats spreading down the Brahmagiri hills and south towards Kerala.

Answer: (d)

Answer: (c)

Bandhavgarh National Park is one of the popular national parks in India located in the Umaria district of Madhya Pradesh. Known for high density of tigers, Bandhavgarh was declared a national park in 1968. The park derives its name from the most prominent hillock of the area, which was said to be given by Hindu Lord Rama to Lakshmana to keep a watch on Lanka.