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

Answer: (d)

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

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: (b)

The Himalayan subtropical pine forests are a large subtropical coniferous forest eco-region covering portions of Bhutan, India, Nepal, and Pakistan. This huge pine forest stretches for 3000 km across the lower elevations of the great Himalaya range for almost its entire length including parts of Pakistan's Punjab Province in the west through Azad Kashmir, the northern Indian states of Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand and Sikkim, Nepal and Bhutan.

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.