Q 1 – Vegetation cover is very scanty in parts of Rajasthan due to
(a) Overpopulation
(b) Over irrigation
(c) Deforestation
(d) Overgrazing
(d) Overgrazing
Q 2 – Farm forestry refers to the
(a) raising and management of trees on public property
(b) raising of trees and agriculture crops on the same land
(c) promotion of agro-forestry
(d) farmers who grow trees for
(d) farmers who grow trees for commercial and non-commercial purposes
Q 3 – How much part of the total geographical area of India is under forests?
(a) 20 percent
(b) 21 percent
(c) 22 percent
(d) 23 percent
(c) 22 percent
Q 4 – State the annual rainfall required for deciduous monsoon forests.
(a) 100 – 200 cm
(b) 100 – 150 cm
(c) 150 – 200 cm
(d) 200 – 250 cm
(c) 150 – 200 cm
Q 5 – The world’s richest region from marine biodiversity is
(a) Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve
(b) Sunderbans
(c) Gulf of Myanmar
(d) Gulf of Mannar biosphere Reserve
(d) Gulf of Mannar biosphere Reserve
Q 6 – The Nanda Devi Biosphere Reserve is situated in
(a) Himachal Pradesh
(b) Kerala
(c) West Bengal
(d) Uttarakhand
(d) Uttarakhand
Q 7 – Bamboos are the important raw material for making
(a) A match stick
(b) Books
(c) Musical instrument
(d) Boxes
(c) Musical instrument
Q 8 – Monsoon or Tropical Deciduous forests are found in areas with rainfall between
(a) 50 and 100 cm
(b) 70 and 200 cm
(c) 100 and 200 cm
(d) 200 and 250 cm
(b) 70 and 200 cm
Q 9 – Plants remain leafless for most of the year in
(a) Moist deciduous forest
(b) Littoral and swamp forest
(c) Montane forest
(d) Tropical thorn forest
(d) Tropical thorn forest
Q 10 – Which of the following was the purpose of Project Tiger?
(a) To kill tigers
(b) To protect tigers from illegal hunting
(c) To put tigers in the zoo
(d) To make films on tiger
(b) To protect tigers from illegal hunting
Q 11 – Bamboos are grown most commonly at
(a) Great height from sea level
(b) Medium height from sea level
(c) A very low height from sea level
(d) At any condition
(c) A very low height from sea level
Q 12 – Sandalwood is an example of:
(а) Evergreen forest
(b) Deciduous forest
(c) Deltaic forest
(d) Thorny forest.
(b) Deciduous forests
Q 13 – Which one of the following was the purpose of Project Tiger?
(a) to kill tigers
(b) to put tigers in the Zoo
(c) to protect tigers from illegal hunting
(d) to make films on tigers.
(c) To protect tigers from illegal hunting
Q 14 – n which one of the following states is the Nandadevi Biosphere reserve situated?
(a) Bihar
(b) Uttar Pradesh
(c) Uttarakhand
(d) Odisha.
(c) Uttarakhand
Q 15 – How many of the Biosphere reserves from India are recognised by the UNESCO?
(a) One
(b) Two
(c) Three
(d) Four.
(d) Four
Q 16 – Which one of the following proportion of area of the country was targeted to be under forest in Forest Policy of India?
(a) 33
(b) 44
(c) 55
(d) 22.
(a) 33
Q 17 – Those forests which shed their leaves before summer season:
(a) Deciduous forests
(b) Evergreen forests
(c) Tidal forests
(d) Thorny forests.
(a) Deciduous forests
Q 18 – Babool, her, and wild date palm, khair, neem are examples of:
(а) Deciduous forests
(b) Evergreen forests
(c) Tidal forests
(d) Thorny forests.
d) Thorny forests
Q 19 – Tidal and deltai forests are found in which region of India?
(a) Eastern Coast
(b) Western Coast
(c) Rann of Kachchh
(d) Bay of Mannar.
(a) Eastern coast
Q 20 – Sunderbans or mangrove trees are found in:
(а) Deciduous forests
(b) Evergreen forests
(c) Tidal forests
(d) Thorny forests.
(c) Tidal forests
Q 21 – Which forests can develop in sweet as well as saline water?
(a) Deciduous forests
(b) Evergreen forests
(c) Tidal forests
(d) Thorny forests.
(c) Tidal forests
Q 22 – Where is Sunderbans biosphere reserve located?
(a) In Ganga river delta
(b) Orissa
(c) Chhattisgarh
(d) Madhya Pradesh.
(a) In Ganga river delta
Q 23 – What are important trees found in tropical evergreen forests?
(а) Babool, her, and wild date palm
(b) Teak, sal, shisham, hurra
(c) Rosewood, mahogany, aini, ebony
(d) Peepal, jamun, mahua.
(c) Rosewood, mahogany, aini, ebony
Q 24 – Tropical evergreen forests are found in those areas where:
(а) 200 cm of rainfall takes place
(b) 100 cm of rainfall takes place
(c) 50 cm of rainfall takes place
(d) Less than 50 cm of rainfall takes place
(a) 200 cm of rainfall takes place
Q 25 – What is the basis of classifying important forms of natural vegetation?
(а) Climate
(b) Land
(c) Topography
(d) Atmospheric pressure.
(a) Climate
Q 26 – Which one of the following was first biosphere of India?
(a) Nilgiri Biosphere
(b) Nanda Devi Biosphere
(c) Sunderbans Biosphere
(d) Gulf of Mannar Biosphere.
(a) Nilgiri Biosphere
Q 27 – The National Commission on Agriculture (1976) has classified social forestry into three categories. Which of the following is not included in this?
(a) Urban forestry
(b) Rural forestry
(c) Farm forestry
(d) Agriculture forestry.
(d) Agriculture forestry
Q 28 – Which of the following is not included in urban forestry?
(a) Green Belt
(b) Park
(c) Planting trees on roadsides
(d) Planting trees on barren and arable lands
(d) Planting trees on barren and arable lands
Q 29 – How many national parks and wildlife sanctuaries are there in India?
(a) There are 105 national parks and 514 wildlife sanctuaries.
(b) There are 112 national parks and 505 wildlife sanctuaries.
(c) There are 12 national parks and 51 wildlife sanctuaries.
(d) There are 78 national parks and 452 wildlife sanctuaries.
(a) There are 105 National parks and 514 wildlife sanctuaries.
Q 30 – Which type of trees are found in 3000-4000 altitude on Himalayas?
(а) Bluepines Sproos
(b) Deodar
(c) Junior, Pine, Varch
(d) Oak, Chestnut.
(c) Junior, Pine, Varch.
Q 31 – Which state is known for ‘khejri’ tree?
(a) Karnataka
(b) Himachal
(c) Haryana
(d) Rajasthan
(d) Rajasthan
Q 32 – What type of forests are found in western slope of the Western Ghats, Andaman and Nicobar
Islands
(a) Montane Forests
(b) Tropical Thorn Forest
(c) Littoral and Swamp Forests
(d) Tropical Evergreen Forest
(d) Tropical Evergreen Forest
Q 33 – In tropical evergreen forests, trees reach the heights upto
(a) 60 metres
(b) 50 metres
(c) 10 metres
(d) 20 metres
(a) 60 metres
Q 34 – Rosewood, Mahagony, Ebony are found in
(a) Tropical Thorn Forest
(b) Tropical Evergreen Forest
(c) Littoral and Swamp Forest
(d) Deciduous Forests
(b) Tropical Evergreen Forests
Q 35 – In tropical evergreen forests, trees reach the heights upto
(a) 70-200 cm.
(b) 100-200 cm.
(c) 50 – 100 cm.
(d) 200 and above
(a) 70 – 200 cm
Q 36 – The main species of the moist deciduous forests are
(a) Sandalwood
(b) Kusum
(c) Hurra
(d) All Of them
(d) All of them
Q 37 – Tropical thorn forests are found in
(a) Rajasthan
(b) Haryana
(c) None of them
(d) Both of them
(d) Both of them
Q 38 – Tussocky grass grows upto a height of
(a) 4 metres
(b) 2 metres
(c) 5 metres
(d) 8 metres
(b) 2 metres
Q 39 – Deodar and Cedar are highly valued endemic species growing in
(a) Western part of the Himalayan Range
(b) Western Ghat
(c) Coromandal Coast
(d) Eastern Ghat
(a) Western part of the Himalayan range
Q 40 – The Southern mountain forests are found in
(a) The Western Ghats
(b) The Vindhyas
(c) The Nilgiris
(d) All of them
(d) All of them
Q 41 – The temperate forest in Nilgiris are called as
(a) Sholas
(b) Tussocky
(c) None of them
(d) Both of them
(a) Sholas
Q 42 – The area under paddy cultivation is
(a) 80%
(b) 90%
(c) 60%
(d) 70%
(d) 70%
Q 43 – The total wet land area is
(a) 3,904,543 hectares
(b) 3,904 hectares
(c) 3,104,543 hectares
(d) 3,904,643 hectares
(a) 3,904,543 hectares
Q 44 – Which two sites are protected waterfowl habitats under the convention of wet lands of
International Importance
(a) Chilka Lake
(b) Keoladeo National Park
(c) Both
(d) None of them
(c) Both
Q 45 – The country’s wet lands have been grouped into
(a) 4 categories
(b) 6 categories
(c) 8 categories
(d) 5 categories’
(c) 8 categories
Q 46 – Mangrove forests are found in
(a) Gangetic plain
(b) Himalayan range
(c) Andaman and Nicobar Islands
(d) Flood plain of Brahmaputra
(c) Andaman and Nicobar islands
Q 47 – How many states are there where the forest cover is more than one third of the total area?
(a) 14
(b) 15
(c) 10
(d) 8
(b) 15.
Q 48 – The region of moderate concentration is
(a) Assam
(b) Jharkhand
(c) Himachal Pradesh
(d) Tamil Nadu
(e) All of them
(e) All of them
Q 49 – Out of 593 districts how many are identified as tribal districts
(a) 187
(b) 188
(c) 87
(d) 90
(a) 187
Q 50 – First forest conservation policy was proposed in
(a) 1988
(b) 1952
(c) 1956
(d) 1980
(b) 1952