Q 1 – Which one of the following is an endangered species of Manipur?
(a) Blue Sheep
(b) Asiatic Buffalo
(c) Cattle
(d) Sangai (brow anterdeer)
(d) Sangai (brow anterdeer)
Q 2 – What percentage of the total number of species discovered in the world are found in India?
(a) Three percent
(b) Eight percent
(c) Fifteen percent
(d) Thirty percent
(b) Eight percent
Q 3 – In which year, the Indian Wildlife (Protection) Act was implemented?
(a) 1972
(b)1971
(c) 1973
(d) 1974
(a) 1972
Q 4 – Which of the following is an extinct species?
(a) Blue sheep
(b) Asiatic cheetah
(c) Blackbuck
(d) Asiatic elephant
(b) Asiatic cheetah
Q 5 – Which of the following birds do not fall in the category of ‘critical’ species?
(a) Pink-headed duck
(b) Peacock
(c) Mountain quail
(d) Forest-spotted owl
(b) Peacock
Q 6 – “The species that are not found after searches of known or likely areas where they may occur” are known as:
(a) Normal Species
(b) Vulnerable Species
(c) Extinct Species
(d) Rare Species
(c) Extinct Species
Q 7 – Species that are found in some particular areas, usually isolated by natural or geographical barriers, are known as:
(a) Vulnerable
(b) Endemic
(c) Extinct
(d) Endangered
Q 8 – The Mundas and Santhals of the Chhota Nagpur region worship which one of the following trees?
(a) Mahua
(b) Mango
(c) Peepal
(d) Tamarind
(a) Mahua
Q 9 – Which of the following plays a key role in the ecological system?
(a) Rocks
(b) Roads
(c) Forests
(d) None of the above
(c) Forests
Q 10 – The Himalayan brown bear is an example of:
(a) Vulnerable species
(b) Rare species
(c) Endemic species
(d) Extinct species
(b) Rare species
Q 11 – Biodiversity is very important for which of the following creatures?
(a) Plants
(b) Earthworms
(c) Humans
(d) Aliens
(c) Humans
Q 12 – Teak monoculture has damaged the natural forests in:
(a) Ganga Plain
(b) South India
(c) Brahmaputra Plain
(d) None of the above
(b) South India
Q 13 – What percentage of India’s wild flora and mammals are on the threatened list?
(a) 10 percent of recorded wild flora and 20 percent of mammals
(b) 20 percent of recorded wild flora and 10 percent of mammals
(c) 10 percent of cultivated species of flora and 20 percent animals
(d) None of the above.
(a) 10 percent of recorded wild flora and 20 percent of mammals
Q 14 – How many species of flora are found in India?
(a) 81000
(b) 47000
(c) 15000
(d) 41000
(b) 47000
Q 15 – Forests and wastelands belonging to both private individuals and government are known as:
(a) Sacred groves
(b) Reserved forest
(c) Protected forests
(d) Unclassed forests
(d) Unclassed forests
Q 16 – The blackbuck belongs to which of the following categories of fauna?
(a) Extinct species
(b) Rare species
(c) Endemic species
(d) Endangered species
(d) Endangered species
Q 17 – In which of the following states, a very high percentage of its forests is managed by local communities?
(a) Jammu and Kashmir
(b) Arunachal Pradesh
(c) Andhra Pradesh
(d) Himachal Pradesh
(b) Arunachal Pradesh
Q 18 – Of the estimated 47,000 plant species found in India, about 15,000 flowering species belong to which category?
(a) Endangered species
(b) Extinct species
(c) Endemic species
(d) Vulnerable species
(c) Endemic species
Q 19 – In which of the following tiger reserves have the local communities fought for conservation of the forests?
(a) Manas Tiger Reserve
(b) Periyar Tiger Reserve
(c) Simlipal Bio Reserve
(d) Sariska Tiger Reserve
(d) Sariska Tiger Reserve
Q 20 – The forest cover in our country has recently increased due to:
(a) Increase in natural forest growth
(b) Increase in net sown area
(c) Plantation by different agencies
(d) None of the above
(c) Plantation by different agencies
Q 21 – Which one among the following are not a part of the complex web of an ecological system?
(a) Plants
(b) Animals
(c) Computers
(d) Humans
(c) Computers
Q 22 – Substantial parts of the tribal belts in north¬eastern India, have been deforested by:
(a) Shifting cultivation
(b) Mining
(c) Infrastructure development
(d) None of the above
(a) Shifting cultivation
Q 23 – Extensive planting of a single commercially valuable species is called:
(a) Jhumming
(b) Intensive subsistence farming
(c) Mixed farming
(d) Enrichment plantation
(d) Enrichment plantation
Q 24 – Determination of the different categories of existing plant and animal species are based on which of the following agencies?
(a) The State Forest Department
(b) International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (IUCN).
(c) Forest Survey of India
(d) Earth Summit
(b) International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (IUCN).
Q 25 – Chir Pine plantations in the Himalayas have replaced the:
(a) Himalayan Oak and Rhododendron
(b) Teak and Sal
(c) Babul and Mexican kikar
(d) None of the above
(a) Himalayan Oak and Rhododendron
Q 26 – Which one of the following is not responsible for the decline in India’s biodiversity?
(a) Mining activities
(b) Hunting and poaching
(c) Forest fire
(d) Afforestation
(d) Afforestation
Q 27 – Which of the following species of animals is a rare species?
(a) Wild Asiatic buffalo
(b) Gangetic dolphin
(c) Indian rhino
(d) Blackbuck
(a) Wild Asiatic buffalo
Q 28 – Which one of the following is not a direct outcome of environmental destruction?
(a) Biological loss
(b) Loss of cultural diversity
(c) Severe droughts
(d) River Valley Projects
(c) Severe droughts
Q 29 – Sacred Groves are:
(a) parts of large forests that have been left untouched by the local people.
(b) places for grazing animals.
(c) forests earmarked for commercial felling of trees.
(d) forests used for planting trees with medicinal properties.
(a) parts of large forests that have been left untouched by the local people.
Q 30 – Which of the following is a species of grass categorized as a ‘critical’ species among the threatened list of flora and fauna?
(a) Madhuca insignis
(b) Tamarindus indica
(c) Hubbardia heptaneuron
(d) Mangifera indica
(c) Hubbardia heptaneuron
Q 31 – Forests and wastelands belonging to both private individuals and government are known as:
(a) Sacred groves
(b) Reserved forest
(c) Protected forests
(d) Unclassed forests
(d) Unclassed forests
Q 32 – The Gangetic dolphin belongs to which of the following categories of fauna?
(a) Endangered species
(b) Vulnerable species
(c) Rare species
(d) Extinct species
(b) Vulnerable species
Q 33 – Which of these statements is not a valid reason for the depletion of flora and fauna?
(a) Agricultural expansion
(b) Large-scale development projects
(c) Grazing and fuelwood collection
(d) Rapid industrialisation and urbanisation
(d) Rapid industrialisation and urbanisation
Q 34 – In which of the following years was the Indian Wildlife (Protection) Act implemented?
(a) 1962
(b) 1972
(c) 1992
(d) 1999
(b) 1972
Q 35 – Which of the following conservation strategies do not directly involve community participation? (Textbook)
(a) Joint forest management
(b) Beej Bachao Andolan
(c) Chipko Movement
(d) Demarcation of Wildlife Sanctuaries
(d) Demarcation of Wildlife Sanctuaries
Q 36 – Which of the following species was declared extinct in India long back in 1952?
(a) Leopard
(b) Gangetic dolphin
(c) Blackbuck
(d) Asiatic cheetah
(d) Asiatic cheetah
Q 37 – Which one of the following is the example of endemic species?
(a) Asiatic elephant
(b) Gangetic dolphin
(c) Mithun
(d) Asiatic Cheetah
(c) Mithun
Q 38 – India has nearly …………… percent of the total number of species in the world
(a) 5
(b) 10
(c) 8
(d) 2
(c) 8
Q 39 – Cleaning of forests is still continuing in Madhya Pradesh mainly due to which of the following reasons?
(a) Dolomite mining
(b) Commercial plantations
(c) Industrialisaiton and urbanisation
(d) Narmada Sagar (River Valley) Project
(d) Narmada Sagar (River Valley) Project
Q 40 – When was Asiatic Cheetah declared extinct in India?
(a) in 1958
(b) in 1989
(c) in 1922
(d) in 1952
(d) in 1952
Q 41 – Who among the following is in charge of the management of forests and wildlife resources of India?
(a) World Wildlife Foundation
(b) Geological Survey of India
(c) Forest Department
(d) Non-government organizations
(c) Forest Department
Q 42 – The Buxa Tiger Reserve is situated in which of the following states?
(a) Madhya Pradesh
(b) West Bengal
(c) Gujarat
(d) Orissa
(b) West Bengal
Q 43 – Which one of the following movements is not associated with the protection of trees?
(a) Chipko Movement
(b) Navdanya Andolan
(c) Project Tiger
(d) Beej Bachao Andolan
(c) Project Tiger
Q 44 – What is the Himalayan Yew?
(a) A type of deer
(b) A medicinal plant
(c) A species of bird
(d) A food crop is grown in the Himalayas
(b) A medicinal plant
Q 45 – Sunderban National Park is located in which state?
(a) Assam
(b) West Bengal
(c) Tripura
(d) Gujarat
(b) West Bengal
Q 46 – In which of the following years was the ‘Project Tiger’ launched?
(a) 1951
(b) 1973
(c) 1993
(d) 2009
(b) 1973
Q 47 – Which one of the following belongs to vulnerable species?
(a) Blackbuck
(b) Crocodile
(c) Indian rhino
(d) Blue sheep
(d) Blue sheep
Q 48 – In which of the following states, a very high percentage of its forests is managed by local communities?
(a) Jammu and Kashmir
(b) Arunachal Pradesh
(c) Andhra Pradesh
(d) Himachal Pradesh
(b) Arunachal Pradesh
Q 49 – What was the aim of Chipko Movement?
(a) Human rights
(b) Political rights
(c) Agriculture expansion
(d) Forest conservation
(d) Forest conservation
Q 50 – Which of the following states has the largest area under permanent forests?
(a) Jammu and Kashmir
(b) Madhya Pradesh
(c) Uttarakhand
(d) Maharashtra
(b) Madhya Pradesh
Q 51 – Which of the following species was included for the first time in the list of protected species in 1991?
(a) Insects
(b) Fishes
(c) Plants
(d) Reptiles
(c) Plants
Q 52 – Which of the following is not one of the reasons for the depletion of forests?
(a) Mining
(b) Multi-purpose river valley projects
(c) Grazing
(d) Creation of shelterbelts
(d) Creation of shelterbelts
Q 53 – Which one of the following states has the largest area under permanent forests?
(a) Bihar
(b) Kerala
(c) Madhya Pradesh
(d) Uttar Pradesh
(c) Madhya Pradesh
Q 54 – In which of the following states is Bandhavgarh National Park located?
(a) Gujarat
(b) Assam
(c) Madhya Pradesh
(d) Kerala
(c) Madhya Pradesh
Q 55 – Which one of the following is not considered a sacred tree in India?
(a) Peepal
(b) Neem
(c) Banyan
(d) Mango
(b) Neem
Q 56 – Sariska wildlife sanctuary is located in which state?
(a) Rajasthan
(b) Uttar Pradesh
(c) Gujarat
(d) West Bengal
(a) Rajasthan
Q 57 – Which species of fauna are found in an area separated by natural or geographical barriers?
(a) Rare
(b) Extinct
(c) Vulnerable
(d) Endemic
(d) Endemic
Q 58 – Which of the following two factors are majorly responsible for the depletion of forest resources?
(a) Mining of fuel-wood collection
(b) Mining and grazing
(c) Flood and Grazing
(d) Grazing and fuel-wood collection
(d) Grazing and fuel-wood collection
Q 59 –Between 1951 and 1980, according to the Forest Survey of India, over ………………. sq. km of forest
the area was converted into agricultural land all over India.
(a) 25,200
(b) 26,200
(c) 27,200
(d) 28,200
(b) 26,200
Q 60 –The Bua Tiger Reserve is in the state of:
(a) Rajasthan
(b) Bihar
(c) Uttar Pradesh
(d) West Bengal
(d) West Bengal
Q 61 –The two greatest degrading factors behind the depletion of forest resources are:
(a) Mining and grazing
(b) Floods and grazing
(c) Mining and fuel-wood collection
(d) Grazing and fuel-wood collection
(d) Grazing and fuel-wood
collection
Q 62 –The Himalayan Yew is a medicinal plant found in various parts of:
(а) Punjab and Haryana
(b) Jammu and Kashmir
(c) Punjab and Himachal Pradesh
(d) Himachal Pradesh and Arunachal Pradesh
(d) Himachal Pradesh and Arunachal Pradesh
Q 63 –An average American consumes ……………. times more resources than an average Somalian.
(a) 10
(b) 20
(c) 30
(d) 40
(d) 40
Q 64 –Conservation preserves the ecological diversity and which of our life support systems:
(a) Water, air, and food
(b) Water, air, and clothes
(c) Water, air, and temperature
(d) Water, air, and soil
(d) Water, air, and soil
Q 65–The Indian Wildlife Act was implemented in:
(a) 1961
(b) 1971
(c) 1962
(d) 1972
(d) 1972
Q 66 – One of the key wildlife species in the faunal web is:
(a) Elephant
(b) Lion
(c) Tiger
(d) Fox
(c) Tiger
‘Q 67 – Project Tiger’ was launched in:
(a) 1971
(b) 1972
(c) 1973
(d) 1974
(c) 1973
Q 68 –The total number of tiger reserves in India are:
(a) 23
(b) 24
(c) 26
(d) 27
(d) 27
Q 69 – Periyar Tiger Reserve is in the state of:
(a) Assam
(b) West Bengal
(c) Kerala
(d) Haryana
(c) Kerala
Q 70 –The forests which are regarded as the most valuable as far as the conservation of forest and wildlife resources are concerned are called:
(a) Protected forests
(b) Reserved forests
(c) Unclassed forests
(d) Private forests
(b) Reserved forests