Environment and Ecology | Forest and Forest Wildlife

Environment and Ecology | Forest and Forest Wildlife

Dec 22, 2024 - 15:50 Updated: Dec 22, 2024 - 16:45
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1. The minimum land area recommend- ed for forest cover to maintain proper ecological balance in India in

25%
33%
43%
53%

2. To maintain ecological balance, the area under forest should be

10%
23%
33%
53%

3. Which one of the following has an evergreen forest?

Malwa Plateau
Eastern Ghat
Western Ghat
Chhotanagpur Plateau

4. The national forest policy aims at maintaining how much of the total geographical area under forests?

One-fourth
Half
One-fifth
One-third

5. In Uttarakhand, Oak-Rhododendron are characteristic plants of

Subtropical forest
Subalpine forest
Temperate forest
All of the above

6. According to the latest Indian State of Forest Report, released by the Ministry of Environment, what is the percentage of the total geographical area of India under forest and tree cover?

22.48%
23.00%
24.16%
24.48%

7. How much of Indian land is forest area?

33.5%
22.7%
44.7%
17.7%

8. According to data obtained from satellite survey, what percentage of India's area is a forest?

32%
28%
19%
15%

9. Which of the following state has the largest area under forests?

Kerala
Uttar Pradesh
Madhya Pradesh
Rajasthan

10. Which of the following State of India has the largest percentage or geographical area under forest as per the report of Forest Survey of India?

Manipur
Meghalaya
Mizoram
Nagaland

11. National Mission for Green India has been initiated in the following States by Government of India with the aim to improve the density of existing forests

Jharkhand
Madhya Pradesh
Both States
None of the above

12. Which of the following is not the impact of deforestation in India?

Drying of water sources in Himalaya
Loss of biodiversity
Urbanization
Soil erosion

13. Tree cover is maximum in

East Deccan
Northern Plains
West Coast
East Coast

14. In India, percentage coverage of dense forests to total geographical area is about

8%
10%
12%
14%

15. According to National Remote Sensing Center (NRSA) which of the following state has the it's maximum area covered by forest?

Himachal Pradesh
Arunachal Pradesh
Meghalaya
Sikkim

16. Which one of the following groups of States has forest coverage of more than 75% of the total geographical area?

Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Nagaland
Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur, Nagaland
Assam, Meghalaya, Nagaland
Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland

17. Second largest mangrove area in India is found along the coast of

Andaman and Nicobar
Andhra Pradesh
Gujarat
Odisha

18. Which one of the following areas of India is famous for its mangrove vegetation?

Kaziranga
Silent Valley
Sunderbans
Himalayan Terai

19. Which one of the following has a protected mangrove region?

Eastern Ghats
Western Ghats
Goa
Chandra Tal

20. Which one of the following regions of India has a combination of mangrove forest, evergreen forest and deciduous forest?

North Coastal Andhra Pradesh
South-West Bengal
Southern Saurashtra
Andaman and Nicobar Island

21. Nagaland mountains are becoming increasingly barren mountains mainly due to

Insurgency
Urbanization
Shifting cultivation
Rapid population growth

22. Which among the following States has launched 'Apna Van Apna Dhan' scheme?

Uttar Pradesh
Madhya Pradesh
Himachal Pradesh
Arunachal Pradesh

23. In which year the Wildlife Protection Act was introduced in India?

1962
1970
1972
1982

24. In India, if a species of tortoise is declared protected under Schedule I of the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972, what does it imply?

It enjoys the same level of protection as the tiger
It no longer exists in the wild, a few individuals are under captive protection; and now it is impossible to prevent it's extinction
It is endemic to a particular region of India
Both (B) and (C) stated above are correct in this context

25. The Government of India enacted the Forest Conservation Act in the year

1976
1980
1983
1988

26. Forest Research Institute is located at

Hyderabad
Nainital
Solan
Dehradun

27. Which of the following institutions is not related to the environment?

Centre for Science and Environment
Botanical Survey of India
Indian Wildlife Institute
Survey of India

28. Every year, a month long ecologically important campaign / festival is held during which certain communities/ tribes plant saplings of fruit-bearing trees. Which of the following are such communities/tribes?

Bhutia and Lepcha
Gond and Korku
Irula and Toda
Sahariya and Agariya

29. India's largest fish is

Stone fish
Whale shark
Marlin
Hilsa

30. Which animal is the symbol of the World Wildlife Fund?

Tiger
Giant Panda
Hornbill
White Bear

31. Gavialis crocodilia are found plenty in

Ganga
Godawari
Krishna
Cauvery

32. 'Chipko movement' was basically against

Water pollution
Noise pollution
Deforestation
Cultural pollution

33. Who among the following is considered as the leader of the Chipko Movement?

Medha Patkar
Baba Amte
Sunderlal Bahuguna
Kiran Bedi

34. Who is protagonist of Chipko Movement?

Medha Patkar
M.S. Swaminathan
Sunderlal Bahuguna
Chandi Prasad Bhatt

35. Under whose leadership the movement against deforestation was launched in the Raini village of Chamoli?

Sunderlal Bahuguna
Chandi Prasad Bhatt
Gaura Devi
Kalyan Rawat

36. In a particular region in India, the local people train the roots of living trees into robust bridges across the streams. As the time passes, these bridges become stronger. These unique living root bridges are found in

Meghalaya
Himachal Pradesh
Jharkhand
Tamil Nadu

37. The pugmark technique is used

for bird watching in forests
for breeding rare wildlife in captivity
for estimation of population of various wild animals
for tattooing wildlife to distinguish one species from the other

38. The main causes for the forest loss is

Road Development
River Valley Projects
Industrial Development
Agricultural Development

39. Rajiv Gandhi Wildlife Conservation Award is given to

Educational and Research Institutions
Forest and wildlife officers
Wildlife conservationists
All of the above

40. National Bureau of Plant Genetic Resources is situated at

New Delhi
Kolkata
Mumbai
Chennai

41. The greatest diversity of plants and animals is characteristic of

Temperate deciduous forests
Tropical moist forests
Savana
Temperate grasslands

42. In India, in which one of the following types of forests is teak a dominant tree species?

Tropical moist deciduous forest
Tropical rain forest
Tropical thorn scrub forest
Temperate forest with grasslands

43. Which of the following city of India is specialised in the plantation?

Vijayawada
Chandigarh
Shillong
Valparai

44. Which country has the highest percentage of its geographical area under forest?

China
India
Indonesia
Japan

45. Which of the following forests is known as the 'lungs of the planet earth'?

Rainforests of North-East India
Taiga forest
Tundra forest
Amazon rain forest

46. In which of the following continents, the tropical deciduous forests are most extensive?

Africa
Asia
Australia
South America

47. Which of the following countries has passed a resolution to maintain forest on 70% land of its geographical area?

Maldives
Nepal
Bhutan
Afghanistan

48. "Monoculture of commercially viable trees in destroying the unique natural profile of Thoughtless exploitation of timber, deforesting vast tracts for palm, cultivation, destruction of mangroves, illegal logging by tribals and poaching only compound the problem. Fresh water pockets are fast drying up due to deforestation and destruction of mangroves". The place referred to this quotation is

Sunderbans
Kerala coast
Odisha coast
Andaman and Nicobar Island

49. The 2004 Tsunami made people realize that mangroves can serve as a reliable safety hedge against coastal calamities. How do mangroves function as a safety hedge?

The mangrove swamps separate the human settlements from the sea by a wide zone in which people neither live nor venture out
The mangroves provide both food and medicines which people are in need of after any natural disaster
The mangrove trees are tall with dense canopies and serve as an excellent shelter during a cyclone or Tsunami
The mangrove trees do not get uprooted by storms and tides because of their extensive roots

50. Which country has the largest percentage of its total under forests?

Japan
Indonesia
Surinam
Guyana

51. Amrita Devi Smriti Award is given for

Best afforestation efforts
Protection of forests and wildlife
Best literature on forest protection
Beautification of Parks

52. The World Tiger Summit, 2010 was held at

Bangkok
Nairobi
New Delhi
Petersburg

53. As a part of wildlife conservation efforts in Nepal and India, a new association by name 'SAVE' was launched recently. The objective of SAVE is to conserve.

Vultures
Tigers
Parrots
Elephants