WILD LIFE AND FOREST CONSERVATION

WILD LIFE AND FOREST CONSERVATION

1. The most important activity responsible for the extinction of wild life is

a. Pollution of air and water b. Hunting for wild life products

c. Introduction of alien species d. Alteration and destruction of natural habitats

2. To conserve wild life, each state of India is allotted a species. Which plant is allocated to

Karnataka?

a. Santalum indicum b. cedrus deodara c. Ficus benghalensis d. Shorea robusta

3. Animals and plants can be best protected in

a. National parks b. Sanctuaries c. Zoos d. Botanical

4. Which one of the following animals has become extinct from India?

a. The Indian rhinoceros is the most important protected species in _______ National park?

a. Corbett b. Kaziranga c. Bandipur d. Gir

5. Which of the following types or animals does man chiefly protect?

a. Feeble animals b. Harmless animals c. Useful animals

d. Animals likely to Perish

6. Which is the only home of Yellow manes Indian Lion?

a. Corbett National Park, UP b. Gir Forests, Gujarat c. Sariska Tiger Project

d.Kanha Forests, MP

7. Sunder bans (West Bengal) are famous for

a. Lion b. Crocodiles c. Tigers d. Leopards

8. Sariska Tiger Project is in Rajasthan in

a. Alwar b. Savai Madhopur c. Jaiselmer d. Bharatpur

9. Which of the followings is fast disappearing from India?

a. Cheetah b. Wolf c. Leipard d. Gaur

10. Afforestation is useful for

a. Increasing the useful for b. Reducing floods

c. Preventing soil erosion & spead of deserts d. all of these

11. Afforestation (planting of trees in new areas)is done by

a. Indigenous (endemic) plants b. Exotic species c. eucalyptus d. Bamboos

12. World Environment dya is observed on

a. March 21nd b. Dec. 1st c. May 31st d. June 5th

13. Which emperor in the past has done maximum plantation and established wild life

sanctuaries?

a. Ashoka b. Bahadur Shah c. Akbar d. Aggrasain

14. Social Forestry Programme (1976) includes raising of trees of multiple uses for the

benefit of

a. Urban community b. Rural community c. Hills d. All of these

15. Forests growing at a height of more than 3567 m represent vegetation

a. Alpine b. temperate c. Taiga d. Grassland

16. Which one is not correct for the effects of deforestation?

a. It leads to soil erosion b. It alters the weather pattern by decreasing rainfall

c. It speeds up nutrient recycling d. It destroys natural habitats of wild life

17. The destroying of forests results in

a. Soil erosion b. Floods & drought c. loos of wild life d. All of these

18. Poor man’s Timber is

a. Pines b. Bamboos c. Firs d. Junipers

19. For soil conservation, what is required?

a. Afforestation b. Rain c. Overgrazing d. Deforestation

20. Erosion due to over grazing is

a. Sheet erosion b. Negative pollution c. Rill erosion d. Positiveerosion

21. Loss of fertility of soil is called

a. Soil conservation b. Soil erosion c. Soil conversion d. Mulching

22. Mulching helps in

a. Soil conservation b. Soil fertility c. Moisture conservation d. All of these

23. Soil erosion is maximum in

a. Sandy soil b. Loam soil c. clayey soil d.All of these

24. Soil erosion is more in area where

a. Rain fall is high b.. No rain fall c. Low rain fall d. Moderate rain fall

25. Shelter belt is trees

a.Along water channels b. trees in forests c. Trees near hospitals d. All of these


ANSWERS

1. d 2. a 3. a 4.a 5. b 6. b 7. c 8. a 9.b 10. d

11. a 12. d 13. a 14. b 15. a 16. c 17. d 18. b 19. a 20. b

21. b 22. d 23. c 24. a 25. a