forest and wildlife resources
class 10
MCQ's
Select the Correct Answer from the given option.
(A) Multiple Choice Questions :
1. When was Indian Wildlife Protection Act implemented ?
(a) 1970
(b) 1972
(c) 1974
(d) 1976.
Ans.(c)
2. Which of the following was the thrust area of the Indian Wildlife Act 1972 ?
(i) Hunting was banned.
(ii) Restricting trade in Wild life.
(a) Only (i)
(b) Only (ii)
(c) Both (i) and (ii)
(d) Neither (i) Nor (ii)
Ans. (c)
3. More than half of the total forest land of India has been declared as
(a) Reserved Forest
(b) Unclassed Forest
(c) Protected forest
(d) Classed Forest
Ans.(a)
4. Which of the following categories of forest and waste lands belongs to government private individuals, communities?
(a) Protected forest
(b) Protected Forest
(c) Unclassed forest
(d) Classed Forest
Ans. (c)
5. Which of the following states has the largest area under permanent forests?
(a) Madhya Pradesh
(b) Reserved forest
(c) West Bengal
(d) Manipur
Ans.(a)
6. The forest and tree cover in India is estimated to be ________of its total geographical area.
a) Around 30%
b) Around 24%
c) Around 35%
d) Around 40%.
Ans: (b)
7. The open forests in India are ________ of its total geographical area.
a) Around 9%
b) Around 20%
c) Around 15%
d) Around 1%
Ans: (a)
8. Blue sheep, Asiatic elephants, and Gangetic dolphins are examples of _______.
a) Vulnerable species
b) Rare species
c) Endemic Species
d) Extinct species
Ans: (a)
9. Asiatic cheetah and pink head duck are examples of _______,
a) Endemic Species
b) Extinct species
c) Rare species
d) Vulnerable species
Ans: (b)
10. ______ is an example of Endemic Species.
a) Pink head duck
b) Asiatic cheetah
c) Asiatic buffalo
d) Nicobar pigeon
Ans: (d)
11. ________ was declared extinct in India long back in 1952.
a) Andaman wild pig
b) Andaman teal
c) Asiatic cheetah
d) Desert fox
Ans: (c)
12. __________ are the species which are in danger of extinction.
a) Endangered species
b) Rare species
c) Extinct species
d) Endemic species
Ans: (a)
13. Blackbuck, crocodile, Indian wild donkey and Indian rhino are examples of ______.
a) Normal species
b) Endangered species
c) Endemic species
d) Rare species
Ans: (b)
14. Substantial parts of the tribal belts, especially in the Northeastern and ______, have been deforested or degraded by shifting cultivation (Jhum), a type of ‘slash and burn’ agriculture.
a) Central India
b) Western India
c) South India
d) Northwest India
Ans: (a)
15. The Buxa Tiger Reserve in West Bengal is seriously threatened by the ongoing ______.
a) Coal mining
b) Iron ore mining
c) Copper mining
d) Dolomite mining
Ans: (d)
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a) North India
b) South India
c) Central India
d) Northeastern India
Ans : (b)
17. The Himalayan yew is a medicinal plant found in various parts of _______ and ______.
a) Himachal Pradesh and Arunachal Pradesh
b) Uttarakhand and Assam
c) Uttarakhand and Ladakh
d) Jammu & Kashmir and Sikkim
Ans: (a)
18. A chemical compound called ‘taxol’, which is extracted from the bark, needles, twigs and roots of Himalayan yew, is used to treat _______, and it is the biggest-selling drug in the world for the treatment of this disease.
a) Tuberculosis
b) Malaria
c) Diabetes
d) Cancer
Ans : (d)
19. The Indian Wildlife (Protection) Act was implemented in _______, with various provisions for protecting habitats.
a) 1972
b) 1975
c) 1971
d) 1974
Ans: (a)
20. Which of the following animals were gravely threatened, and the Central Government announced several projects for protecting them?
a) Kashmir stag
b) The Asiatic lion
c) One-horned rhinoceros
d) All of the above
Ans: (d)
21. Manas Tiger Reserve is located in ______.
a) Tamil Nadu
b) Kerala
c) Assam
d) Orissa
Ans: (c)
22. Which of the following is located in the state of Rajasthan?
a) Corbett National Park
b) Bandhavgarh National Park
c) Periyar Tiger Reserve
d) Sariska Wildlife Sanctuary
Ans: (d)
23. _________ has the largest area under permanent forests, constituting 75 per cent of its total forest area.
a) Orissa
b) Madhya Pradesh
c) Chhattisgarh
d) Assam
Ans: (b)
24 Which of these statements is not a valid reason for the depletion of flora and fauna?
(a) Agricultural expansion.
(b) Large scale developmental projects.
(c) Grazing and fuelwood collection.
(d) Rapid industrialisation and urbanisation.
Ans: (c)
25. Which of the following conservation strategies do not directly involve community participation?
(a) Joint forest management
(b) Beej Bachao Andolan
(c) Chipko Movement
(d) Demarcation of wildlife sanctuaries
Ans:(d)
26. In which one of the following states is “Gir forest” located?
(a) Maharashtra
(b) Rajasthan
(c) Haryana
(d) Gujarat
Ans. (d)
27. Wild Ass Sanctuary is situated in which Indian state?
(a) Mizoram
(b) The Little Rann of Kutch
(c) Nagaland
(d) None of these.
Ans. (b)
28. The forest in Sundarbans is also called?
(a) Scrub jungle
(b) Mangrove
(c) Deciduous forest
(d) None of these
Ans. (b) Mangrove
29. Bandipur National park is located in which of the given states?
(a) Andhra Pradesh
(b) Rajasthan
(c) Assam
(d) Karnataka
Ans. (d)
30. Which country has the highest forest cover in terms of Area?
(a) India
(b) Russia
(c) Brazil
(d) None of these
Ans. (b)
31. Which one of the given options was the first National Park established in India?
(a) Kanha National park
(b) Dudhwa National park
(c) Jim Corbett National park
(d) None of these
Ans. (c)
32. Which of the following animals are not found in Kanha National Park?
(a) Jungle Cat
(b) Tiger
(c) Gaur
(d) All of the above are found
Ans. (d)
33. In which one of the following states is the Gulf of Mannar National Park located?
(a) Jharkhand
(b) Tamil Nadu
(c) Chhattisgarh
(d) Odisha
Ans. (b)
34. Which one of the below is the only floating National Park in the world?
(a) Kanha National Park
(b) Kaziranga National Park
(c) Keibul Lamjao National Park
(d) None of these
Ans. (c)
35. Which one of the below is a manmade forest in India?
(a) Wayanad Wildlife Sanctuary
(b) The Nandini forest
(c) Van vihar
(d) None of these
Ans.(b)
36. In which of the following given states Wayanad Wildlife Sanctuary is located?
(a) Arunachal Pradesh
(b) Karnataka
(c) Kerala
(d) Tamil Nadu
Ans. (c) Kerala
37. Which one of the below Mudumalai National Park is famous for?
(a) Birds
(b) Elephant
(c) Tiger Reserve
(d) None of these
Ans. (c)
38. Name the tropical evergreen forest in India.
(a) The Western Ghats
(b) Semiarid areas in Gujarat
(c) Madhya Pradesh
(d) All of the above
Ans. (a)
39. Which one of the given below, Van Mahotsav is associated?
(a) Cutting of trees
(b) Harvesting festival
(c) Increase in crop production
(d) Tree Plantation
Ans. (d)
40. Which is the smallest forest state in India?
(a) Madhya Pradesh
(b) Punjab
(c) Andhra Pradesh
(d) Karnataka
Ans. (b)