More Questions on Environment and Ecology in Indian
- Q. Which one of the following weeds is effective in controlling water pollution caused by industrial effluents?
A)Water hyacinth
B)Parthenium
C)Elephant grass
D)Mogar grass
Answer: Water hyacinth
- Q. The state which produces largest number of orchids in India is
A)Meghalaya
B)Assam
C)Arunachal Pradesh
D)Sikkim
Answer: Sikkim
- Q. The problem of arsenic in India is due to
A)Overexploitation of coal in Bihar and Bengal
B)Overexploitation of surface water inaffected areas
C)Overexploitation of arsenopyrite in land
D)Overexploitation of ground water in affected areas
Answer: Overexploitation of ground water in affected areas
- Q. Afforestation is the process of
A)Cutting of forest
B)Cleaning forests
C)Plantation
D)Collecting forest resources
Answer: Plantation
- Q. Where was the first biosphere reserve established in India?
A)Hazaribagh
B)Nilgiri
C)Nanda Devi
D)Kanha
Answer: Nilgiri
- Q. Which one of the following statements on biosphere reserves is not correct?
A)Nanda Devi Biosphere Reserve is located in Madhya Pradesh
B)In 1973, UNESCO launched a worldwide programme on man and biosphere
C)Biosphere reserves promote research on ecological conservation
D)Biosphere reserves are multipurpose protected areas to preserve the genetic diversity in ecosystems
Answer: Nanda Devi Biosphere Reserve is located in Madhya Pradesh
- Q. In which state is the Kanger Ghati National Park?
A)Uttar Pradesh
B)Himachal Pradesh
C)Bihar
D)Chhatisgarh
Answer: Chhatisgarh
- Q. Total number of biosphere reserves in India are
A)15
B)11
C)10
D)18
Answer: 18
- Q. Which state has the highest percentage of forest?
A)Arunachal Pradesh
B)Uttar Pradesh
C)Mizoram
D)Assam
Answer: Mizoram
- Q. Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched? National Park : State
A)Ranthambore National Park : Gujarat
B)Kanha National Park : Madhya Pradesh
C)Sultanpur National Park : Haryana
D)Bandipur National Park : Karnataka
Answer: Ranthambore National Park : Gujarat
- Q. Kanha National Park belongs to which one among the following biogeographical areas in the world?
A)Tropical Dry Forests
B)Tropical Sub-humid Forests
C)Tropical Humid Forests
D)Tropical Moist Forests
Answer: Tropical Dry Forests
- Q. Dandeli Wildlife Sanctuary is in which state?
A)Gujarat
B)Orissa
C)Maharashtra
D)Karnataka
Answer: Karnataka
- Q. Bandhavgarh National Park is located in which state?
A)Gujarat
B)Maharashtra
C)Madhya Pradesh
D)Jharkhand
Answer: Madhya Pradesh
- Q. In terms of area, which of the following Indian state has the largest forest cover?
A)Madhya Pradesh
B)Arunachal Pradesh
C)Chattisgarh
D)Orissa
Answer: Madhya Pradesh
- Q. The natural habitat of Rhinoceros in India is
A)Kaziranga
B)Bharatpur
C)Gir forest
D)Nilgiris
Answer: Kaziranga
- Q. Which of the following is known as “Bio-Diversity” hotspot of India”?
A)Western Himalayas
B)Western Ghats
C)Eastern Ghats
D)Eastern Himalayas
Answer: Western Ghats
- Q. The study of relation of animals and plants to their surroundings is called as
A)Genealogy
B)Ecology
C)Ethrology
D)Iconology
Answer: Ecology
- Q. India’s Biosphere Reserve ‘Nanda Devi’ (UNESCO) is located in which state?
A)Meghalaya
B)Uttarakhand
C)Sikkim
D)Himachal Pradesh
Answer: Uttarakhand
- Q. Kaziranga National Park is famous for which of the following
A)Deer
B)Rhinos
C)Tiger
D)Elephant
Answer: Rhinos
- Q. What is meant by ‘energy crisis’?
A)Shortage of the thermal power
B)Shortage of hydro-electricity
C)Malnutrition leading to short supply of energy in the human body
D)Impending danger of total exhaustion of fossil fuels like coal and petroleum
Answer: Impending danger of total exhaustion of fossil fuels like coal and petroleum
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