Environment and Ecology in Indian Geography

Q. What will be the effect of global warming on Mangrove forests?

A
Their role as carbon sinks will become more important
B
They will growin large number
C
Big area of mangrove forest will be submerged
D
Both A and B

Correct Answer

Big area of mangrove forest will be submerged

More Questions on Environment and Ecology in Indian

  • Q. A person wants to visit the national parks in Ranthambhor, Gir and Bandipur located in three different states of India. To which one of the following states does he need not go in this connection?
    A)Kerala
    B)Rajasthan
    C)Karnataka
    D)Gujarat
    Answer: Kerala
  • Q. Which of the following Bio-Reserves in India is the natural habitat for lions?
    A)Mudumalai Bio-Reserve
    B)Nilgiri Bio-Reserve
    C)Kaziranga Bio-Reserve
    D)Gir Bio-Reserve
    Answer: Gir Bio-Reserve
  • Q. Geothermal energy may serve as an important source of energy in
    A)Aravalli Hills
    B)The Konkan Coast
    C)Ladakh District
    D)Narmada Valley
    Answer: Ladakh District
  • Q. Where is Kanha National Park?
    A)Andhra Pradesh
    B)Tamil Nadu
    C)Bihar
    D)Madhya Pradesh
    Answer: Madhya Pradesh
  • Q. The state which has attained the dubious distinction of being topper in the list with the highest encroachment of forest land ________
    A)Haryana
    B)Bihar
    C)Andhra Pradesh
    D)Punjab
    Answer: Haryana
  • 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. Which of the following is the largest Biosphere Reserve of India?
    A)Sundarban
    B)Nilgiri
    C)Nanda Devi
    D)Gulf of mannar
    Answer: Gulf of mannar
  • Q. Which of the following is considered as the “forest of world heritage”?
    A)Sundarban in West Bengal
    B)Nandankanan in Orissa
    C)Kaziranga in Assam
    D)Indian botanic garden, Shibpur in West Bengal
    Answer: Sundarban in West Bengal
  • Q. The “Valley of Flowers” is located in which state?
    A)Kerala
    B)Uttarakhand
    C)Jammu and Kashmir
    D)Himachal Pradesh
    Answer: Uttarakhand
  • 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. The natural habitat of Rhinoceros in India is
    A)Kaziranga
    B)Bharatpur
    C)Gir forest
    D)Nilgiris
    Answer: Kaziranga
  • Q. Which was the first scheme of “Biosphere Reserve Areas”?
    A)Nanda Devi Biosphere Reserve
    B)Sundarban Biosphere Reserve
    C)Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve
    D)Gulf of Mannar Biosphere Reserve
    Answer: Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve
  • Q. The Great Himalayan National Park is in which state?
    A)Himachal Pradesh
    B)Jammu & Kashmir
    C)Arunachal Pradesh
    D)Sikkim
    Answer: Himachal Pradesh
  • Q. Melghat Tiger Reserve is in which state?
    A)Arunachal Pradesh
    B)Maharashtra
    C)Rajasthan
    D)Uttarakhand
    Answer: Maharashtra
  • Q. Heri Tiera Fomes (sundari tree) is a type of which of the following plants?
    A)Mountain Forest
    B)Tidal Forest
    C)Thorn Forest
    D)Taiga Forest
    Answer: Tidal Forest
  • Q. In which of the following wild life sanctuary of India, where project of conservation of Rhinos is underway?
    A)Kaziranga
    B)Bandipur
    C)Periyar
    D)Gir
    Answer: Kaziranga
  • Q. Which of the following region in India is now regarded as an “Ecological Hot Spot”?
    A)Western Ghats
    B)Western Himalayas
    C)Eastern Himalayas
    D)Eastern Ghats
    Answer: Western Ghats
  • Q. Where is Nagarhole National Park?
    A)Orissa
    B)Madhya Pradesh
    C)Karnataka
    D)Assam
    Answer: Karnataka
  • Q. Which of the following resource is abiotic and renewable?
    A)Water
    B)Iron Ore
    C)Livestock
    D)Forest
    Answer: Water
  • Q. What will be the effect of global warming on Mangrove forests?
    A)Their role as carbon sinks will become more important
    B)They will growin large number
    C)Big area of mangrove forest will be submerged
    D)Both A and B
    Answer: Big area of mangrove forest will be submerged

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