What is approximately the percentage of forest cover in India?

(1) 10%

(2) 8.5%

(3) 25%

(4) 19.5%

Which of the following is correctly matched? Wildlife Sanctuary State

(1) Bandipur — Tamil Nadu

(2) Manas — Uttar Pradesh

(3) Ranthambhore — Rajasthan

(4) Simlipal — Bihar

Lion is conserved at

(1) Kaziranga Sanctuary

(2) Gir Sanctuary

(3) Corbett National Park

(4) Manas Sanctuary

Which one of the following regions of India is associated with pine forests?

(1) Rohikhand

(2) Bundelkhand

(3) Jharkhand

(4) Uttarakhand

In India, where is the bio–reserve to preserve the diverse sub–marine flora and fauna situated?

(1) Lakshadweep

(2) Andaman and Nicobar Islands

(3) Daman and Diu

(4) Dadra, Nagar Haveli

The wild ass is found in

(1) Kachchh

(2) Assam

(3) Jammu and Kashmir

(4) Tamil Nadu

The first biosphere reserve that was set up in India in 1986 is

(1) Nanda Devi

(2)Nilgiris

(3) Nokrek

(4) Manas

There is a need to keep the larger areas under forests for

(1) absorption of carbon dioxide

(2) protecting wild-life

(3) raising precipitation

(4) ecological balance

Which wildlife sanctuary has the project to conserve the rhinos in India?

(1) Bandipur

(2) Periyar

(3) Kaziranga

(4) Gir

Which are the States in which the Agasthyamala biosphere is spread?

(1) Andhra Pradesh – Karnataka

(2) Tamil Nadu – Karnataka

(3) Maharashtra–Madhya Pradesh

(4) Kerala – Tamil Nadu

Where was the first Bio-reserve established in India ?

(1) Nokrek

(2) Kanha

(3) Nilgiris

(4) Periyar