The increased incidence of floods in recent times in North India is due to

(1) increase in the annual rainfall.

(2) increase in the silting of dams.

(3) increased deforestation in the catchment area.

(4) None of these

The Keibul Lamjao, the only floating National Park in the world is in

(1) Manipur

(2) Mizoram

(3) Assam

(4) Meghalaya

Jim Corbett National Park is situated in

(1) Uttarakhand

(2) Andhra Pradesh

(3) Madhya Pradesh

(4) Himachal Pradesh

Kanchenjunga National Park is located at

(1) Uttar Pradesh

(2) West Bengal

(3) Sikkim

(4) Jammu and Kashmir

Biosphere Reserve of India Nanda Devi (UNESCO) is located in the state of

(1) Uttarakhand

(2) Sikkim

(3) Meghalaya

(4) Himachal Pradesh

How much of India’s total geographical area is forest land?

(1) 20%

(2) 23%

(3) 26%

(4) 28%

Which of the following are the largest Biosphere Reserves of India?

(1) Nilgiri

(2) Nandadevi

(3) Sundarbans

(4) Gulf of Mannar

Movement of people from a village to a small town and later to a city is known as :

(1) intrastate migration

(2) stepwise migration

(3) interstate migration

(4) forced migration

Project Tiger was introduced in:

(1) 2001

(2) 1973

(3) 1984

(4) 1995

The first Bio-sphere Reserve in India has been established in :

(1) Kanha

(2) Nilgiri

(3) Nanda Devi

(4) Hazaribagh

Which of the following species are critically endangered?

(1) Gangetic Dolphin

(2) Forest Owlet

(3) White-bellied heron

(4) The gyps Vulture