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What should be the proportion of forest cover for India to maintain its ecological balance?

(1) 11.1 percent

(2) 22.2 percent

(3) 33.3 percent

(4) 44.4 percent

Which one of the following areas are noted for mangrove vegetation ?

(1) Lava forest of Kalimpong.

(2) Sajnekhali forest of South 24 Parganas

(3) Dandakaranya forest of Orissa

(4) Carbet National Park of U.P

Where is the Bandipur National Park?

(1) Rajasthan

(2) Andhra Pradesh

(3) Karnataka

(4) Assam

Where is the Forest Research Institute located?

(1) Dehradun

(2) Bhopal

(3) Lucknow

(4) Delhi

Which is the first national park established in India?

(1) Velvadan National Park

(2) Periyar National Park

(3) Bandipur National Park

(4) Corbett National Park

The Sundarbans or the ‘Mangrove’ forests are found in

(1) Kutch Peninsula

(2) Western Ghats

(3) Konkan Coast

(4) Deltaic West Bengal

World’s maximum newsprint comes from–

(1) Deciduous forest

(2) Monsoon forest

(3) Mangrove forest

(4) Rainfed forest

Which of the following is not correctly matched with regard to Project Tiger Reserves?

(1) Sariska-Alwar

(2) Valmiki-Hazaribagh

(3) Pench-Garhwal

(4) Nagarjunasagar-Sri Sailam

Where in India can you normally spot the Siberian crane in winter ?

(1) Sasangir Sanctuary

(2) Ranthambore Sanctuary

(3) Dachigam National Park

(4) Keoladeo Ghana Sanctuary

Match the Biosphere Reserves with their states :

Biosphere Reserve

(A) Simlipal

(B) Dehond Deband

(C) Nokrek

(D) Kanchenjunga

State

(1) Sikkim

(2) Meghalaya

(3) Arunachal Pradesh

(4) Orissa

Codes :

     A    B   C   D

(1) 1    3    4   2

(2) 2    4    1   3

(3) 3    1    2   4

(4) 4    3    2   1

The famous ‘Gir’ forests are located in

(1) Mysore

(2) Kashmir

(3) Gujarat

(4) Kerala

In terms of area, which one of the following Indian States has the largest coverage of forests ?

(1) Arunachal Pradesh

(2) Chhattisgarh

(3) Madhya Pradesh

(4) Orissa

Mudumalai Wild-life Sanctuary is located in the State of

(1) Kerala

(2) Karnataka

(3) Tamil Nadu

(4) Andhra Pradesh

In India, rain forests are found in

(1) Central India

(2) Eastern Ghat

(3) N.E. The Himalayas and the Western Ghats

(4) N.W. Himalayas and Eastern Ghats

Silent Valley of Kerala

(1) is the only evergreen forest in India

(2) contains costly timber trees

(3) is a good picnic spot

(4) contains rare species of plants and animals

The only sanctuary where Kashmir stag is found is

(1) Kanha

(2) Dachigam

(3) Gir

(4) Mudumalai

Kaziranga National Park is famous for

(1) Rhinoceros

(2) Tiger

(3) Lion

(4) Crocodile

The ‘Chipko Movement’ is related to

(1) Wildlife preservation

(2) Forest conservation

(3) Scientific agriculture

(4) Deforestation