Social Science Class
IX- Assignment
NATURAL VEGETATION AND WILD LIFE
Assignment
MULTIPLE CHOICE
QUESTIONS
A. IMPORTANT QUESTIONS
1. From the point of view of natural vegetation and wildlife, India
belongs to which of the following categories?
(a) One of the twelve mega biodiversity countries of the world
(b) The richest wildlife zone in the world (c) The country with the greatest
forest cover
(d) A country lacking in bio-diversity cover
2. Which of the following positions does India occupy in the world with
regard to plant diversity?
(a) Fourth (b) Sixth (c) Tenth (d) Twelfth
3. Which one of the following is not included in the group of
non-flowering plants?
(a) Ferns (b) Orchids (c) Algae (d) Fungi
4. Which of the followign types of vegetation does not belong to the
category of natural vegetaion?
(a) Forests (b) Mangroves (c) Horticulture (d) Grasslands
5. Which of the following terms is used for the original plant cover of
an area which has grown naturally without human aid and has been left
undisturbed by humans for a long time?
(a) Natural vegetation (b) Agriculture (c) Gardens (d) Plantations
6. Which of the following terms is used for a plant community which has
grown naturally without human aid and interference?
(a) Orchards (b) Virgin vegetation (c) Cultivated fields (d) Plantations
7. Which of the following terms is used for plants which are presently
part of natural vegetation
but have originally come to India from abroad?
(a) Indigenous plants (b) Endemic species (c) Endangered plants (d) Exotic
plants
8. Which of the following terms is used for virgin vegetation which is
purely Indian in origin?
(a) Endangered species (b) Endemic species (c) Exotic species (d) Normal species
9. Which of the following terms is used to denote plants of a particular
region or period?
(a) Ferns (b) Flora (c) Fauna (d) None of the above
10. Which of the following terms is used to denote animal species of a
particular region or period?
(a) Fern (b) Flora (c) Fauna (d) None of these
11. Which of the following factors influence the type and distribution
of natural vegetation?
(a) Landform (b) Soil (c) Climate (d) All the above
12. Which of the following types of vegetation is common in fertile,
level land?
(a) Forests (b) Grasslands (c) Mangroves (d) Cultivated crops
13. Which of the following types of vegetation usually develops on
undulating and rough terrains?
(a) Grasslands and woodlands (b) Mangroves (c) Cactus and thorny bushes (d)
Cultivated crops
14. Which of the following types of vegetation grows in the sandy soil
of the desert?
(a) Coniferous trees (b) Grasslands (c) Cactus and thorny bushes (d) Mangroves
15. Which of the following types of vegetation grows on wet, marshy
soil?
(a) Grasslands (b) Mangroves (c) Cactus (d) Alpine vegetation
16. The character and extent of vegetation are mainly
determined by which of the climatic factors?
(a) Temperature (b) Humidity (c) Precipitation (d) All of the above
17. Due to which of the following reasons does the
vegetation on the slopes of the Himalayas and the hills of the Peninsula above
the height of 915 metres change from tropical to subtropical, temperate and
alpine vegetation?
(a) Soil (b) High humidity (c) Fall in temperature (d) Very heavy
rainfall
18. Which of the following types of vegetation grows in
areas with mean annual average temperature of above 24°C?
(a) Tropical (b) Subtropical (c) Temperate (d) Alpine
19. Which of the following types of vegetation zones is
found in the higher reaches of the Himalayas with mean annual average
temperature below 7°C?
(a) Tropical (b) Subtropical (c) Alpine (d) Temperate
20. Trees grow faster in which of the following seasons?
(a) Winter (b) Summer (c) Rainy season (d) Autumn
21. Why are the southern slopes in Himalayan region covered
with thick vegetation as compared to northern slopes of the same hills?
(a) On account of more exposure to sunlight (b) On account of more
precipitation
(c) On account of less exposure to colder winds (d) All of the above
22. Why are the western slopes of the Western Ghats covered
with thick forests and not the eastern slopes?
(a) On account of more precipitation (b) On account of less exposure to
cold winds (c) On account of more exposure to sunlight
(d) All the above
23. Which of the following types of resources can forests be
considered as?
(a) Exhaustible resources (b) Non-renewable resources (c) Renewable
resources (d) Abiotic resources
24. How do forests influence the climate of a place?
(a) Modify local climate (b) Control wind force and temperature (c)
Cause rainfall (d) All the above
25. By which of the following ways do forests control the
soil cover of an area?
(a) Control soil erosion (b) Provide humus to the soil (c) Regulate
stream flow (d) All the above
26. Due to which of the following reasons has the vegetation
of most of the areas been modified or replaced or degraded?
(a) Shelter to wild life (b) Human occupancy (c) Soil erosion (d)
Change of climate
27. India’s natural vegetation has undergone many changes
due to which of the following factors?
(a) Growing demands for cultivated land (b) Development of industries
and mining
(c) Overgrazing of pastures (d) All the above
28. Which of the following states and union territories of
India has the largest percentage of its area under forest cover?
(a) Andaman and Nicobar Islands (b) Arunachal Pradesh (c) Andhra
Pradesh (d) Madhya Pradesh
29. Which of the following states of India has the least
percentage of its area under forest cover?
(a) Assam (b) Punjab (c) Himachal Pradesh (d) Sikkim
30. Which of the following states of India has the largest
percentage of the area under forest cover?
(a) Maharashtra (b) Uttar Pradesh (c) Nagaland (d) Orissa
B. QUESTIONS FROM CBSE EXAMINATION PAPERS
1. Plant community which has grown naturally without human
aid and has been left undisturbed by humans for long time, is termed as :
(a) Tundra vegetation (b) Virgin
vegetation (c) Taiga plants (d) None of the above
2. Which one of the following trees are found in tropical
rainforests?
(a) Mahogany (b) Teak (c) Sal (d) Peepal
3. Which part of Himalayas are covered with dense forest?
(a) Northern (b) Eastern (c) Western (d) Southern
4. How many types of plants species are found in India?
(a) About 45,000 (b) About 40,000 (c) About 47,000 (d) About 20,000
5. In which of the following state is Dachingan wildlife
sanctuary located?
(a) Jammu and Kashmir (b) Punjab (c) Himachal Pradesh (d) Uttarakhand
6. Which one of the following states does not have the
Tropical deciduous forests?
(a) Jharkhand (b) Western Orissa
(c) Chhattisgarh (d) Rajasthan
7. Ebony, Mahogany and Rosewood trees are grown in which of
the following forests?
(a) Coniferrous forests (b)
Tropical rainforest (c) Tropical thorn forest (d) Deciduous forest
8. Which of the following were the best forests?
(a) Reserved Forests (b) Village
forests (c) Protected Forests (d) Deciduous forests
9. The elephants are found in the hot - wet forests of
________.
(a) Punjab and Haryana (b) Rajasthan and Gujarat (c) West Bengal and
Jharkhand (d) Assam and Karnataka
10. Which of the following is not a important tree of
tropical rainforest?
(a) Ebony (b) Rosewood
(c) Mahogany (d) Sandalwood
11. Which one of the following animals lives in the swampy
and marshy lands of Assam and West Bengal?
(a) Tiger (b) Lion (c) One-horned Rhino (d) Elephants
12. A very large eco-system on land having distinct type of
vegetation and wildlife is called
(a) Ecology (b) Biome (c)
Biodiversity (d) Biosphere reserve
13. Which medicinal plant has high antibiotic and
antibacterial properties
(a) Sarpagandha (b) Neem (c) Kachnar (d) Babool
14. The Yak (ox) and the Bharal are found in __________.
(a) Uttarakhand (b) Himachal Pradesh (c) Jammu and Kashmir (d) Ladakh
15. Silver fir is found in the following type of vegetation
zone :
(a) Mangrove forests (b) Thorn forests (c) Montane (d) Decidous forest
16. Trees in a thorn forest are :
(a) Tall (b) dense (c) scattered (d) None of these
18. Which is the natural habitat of the Indian lion?
(a) Sundarban delta in Bengal (b) Gir forest in Gujarat (c) Thorn
forest in Rajasthan (d) Decidious forest in Madhya Pradesh
17. Where was the Imperial Forest Research Institute set up
in India in 1906?
(a) Delhi (b) Bangalore (c) Dehradun (d) Bastar
19. Which one of the following types of vegetation does
rubber belong to?
(a) Tundra (b) Tidal (c) Himalayan (d) Tropical evergreen
20. Which of the following trees is used for treating blood
pressure?
(a) Jamun (b) Tidal (c) Neem (d) Sarpagandha
21. Which of the following forests is found in heavy
rainfall areas of the Western Ghats, island groups and upper parts of Assam?
(a) Tropical evergreen (b) Tropical deciduous (c) Mountain forest (d)
Tidal forests
22. Ebony and rosewood trees are found in the areas of
rainfall :
(a) more than 200 cm (b) more than 100 cm (c) more than 70 cm (d) less
than 50 cm
23. In which of the following parts of India evergreen
forests are found?
(a) Assam (b) Rajasthan (c) Orissa (d) Uttar Pradesh
24. Tropical rainforests grow well in area receiving
rainfall :
(a) 200 cm (b) 150 cm (c) 100 cm (d) 70 cm
25. Most widespread vegetation in India is
(a) Coniferous forests (b)
Tropical Rainforests (c) Tropical Deciduous forests (d) Mangrove forests
26. In which year Wildlife Protection Act was implemented in
India?
(a) 1952 (b) 1962 (c) 1972 (d) 1982
27. Ebony, mahogany, rosewood, rubber and cinchona are the
important trees of?
(a) Tropical deciduous forests
(b) Mangrove forests (c) Tropical evergreen forests (d) Montane forests
28. Which one of the following bio-reserves of India is not
included in the world network bio-reserve?
(a) Manas (b) Sunderbans (c) Gulf of Mannar (d) Nanda Devi
29. Which of the following type of natural vegetation have
originally come to India from abroad?
(a) Rare species (b) Endemic Species (c) Endangered species (d) Exotic
Species
II. SHORT ANSWER TYPE QUESTIONS [3
marks]
1.
Give a brief description of tropical evergreen forests.
2.
What are the characteristics of the trees of deciduous forests?
3.
Write a short note on the flora and fauna of India.
4.
Distinguish between extinct and endangered species.
5.
Give a brief description of temperate forests.
6.
Discuss about the type of vegetation found in a thorn forest.
7.
What are dry deciduous forests? How do they differ from moist deciduous forests?
8.
Distinguish between a tropical evergreen forest and a dry deciduous forest.
9.
Describe the main objectives of the Project Tiger and the Project Rhino and
their effect on wildlife in India.
1.
What are the steps taken by the government to protect flora and fauna in India?
Write any three.
2.
In which region are the thorny forests and scrubs found in India? Mention any
two characteristics of such type of vegetation?
3.
Distinguish between Tropical deciduous and Tropical evergreen forests.
4.
Explain three steps taken by the government to protect the wildlife.
5.
What is a mangrove forest? How does the decrease in temperature with increasing
altitude lead to the corresponding change in natural vegetation, in mountainous
areas?
6.
Explain the different biodiversity of India.
7.
How are forests important for human beings? Explain.
8.
What are the main characteristics of Tropical rainforest?
9.
Name the two sub-types of Tropical deciduous forests. State any two features of
each type also.
10.
Name the vegetation found at high altitude in our country and mention animals
are found in this region.
11.
How does climate affect the flora and fauna in a country? Explain.
12.
Explain any three characteristics of Tropical evergreen forests.
13.
Why are evergreen forests found on the western slopes of Western Ghats? Give any
two characteristics of these forests.
14.
What type of climatic conditions support the growth of Tropical evergreen
forests?
15.
What is a bio-reserve? For what purpose have bio-reserves been set up in a
country? Name any two bio-reserves along with the states where they are
situated.
16.
Compare the features of Tropical evergreen forests and Tropical deciduous
forests.
17.
How are forests useful to us? Give examples.
18.
Where are evergreen forests found in India? (Name any 2 regions) Give any two
characteristics of these forests
19.
A great variety of flora is found in India. Give three geographical factors
responsible for this diversification of flora.
20.
In mountainous areas, there is change in natural vegetation due to decrease in
temperature. Justify giving examples from different zones.
21.
Describe any three factors that are responsible for the distribution of plants
and animals in India.
21.
Differentiate between dry and moist deciduous forests.
23.
What do you mean by natural vegetation? What is their importance?
24.
Give any three steps taken by the government of India to protect the flora and
fauna.
25.
Distinguish between flora and fauna.
26.
What is meant by vegetation? How much natural is the natural vegetation of India
today?
27.
India has huge diversity of flora and fauna. Explain three main factors
responsible for it.
III. LONG ANSWER TYPE QUESTIONS [4
marks]
1.
Describe the major vegetation types found in the Himalayas.
2.
Describe how rainfall and relief influence the vegetation of an area.
3.
Give a brief account about the wildlife of India.
4.
Why are some of the animals and plants endangered in India? How can they be
protected?
5.
Write a note on the formation and distribution of mangrove forests in India.
6.
Write a note on the importance of biosphere reserves. What are their objectives?
7.
Write a note on the main reasons behind the reduction of the natural vegetation
in India.
8.
What type of dangers does the wildlife sanctuaries of India face? How can they
be protected better? Write a brief note on each.
B. QUESTIONS FROM CBSE EXAMINATION PAPERS
1.
Explain any four causes of deforestation in India under the colonial rule.
2.
How were the forests affected by wars? Explain giving suitable example.
3.
Explain the term deforestation. Mention three causes of deforestation in India
due to colonial rule.
4.
Explain any four causes of deforestation under colonial rule in India.
5.
Forest Acts affect the lives of foresters and villagers. Justify the statement
with four suitable arguments.
6.
Summarise the role of any four factors that led to the decline of the forest
cover in the Indian subcontinent during colonial period.
IV. MAP WORK [4 marks]
1. Mark and label the following in a outline map of India
(a) Places occupying Tropical evergreen rainforests
(b) Places occupying Tropical dry deciduous forests
(c) Places where mangrove forests occurs (d) Alpine vegetation places
2. In the following outline map of India, mark and label the following:
(a) Scrub and Thorn Forests of India (b) Montane Forest
(c) Tundra Vegetation (d) Deciduous forest region of peninsular India
3. On the outline map of India, mark and label the following:
(a) The Kaziranga Wildlife Sanctuary
(b) The Kanha Wildlife Sanctuary
(c) The Periyar Wildlife Sanctuary
(d) The Gir National Park