MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS
Q.1. Which of the following plays a key role in the ecological system?
(a) Rocks (b) Roads
(c) Forests (d) None of the
above
Ans.
(c)
Q.2. Which one among the following are not a part of the complex web of
ecological system?
(a) Plants (b) Animals (c)
Computers (d) Humans
Ans.
(c)
Q.3. Biodiversity is very important for which of the following creatures?
(a) Plants (b) Earthworms (c)
Humans (d) Aliens
Ans.
(c)
Q.4. What percentage of the total number of species discovered in the world are
found in
India?
(a) Three percent (b) Eight
percent (c) Fifteen percent (d) Thirty percent
Ans.
(b)
Q.5. Of the estimated 47,000 plant species found in India, about 15,000
flowering species
belong to which category?
(a) Endangered species (b)
Extinct species
(c) Endemic species (d)
Vulnerable species
Ans.
(c)
Q.6. What percentage of India’s wild flora and mammals are on the threatened
list?
(a) 10 percent of recorded
wild flora and 20 percent of mammals
(b) 20 percent of recorded
wild flora and 10 percent of mammals
(c) 10 percent of cultivated
species of flora and 20 percent animals
(d) None of the above.
Ans.
(a)
Q.7. Which of the following birds do not fall in the category of ‘critical’
species?
(a) Pink-headed duck (b)
Peacock
(c) Mountain quail (d)
Forest-spotted owl
Ans.
(b)
Q.8. Which of the following is a species of grass categorized as a ‘critical’
species among the
threatened list of flora and fauna?
(a) Madhuca insigins (b)
Tamarindus indica
(c) Hubbardia heptaneuron (d)
Mangifera indica
Ans.
(c)
Q.9. Determination of the different categories of existing plant and animal
species are based
on which of the following agencies?
(a) The State Forest
Department
(b) International Union for
Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (IUCN).
(c) Forest Survey of India
(d) Earth Summit
Ans.
(b)
Q.10. The black buck belongs to which of the following categories of fauna?
(a) Extinct species (b) Rare
species
(c) Endemic species (d)
Endangered species
Ans.
(d)
Q.11. The Gangetic dolphin belongs to which of the following categories of
fauna?
(a) Endangered species (b)
Vulnerable species
(c) Rare species (d) Extinct
species
Ans.
(b)
Q.12. Which of the following species of animals is a rare species?
(a) Wild Asiatic buffalo (b)
Gangetic dolphin
(c) Indian rhino (d) Black
buck
Ans.
(a)
Q.13. Which of the following species was declared extinct in India long back in
1952?
(a) Leopard (b) Gangetic
dolphin (c) Black buck (d) Asiatic cheetah
Ans.
(d)
Q.14. Which one of the following is not a major product directly obtained from
the forests?
(a) Firewood (b) Timber wood
and barks
(c) Medicines (d) Fodder
Ans.
(c)
Q.15. Which of the following types of agriculture has led to wide scale
deforestation and
degradation of forests in north-eastern and central India?
(a) Plantations (b) Intensive
Subsistence Farming
(c) Shifting Cultivation (d)
Commercial Agriculture
Ans.
(c)
Q.16. What is the Himalayan Yew?
(a) A type of deer (b) A
medicinal plant
(c) A species of bird (d) A
food crop grown in the Himalayas
Ans.
(b)
Q.17. Cleaning of forests is still continuing in Madhya Pradesh mainly due to
which of the
following reasons?
(a) Dolomite mining (b)
Commercial plantations
(c) Industrialisaiton and
urbanisation (d) Narmada Sagar (River Valley) Project
Ans.
(d)
Q.18. In which of the following years was the Indian Wildlife (Protection) Act
implemented?
(a) 1962 (b) 1972 (c) 1992 (d)
1999
Ans.
(b)
Q.19. In which of the following years was the ‘Project Tiger’ launched?
(a) 1951 (b) 1973 (c) 1993 (d)
2009
Ans.
(b)
Q.20. Which of the following species was included for the first time in list of
protected species
in 1991?
(a) Insects (b) Fishes (c)
Plants (d) Reptiles
Ans.
(c)
Q.21. Who among the following is in charge of management of forests and wildlife
resources
of India?
(a) World Wildlife Foundation
(b) Geological Survey of India
(c) Forest Department (d)
Non-government organisations
Ans.
(c)
Q.22. Which of the following states has the largest area under permanent
forests?
(a) Jammu and Kashmir (b)
Madhya Pradesh
(c) Uttarakhand (d)
Maharashtra
Ans.
(b)
Q.23. In which of the following states, a very high percentage of its forests is
managed by local
communities?
(a) Jammu and Kashmir (b)
Arunachal Pradesh
(c) Andhra Pradesh (d)
Himachal Pradesh
Ans.
(b)
Q.24. In which of the following tiger reserves have the local communities fought
for
conservation of the forests?
(a) Manas Tiger Reserve (b)
Periyar Tiger Reserve
(c) Simlipal Bio Reserve (d)
Sariska Tiger Reserve
Ans.
(d)
PREVIOUS YEARS’ QUESTIONS
Q.1. Species that are found in some particular areas, usually isolated by
natural or
geographical barriers, are known as :
(a) Vulnerable (b) Endemic
(c) Extinct (d) Endangered
Ans.
(b)
Q.2. Forests and wastelands belonging to both private individuals and government
are known as :
(a) Sacred groves (b) Reserved
forest
(c) Protected forests (d)
Unclassed forests
Ans.
(d)
Q.3. Which of the following is not one of the reasons for depletion of forests?
(a) Mining (b) Multi-purpose river valley
projects
(c) Grazing (d) Creation of
shelter belts
Ans.
(d)
Q.4. What was the aim of Chipko Movement?
(a) Human rights (b) Political
rights
(c) Agriculture expansion (d)
Forest conservation
Ans.
(d)
Q.5. Which of the following is an extinct species?
(a) Blue sheep (b) Asiatic
cheetah (c) Black buck (d) Asiatic elephant
Ans.
(b)
Q.6. Which one of the following belongs to vulnerable species?
(a) Black buck (b) Crocodile
(c) Indian rhino (d) Blue sheep
Ans.
(d)
Q.7. Which of the following types of species are known as the extinct species?
(a) Species whose population
levels are normal
(b) Whose population has
declined
(c) Species with small
population
(d) Species which are not
found
Ans.
(d)
Q.8. Which one of the following states has the largest area under permanent
forests?
(a) Bihar (b) Kerala (c)
Madhya Pradesh (d) Uttar Pradesh
Ans.
(c)
Q.9. Periyar Tiger Reserve is situated in which state of India?
(a) Jammu & Kashmir (b) Kerala
(c) Tamil Nadu (d) Madhya
Pradesh
Ans.
(b)
Q.10. How many species of flora are found in India?
(a) 81000 (b) 47000 (c) 15000
(d) 41000
Ans.
(b)
Q.11. Sariska wildlife sanctuary is located in which state?
(a) Rajasthan (b) Uttar
Pradesh (c) Gujarat (d) West Bengal
Ans.
(a)
Q.12. In which of the following states is Bandhavgarh National Park located?
(a) Gujarat (b) Assam (c)
Madhya Pradesh (d) Kerala
Ans.
(c)
Q.13. Which one of the following movements is not associated with the protection
of trees?
(a) Chipko Movement (b)
Navdanya Andolan
(c) Project Tiger (d) Beej
Bachao Andolan
Ans.
(c)
Q.14. Sunderban National Park is located in which state?
(a) Assam (b) West Bengal (c)
Tripura (d) Gujarat
Ans.
(b)
Q.15. Which species of fauna are found in an area separated by natural or
geographical
barriers?
(a) Rare (b) Extinct (c)
Vulnerable (d) Endemic
Ans.
(d)
Q.16. India has nearly ............... percent of total number of species in the
world
(a) 5 (b) 10 (c) 8 (d) 2
Ans.
(c)
Q.17. When was Asiatic Cheetah declared extinct in India?
(a) in 1958 (b) in 1989 (c) in
1922 (d) in 1952
Ans.
(d)
Q.18. The Buxa Tiger Reserve is situated in which of the following states?
(a) Madhaya Pradesh (b) West
Bengal
(c) Gujarat (d) Orissa
Ans.
(b)
Q.19. Which one of the following is the example of rare species?
(a) Black Buck (b) Blue Sheep
(c) Hornbill (d) Mithun
Ans.
(c)
Q.20. Which community in India is famous for protecting the black buck?
(a) Dogras (b) Santhals
(c) Bishnois (d) All of the
above
Ans.
(c)
Q.21. Which one of the following is not considered a sacred tree in India?
(a) Peepal (b) Neem (c) Banyan
(d) Mango
Ans.
(b)
Q.22. Which one of the following is the example of endemic species?
(a) Asiatic elephant (b)
Gangetic dolphin
(c) Mithun (d) Asiatic Cheetah
Ans.
(c)
Q.23. Name the state in which Corbett national park is located.
(a) Uttarakhand (b) West
Bengal (c) Assam (d) Madhya Pradesh
Ans.
(a)
Q.24. Which of the following two factors are majorly responsible for depletion
of forest resources?
(a) Mining of fuel-wood
collection (b) Mining and grazing
(c) Flood and Grazing (d)
Grazing and fuel-wood collection