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Forest and Wild Life 1. At which of the following places are Royal Bengal tigers found? Mahanadi delta Godawari delta Kaveri delta Sunderban delta 2. To which one of the following types of vegetation does rubber belong to? Tundra Tidal Himalayan Tropical Evergreen 3. Cinchona trees are found in the areas of rainfall more than 100cm 50 cm 70 cm less than 50 cm 4.ln which of the following state is the Simlipal bio-reserve located? Punjab Delhi Odisha West Bengal 5.Which one of the following bioreserves of India is not included in the world network of bioreserve? Manas Dihang-Dibang Gulf of Mannar Nanda devi 6. Which position India occupies at world level in plant diversity? first tenth twelfth fiftieth 7. Cinchona, rubber, mahogany,

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ebony are important trees of Mangrove forests Tropical deciduous trees Tropical rainforests Montane forests 8. Which one of the following type of forests is found in the GangaBramaputra Delta? Thorny forests. Montane forests. Mangrove forests. Tropical Rain forests. 9.How many types of plant species are found in India? About 45,000 About 40,000 About 47,000 About 20,000 10: In which year Wildlife Protection Act, was implemented in India? 1969 1970 1971 1972 11. Which is the natural habitat of the Indian lion? Sundarban delta in Bengal Gir forest in Gujarat (C) Thorn forest in Rajasthan (d) Decidious forest in Madhya Pradesh 1 2.Silver Fir is found in the following type of vegetation zone: Mangrove forests Montane forests Thorn forests Deciduous forests 13. How many biosphere reserves do we have in India?

(a)14 (b)16 (c)18 (d)20 14.Which of the following trees is used for treating blood pressure? (a) Jamun (b)Arjun Neem Sarpagandha 15. Which one of the following is an Extinct species? Blue sheep Asiatic cheetah Black buck Asiatic Elephant 16. What was the aim of Chipko Movement? Human rights Political rights (C) Agricultural expansion (d) Forest conservation 17.The Buxa Tiger Reserve is situated in which of the following states? Madhya Pradesh West Bengal Gujrat Onssa 18. Andaman Wild Pig is an example of which of the following group of species? Extinct Vulnerable Endemic Endangered 19. In which one of the following

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states Periyar Tiger Reserve is located? Tamil Nadu Assam Madhya Pradesh Kerala 20. Sunderban National Park is located in which state? Assam West Bengal Tripura Gujarat 21 .Which one of the following is an example of endemic species? Nicobar Pigeon Asiatic Buffalo Hornbill All the above 22. Sariska wild life sanctuary is located in which state? Rajasthan Uttar Pradesh Gujarat West Bengal 23. Which one of the following belongs to Vulnerable species? Black Buck Crocodile Indian rhino Blue sheep 24. Which community in India is famous for protecting the black buck? Dogras Santhals Bishnois All of above 25.Which species of fauna are found in an area separated by natural or geographical barriers? Rare Extinct Vulnerable Endemic 26. Mithun is an example of Normal species Vulnerable species Rare species Endemic species 27.Which one of the following Tiger Reserves is seriously threatened by dolomite mining activity in West Bengal. Manas Buxa

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ra anc *The Plant species of particular region or period are called Flora. The animal species of particular region or period are called fauna. India has a rich heritage of flora and fauna due to following reasons: India is a diverse country with different relief features (i.e. mountains, plateaus, plains, etc.) Different types of vegetations are found in these regions and the vegetations support different type of animals. Availability of different types of soil providing base for different type of vegetations. Vanation in the climatic conditions (Temperature, humidity, etc.). Climate of India differs from north to south and east to west. Thus, supporting large variety of flora and fauna. India has a monsoon type of climate where rainfall varies from 20 cms to 300 cms distributed through out the year supporting large amount of flora and fauna. Variation in the duration of sunlight at different places due to difference in the latitude and altitude.

Suderban Corbett 28. Which one of the following National parks belongs to West Bengal? Sundarbans Corbett Manas Bandhavgarh 29. Which one of the following is an example of Rare Species? Black Buck Blue Sheep Hornbill Mithun 30. In the World, it is the only floating National Park. Name the park. Kanha National Park Kaziranga National Park Keibul Lamjao National Park Sunderban National Park. 31. Which migratory bird come to Barak River of Tamenglonç annually in the month of October November in large number frorr Siberian countries...... Brahminy shelduck Northern pintail Amur falcon Non-of the above. 32. The State Bird of Manipur is....

Blyth Tragopan (Tragopan blythee) Soibol (Manipur bush quail) Ucheck Langmeidong (Great Indian Horn bill) Nongin (Mrs Hume bar tailed pheasant) 33. The National Heritage Animal of India is............................ Tiger (Panthera tigris) Leopard (Panthera pardus) Asiatic Elephant (Elephas maximus) Asiatic Lion (Panthera leo persica) 34. How much do mature male tiger's measure from head to tail? 6-7 ft 4-5 ft 9-10 ft (d)3-4ft 35.There are 9(nine) species of Tiger. Which tiger species has the largest body size. Caspian tiger Sumatran tiger Royal Bengal tiger Siberian tiger. 36. The main difference of a male Lion and female Lion is..............

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The Male is larger than the Female Lion. The male posses mane on the head and female do not have mane. The male has antler but female does not have antler Both the male and the female have mane on the head. 37. Which National Park is the first National Park of India? Jim Corbett National Park Gir National Park Kaziranga National Park Kanha National Park. 38. Which of the following National Park of India is not a Wod Natural Heritage Site? Sunderban National Park Manas National Park Kaziranga National Park Kanha National Park. 39. The penalty of poaching wild animals inside the National Park or encroachment of National Park area is Imprisonment upto 3(three) years Fine upto Rs 25,000.00 (Rupees twenty five thousand) only Imprisonment upto 3(three) years & fine upto Rs 25,000.00 (Rupees twenty five thousand) only Imprisonment of minimum period of three years and extendable to seven years and also fine not less than Rs 10000.00 (Rupees ten thousand). 40. The definition of Wildlife includes......................under Section 2 of Wildlife (Protection) Act 1972. Wild animals Wild birds Wild plants All of the above including their habitat. 41. The State Bird of Nagaland is... Mrs Hume bar tailed pheasant (Nongin) (Srymaticus humiae humiae) Great Indian Horn bill (Ucheck Langmeidong) (Buceros bicornis) Blyth Tragopan (Tragopan blythee)

(d) Kalij Pheasant (Waba) (Lophura leucomelanos) 42. The State Bird of Mizoram is Blyth Tragopan (Tragopan blythee) Kalij Pheasant (Waba) (Lophura leucomelanos) Great Indian Horn bill (Ucheck Langmeidong) (Buceros bicornis) Mrs Hume bar tailed pheasant (Nongin) (Srymaticus humiae humiae). 43. The main difference of a male sangai deer and female sangai

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deer is.................... The Male is larger than the Female sangai deer. The male has whitish color mane The male has antler but female does not have antler The male has large antler but female has smaller antler. 44. The penalty of poaching of wild animals included in the Schedule—I of Wildlife (Protection) Act 1972

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Bird Sanctuaries in Kerala Thattekad Mangalavanam Kumarakam Arippa Kadalundi Choolanoor

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Imprisonment upto 3(three) years Fine upto Rs 25,000.00 (Rupees twenty five thousand) only Imprisonment upto 3(three) years & fine upto Rs 25000.00 (Rupees twenty five thousand) only

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Sathyamangalam Nagaijuna Sagar Srisailam Palamau Penyar Pachmarhi Koyna Sharavathi Valley Singhalila Mudumalal Gautam Buddha Kanji Radhanagn Mount abu Singhon Mehao Ranipur Kishanpur Intanki Dalma Abohar Gulmarg Bramhagin Koderma Bhagwan Mahavir Pranahita Neyyar Parambikutam Na) Sarovar Pushpagin Sessa Orchid Jawahar Sagar Chandra Prabha Rajgir Hastinapur Point Calimere Bondla Wainganga

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Tamilnadu Orissa Uttarkhand Gujarat. 46. Zeilat (Zeilad) Wildlife Sanctuary (Proposed) is famous for........ Beautiful Zeliat Lake Indian Python Sambar deer (Sajal) All of the above. 47. This endangered tree dwelling animal is found in the central and eastern Himalayas from Nepal to Arunachal Pardesh. Himalayan Brown bear Lion tailed Macaque (C) Red panda. 48. Which North-East State of India is known as "Falcon Capital of the World"? Assam Meghalaya Manipur Nagaland. 49. The main cause of extinction of this magnificent animal was destruction of habitat and use of sports. Asiatic Cheetah The Pink headed duck Swamp deer Javan rhino. 50. The lustrous white dentins called ivory are actually. ......... of elephants. Upper molars Upper incisors Horns. Spine Answers: 1.(d) 2.(d) 3.(a) 4.(c) 8.(c) 5. (a) 6. (b) 7.(c) 9(c) 10.(d) 11.(b) 12.(b) 13.(c) 14. (d) 15.(a) 16.(d) 17.(b) 18.(d) 19.(d) 20.(b) 21.(a) 22.(a) 23.(d) 24.(c) 25.(d) 26.(d) 27.(b) 28.(a) 29.(c) 30.(c) 31.(c) 32.(d) 33.(c) 34.(c) 35.(d) 36.(b) 37.(a) 38.(d) 39.(d) 40.(d) 41.(c) 42.(d) 43.(c) 44.(d) 45.(d) 46.(d) 47.(c) 48.(d) 49.(a) 50.(b)