Practice Vegetation, National Parks, Wildlife Sanctuaries and Biosphere Reserves – GK Quiz with Answers – Level 3

Consider the following statements about natural vegetation in India:

1. Crops grown in fields and fruit orchards are not counted as natural vegetation.

2. Plant species that are purely Indian in origin are called exotic species.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Match List-I (tree) with List-II (forest type in which it is typically found):

Select the correct answer using the codes given below.

Consider the following statements about tropical deciduous forests of India:

1. Moist deciduous forests are found in areas receiving 100-70 cm of rainfall.

2. Teak is the most dominant tree of these forests.

3. Moist deciduous forests occur on the western slopes of the Western Ghats.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Consider the following vegetation found in the Himalayan mountains:

1. Alpine grasslands

2. Oak and chestnut

3. Mosses and lichens

4. Pine, deodar and silver fir

Select the correct order in which they appear with increasing altitude.

Consider the following statements about wildlife conservation in India:

1. Project Tiger was launched in 1973.

2. The first resolution for Joint Forest Management was passed by Odisha in 1988.

3. Bhairodev Dakav Sonchuri was declared by villages of Alwar district in Madhya Pradesh.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Match List-I (tiger reserve or protected area) with List-II (state in which it is located):

Select the correct answer using the codes given below.

Consider the following statements about the categories of forests in India:

1. Protected forests make up about one-third of the total forest area.

2. Reserved and unclassed forests together are called permanent forest estates.

3. Madhya Pradesh has the largest area under permanent forests.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Consider the following statements about natural vegetation and tropical evergreen forests in India:

1. Vegetation that has remained undisturbed by humans for a long time is called virgin vegetation.

2. Trees of tropical evergreen forests can grow to a height of 60 metres or more.

3. Trees of tropical evergreen forests shed their leaves at a fixed time of the year.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Match List-I (Animal) with List-II (Forest type in which it is typically found):

Select the correct answer using the codes given below.

Consider the following statements about tropical deciduous forests of India:

1. The trees shed their leaves for about six to eight weeks in the dry summer.

2. Dry deciduous forests are found in areas receiving 100-70 cm of rainfall.

3. Ebony and mahogany are the characteristic trees of dry deciduous forests.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?