11.What is/are the consequences of deforestation?
(A) It decreases the water holding capacity of the soil.
(B) Soils nutrients, texture and content also change
(C) Loss of biodiversity
(D) All of the above
12.Which of the following come/s under protected areas?
(A) Sanctuaries
(B) National Parks
(C) Biosphere reserves
(D) All of the above
13.Which of the following is/are prohibited by government in protected areas?
(A) Plantation and cultivation
(B) Grazing and hunting
(C) Felling trees and poaching
(D) All of the above
14.…………………..are the areas where animals are protected from any disturbance to them and their habitat.
(A) Wildlife Sanctuaries
(B) Ecosystem
(C) Biosphere
(D) None of the above
15.……………are the areas meant for conservation of biodiversity (a variety of plants, animals and microorganisms).
(A) Biosphere
(B) National parks
(C) Museums
(D) Forests
16.The plants and animals found in a particular area are termed as flora and fauna.
(A) True
(B) False
17.Which of the following is/are comes under flora?
(A) Sal, teak, jamun, mango, silver ferns
(B) Chinkara, bluebull, barking deer, cheetal, leopard, wolf
(C) Both A and B
(D) None of the above
18.Those species of plants and animals which are found exclusively in particular areas are called
(A) Flora and fauna
(B) Endangered species
(C) Endemic species
(D) None of the above
19.Which of the following is/are endemic fauna of Pachmarhi Biosphere Reserve?
(A) Indian giant squirrel
(B) Flying squirrel
(C) Both A and B
(D) None of the above
20.Which of the following statement/s is correct regarding Wildlife Sanctuaries?
| 1. Wildlife are places which provide protection and suitable living conditions to the wild animals.
2. At these places certain activities are allowed to such as grazing by livestock’s, collecting medicinal plants, firewood etc 3. some of threatened wild animals are protected and preserved in these sanctuaries like black buck, golden cat, white eyed buck, elephant, gharial, crocodile, python, rhinoceros etc. |
(A) 1, 2, 3 only
(B) 1, 2 only
(C) 2, 3 only
(D) None of the above
Answers:-
| 11-(D) | 12-(D) | 13-(D) | 14-(A) | 15-(A) | 16-(A) | 17-(A) | 18-(C) | 19-(C) | 20-(A) |