2.4 MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS:

CLASS 10 GEOGRAPHY AND ECONOMICS CHAPTER 2. FOREST AND WILDLIFE RESOURCES 2.4 MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS:

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2.4 MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS : (MCQ’S)

1. In which of the following species can you place the Andaman wild pig?

a) Endangered

b) Vulnerable

c) Endemic

d) Extinct

2. Which of the following states has the largest areas under permanent forests?

a) Assam

b) Madhya Pradesh

c) Karnataka

d) Goa

3. Which one of the following is not a valid reason for the depletion of flora and fauna?

a) Large scale development projects

b) Grazing and fuel wood collection

c) Agricultural Expansion

d) Rapid industrialization and urbanization.

4. In which of the following categories of existence is the Black buck?

a) Rare

b) Vulnerable

c) Endangered

d) Extinct

5. Which one of the following soils has a Kankar layer formation in the lower layers to restrict the infiltration of water?

a) Arid

b) Forest

c) Black

d) Fertile

6. Which one of the following has caused land degradation in Gujarat.

a) Forestation

b) Over grazing

c) Over irrigation

d) Deforestation

7. Which of the following animal is an example of rare species?

a) Wild Asiatic buffalo

b) Pink headed duck

c) Asiatic elephant

d) Black buck

8. Which one of the following movements in Himalayas has not only successfully registered deforestation but has also shown community of afforestation with indigenous species ?

a) Beej Bachao Andolan

b) Narmada Bachao Andolan

c) Green Revolution

d) Chipko movement

9. We share this planet with millions of other living beings , starting from micro-organisms and ___________ .

a) Bacteria

b) Birds

c) Forests

d) Bio-diversity

10. The entire habitat that we live in has immense ___________ .

a) Deforestation

b) Degradation

c) Biodiversity

d) Bio-degradable

11. ________ play a key role in the ecological system as these are also the primary producers on which all other living beings depend .

a) Plants

b) Forests

c) Animals

d) Biodiversity

12. __________ species which are only found in some particular areas usually isolated by natural or geographical barriers .

a) Exothermic

b) Extinct

c) Endothermic

d) Endemic

13. The richest five per cent of Indian society probably cause more __________ damage because of the amount they consume than the poorest 25 per cent .

a) Ecological

b) Endemic

c) Extinct

d) Sociological

14. The Indian Wildlife Protection Act was implemented in ___________ .

a) 1970

b) 1975

c) 1972

d) 1978

15. The conservation projects are now focusing on ______________ .

a) Degradation

b) Biodiversity

c) Over irrigation

d) Endangered species

16. Project ________ one of the well- publicised wildlife campaigns in the world was launched in 1973 .

a) Tiger

b) Lion

c) Elephant

d) Peacock

17. Almost one-third of the total forest area is __________ forest .

a) Endemic

b) Endangered

c) Protected

d) Primary

18. ___________ has the largest area under permanent forests .

a) Assam

b) Sariska

c) Rajasthan

d) Madhya Pradesh

19. In Sariska Tiger Reserve ____________ villagers have fought against mining by citing the Wildlife Protection Act .

a) Madhya Pradesh

b) Tamil Nadu

c) Rajasthan

d) Haryana

20. Full form of JFM .

a) Joint Form Management

b) Jain Foreign Management

c) Joint Forest Management

d) Joint Firm Manufacturing .

21. What was the aim of Chipko movement?
(a) Human rights
(b) Political rights
(c) Agricultural expansion
(d) Forest conservation

22. The species which are in danger of extinction are called ____
(a) Vulnerable species
(b) Rare species
(c) Endangered species
(d) Normal species

23.The Himalayan brown bear is an example of____
(a) Vulnerable species
(b) Rare species
(c) Endemic species
(d) Extinct species

24. 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

25. Which one of the following states has the largest area under permanent forests?
(a) Bihar
(b) Kerala
(c) Madhya Pradesh
(d) Uttar Pradesh

26. 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

27. 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

28. 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

29. 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

30.Which of the following is an extinct species?
(a) Blue sheep
(b) Asiatic cheetah
(c) Black buck
(d) Asiatic elephant

Answers:

1.(a) endangered

2.(b) Madhya Pradesh

3.(b) grazing and fuel wood collection

4.(b) vulnerable

5.(a) arid

6.(b) overgrazing

7.(a) wild Asiatic Buffalo

8.(d) Chipko movement

9.(a) bacteria

10.(c) biodiversity

11.(a) plants

12.(d) endemic

13.(a) ecological

15.(b) biodiversity

16.(a) tiger

17.(d) primary

18.(d) Madhya Pradesh

19.(c) Rajasthan

20.(c) Joint Forest Management

21.(d) Forest conservation

22.(c) Endangered species

23.(b) Rare species

24.(d) Species which are not found

25.(c) Madhya Pradesh

26.(d ) Unclassed forests

27.(b) Arunachal Pradesh

28.(b) Medicinal plant

29.(c) Plants

30.(b) Asiatic Cheetah

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