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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS : (MCQ’s)
1. ___________ means biological variety .
(a) Biome
(b) Biodiversity
(c) Topography
(d) Ecology
2. _________ types of soil support mangrove vegetation .
(a) Dry
(b) Wet
(c) Desert
(d) Marshy
3. The temp of a place varies according to the ______ and _____ .
(a) Altitude, relief
(b) Ecology, latitude
(c) Ecosystem, relief
(d) Latitude, altitude
4. The variety in India’s climatic condition is mainly due to its ____ and _____ .
(a) Ecosystem, latitude
(b) Altitude, latitude
(c) Location, latitude
(d) Location, altitude
5. Tropical evergreen forests are also called _________.
(a) Rain forests
(b) Deciduous forests
(c) Tropical thorn forests
(d) Montane forests
6. In Montane forests evergreen broad leaf trees like ____and ___ are found .
(a) Fir and cedar
(b) Oak and pine
(c) Moss and lichens
(d) Oak and chestnut
7. The Ganga-Brahmaputra delta is dominated by the _______ trees.
(a) Sundari
(b) Cedar
(c) Spruce
(d) Mangroove
8. Indian fauna has been enriched by migrating birds from _____and _______.
(a) Nepal, Bhutan
(b) Siberia, Europe
(c) Malaysia, Europe
(d) Myanmar, Siberia
9. The chinkara and the blackbuck are found in ________ region .
(a) Western ghats
(b) Semi- arid
(c) North eastern
(d) Sahayadri
10. The state fish and state flower of Goa are _____ and ______ respectively .
(a) Tarli, Mogra
(b) Shevto, Abolim
(c) Mackerel, Abolim
(d) Sheuto, Zuiyo
11. To which one of the following types of vegetation does rubber belong to?
(a) Tundra
(b) Tidal
(c) Himalayan
(d) Tropical Evergreen
(a) Tundra
(b) Tidal
(c) Himalayan
(d) Tropical Evergreen
12. In which of the following state is the Simlipal bio-reserve located?
(a) Punjab
(b) Delhi
(c) Odisha
(d) West Bengal
(a) Punjab
(b) Delhi
(c) Odisha
(d) West Bengal
13. The yak, shaggy-horned wild ox and the Tibetan antelope are found in which one of the following regions?
(a) Tibet
(b) Uttarakhand
(c) Himachal Pradesh
(d) Ladakh
(a) Tibet
(b) Uttarakhand
(c) Himachal Pradesh
(d) Ladakh
14. Which term is used to denote animal species of a particular region or period?
(a) Fauna
(b) Ferns
(c) Flora
(d) None of these
(a) Fauna
(b) Ferns
(c) Flora
(d) None of these
15. Which term is used for virgin vegetation, which have come from outside India are termed as exotic plants.
(a) Indigenous plants
(b) Endemic species
(c) Exotic Plants
(d) None of these
(a) Indigenous plants
(b) Endemic species
(c) Exotic Plants
(d) None of these
16. Which term is used for the original plant cover of an area which has grown naturally?
(a) Garden
(b) Agriculture
(c) Virgin Vegetation
(d) Indigenous species
(a) Garden
(b) Agriculture
(c) Virgin Vegetation
(d) Indigenous species
17. Which is not included in the group of non-flowering plants?
(a) Orchids
(b) Algae
(c) Fungi
(d) None of these
(a) Orchids
(b) Algae
(c) Fungi
(d) None of these
18. How do forests influences the climate of a place?
(a) Modify local climate
(b) Control wind force and temperature
(c) Cause rainfall
(d) All the above
(a) Modify local climate
(b) Control wind force and temperature
(c) Cause rainfall
(d) All the above
19. Which type of vegetation zone is found in the higher reaches of the Himalayas?
(a) Tropical
(b) Alpine
(c) Temperate
(d) None of these
(a) Tropical
(b) Alpine
(c) Temperate
(d) None of these
20. Which type of vegetation grows in the sandy soil of the desert?
(a) Coniferous trees
(b) Grasslands
(c) Cactus and thorny bushes
(d) None of these
(a) Coniferous trees
(b) Grasslands
(c) Cactus and thorny bushes
(d) None of these
21. The character and extent of vegetation are mainly determined by which of the climatic factor?
(a) Temperature
(b) Humidity
(c) Precipitation
(d) All the above
(a) Temperature
(b) Humidity
(c) Precipitation
(d) All the above
22. Which type of vegetation usually develops on undulating and rough terrains?
(a) Mangroves
(b) Grasslands and woodlands
(c) Cactus and thorny bushed
(d) None of these
(a) Mangroves
(b) Grasslands and woodlands
(c) Cactus and thorny bushed
(d) None of these
23. Ebony, mahogany and rosewood trees are grown in which type of the forests?
(a) Coniferous forest
(b) Tropical rainforest
(c) Tropical thorn forest
(d) None of these
(a) Coniferous forest
(b) Tropical rainforest
(c) Tropical thorn forest
(d) None of these
24. Why is the southern slopes in Himalayan region covered with thick vegetation?
(a) On account of more exposure to sunlight
(b) On account of more precipitation
(c) On account of less exposure to colder winds
(d) All the above
(a) On account of more exposure to sunlight
(b) On account of more precipitation
(c) On account of less exposure to colder winds
(d) All the above
25. Which one of the following state of India has the least percentage of its area under forest cover?
(a) Bihar
(b) Punjab
(c) Madras
(d) Sikkim
(a) Bihar
(b) Punjab
(c) Madras
(d) Sikkim
Answers :
1.(b) Biodiversity
2.(c) Desert
3.(d) Latitude, altitude
4.(d) Location, altitude
5. (a) Rain forests
6.(d) Chestnut, oak
7.(a) Sundari
8.(b) Siberia, Europe
9. (b) Semi-arid
10.(b) Shevto, Abolim
11.(d) Tropical Evergreen
12.(c) Odisha
13.(d) Ladakh
14.(a) Fauna
15.(c) Exotic Plants
16.(c) Virgin Vegetation
17.(a) Orchids
18.(d) All the above
19.(b) Alpine
20.(c) Cactus and thorny bushes
21.(d) All the above
22.(b) Grasslands and woodlands
23.(b) Tropical rainforest
24.(d) All the above
25.(b) Punjab