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WorksheetsForest and Wildlife Resources quiz- Grade X - 2021
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 11mins
The species which are in danger of extinction are called:
Vulnerable species
Rare species
Endangered species
Normal species
The forest cover in our country has recently increased due to:
Increase in natural forest growth
Increase in net sown area
Plantation by different agencies
None of the above
The species whose population has declined to a level from where it is likely to move into the endangered category in the near future if the negative factors continue to operate are called:
Endemic species
Extinct species
Vulnerable species
Normal species
The Himalayan brown bear is an example of:
Vulnerable species
Rare species
Endemic species
Extinct species
Substantial parts of the tribal belts in north¬eastern India, have been deforested by:
Shifting cultivation
Mining
Infrastructure development
None of the above
Species which are only found in some particular areas isolated by geographical barriers are called:
Extinct species
Endemic species
Rare species
Critical species
The Asian cheetah was declared extinct in India in the year:
1951
1952
2010
1975
The Buxar Tiger Reserve is seriously threatened by:
Iron ore mining
Oil exploration
Dolomite mining in that area
Volcanic eruption in that area
The Himalayan yew is:
an insect
a medicinal plant
a mammal
a bird
The Himalayan yew is found in parts of:
Himachal Pradesh and Arunachal Pradesh
Punjab and Haryana
West Bengal and Kerala
Madhya Pradesh and Goa
Extensive planting of a single commercially valuable species is called:
Jhumming
Intensive subsistence farming
Mixed farming
Enrichment plantation
Teak monoculture has damaged the natural forests in:
Ganga Plain
South India
Brahmaputra Plain
None of these
Chir Pine plantations in the Himalayas have replaced the:
Himalayan Oak and Rhododendron
Teak and Sal
Babul and Mexican kikar
Neem
Which one of the following is not responsible for the decline in India’s biodiversity?
Mining activities
Hunting and poaching
Forest fire
Afforestation
Which one of the following is not a direct outcome of environmental destruction?
Biological loss
Loss of cultural diversity
Severe droughts
River Valley Projects
We need to conserve our forests and wildlife:
to preserve the ecological diversity
to preserve the genetic diversity
for maintenance of aquatic biodiversity
so that we are able to over-extract plant and animal species
The Indian Wildlife Protection Act was implemented in:
(a)
Which is not a threat to tiger population in India?
Shrinking habitat
The trade of tiger skins
Use of their bones in traditional medicines
“Project Tiger”
Reserved and protected forests are also referred to as:
Unclassed forest
Permanent forest estate
Open forest
Mangrove forest
Unclassed forests are mainly found in:
All north-eastern states and parts of Gujarat
Kerala and Tamil Nadu
Punjab and Haryana
West Bengal and Bihar
