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Forest and wildlife class 10

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The species which are in danger of extinction are called:

a)

(a) Vulnerable species

b)

(b) Rare species

c)

(c) Endangered species

d)

(d) Normal species

2.

The forest cover in our country has recently increased due to:

a)

(a) Increase in natural forest growth

b)

(b) Increase in net sown area

c)

(c) Plantation by different agencies

d)

(d) None of the above

3.

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:

a)

(a) Endemic species

b)

(b) Extinct species

c)

(c) Vulnerable species

d)

(d) Normal species

4.

Substantial parts of the tribal belts in north¬eastern India, have been deforested by:

a)

Shifting cultivation

b)

Mining

c)

Infrastructure development

d)

None of the above

5.

of the estimated 47000 plant species found in India , about 15000 flowering species belong to which category ?

a)

Endangered species

b)

Extinct Species

c)

Endemic Species

d)

Vulnerable species

6.

Which of the following birds do not fall in the category of Critical species?

a)

Pink headed duck

b)

Peacock

c)

Mountain quail

d)

Forest spotted owl

7.

Black Buck belongs to which of the following categories of fauna ?

a)

Extinct category

b)

Rare Category

c)

Endemic Category

d)

Endangered Category

8.

Gangetic dolphin belongs to which of the following categories of fauna ?

a)

Endangered

b)

Vulnerable

c)

Rare

d)

Extinct

9.

Which of the following species was declared extinct in India long back in 1952?

a)

Leopard

b)

Gangetic Dolphin

c)

Black Buck

d)

Asiatic Cheetah

10.

Which of the following species of animal is a rare species ?

a)

Wild Asiatic buffalo

b)

Gangetic Dolphin

c)

Indian Rhino

d)

Black Buck

11.

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

12.

In which of the following year was the Indian wildlife (protection) Act implemented ?

a)

1962

b)

1972

c)

1992

d)

1999

13.

In which of the following years the Project Tiger launched?

a)

1951

b)

1973

c)

1993

d)

2009

14.

Which one of the following stakeholders of forest causes maximum damage to forest?

a)

People who live in or around the forest

b)

The forest department or government

c)

The wild life and nature enthusiast

d)

The industrialist

15.

Which of the following conservation strategies do not directly involve community participation?

a)

Joint Forest Management

b)

Beej Bachao Andolan

c)

Demarcation of wild life Sanctuaries

d)

Chipko Movement

16.

What was the aim of Chipko movement?

a)

Human rights

b)

Political rights

c)

Agricultural expansion

d)

Forest conservation

17.

Sacred Groves are:

a)

parts of large forests that have been left untouched by the locals and as regarded as sacred.

b)

places for grazing animals.

c)

forests earmarked for commercial felling of trees.

d)

forests used for planting trees with medicinal properties.

18.

Which one of the following is not responsible for the decline in India’s biodiversity?

a)

Mining activities

b)

Hunting and poaching

c)

Forest fire

d)

Afforestation

19.

Which of the following community in Rajasthan has a religious tenet of conservation of forest and wildlife ?

a)

Agarwal

b)

Gujjar

c)

Bishnoi

d)

Jain

20.

In Rajasthan, local people came forward to stop mining activities to protect (a)   Reserve

21.

Ranthambore Tiger Reserve is in

a)

Harayana

b)

Tamil Nadu

c)

Assam

d)

Rajasthan

22.

Degrading of wildlife is due to

a)

Loss of tiger, plants and micro organism

b)

Loss of forest, Illegal hunting and Climatic change

c)

Loss of Ice cover region

d)

None of the above

23.

Which of the following types of natural vegetation have originally come to India from abroad?

a)

Rare species

b)

Endemic species

c)

Endangered species

d)

Exotic species

24.

The Himalayan brown bear is an example of:

a)

(a) Vulnerable species

b)

(b) Rare species

c)

(c) Endemic species

d)

(d) Extinct species

25.

The Buxa Tiger Reserve is seriously threatened by:

a)

Oil exploration

b)

Dolomite mining in that area

c)

Iron ore mining

d)

Volcanic eruption in that area