WorksheetsForest and wildlife class 10
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 13mins
The species which are in danger of extinction are called:
(a) Vulnerable species
(b) Rare species
(c) Endangered species
(d) Normal species
The forest cover in our country has recently increased due to:
(a) Increase in natural forest growth
(b) Increase in net sown area
(c) Plantation by different agencies
(d) 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:
(a) Endemic species
(b) Extinct species
(c) Vulnerable species
(d) Normal species
Substantial parts of the tribal belts in north¬eastern India, have been deforested by:
Shifting cultivation
Mining
Infrastructure development
None of the above
of the estimated 47000 plant species found in India , about 15000 flowering species belong to which category ?
Endangered species
Extinct Species
Endemic Species
Vulnerable species
Which of the following birds do not fall in the category of Critical species?
Pink headed duck
Peacock
Mountain quail
Forest spotted owl
Black Buck belongs to which of the following categories of fauna ?
Extinct category
Rare Category
Endemic Category
Endangered Category
Gangetic dolphin belongs to which of the following categories of fauna ?
Endangered
Vulnerable
Rare
Extinct
Which of the following species was declared extinct in India long back in 1952?
Leopard
Gangetic Dolphin
Black Buck
Asiatic Cheetah
Which of the following species of animal is a rare species ?
Wild Asiatic buffalo
Gangetic Dolphin
Indian Rhino
Black Buck
What is the Himalayan Yew?
A type of deer
A medicinal Plant
A species of bird
A food crop grown in the Himalayas
In which of the following year was the Indian wildlife (protection) Act implemented ?
1962
1972
1992
1999
In which of the following years the Project Tiger launched?
1951
1973
1993
2009
Which one of the following stakeholders of forest causes maximum damage to forest?
People who live in or around the forest
The forest department or government
The wild life and nature enthusiast
The industrialist
Which of the following conservation strategies do not directly involve community participation?
Joint Forest Management
Beej Bachao Andolan
Demarcation of wild life Sanctuaries
Chipko Movement
What was the aim of Chipko movement?
Human rights
Political rights
Agricultural expansion
Forest conservation
Sacred Groves are:
parts of large forests that have been left untouched by the locals and as regarded as sacred.
places for grazing animals.
forests earmarked for commercial felling of trees.
forests used for planting trees with medicinal properties.
Which one of the following is not responsible for the decline in India’s biodiversity?
Mining activities
Hunting and poaching
Forest fire
Afforestation
Which of the following community in Rajasthan has a religious tenet of conservation of forest and wildlife ?
Agarwal
Gujjar
Bishnoi
Jain
In Rajasthan, local people came forward to stop mining activities to protect (a) Reserve
Ranthambore Tiger Reserve is in
Harayana
Tamil Nadu
Assam
Rajasthan
Degrading of wildlife is due to
Loss of tiger, plants and micro organism
Loss of forest, Illegal hunting and Climatic change
Loss of Ice cover region
None of the above
Which of the following types of natural vegetation have originally come to India from abroad?
Rare species
Endemic species
Endangered species
Exotic species
The Himalayan brown bear is an example of:
(a) Vulnerable species
(b) Rare species
(c) Endemic species
(d) Extinct species
The Buxa Tiger Reserve is seriously threatened by:
Oil exploration
Dolomite mining in that area
Iron ore mining
Volcanic eruption in that area
