WorksheetsCH 5 - OUR FORESTS
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
Cutting down of forests is called ____
Afforestation
Reforestation
Deforestation
The paper industry is one of the largest consumers of ___.
Gobar gas
Solar cooker
Wood pulp
Forests are home for ____.
Tribals and wild animals
Books
Candles
Forests prevent __ and __ .
Grrenery, grass
Soil erosion, landslide
Forest releases a large amounts of __ in the environment.
Carbon dioxide
Oxygen
Which of the following is not a forest product?
Rubber
Wax
Kerosene
Plywood
Trees and vegetation act as wind breakers and prevent
Dust storm
Soil erosion
Floods
All of these
The forests play important role in
Balancing oxygen and carbon dioxide
Water cycle
providing habitat to wild life
All of these
What was the aim of Chipko movement?
Human rights
Agricultural expansion
Forest conservation
Political rights
Which one of the following is not responsible for the decline in India’s biodiversity?
Mining activities
Hunting and poaching
Forest fires
Afforestation
Trees purify the air by absorbing
Oxygen
Carbon dioxide
Nitrogen
Large scale cutting of trees is called
Deforestation
Afforestation
None
Which of the following statement regarding forests is INCORRECT?
They serve home to many animals.
They prevent soil erosion.
They help in increasing global warming.
Which of these could be the probable reason for disappearing forests?
Need of timber for furniture
Clearing land for building housing colonies
Clearing land for building factories
All of the above
Which state did chipko movement begin in
Madhya Pradesh
Goa
Uttarakhand
Forests are often referred to as earth's
heart
lungs
brain
stomach
Sacred groves are called _____________in Tamil Nadu
Kovilkadu
Deorai
Law Kintangas
none of these
Sacred Groves are ____________ of forests or natural vegetation held sacred by local deity ,
vegetation
patches
both i and ii
bare
The people of Bishnoi community love-
Plants
Trees
Animals
All of these
The Adivasis worship-
river
mountain
forest
all of these
