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CH 5 - OUR FORESTS

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Cutting down of forests is called ____

a)

Afforestation

b)

Reforestation

c)

Deforestation

2.

The paper industry is one of the largest consumers of ___.

a)

Gobar gas

b)

Solar cooker

c)

Wood pulp

3.

Forests are home for ____.

a)

Tribals and wild animals

b)

Books

c)

Candles

4.

Forests prevent __ and __ .

a)

Grrenery, grass

b)

Soil erosion, landslide

5.

Forest releases a large amounts of __ in the environment.

a)

Carbon dioxide

b)

Oxygen

6.

Which of the following is not a forest product?

a)

Rubber

b)

Wax

c)

Kerosene

d)

Plywood

7.

Trees and vegetation act as wind breakers and prevent

a)

Dust storm

b)

Soil erosion

c)

Floods

d)

All of these

8.

The forests play important role in

a)

Balancing oxygen and carbon dioxide

b)

Water cycle

c)

providing habitat to wild life

d)

All of these

9.

What was the aim of Chipko movement?

a)

Human rights

b)

Agricultural expansion

c)

Forest conservation

d)

Political rights

10.

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

a)

Mining activities

b)

Hunting and poaching

c)

Forest fires

d)

Afforestation

11.

Trees purify the air by absorbing

a)

Oxygen

b)

Carbon dioxide

c)

Nitrogen

12.

Large scale cutting of trees is called

a)

Deforestation

b)

Afforestation

c)

None

13.

Which of the following statement regarding forests is INCORRECT?

a)

They serve home to many animals.

b)

They prevent soil erosion.

c)

They help in increasing global warming.

14.

Which of these could be the probable reason for disappearing forests?

a)

Need of timber for furniture

b)

Clearing land for building housing colonies

c)

Clearing land for building factories

d)

All of the above

15.

Which state did chipko movement begin in

a)

Madhya Pradesh

b)

Goa

c)

Uttarakhand

16.

Forests are often referred to as earth's

a)

heart

b)

lungs

c)

brain

d)

stomach

17.

Sacred groves are called _____________in Tamil Nadu

a)

Kovilkadu

b)

Deorai

c)

Law Kintangas

d)

none of these

18.

Sacred Groves are ____________ of forests or natural vegetation held sacred by local deity ,

a)

vegetation

b)

patches

c)

both i and ii

d)

bare

19.

The people of Bishnoi community love-

a)

Plants

b)

Trees

c)

Animals

d)

All of these

20.

The Adivasis worship-

a)

river

b)

mountain

c)

forest

d)

all of these