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NATURAL WILDLIFE AND RESOURCES

Total questions: 18

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

When was the project tiger launched?

a)

1973

b)

1977

c)

1971

2.

The place where both natural vegetation and wildlife both are preserved

a)

Wildlife sanctuary

b)

National Park

c)

Biosphere reserve Park

d)

Bird Sanctuary

3.

who is the leader of chipko movement

a)

Nehru ji

b)

Modi ji

c)

sunderlal bhaugana

4.

What was the aim of Chipko movement?

a)

Human rights

b)

Political rights

c)

Agricultural expansion

d)

Forest conservation

5.

What does natural vegetation depend on?

a)

Climate

b)

Soil

c)

Natural landforms

d)

All of above

6.

Unclassed forests are mainly found in:

a)

All north-eastern states and parts of Gujarat

b)

Kerala and Tamil Nadu

c)

Punjab and Haryana

d)

West Bengal and Bihar

7.

Which is not a threat to tiger population in India?

a)

Shrinking habitat

b)

The trade of tiger skins

c)

Use of their bones in traditional medicines

d)

“Project Tiger”

8.

We need to conserve our forests and wildlife:

a)

to preserve the ecological diversity

b)

to preserve the genetic diversity

c)

for maintenance of aquatic biodiversity

d)

so that we are able to over-extract plant and animal species

9.

Which one of the following is not a direct outcome of environmental destruction?

a)

Biological loss

b)

Loss of cultural diversity

c)

Severe droughts

d)

River Valley Projects

10.

Extensive planting of a single commercially valuable species is called:

a)

Jhumming

b)

Intensive subsistence farming

c)

Mixed farming

d)

Enrichment plantation

11.

The Himalayan yew is found in parts of:

a)

Himachal Pradesh and Arunachal Pradesh

b)

Punjab and Haryana

c)

West Bengal and Kerala

d)

Madhya Pradesh and Goa

12.

The Buxar Tiger Reserve is seriously threatened by:

a)

Iron ore mining

b)

Oil exploration

c)

Dolomite mining in that area

d)

Volcanic eruption in that area

13.

Species which are only found in some particular areas isolated by geographical barriers are called:

a)

Extinct species

b)

Endemic species

c)

Rare species

d)

Critical species

14.

The Asian cheetah was declared extinct in India in the year:

a)

1951

b)

1952

c)

2010

d)

1975

15.

The Himalayan brown bear is an example of:

a)

Vulnerable species

b)

Rare species

c)

Endemic species

d)

Extinct species

16.

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

17.

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

18.

The species which are in danger of extinction are called:

a)

Vulnerable species

b)

Rare species

c)

Endangered species

d)

Normal species