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Conservation of Plants and Animals (Class - VIII)

Conservation of Plants and Animals

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Question 1 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Deforestation is the clearing of forests over a wide area. It leads to an increase in which of the following in the atmosphere?

  1. Carbon monoxide
  2. Sulphur
  3. Helium
  4. Carbon dioxide
  5. Nitrogen
Question 2 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following are the life supporting parts of the earth?

a. Biosphere
b. Troposphere
c. Stratosphere

  1. Only a
  2. Only a and b
  3. Only b
  4. Only b and c
  5. Only c
Question 3 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Red Data Book keeps a record of all the endangered animals, plants and other species. Which of the following animals is not listed in the Indian Red Data Book?

  1. Rhesus monkey
  2. Indian giant squirrel
  3. Black buck
  4. Himalayan musk deer
  5. Great Indian rhinoceros
Question 4 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Extinct species are those which have died out completely. Which of the following animals is an example of extinct species?

  1. Caspian tiger
  2. Snow leopard
  3. Kashmir stag
  4. Asiatic lion
  5. Desert cat
Question 5 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The plants of a particular area are called the flora of that area. Which of the following trees is not a part of the flora of Pachmarhi Biosphere Reserve?

  1. Jamun
  2. Sal
  3. Teak
  4. Mango
  5. Coconut
Question 6 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Pachmarhi Biosphere Reserve is in Madhya Pradesh. Which of the following are a part of it?

a. Bori Sanctuary
b. Satpura National Park
c. Sanjay Gandhi Wildlife Sanctuary
d. Mudumalai Wildlife Sanctuary

  1. Only a and c
  2. Only b and c
  3. Only a and b
  4. Only b and d
  5. Only a and d
Question 7 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Rock shelters, objects of historical importance, are found in which of the following national parks?

  1. Satpura National Park
  2. Bandipur National Park
  3. Dachigam National Park
  4. Sariaks National Park
  5. Sunderbans National Park
Question 8 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Satpura National Park has a large number of species of wild animals in it. Which of the following species is no longer found in Satpura National Park?

  1. Indian bison
  2. Wild buffalo
  3. Sloth bear
  4. Wild boar
  5. Barking deer
Question 9 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Match the following:

 
a. Dachigam National Park 1. Karnataka
b. Bandipur National Park 2. West Bengal
c. Sunderbans National Park 3. Jammu and Kashmir
  1. a - 3, b - 1, c - 2
  2. a - 1, b - 2, c - 3
  3. a - 2, b - 1, c - 3
  4. a - 1, b - 3, c - 2
  5. a - 3, b - 2, c - 1
Question 10 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Migration is when a bird moves from one place to another in one season and returns in a different season. Which of the following birds comes from Siberia to India every year?

  1. Kingfisher
  2. Crane
  3. Asiatic sparrow-hawk
  4. Harrier
  5. Bluethroat
Question 11 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following is the first forest reserve of India?

  1. Corbett National Park
  2. Kanha National Park
  3. Ranthambore National Park
  4. Kaziranga National Park
  5. Satpura National Park
Question 12 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Sunderbans Biosphere Reserve is located in which of the following Indian states?

  1. Andaman and Nicobar
  2. Assam
  3. Madhya Pradesh
  4. West Bengal
  5. Haryana
Question 13 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following statements is/are false about reforestation?

a. It produces a large quantity of raw material for timber trade, paper industry, etc.
b. It increases rainfall in a particular area that further raises groundwater level and prevents drought.
c. It leads to an increase in global warming by increasing the amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere.

  1. Only a
  2. Only a and b
  3. Only b
  4. Only b and c
  5. Only c
Question 14 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

In which of the following zones of the biosphere are activities such as settlements of tribals and cultivation of crops allowed?

a. Core zone
b. Buffer zone
c. Transition zone

  1. Only a
  2. Only a and b
  3. Only b
  4. Only b and c
  5. Only c
Question 15 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following animals is a friend of the farmers as it eats vermins which damage the crops?

  1. Rat
  2. Locust
  3. Mice
  4. Beetle
  5. Snake
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