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Indian Flora and Fauna

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Indian flora and fauna questions cover national parks, endangered species, and wildlife protection laws. These topics are crucial for the environmental ecology sections of UPSC, state PSC, and banking exams. Practice these questions to master the biodiversity and conservation concepts required for government tests.

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Indian Flora and Fauna Questions

Multiple choice

Name the largest bird sanctuary in karnataka.

  1. Ranganatittu

  2. Kolleru

  3. Neelapattu

  4. None of the above
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A Correct answer
Explanation

Ranganathittu Bird Sanctuary, located near Srirangapatna, is the largest bird sanctuary in the state of Karnataka.

Multiple choice

Where is Valley of Flowers National Park located?

  1. Gujarat

  2. Uttar Pradesh

  3. Uttarakhand

  4. None of these
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C Correct answer
Explanation

The Valley of Flowers National Park is an Indian national park located in North Chamoli, in the state of Uttarakhand, and is known for its meadows of endemic alpine flowers.

Multiple choice

What desert animal is common in India

  1. Camel

  2. bear

  3. wolverine

  4. cow
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A Correct answer
Explanation

Camels are well-adapted to the arid conditions of the Thar Desert in Rajasthan, India, and are commonly used there.

Multiple choice

What animals are honored in India?

  1. elephants and cows

  2. pigs and horses

  3. lions and eagles

  4. whales and goats
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A Correct answer
Explanation

Cows are considered sacred in Hinduism and are highly honored in India. Elephants also hold significant cultural and religious importance.

Multiple choice social studies natural vegetation and communities dependent on forest land degradation wildlife resources human activities and environmental degradation

The Orang national park is located in _________.

  1. Gujarat

  2. Assam

  3. Sikkim

  4. Rajastan
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B Correct answer
Explanation

The Orang National Park also known as Rajiv Gandhi Orang National Park is located on the north bank of the Brahmaputra River in the Darrang and Sonitpur districts of Assam, India.

It was established as a sanctuary in 1985 and declared a national park on 13 April 1999. The park has a rich flora and fauna, including great Indian one-horned rhinoceros, pygmy hog, elephants, wild buffalo and tigers. It is the only stronghold of rhinoceros on the north bank of the Brahmaputra river.

Multiple choice social studies natural vegetation and communities dependent on forest land degradation wildlife resources human activities and environmental degradation

Which one of the following bio-reserves of India is not included in the world network of bio-reserves?

  1. Manas

  2. Gulf of Mannar

  3. Nilgiri

  4. Nanda Devi
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A Correct answer
Explanation

Manas bio-reserves of India is included in the world network of bio-reserves.
Manas National Park or Manas Wildlife Sanctuary is a national park, UNESCO Natural World Heritage site, a Project Tiger reserve, an elephant reserve and a biosphere reserve in Assam, India. Located in the Himalayan foothills, it is contiguous with the Royal Manas National Park in Bhutan.

Multiple choice social studies natural vegetation and communities dependent on forest land degradation wildlife resources human activities and environmental degradation

The bio-reserve that is located in the state of Assam is ______.

  1. Nokrek.

  2. Manas.

  3. Sunderbans.

  4. Dihang-Dibang
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B Correct answer
Explanation
The bio-reserve that is located in the state of Assam is Manas.
Manas National Park or Manas Wildlife Sanctuary is a national park, UNESCO Natural World Heritage site, a Project Tiger reserve, an elephant reserve and a biosphere reserve in Assam, India.
Multiple choice social studies natural vegetation and communities dependent on forest land degradation wildlife resources human activities and environmental degradation

The bio-reserves that have been included in world network of bio-reserves is _______.

  1. Pachmari,Madhya pradesh.

  2. Gulf of Mannar, Tamil Nadu

  3. Great Nicobar,Nicobar.

  4. Nokrek,Meghalaya.

  5. All of these
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E Correct answer
Explanation

The Indian biosphere reserves in the list of the world network of biosphere reserves include Nilgiri, Gulf of Mannar, Sunderban, Nanda Devi, Nokrek, Pachmarhi, Simlipal, Achanakmar-Amarkantak, Great Nicobar and Agasthyamala. The Kanchenjunga Biosphere Reserve is one of the highest ecosystems in the world.

Multiple choice social studies natural vegetation and communities dependent on forest land degradation wildlife resources human activities and environmental degradation

The number of National parks present in India are ________.

  1. 49

  2. 50

  3. 70

  4. 104
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D Correct answer
Explanation

An area, whether within a sanctuary or not, can be notified by the state government to be constituted as a National Park, by reason of its ecological, faunal, floral, geomorphological, or zoological association of importance, needed for the purpose of protecting & propagating or developing wildlife therein or its environment.

 There are 104 existing national parks in India covering an area of 40501.13 km2, which is 1.23% of the geographical area of the country (National Wildlife Database, May 2019).

 

Multiple choice social studies natural vegetation and communities dependent on forest land degradation wildlife resources human activities and environmental degradation

The Nokrek bio-reserve forest is located in the state of __________.

  1. Manipur.

  2. Meghalaya.

  3. Mizoram.

  4. Nagaland.
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B Correct answer
Explanation
Meghalaya
Nokrek National Park, the core area of Nokrek Biosphere Reserve, is a national park located approximately 2 km from Tura Peak in West Garo Hills district of Meghalaya, India. UNESCO added this National park to its list of Biosphere Reserves in May 2009.
Multiple choice social studies natural vegetation and communities dependent on forest land degradation wildlife resources human activities and environmental degradation

Which one of the following reserves is not included in the world network of biosphere reserves?

  1. Gulf of Mannar

  2. Cold Desert

  3. Nilgiris

  4. Sundarban
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B Correct answer
Explanation

Cold Desert,
Ladakh
The Cold Desert: Ladakh. Ladakh is a cold desert in India. It lies in the Great Himalayas, on the eastern side of Jammu and Kashmir.

Biosphere reserves,
The Indian government has established 18 biosphere reserves in India,  (categories roughly corresponding to IUCN Category V Protected areas), which protect larger areas of natural habitat (than a National Park or Animal Sanctuary), and often include one or more National Parks or preserves, along with buffer zones that are open to some economic uses. Protection is granted not only to the flora and fauna of the protected region, but also to the human communities who inhabit these regions, and their ways of life. Animals are protected and saved here.

Multiple choice social studies natural vegetation and communities dependent on forest land degradation wildlife resources human activities and environmental degradation

Which one of the following bio-reserves of India are not included in the world network of bio-reserves?

  1. Manas

  2. Nilgiri

  3. Gulf of Mannar

  4. Nanda Devi

  5. None of these
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A Correct answer
Explanation

A Biosphere Reserve is a unique and representative ecosystem of terrestrial and coastal areas that are internationally recognised within the framework of UNESCO's Man and Biosphere programme. There are 15 biosphere reserves in India. Out of these four biospheres have been included in the world network of Biosphere reserves. These four biosphere reserves are:

(1) Sunderbans in West Bengal
(2) Nanda Devi in Uttarakhand
(3) Gulf of Mannar in Tamilnadu
(4) Nilgiris in Kerala, Karnataka, and Tamil Nadu.