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

A famous National Park located in the Terai region is _______.

  1. Keoladeo

  2. Dudwa

  3. Kaziranga

  4. Simlipal

  5. None of these
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Explanation
Dudhwa
The Dudhwa National Park is a national park in the Terai belt of marshy grasslands of northern Uttar Pradesh, India, and covers an area of 490.3 km2 (189.3 sq mi), with a buffer zone of 190 km2 (73 sq mi). It is part of the Dudhwa Tiger Reserve covering the areas of Kheri and Lakhimpur districts.
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 is not a rare species?

  1. Asiatic buffalo

  2. Asiatic cheetah

  3. Himalayan brown bear

  4. Hombin
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B Correct answer
Explanation

The Asiatic cheetah, also known as Iranian or Persian cheetah, is a Critically Endangered cheetah subspecies surviving today only in Iran. It once occurred from the Arabian Peninsula and the Near East to the Caspian region, Kyzylkum Desert, Pakistan, and India, but has been extinct there during the 20th century.

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

In which of the following state is the Simlipal bio-reserve located?

  1. Punjab

  2. Delhi

  3. Orissa

  4. West Bengal

  5. None of these
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C Correct answer
Explanation
The park is in the Mayurbhanj district in the Indian state of Odisha. Simlipal Elephant Reserve is an ecosystem complete with forest vegetation (mainly sal trees), fauna and the adjoining Ho / Santhal tribal settlements. The park has an area of 2,750 square kilometres (1,060 sq mi).
Location: Odisha, India
Area: 2,750 km2 (1,060 sq mi).
Multiple choice social studies natural vegetation and communities dependent on forest land degradation wildlife resources human activities and environmental degradation

India's first Reserve Forest is _______.

  1. Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve

  2. Simplipal Biosphere Reserve

  3. Satpura National Park

  4. Corbett National Park
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C Correct answer
Explanation

The first Reserve Forest of India was Satpura National Park. It is located in Hoshangabad district of Madhya Pradesh. Its name is derived from the Satpura range of mountains.

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

Rhinoceros is a major species found in the ____.

  1. Kaziranga National Park

  2. Kanha Nationa! Park

  3. Bandipur National Park

  4. Bannerghatta National Park
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A Correct answer
Explanation

Kaziranga wildlife sanctuary is a national park in the Golaghat and Nagaon districts in the state of Assam, India. The sanctuary preserves one-horned rhinoceros.

It is a World Heritage Site. It was established in the year 1908. It covers an area of 430 sq km.

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

Which is the first national park established in India?

  1. Bandipur National Park

  2. Velvadan National Park

  3. Corbett National Park

  4. Periyar National Park
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C Correct answer
Explanation
Hailey National Park
India's first national park was established in 1936 as Hailey National Park, now known as Jim Corbett National Park, Uttarakhand. By 1970, India only had five national parks.
Multiple choice social studies natural vegetation and communities dependent on forest land degradation wildlife resources human activities and environmental degradation

Guindy National Park is located in _________.

  1. Gujarat

  2. Bangalore

  3. Tamil Nadu

  4. Kerala
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C Correct answer
Explanation

Tamil Nadu,
Guindy National Park is a 2.70 km2 (1.04 sq mi) protected area of Tamil Nadu, located in Chennai, India, is the 8th-smallest National Park of India and one of the very few national parks situated inside a city. The park is an extension of the grounds surrounding Raj Bhavan, formerly known as the 'Guindy Lodge', the official residence of the Governor of Tamil Nadu, India. It extends deep inside the governor's estate, enclosing beautiful forests, scrub lands, lakes and streams.

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

Ranganathittu Bird Sanctuary is located in _______.

  1. Punjab

  2. Uttar Pardesh

  3. Karnataka

  4. Solan
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C Correct answer
Explanation

Karnataka,
Ranganathittu Bird Sanctuary, also known as Pakshi Kashi of Karnataka, is a bird sanctuary in the Mandya District of the state of Karnataka in India. It is the largest bird sanctuary in the state, only 40 acres in area, and comprises six islets on the banks of the Kaveri river.

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

Kaziranga National Park is famous for _________.

  1. Lion

  2. Tiger

  3. Rhinoceros

  4. Crocodile
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C Correct answer
Explanation

One-horned Rhinoceros.
Kaziranga National Park is the name to exemplify the most popular conservation efforts to save the endangered species like one-horned rhinoceros in India. Located in the Golaghat and Nagaon district of Assam, this most notable wildlife sanctuary is being declared as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in the year 1985.

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

Kumarakom Bird Sanctuary in India is located in the state of _________. 

  1. Punjab

  2. Tamilnadu

  3. Kerala

  4. Karnaataka
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C Correct answer
Explanation

Kerala,

Kumarakom Bird Sanctuary is situated at Kumarakom in Kottayam taluka of Kottayam district in the Indian state of Kerala, on the banks of Vembanad Lake. Set in the Kerala Backwaters, the bird sanctuary is a favorite haunt of migratory birds.

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

Which National Park found in Bihar? 

  1. Valmiki National Park

  2. Manas National Park

  3. Namdapha National Park

  4. Vansda National Park
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A Correct answer
Explanation

Valmiki National Park, Tiger Reserve and Wildlife Sanctuary are located at the India-Nepal border in the West Champaran district of Bihar, India on the bank of river Gandak. It is the only National park in Bihar. The extensive forest area of Valmikinagar was previously owned by the Bettiah Raj and Ramanagar Raj until the early 1950s. Valmiki Tiger Reserve (VTR) is one of the natural virgin recesses in east India, situated in the northwest corner of Bihar. The pristine forest and wilderness of VTR is an excellent example of a Himalayan Terai landscape. VTR comprises the Valmiki National Park and Valmiki Wildlife Sanctuary. The VTR forest area covers 899.38 square kilometers (347.25 sq mi), which is 17.4% of the total geographical area of the district West Champaran. As of 2018, there were 40 tigers in the Reserve.

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

Kaziranga National Park is located in which state?

  1. Odisha

  2. Assam

  3. Sikkim

  4. West Bengal
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B Correct answer
Explanation

Assam
Kaziranga National Park is a protected area in the northeast Indian state of Assam. Spread across the floodplains of the Brahmaputra River, its forests, wetlands and grasslands are home to tigers, elephants and the world’s largest population of Indian one-horned rhinoceroses. Ganges River dolphins swim in the park’s waters. It’s visited by many rare migratory birds, and gray pelicans roost near Kaziranga village.

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

Bannerghatta National Park is in __________ state.

  1. Karnataka

  2. Kerala

  3. Tamilnadu

  4. Madhya Pradesh
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A Correct answer
Explanation

Karnatak,

Bannerghatta National Park, near Bangalore, Karnataka, was founded in 1970 and declared as a national park in 1974. In 2002 a portion of the park, became a biological reserve, the Bannerghatta Biological Park.