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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

Some species of antelope which were saved and brought back from the verge of extinction by the efforts of WWF were endangered due to indiscriminate hunting during the last century.

  1. Some species of antelope which were saved and brought back from the verge of extinction by the efforts of WWF were endangered due to

  2. Some of the species of antelope which were saved and brought back from the verge of extinction by the efforts of WWF were endangered due to

  3. Some species of antelope that were saved and brought back from the verge of extinction by the efforts of WWF had been endangered due to

  4. Some species of antelope that had been saved and had been brought back from the verge of extinction by the efforts of WWF had been endangered due to

  5. Some species of antelope that were saved and were brought back from the verge of extinction by the efforts of WWF had been endangered due to
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Correct. The option removes the error of Tense Usage by referring to the indiscriminate hunting in the last century in the Past Perfect Tense.

Multiple choice

For what purpose has man selected some plants and animals?

Directions: Read the passage given below carefully and answer the question that follows.

Wildlife appears to include dangerous animals living in jungle such as elephants, tigers, lions, leopards, beards, rhinoceros, crocodiles and whales. Man has only selected some of the plants and animals and at present he is using only these selected types for his economic use. There are still a very large number of animals which are living in their natural habitats. These animals are known as wild animals or collectively referred as wildlife. The forests in India offer a wide range of habitats which maintain a variety of flora and fauna. India is considered as a paradise for a person who explores nature and is also known to be the richest countries of the world in its variety of flora and fauna. Various National Parks and Wildlife Sanctuaries have also been constructed to protect the wildlife as the wildlife has been in a constant danger of extinction due to exploitation and widespread hunting.

  1. Social use

  2. Economic use

  3. Civil use

  4. To be friends with
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

It is clearly stated in the passage.

Multiple choice

What have been created to protect wildlife?

Directions: Read the passage given below carefully and answer the question that follows.

Wildlife appears to include dangerous animals living in jungle such as elephants, tigers, lions, leopards, beards, rhinoceros, crocodiles and whales. Man has only selected some of the plants and animals and at present he is using only these selected types for his economic use. There are still a very large number of animals which are living in their natural habitats. These animals are known as wild animals or collectively referred as wildlife. The forests in India offer a wide range of habitats which maintain a variety of flora and fauna. India is considered as a paradise for a person who explores nature and is also known to be the richest countries of the world in its variety of flora and fauna. Various National Parks and Wildlife Sanctuaries have also been constructed to protect the wildlife as the wildlife has been in a constant danger of extinction due to exploitation and widespread hunting.

  1. National parks and wildlife sanctuaries

  2. Animal shelters in the cities

  3. Movies on wildlife

  4. Natural habitats
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

This is stated in the passage.

Multiple choice

India is a paradise for

Directions: Read the passage given below carefully and answer the question that follows.

Wildlife appears to include dangerous animals living in jungle such as elephants, tigers, lions, leopards, beards, rhinoceros, crocodiles and whales. Man has only selected some of the plants and animals and at present he is using only these selected types for his economic use. There are still a very large number of animals which are living in their natural habitats. These animals are known as wild animals or collectively referred as wildlife. The forests in India offer a wide range of habitats which maintain a variety of flora and fauna. India is considered as a paradise for a person who explores nature and is also known to be the richest countries of the world in its variety of flora and fauna. Various National Parks and Wildlife Sanctuaries have also been constructed to protect the wildlife as the wildlife has been in a constant danger of extinction due to exploitation and widespread hunting.

  1. a businessman

  2. a journalist

  3. an explorer of nature

  4. a poet of nature
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

This is the answer.

Multiple choice

What are wild animals?

Directions: Read the passage given below carefully and answer the question that follows.

Wildlife appears to include dangerous animals living in jungle such as elephants, tigers, lions, leopards, beards, rhinoceros, crocodiles and whales. Man has only selected some of the plants and animals and at present he is using only these selected types for his economic use. There are still a very large number of animals which are living in their natural habitats. These animals are known as wild animals or collectively referred as wildlife. The forests in India offer a wide range of habitats which maintain a variety of flora and fauna. India is considered as a paradise for a person who explores nature and is also known to be the richest countries of the world in its variety of flora and fauna. Various National Parks and Wildlife Sanctuaries have also been constructed to protect the wildlife as the wildlife has been in a constant danger of extinction due to exploitation and widespread hunting.

  1. The ones man has selected

  2. The ones nature has created

  3. The ones living in their natural areas

  4. The ones used in circus
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

This is stated in the passage.

Multiple choice

Which word in the passage is opposite in meaning to ‘survival’?

Directions: Read the passage given below carefully and answer the question that follows.

Golden langur is a non-human primate being confined to north-western Assam and the adjacent parts of southern and central Bhutan. It is one of the most endangered animals of India. They are thought to be sacred by many Himalayan people and were first discovered by a E. P. Lee, a naturalist. They are found in the dense forest dominated by sal trees. These are medium-sized langurs with deep cream and golden colour in the back. The golden langur has a black face and a long tail which measures approximately fifty centimetres. It is exclusively vegetarian and feeds on leaves, buds, flowers and fruits of several species of trees. It is an endangered animal which is seriously at the risk of becoming extinct with a total population of only one thousand in the year 2000. Their habitat has been in constant danger due to human activity.

  1. Activity

  2. Habitat

  3. Extinction

  4. Adjacent
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Extinction means the state of becoming extinct or being absent.

Multiple choice

Why is the habitat of golden langur in danger?

Directions: Read the passage given below carefully and answer the question that follows.

Golden langur is a non-human primate being confined to north-western Assam and the adjacent parts of southern and central Bhutan. It is one of the most endangered animals of India. They are thought to be sacred by many Himalayan people and were first discovered by a E. P. Lee, a naturalist. They are found in the dense forest dominated by sal trees. These are medium-sized langurs with deep cream and golden colour in the back. The golden langur has a black face and a long tail which measures approximately fifty centimetres. It is exclusively vegetarian and feeds on leaves, buds, flowers and fruits of several species of trees. It is an endangered animal which is seriously at the risk of becoming extinct with a total population of only one thousand in the year 2000. Their habitat has been in constant danger due to human activity.

  1. Due to human activity

  2. Due to its own activities

  3. Because it is vegetarian

  4. Because of the changing weather conditions
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

It is stated in the passage.

Multiple choice

'Dense forest' means

Directions: Read the passage given below carefully and answer the question that follows.

Golden langur is a non-human primate being confined to north-western Assam and the adjacent parts of southern and central Bhutan. It is one of the most endangered animals of India. They are thought to be sacred by many Himalayan people and were first discovered by a E. P. Lee, a naturalist. They are found in the dense forest dominated by sal trees. These are medium-sized langurs with deep cream and golden colour in the back. The golden langur has a black face and a long tail which measures approximately fifty centimetres. It is exclusively vegetarian and feeds on leaves, buds, flowers and fruits of several species of trees. It is an endangered animal which is seriously at the risk of becoming extinct with a total population of only one thousand in the year 2000. Their habitat has been in constant danger due to human activity.

  1. a forest having variety of trees

  2. a thick forest

  3. a forest in the hilly areas

  4. a forest of Bhutan
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

This is the correct answer.

Multiple choice

What are the major trees which comprise the habitat of golden langurs?

Directions: Read the passage given below carefully and answer the question that follows.

Golden langur is a non-human primate being confined to north-western Assam and the adjacent parts of southern and central Bhutan. It is one of the most endangered animals of India. They are thought to be sacred by many Himalayan people and were first discovered by a E. P. Lee, a naturalist. They are found in the dense forest dominated by sal trees. These are medium-sized langurs with deep cream and golden colour in the back. The golden langur has a black face and a long tail which measures approximately fifty centimetres. It is exclusively vegetarian and feeds on leaves, buds, flowers and fruits of several species of trees. It is an endangered animal which is seriously at the risk of becoming extinct with a total population of only one thousand in the year 2000. Their habitat has been in constant danger due to human activity.

  1. Several species of trees

  2. Sal trees

  3. Medium-sized trees

  4. Dense trees
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Correct

Multiple choice

What indicates that the golden langur is becoming extinct?

Directions: Read the passage given below carefully and answer the question that follows.

Golden langur is a non-human primate being confined to north-western Assam and the adjacent parts of southern and central Bhutan. It is one of the most endangered animals of India. They are thought to be sacred by many Himalayan people and were first discovered by a E. P. Lee, a naturalist. They are found in the dense forest dominated by sal trees. These are medium-sized langurs with deep cream and golden colour in the back. The golden langur has a black face and a long tail which measures approximately fifty centimetres. It is exclusively vegetarian and feeds on leaves, buds, flowers and fruits of several species of trees. It is an endangered animal which is seriously at the risk of becoming extinct with a total population of only one thousand in the year 2000. Their habitat has been in constant danger due to human activity.

  1. The observed decline in their population

  2. The increasing number of trees in forests

  3. Constant hunting by Himalayan people

  4. Human activity in the wild
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Correct

Multiple choice

Velavadar National Park is in

  1. Kerala

  2. Mharashtra

  3. Tamil Nadu

  4. Gujarat

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Velavadar National Park, officially known as Blackbuck National Park, is located in Gujarat state, India. It was established in 1976 specifically for the conservation of blackbucks. Option B has a typo (Mharashtra).

Multiple choice

Ghana bird sanctuary is in

  1. Assam

  2. Faridabad

  3. West Bengal

  4. Rajasthan
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Ghana Bird Sanctuary (also known as Ghana Keoladeo National Park) is located in the Bharatpur district of Rajasthan, India. It is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and famous for migratory birds. It is not in Assam, West Bengal, or Faridabad (Haryana).