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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

Match the following:

 
I II
A. Biosphere Reserve 1. Areas reserved for wildlife where it can freely use habitats and natural resources
B. Wildlife Sanctuary 2. Large areas of protected land for conservation of wildlife, plant and animal resources and traditional life of tribals living in the area
C. National Park 3. An establishment that maintains wild animals in a park to study, conserve and display
4. Areas where animals are protected from any disturbance to them and their habitat

  1. A – 2, B – 4, C – 1

  2. A – 2, B – 1, C – 3

  3. A – 3, B – 4, C – 1

  4. A – 1, B – 3, C – 2
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Biosphere Reserve: Large areas of protected land for conservation of wildlife, plant and animal resources and traditional life of tribals living in the area.  Wildlife Sanctuary: Areas where animals are protected from any disturbance to them and their habitat. National Park: Areas reserved for wildlife where it can freely use habitats and natural resources.

Multiple choice

Red sanders is the species listed as endangered by the IUCN for its overexploitation.

Which of these statements about this species is/are correct?

  1. It is found in Tawakoni forest.
  2. It is found in Kadapa district.

  1. Only 1

  2. Only 2

  3. Both 1 and 2

  4. Neither 1 nor 2
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Red sanders or red sandalwood is a species of Pterocarpus native to India. It is only found in south India in Kadapa and Chittoor on the Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh border. This species is listed as endangered by the IUCN because of overexploitation for its timber as this wood is used for furniture. Talakona forest is in Chittoor District of Andhra Pradesh, India where red sanders are grown. Hence, both the statements are correct.

Multiple choice

Which of the following are included among the mandates of the Zoological Survey of India?

  1. Digitalization of data on Indian fauna and making it available in a searchable format
  2. Taxonomic and monographic studies on selected animal groups
  3. Identification of Red List species
  4. Capacity building in nomenclature, specimen collection, preservation and maintenance through training programmes

  1. 1, 2 and 4

  2. 1 and 2 only

  3. 1, 2 and 3

  4. 1, 2, 3 and 4
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

The Zoological Survey of India was established in 1916 and is a pre-eminent research institution under the Ministry of Environment and Forests. Its headquarters are in Kolkata with 16 regional stations located in different parts of the country. The ZSI is tasked with survey and exploration of faunal wealth of India. All the given are the mandates (high priority) of the Zoological Survey of India. 

Multiple choice

Consider the following facts about 'Noori', the cloned goat:

  1. The birth of Noori is not only a breakthrough in the Indian cloning scene, but it is also seen as a step that will bolster Himalayan Cashmere industry.
  2. Like its cloned predecessors, Samrupa and the two Garimas, Noori too was born in the Karnal based National Dairy Research Institute.

Which of the above is/are true?

  1. Only (1)

  2. Only (2)

  3. Both (1) and (2)

  4. Neither (1) nor (2)
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Noori is the world's first Pashmina goat clone. The goat was cloned at Sher-i-Kashmir Agriculture University for Science and technology (SKAUST) in cooperation with NDRI.

Multiple choice

Which of the following tiger reserves are NOT correctly matched with their respective locations?

  1. Udanti-Sitanadi - Rajasthan
  2. Dandeli-Anashi - Chhattisgarh
  3. Sariska - Orissa
  4. Satkosia - Karnataka

  1. 1 and 3

  2. 1, 2 and 4

  3. 2, 3 and 4

  4. All of the above
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Udanti-Sitanadi        -     Chhattisgarh Dandeli-Anashi       -      Karnataka Sariska                      -      Rajasthan Satkosia                    -      Orissa

Hence, all are incorrectly matched. 

Multiple choice

The Kaziranga sanctuary is famous for which of the following animals?

  1. Royal tiger

  2. One-horned rhinoceros

  3. Gir lion

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

Kaziranga National Park is a national park in the Golaghat and Nagaon districts of the state of Assam, India. The sanctuary, which hosts two-thirds of the world's great one-horned rhinoceroses, is a World Heritage Site.

Multiple choice

The only anthropoid ape to be found in India is the

  1. hanuman monkey

  2. lion tailed macaque of Western Ghats

  3. slow loris of Assam

  4. white browed gibbon of Assam
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Hoolock gibbon (Hylobates hoolock) is the only ape to be found in India and is generally seen in the forests of North-East India and neighbouring Bangladesh and Burma. The males have a black coat and the females can be distinguished by their lighter coat having grayish colour.

Multiple choice

Where is the national park Bandipur Sanctuary situated?

  1. U.P

  2. M.P

  3. Tamil nadu

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

Bandipur National Park is located in Karnataka state in southern India. It was established in 1974 as a tiger reserve and is part of the Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve, known for its diverse wildlife including tigers, elephants, and various species of deer and birds.

Multiple choice

Great Indian Bustard is one of the endangered species. Their population has been diminishing due to which of the following reasons?

  1. Habitat loss
  2. Frequent poaching
  3. Construction of windmills

  1. 1 only

  2. 2 only

  3. 3 only

  4. All of the above
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

The great Indian bustards have been vanishing over the years due to habitat loss. Thar Desert is the only landscape in the world that provides viable breeding population to great Indian bustards. While changing lifestyle in the desert and uncontrollable human activities have endangered the species, thousands of windmills around the park are posing a serious threat to the great Indian bustard.

Multiple choice

Borivali National Park is situated at?

  1. Varanasi (U.P.)

  2. Nainital (Uttaranchal)

  3. Mumbai (Maharashtra)

  4. None of these
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Borivali National Park (now Sanjay Gandhi National Park) is located in Mumbai, Maharashtra. It is one of the largest national parks within city limits in the world and is known for its rich biodiversity and the Kanheri Caves within its boundaries.

Multiple choice

Ghatprabha Bird Sanctuary is situated at

  1. Srinagar (J.&K.)

  2. Idduki (Kerala)

  3. Belgaum (Karnataka)

  4. None of these
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Ghataprabha Bird Sanctuary is located in Belgaum district of Karnataka, near the Ghataprabha River. It's an important habitat for migratory and resident bird species.

Multiple choice

Eravikulam Rajnallay National Park is situated at

  1. Srinagar (J.&K.)

  2. Idduki (Kerala)

  3. Belgaum (Karnataka)

  4. None of these
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Eravikulam National Park is located in the Idukki district of Kerala. It's famous for the endangered Nilgiri Tahr (a mountain goat) and the Neelakurinji flowers that bloom once every 12 years.