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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

Which of the following statements is/are correct?

a. India is the only country in the world that has both tigers and lions. b. The Gir Forest is the last remaining habitat of the Asiatic lion. c. Tigers are found in the forests of Madhya Pradesh, marshy lands of Assam, the Sundarbans of West Bengal and the Himalayan region.

  1. a only

  2. b only

  3. c only

  4. a and b

  5. a, b and c
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

This is the correct answer as both the statements are correct. India is the only country in the world that has both tigers and lions. The Gir Forest is the last remaining habitat of the Asiatic lion.

Multiple choice

Which of the following birds has a brilliant pink plumage and comes in thousands to build nest mounds from the salty mud and raises its young ones in the Rann of Kachchh?

  1. Siberian crane

  2. Rosy pelican

  3. Starling

  4. Flamingo

  5. Common teal
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

This is the correct answer. Flamingo has a brilliant pink plumage. It comes in thousands to build nest mounds from the salty mud and raises its young ones in the Rann of Kachchh at a place where the desert merges with the sea.

Multiple choice

Which of the following bioreserves in India have been included in the world network of biosphere reserves?

a. Sunderbans b. Nanda Devi c. Gulf of Mannar d. Nilgiris e. Manas

  1. a, b, c and d

  2. a, b, d and e

  3. a, c, d and e

  4. b, c, d and e

  5. a, b, c, d and e
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

This is the correct answer as Sunderbans in the West Bengal, Nanda Devi in Uttarakhand, the Gulf of Mannar in Tamil Nadu and the Nilgiris in Kerala, Karnataka and Tamil Nadu have been included in the world network of biosphere reserves.

Multiple choice

A national park is a park in use for conservation purposes and is a reserve of natural, semi-natural or developed land that a sovereign state declares or owns. Which of the following is not a national park?

  1. Bandipur

  2. Ranthambore

  3. Kanha

  4. Kaziranga

  5. Periyar
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
E Correct answer
Explanation

This is the correct answer as Periyar is a wildlife sanctuary in Kerala. A wildlife sanctuary provides protection to species from hunting, predation or competition. It is a protected area, a geographic territory within which wildlife is protected.

Multiple choice

The Sundarban National Park is a major attraction of which animal?

  1. Leopards

  2. Lions

  3. Bengal Tigers

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

Sundarbans National Park is famous for its Bengal tiger population. It's the largest tiger reserve in India and home to the iconic Royal Bengal Tigers that have adapted to the mangrove ecosystem. Leopards and lions are not the main attraction, and chitals (deer) are prey animals, not the featured species.

Multiple choice

Which area of Madhya Pradesh is known for white tigers?

  1. Chattisgarh

  2. Bagelkhand

  3. Malwa

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

The white tiger, a rare genetic variant of the Bengal tiger, was first discovered and historically found in the Rewa region of Madhya Pradesh. The area falls within Bagelkhand, a region in eastern MP known for its tiger reserves.

Multiple choice

Chandraprabha Sanctuary is located in

  1. U.P.

  2. M.P.

  3. Bihar

  4. Orissa
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A Correct answer
Explanation

Chandraprabha Wildlife Sanctuary is located in the Chandauli district of Uttar Pradesh, approximately 70 km southeast of Varanasi. It was established in 1957 and is one of the older sanctuaries in India.

Multiple choice

Pick the wrong pair.

  1. Kaziranga National Park — Assam

  2. Kanha National Park — M.P

  3. Madumalai Sanctuary — A.P

  4. Dachigam Sanctuary — J & K
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Mudumalai (misspelled as Madumalai) Wildlife Sanctuary is located in Tamil Nadu, not Andhra Pradesh. Kaziranga is correctly paired with Assam, Kanha with Madhya Pradesh, and Dachigam with Jammu & Kashmir.

Multiple choice

Flemingo Sanctuary is set up in

  1. Himalayas

  2. Silent Valley

  3. Rann of Kutch

  4. Chilka Lake
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C Correct answer
Explanation

Flamingo Sanctuary is located in the Rann of Kutch in Gujarat. The Great Rann of Kutch serves as a breeding ground for flamingos, particularly during the monsoon season when the marshy conditions are ideal. The Himalayas, Silent Valley, and Chilka Lake are not known for flamingo sanctuaries.

Multiple choice

In 2008, which of the following animals was declared as Assam's State Acquatic animal on World Environment Day?

  1. Gangetic gharial

  2. Gangetic river dolphin

  3. Black buck

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

The Gangetic river dolphin (Platanista gangetica) was officially declared as the state aquatic animal of Assam on June 5, 2008, which is World Environment Day. This declaration was made to raise awareness about the conservation of this endangered species found in the Brahmaputra river system. The Gangetic gharial is a different species (a crocodilian), and black buck is a land animal.

Multiple choice

Guindy National Park is situated at

  1. Junagarh (Gujrat)

  2. Chennai (Tamilnadu)

  3. Jalpaiguri (West Bengal)

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

Guindy National Park is located in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. It is one of the smallest national parks in India and is situated within the city limits. Junagarh is in Gujarat, Jalpaiguri is in West Bengal.

Multiple choice

What is the meaning of endangered species according to the passage?

Directions: Read the passage and answer the following question:

When an animal disappears totally from the surface of the Earth, we say that it has become extinct. Dinosaurs used to roam this planet till the last one died millions of years ago. The dodo bird, which used to live in Mauritius, died out in 1681 when pigs destroyed their eggs and their young.
Today, many animals are faced with extinction. The Californian condor, a majestic bird, and the Siberian tiger are two such animals. Certain kinds of woodpeckers and alligators are also on the endangered list. Some of these animals are decreasing in number, because people have been hunting them down for their fur and skin. Others were killed in large numbers in the past, because they posed a danger to human life.

  1. The ones who are extinct

  2. The ones who are under the risk of extinction

  3. The ones who do not survive

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

Endangered species are the ones who are under the risk of extinction.