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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

Elephant is found in all of the following except

  1. Mudumalai Sanctuary

  2. Dudhwa National Park

  3. Corbett National Park

  4. Kaziranga National Park
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Elephant is not found in Dudhwa National Park. Dudhwa National Park is a National Park and major part of the Dudhwa Tiger Reserve located in the Terai of Uttar Pradesh state, India. It covers an area of 680 km2 (260 sq mi), with a buffer zone of almost 190 km2 and elephants are not found there. 

Multiple choice

The Ghana bird sanctuary is located at?

  1. Ghana

  2. Rajasthan

  3. Chennai

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

The Ghana Bird Sanctuary, more commonly known as the Keoladeo National Park, is located in Bharatpur, Rajasthan, India.

Multiple choice

The animal which has become extinct recently in India happens to be

  1. Golden eat

  2. Cheetah

  3. Wooly wolf

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

The cheetah is the only animal listed that has become extinct in India in recent times. The Asiatic cheetah is now extinct in India, though it survives in Iran. Golden eat appears to be a typo, wooly wolf is not extinct in India, and the rhinoceros is still present.

Multiple choice

Where is the Rajaji National Park situated?

  1. Dehradun

  2. Chamoli

  3. Pithoragarh

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

Rajaji National Park is a prominent national park and tiger reserve spread across the Dehradun, Haridwar, and Pauri Garhwal districts, with its headquarters in Dehradun.

Multiple choice

The Pachmarhi Biosphere Reserve consists of

  1. a national park and a wildlife sanctuary

  2. a national park and two wildlife sanctuaries

  3. two national parks and a wildlife sanctuary

  4. two national parks and two wildlife sanctuaries
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

The Pachmarhi Biosphere Reserve consists of a national park and two wildlife sanctuaries.