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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 zoology diversity in living world botanical gardens, zoological parks and zoological museums museums and zoos tools of taxonomy

Which among the following National Park in India is also called the last house of White winged Wood Duck?

  1. Salim Ali National Park, Jammu & Kashmi

  2. Nameri National Park, Assam

  3. Ghana National Park, Rajastha

  4. Sultanpur Bird Sanctuary, Haryana
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Nameri National Park in Assam is recognized as a significant habitat for the White-winged Wood Duck, which is the state bird of Assam.

Multiple choice origin of universe universe and organic evolution biology

The Dehang Debang Biosphere Reserve is located in which among the following states?

  1. Manipur

  2. Assam

  3. Sikkim

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

The Dihang-Dibang Biosphere Reserve is located in the state of Arunachal Pradesh in India.

Multiple choice origin of universe universe and organic evolution biology

Nokrek Biosphere reserve is located in which of the following states?

  1. Assam

  2. Meghalaya

  3. Manipur

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

Nokrek Biosphere Reserve is located in the West Garo Hills district of Meghalaya, India.

Multiple choice evs animals- nature's gift animal and habitat wonderful world of bholu food material and source

The egg laying capacity of an Indian hen breed is_____________.

  1. 100 eggs per year

  2. 50 eggs per year

  3. 200 eggs per year

  4. 1000 eggs per year
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Indian breeds of hens, such as Aseel or Kadaknath, typically have lower egg-laying capacities compared to commercial hybrids. 200 eggs per year is a standard estimate for improved Indian breeds.

Multiple choice geography earth as a planet spheres of earth earth and structure introduction to the spheres of the earth

Which one of the following is not a biosphere reserve?

  1. Dachigam

  2. Kanchenjunga

  3. Nanda Devi

  4. Sundarban
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation
  • Dachigam National Park is located 22 kilometers from Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir. It covers an area of 500 km². The name of the park literally stands for "ten villages" which could be in memory of the ten villages that were relocated for its formation
  • Khangchendzonga National Park also Kanchenjunga Biosphere Reserve is a National Park and a Biosphere reserve located in Sikkim, India
  • The Nanda Devi National Park or Nanda Devi Biosphere Reserve, established in 1982, is situated around the peak of Nanda Devi in the state of Uttarakhand in Northern India
  • The Sundarbans is a mangrove area in the delta formed by the confluence of Ganges, Brahmaputra and Meghna Rivers in the Bay of Bengal.
Multiple choice biology diseases and immunity pathogen and their mode of transmission classification of microbes infectious diseases

In India, the non-rabies zone is

  1. Goa

  2. Lakshadweep

  3. Tamil Nadu

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

Rabies is a major public health problem in India. The disease occurs in all parts of the country except Lakshadweep islands because of lack of dogs (vector of rabies virus) in that particular region. About 7-10 thousand cases are reported every year. About 30,000 persons contract rabies and die; more than 2 million people are exposed to animals every year and about 1 million are administered anti-rabies vaccines.

Multiple choice zoology why classification? history of classification of organisms introduction to classification of living organisms living world and classification

Sthavara of Susrata were

  1. Animals

  2. Fishes

  3. Quadrupeds

  4. Plants
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation
  • The Sushruta Samhita is an ancient Sanskrit text on medicine and surgery, and one of the most important such treatises on this subject to survive from the ancient world.
  • The Susruta Samhita was written by the famous physician and surgeon Susruta in the 6th century BC who taught at the University of Benares (alternatively Kasi or Varanasi) on the Ganges River.
  • Sthavara of Susrata was Animals.
  • So, the correct answer is 'Animals'.