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Mahogany and rosewood trees are found in ______.

geography natural vegetation and communities dependent on forest forests and their conservation biotic resources: natural vegetation and wildlife natural vegetation and animals in india

  1. mangrove forests

  2. tropical deciduous forests

  3. tropical evergreen forests

  4. none of these

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Tropical evergreen forest,

In India, Evergreen forests which are also identified as Tropical rain forest can be located in the in States such as Kerala and Karnataka. These forests are discovered in the westward slopes of the western ghats. They can be also discovered in mountain ranges of Jaintia and Khasi. Some of the trees which can be located in Indian Tropical Forests are ebony, bamboos rosewood, and reeds. 

To which one of the following types of vegetation does rubber belong?

geography natural vegetation and communities dependent on forest forests and their conservation biotic resources: natural vegetation and wildlife natural vegetation and animals in india

  1. Tundra

  2. Tidal

  3. Himalayan

  4. Tropical Evergreen

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Some of the commercially important trees of tropical rain forests are ebony, mahogany, rosewood, rubber and cinchona.

Cinchona trees are found in the areas of rainfall more than _________.

geography natural vegetation and communities dependent on forest forests and their conservation biotic resources: natural vegetation and wildlife natural vegetation and animals in india

  1. 100 cm

  2. 50 cm

  3. 70 cm

  4. less than 50 cm

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Cinchona is a genus of flowering plant mostly used as medicinal plant because of the quinones present in it. These are found in the areas where the rainfall is above 100 cm. They are native to the tropical Andean forests of western South America.

Mahagony, ebony and green heart are the trees in _____________.

geography natural vegetation and communities dependent on forest forests and their conservation biotic resources: natural vegetation and wildlife natural vegetation and animals in india

  1. Coniferous forests.

  2. Evergreen forests.

  3. Monsoon forests.

  4. All of these

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Correct Option: B

A _____________ is a dense, scrub like vegetation characterized by dry subtropical and temperate areas.

geography natural vegetation and communities dependent on forest forests and their conservation biotic resources: natural vegetation and wildlife natural vegetation and animals in india

  1. Thorn forest

  2. Deciduous forest

  3. Mountain forest

  4. None of these

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:
A thorny forest is dense, scrub like vegetation characteristic of dry subtropical and warm temperate areas with a seasonal rainfall averaging 250 to 500 mm (9.8 to 19.7 in).
This vegetation covers a large part of southwestern North America and southwestern Africa and smaller areas in Africa, South America, and Australia. 

Which of the following forests are most economical for India?

geography natural vegetation and communities dependent on forest forests and their conservation biotic resources: natural vegetation and wildlife natural vegetation and animals in india

  1. Tropical deciduous

  2. Tropical wet evergreen

  3. Thorn forests

  4. Tidal forests

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Correct Option: A

Sundarbans of eastern India is an example of___________.

geography natural vegetation and communities dependent on forest forests and their conservation biotic resources: natural vegetation and wildlife natural vegetation and animals in india

  1. marine Ecosystem

  2. grassland Ecosystem

  3. forest Ecosystem

  4. mangrove Ecosystem

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Mangrove Ecosystem
The name Sundarbans is thought to be derived from sundri or sundari (Heritiera fomes), the name of the large mangrove trees that are most plentiful in the area. The forestland transitions into a low-lying mangrove swamp approaching the coast, which itself consists of sand dunes and mud flats. Mangrove forests constitute about two-fifths of the Sundarbans region’s overall surface area, with water covering roughly half of that area. The landscape is constantly being transformed by the erosional forces of the sea and wind along the coast and by the enormous loads of silt and other sediments that are deposited along the myriad estuaries. Human activity has also altered the landscape, notably through forest removal, which accelerates erosion. In addition, because considerable amounts of river water have been diverted upstream for irrigation and other uses, salinity in the mangrove swamps has moved farther inland, especially in the Indian sector of the territory.

World's maximum newsprint comes from ______________.

geography natural vegetation and communities dependent on forest forests and their conservation biotic resources: natural vegetation and wildlife natural vegetation and animals in india

  1. Monsoon forest

  2. Mangrove forest

  3. Deciduous forest

  4. Rainfed forest

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Correct Option: C

Name the Indian forests containing upper canopy.

geography natural vegetation and communities dependent on forest forests and their conservation biotic resources: natural vegetation and wildlife natural vegetation and animals in india

  1. Tropical deciduous forests

  2. Mangrove forests

  3. Tropical evergreen forests

  4. Thorny forests

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Correct Option: A

Which one of the following is not essentially a species of the Himalaya vegetation?

geography natural vegetation and communities dependent on forest forests and their conservation biotic resources: natural vegetation and wildlife natural vegetation and animals in india

  1. Juniper

  2. Mahogany

  3. Silver fir

  4. Spruce

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Mahogany is not essentially a species of the Himalaya vegetation. Mahogany is a species of tree found throughout the Caribbean, central and South America not in Himalayas.