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Multiple choice social studies natural vegetation and communities dependent on forest land degradation wildlife resources human activities and environmental degradation

Which is the first national park established in India?

  1. Bandipur National Park

  2. Velvadan National Park

  3. Corbett National Park

  4. Periyar National Park
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Hailey National Park
India's first national park was established in 1936 as Hailey National Park, now known as Jim Corbett National Park, Uttarakhand. By 1970, India only had five national parks.
Multiple choice social studies natural vegetation and communities dependent on forest land degradation wildlife resources human activities and environmental degradation

Where is the Forest Research Institute located?

  1. Dehradun

  2. Delhi

  3. Bhopal

  4. Lucknow
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Dehradun
Chakarata Rd, New Forest, P.O, Indian Military Academy, Dehradun, Uttarakhand 248006
The Forest Research Institute is an institute of the Indian Council of Forestry Research and Education and is a premier institution in the field of forestry research in India.

Multiple choice social studies natural vegetation and communities dependent on forest land degradation wildlife resources human activities and environmental degradation

Guindy National Park is located in _________.

  1. Gujarat

  2. Bangalore

  3. Tamil Nadu

  4. Kerala
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Tamil Nadu,
Guindy National Park is a 2.70 km2 (1.04 sq mi) protected area of Tamil Nadu, located in Chennai, India, is the 8th-smallest National Park of India and one of the very few national parks situated inside a city. The park is an extension of the grounds surrounding Raj Bhavan, formerly known as the 'Guindy Lodge', the official residence of the Governor of Tamil Nadu, India. It extends deep inside the governor's estate, enclosing beautiful forests, scrub lands, lakes and streams.

Multiple choice social studies natural vegetation and communities dependent on forest land degradation wildlife resources human activities and environmental degradation

Ranganathittu Bird Sanctuary is located in _______.

  1. Punjab

  2. Uttar Pardesh

  3. Karnataka

  4. Solan
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Karnataka,
Ranganathittu Bird Sanctuary, also known as Pakshi Kashi of Karnataka, is a bird sanctuary in the Mandya District of the state of Karnataka in India. It is the largest bird sanctuary in the state, only 40 acres in area, and comprises six islets on the banks of the Kaveri river.

Multiple choice social studies natural vegetation and communities dependent on forest land degradation wildlife resources human activities and environmental degradation

Kaziranga National Park is famous for _________.

  1. Lion

  2. Tiger

  3. Rhinoceros

  4. Crocodile
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One-horned Rhinoceros.
Kaziranga National Park is the name to exemplify the most popular conservation efforts to save the endangered species like one-horned rhinoceros in India. Located in the Golaghat and Nagaon district of Assam, this most notable wildlife sanctuary is being declared as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in the year 1985.

Multiple choice social studies natural vegetation and communities dependent on forest land degradation wildlife resources human activities and environmental degradation

Kumarakom Bird Sanctuary in India is located in the state of _________. 

  1. Punjab

  2. Tamilnadu

  3. Kerala

  4. Karnaataka
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Kerala,

Kumarakom Bird Sanctuary is situated at Kumarakom in Kottayam taluka of Kottayam district in the Indian state of Kerala, on the banks of Vembanad Lake. Set in the Kerala Backwaters, the bird sanctuary is a favorite haunt of migratory birds.

Multiple choice social studies natural vegetation and communities dependent on forest land degradation wildlife resources human activities and environmental degradation

Which National Park found in Bihar? 

  1. Valmiki National Park

  2. Manas National Park

  3. Namdapha National Park

  4. Vansda National Park
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Valmiki National Park, Tiger Reserve and Wildlife Sanctuary are located at the India-Nepal border in the West Champaran district of Bihar, India on the bank of river Gandak. It is the only National park in Bihar. The extensive forest area of Valmikinagar was previously owned by the Bettiah Raj and Ramanagar Raj until the early 1950s. Valmiki Tiger Reserve (VTR) is one of the natural virgin recesses in east India, situated in the northwest corner of Bihar. The pristine forest and wilderness of VTR is an excellent example of a Himalayan Terai landscape. VTR comprises the Valmiki National Park and Valmiki Wildlife Sanctuary. The VTR forest area covers 899.38 square kilometers (347.25 sq mi), which is 17.4% of the total geographical area of the district West Champaran. As of 2018, there were 40 tigers in the Reserve.

Multiple choice social studies natural vegetation and communities dependent on forest land degradation wildlife resources human activities and environmental degradation

Kaziranga National Park is located in which state?

  1. Odisha

  2. Assam

  3. Sikkim

  4. West Bengal
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Assam
Kaziranga National Park is a protected area in the northeast Indian state of Assam. Spread across the floodplains of the Brahmaputra River, its forests, wetlands and grasslands are home to tigers, elephants and the world’s largest population of Indian one-horned rhinoceroses. Ganges River dolphins swim in the park’s waters. It’s visited by many rare migratory birds, and gray pelicans roost near Kaziranga village.

Multiple choice social studies natural vegetation and communities dependent on forest land degradation wildlife resources human activities and environmental degradation

Valley of flowers National Park is found on the mountain of ________.

  1. Kangchenjunga

  2. Kamet

  3. Nanda Devi

  4. Siniolchu
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Valley of Flowers National Park is an Indian national park, located in North Chamoli, in the state of Uttarakhand and is known for its meadows of endemic alpine flowers and the variety of flora. This richly diverse area is also home to rare and endangered animals, including the Asiatic black bear, snow leopard, musk deer, brown bear, red fox, and blue sheep. Birds found in the park include Himalayan monal pheasant and other high altitude birds. At 3352 to 3658 meters above sea level, the gentle landscape of the Valley of Flowers National Park complements the rugged mountain wilderness of Nanda Devi National Park to the east. Together, they encompass a unique transition zone between the mountain ranges of the Zanskar and the Great Himalaya. The park stretches over an expanse of 87.50 km2 and it is about 8 km long and 2 km wide. Both parks are encompassed in the Nanda Devi Biosphere Reserve (223,674 ha) which is further surrounded by a buffer zone (5,148.57 km2). Nanda Devi National Park Reserve is in the UNESCO World Network of Biosphere Reserves.

Multiple choice social studies natural vegetation and communities dependent on forest land degradation wildlife resources human activities and environmental degradation

Forests help in maintaining balance between ___ and ____ in the atmosphere.

  1. Oxygen; carbon dioxide

  2. Karnataka

  3. Greenhouse

  4. Haryana
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Forests help in maintaining a balance between Oxygen and Carbon dioxide in the atmosphere.
Plants in forest release oxygen through the process of photosynthesis and thus helps in providing oxygen for respiration.