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Multiple choice social studies wild life wildlife and their conservation wildlife resources wildlife conservation approaches and projects

Bengal tiger is specifically found in _________.

  1. Mountains

  2. Delta area

  3. Amazon river basin

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

The Bengal tiger is named after the Indian province of Bengal and is primarily found in India. Bengal tigers live in the forests, hills and mountainous regions of India. They are found in the tropical rainforests of southern India, as well as mangrove swamps, open grasslands and dried forests or scrub land.

Multiple choice social studies wild life wildlife and their conservation wildlife resources wildlife conservation approaches and projects

Which community in India is famous for protecting the blackbucks?

  1. Dogras

  2. Santhals

  3. Bishnois

  4. All of these
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

In Bishnoi villages in Rajasthan, herds of blackbucks, peacocks and nilgai are seen as an integral part of the community and nobody harms them. Bishnoi community is known for protecting the blackbucks.

Multiple choice social studies wild life wildlife and their conservation wildlife resources wildlife conservation approaches and projects

The Bharatpur Bird Sanctuary is located in _________.

  1. Madhya Pradesh

  2. Rajasthan

  3. West Bengal

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

The Bharatpur bird sanctuary is also named as Keoladeo National Park. This sanctuary is situated at Bharatpur in Rajasthan and extends in an area of 29 sq. km. It is a sanctuary meant for various bird fauna.

Multiple choice social studies wild life wildlife and their conservation wildlife resources wildlife conservation approaches and projects

Name an endangered wildlife animal among the following _________.

  1. Asiatic Elephant

  2. Asiatic buffalo

  3. Nicobar pigeon

  4. Indian Rhino
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Among the given options, India Rhino is an endangered animal. In 2012, the IUCN Red List included 3079 animal and 2655 plant species as endangered (EN) worldwide. 

Multiple choice social studies wild life wildlife and their conservation wildlife resources wildlife conservation approaches and projects

The species which are not found in the areas of their occurrence are known as _______.

  1. Endangered Species

  2. Extinct Species

  3. Rare Species

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

  • The species which are not found after searching known areas where they may occur is said to have undergone extinction. 
  • Extinction in biology or ecology means end of organism or group of organisms.
  • Some of the animals that faced extinction are woolly mammoth, stellar sea cow, dodo etc.

Multiple choice social studies wild life wildlife and their conservation wildlife resources wildlife conservation approaches and projects

Sunderban Tiger Reserve is in __________.

  1. Andhra Pradesh

  2. Madhya Pradesh

  3. West Bengal

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

Sunderban national park is located at the south-eastern tip of the 24 Paragana district in the state of West Bengal. It got its name from one of the mangrove plants known as Sundari. The Sundarbans are a part of the world's largest delta formed by the rivers Ganges, Brahmaputra and Meghna. Sundarban is a vast area covering 4262 square kms in India alone, with a larger portion in Bangladesh. 2585 sq. kms of the Indian Sundarban forms the largest Tiger Reserve and National Park in India. 

Multiple choice social studies wild life wildlife and their conservation wildlife resources wildlife conservation approaches and projects

What is IUCN?

  1. Indian Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources

  2. International Union for Conservation of Nature

  3. Intercontinental Union for Conservation of Nature

  4. International Union of Courtiers for Nature and Natural Resources
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

IUCN stands for International Union for Conservation of Nature. It works for the conservation of nature and the sustainable use of natural resources. It was founded by Julian Huxley in the year 1948. Its headquarter is located at Gland in Switzerland. 

Multiple choice social studies wild life wildlife and their conservation wildlife resources wildlife conservation approaches and projects

Wildlife species that is classified as rare species in India is ___________.

  1. Neelgai

  2. Himalayan brown bear

  3. Cheetah

  4. Lion
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation
  • Himalayan Brown bear is a rare species found in Northern India and some parts of Pakistan.
  • It is classified as critically endangered species in IUCN Red Book.
  • The population of Himalayan brown bear is believed to have increased to 200.
  • It is also known as "Dzu-The".
Multiple choice social studies wild life wildlife and their conservation wildlife resources wildlife conservation approaches and projects

Which of the following number denotes the number of species of flora and fauna found in India?

  1. 14000 and 81000

  2. 26000 and 81000

  3. 35000 and 81000

  4. 47000 and 81000
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

 India is one of the world’s richest countries in terms of its vast array of biological diversity, and has nearly 8 per cent of the total number of species in the world (estimated to be 1.6 million). Over 81,000 species of fauna and 47,000 species of flora are found in this country so far. Of the estimated 47,000 plant species, about 15,000 flowering species are endemic (indigenous) to India.

Multiple choice social studies wild life wildlife and their conservation wildlife resources wildlife conservation approaches and projects

A single commercially valuable species, extensively planted and other species eliminated, is called ___________.

  1. Enrichment plantation

  2. Intensive subsistence farming

  3. Primitive subsistence farming

  4. Shifting agriculture
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation
  • Enrichment plantation is the commercially valuable species planted extensively.
  • Teak is the most popular enrichment plantation in South India.
  • Teak plantation done extensively during the British Raj.
  • Enrichment plantation impacts other species' survival.