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Questions Related to human activities and environmental degradation
Which one of the following bio-reserves of India is not included in the world network of bio-reserve?
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Dihang-Dibang
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Gulf of Mannar
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Nanda Devi
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Sunderban
Dihang-Dibang Bio-reserves of India is not included in the world network of bio-reserve.
Which plant is associated with the social forestry programmes in India?
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Teak
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Neem
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Eucalyptus
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Banyan
The most important commercial forests of India are __________.
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Tropical evergreen
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Mangrove
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Tropical deciduous
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Coniferous
Which is the first marine sanctuary in India?
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Sundarbans
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Chilka Lake
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Gulf of Kutch
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Lakshadweep
Marine National Park in the Gulf of Kutch is situated on the southern shore of the Gulf of Kachchh in the Devbhumi Dwarka District of Gujarat state, India. In 1980, an area of 270 sq. km. from Okha to Jodiya was declared Marine Sanctuary. Later, in 1982, a core area of 110sq. km was declared Marine National Park under the provisions of the Wildlife (protection) Act, 1972 of India. There are 42 islands on the Jamnagar coast in the Marine National Park, most of them surrounded by reefs. The best known island is Pirotan.
What is the main attraction of Kaziranga wildlife Sanctuary?
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Tiger
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Spotted deer
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Nilgai
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One horned Rhinoceros
In the North-East, the Gaj Yatra has been rolled out from which state by the Wildlife Trust of India (WTI)?
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Meghalaya
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Arunachal Pradesh
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Manipur
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Tripura
In the North-East, the Gaj Yatra has been rolled out by the Union Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) and the Wildlife Trust of India (WTI) from Tura, the principal town of Garo Hills of Meghalaya on May 28, 2018. It is the part of an 18-month-long national campaign to protect Indias national heritage animal elephants and its habitat. The event involves taking an elephant mascot across districts frequented by jumbo herds for generating awareness among the people.
Which is a great achievement of the Chipko Movement?
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Save water for agriculture.
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Save wild species of the tehri region.
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Successfully resisted deforestation.
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None of these
- Chipko movement was a forest conservation movement in India. It
began in 1973. Alaknanda floods alarmed people of how deforestation has
resulted in disturbance.
- Thus people took up this movement and carried on a number of rallies
to create awareness among people. They protested against commercial logging
operations. And finally deforestation was prevented.
When was the Indian Forest Act passed?
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In $1869$
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In $1855$
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In $1865$
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In $1860$
Indian forest Act was passed by British. It was passed in the year 1865. According to this act the right of Indian communities on forests were limited and authority was transferred to British government.
The act of 1865 empowered the British government to declare any land covered with trees as a government forest and make rules to manage it.
Brihanmumbai Electric Supply and Transport is abbreviated as ___________.
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BEST
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EAST
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WEST
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NEST
A. BEST
The Brihanmumbai Electricity Supply and Transport (BEST) Undertaking is the civic transport and electricity provider public body based in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India. Originally set up in 1873 as a tramway company: BrihanMumbai Electric Supply & Tramways Company, the BEST set up a captive Thermal power station at Wadi bunder, Mumbai in November 1905 to generate electricity for its trams that positioned it to also supply electricity to the city of Mumbai. Since 1926, the BEST has been an operator of motor buses. In 1947, a week prior to India gaining independence, the BEST became an undertaking of the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation. It now operates as an autonomous body under the Municipal Corporation.
Energy conservation is _______________.
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Use of solar cooker
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Use of solar panels
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Use of wind energy
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All of these