Tag: human activities and environmental degradation
Questions Related to human activities and environmental degradation
The bio-reserve that is located in the state of Assam is ______.
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Nokrek.
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Manas.
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Sunderbans.
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Dihang-Dibang
The bio-reserves that have been included in world network of bio-reserves is _______.
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Pachmari,Madhya pradesh.
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Gulf of Mannar, Tamil Nadu
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Great Nicobar,Nicobar.
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Nokrek,Meghalaya.
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All of these
The Indian biosphere reserves in the list of the world network of biosphere reserves include Nilgiri, Gulf of Mannar, Sunderban, Nanda Devi, Nokrek, Pachmarhi, Simlipal, Achanakmar-Amarkantak, Great Nicobar and Agasthyamala. The Kanchenjunga Biosphere Reserve is one of the highest ecosystems in the world.
The region that is rich in utilization of the forest resources in India is _________.
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Himalayan region.
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Coastal region.
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Desert region.
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Plateau region.
For local people living in the Himalayan mountains in India, agriculture is the mainland use activity and is strongly linked to the forests in providing sustainability.
What is the percentage of reserved forests of the total forest area?
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54.4%
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64.4%
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44.4%
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50%
- 54.4% of the total forest land has been declared reserved forest.
- Reserved forests are acquired and owned by the Government of India. In these forest activities like hunting, grazing, etc. are banned completely.
In India, the festival to save forest and plant new trees is known as ________.
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World forest day.
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World environment day.
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World day to combat desertification and drought.
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Van Mahotsav.
The number of National parks present in India are ________.
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49
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50
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70
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104
An area, whether within a sanctuary or not, can be notified by the state government to be constituted as a National Park, by reason of its ecological, faunal, floral, geomorphological, or zoological association of importance, needed for the purpose of protecting & propagating or developing wildlife therein or its environment.
There are 104 existing national parks in India covering an area of 40501.13 km2, which is 1.23% of the geographical area of the country (National Wildlife Database, May 2019).
The Nokrek bio-reserve forest is located in the state of __________.
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Manipur.
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Meghalaya.
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Mizoram.
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Nagaland.
The bio-reserve that is present in the state of Tamil Nadu is ________.
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Simlipal.
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Gulf of Mannar.
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Nokrek.
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Pachmari.
The Biosphere Reserve in Tamil Nadu is Gulf of Mannar Biosphere Reserve: 10,500 km2 (4,100 sq mi) established in 1989.
The percentage of forest area of total forests area is ________.
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32%
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30%
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23.28%
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28.2%
In which of the following states is Simlipal biosphere located?
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Chhattisgarh
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Jharkhand
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Odisha
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West Bengal
Odisha,