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

Which one of the following types of vegetation has commercially important trees like ebony, mahogany, rosewood and rubber?

  1. Montane Forest

  2. Tropical Rain Forests

  3. Tropical Deciduous Forests

  4. Tropical Thorn Forest.
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B Correct answer
Explanation

Tropical Rain Forests grows in areas where rainfall is more than 200 cm. Trees in these forests never shed their leaves at all any time in any part of the year. Trees in these belts have dense growth. Important varieties of tress are mahogony, rubber, rosewood, sisthu.

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

Which one of the following types of vegetation does rubber belong to?

  1. Tundra

  2. Tidal

  3. Himalayan

  4. Tropical evergreen.
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D Correct answer
Explanation

The tropical evergreen forests usually occur in areas receiving more than 200 cm of rainfall. Semi evergreen forests lies on the dry sides of evergreen forests in Western Ghats, West Bengal, Odisha and other North-Eastern regions of India. The trees in this vegetation are hard wooded, and grow close to each other. Rubber belongs to semi-evergreen forests. Bamboo, ebony and rubber are important vegetation of this region.

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

Which one of the following state does not have the Tropical deciduous forests?

  1. Jharkhand

  2. Western Orissa

  3. Chhattisgarh

  4. Rajasthan.
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D Correct answer
Explanation

Tropical deciduous forests are found in the regions that get 100 to 200 centimeters of rainfall per year. They extend from the Shivalik ranges in the North to the eastern flanks of the western ghats in peninsular India. Whereas Rajasthan consists of Thorn forests. Thorn forests are found in dry and arid regions where annual rainfall is less than 80 centimeters.

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

Which of the following trees is used for treating blood pressure?

  1. Jamun

  2. Kachnar

  3. Neem

  4. snakeroot.
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D Correct answer
Explanation
Indian snakeroot has been used in traditional Ayurvedic medicine in India, mainly for high blood pressure and mental illness. Also, one of the chemicals in Indian snakeroot is the same as a prescription drug called reserpine. Reserpine has been used to treat mild to moderate high blood pressure, schizophrenia, and some symptoms of poor circulation.
Multiple choice geography natural vegetation and communities dependent on forest forests and their conservation biotic resources: natural vegetation and wildlife natural vegetation and animals in india

Forests made of trees that shed leaves as temperature decreases are classified as ___________.

  1. Hot desert vegetation

  2. Tropical monsoon forests

  3. Coniferous forests

  4. Temperate deciduous forests
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D Correct answer
Explanation

Temperate deciduous forests or temperate broad-leaf forests are dominated by trees that lose their leaves each year. Temperate deciduous forests are located in the mid-latitude areas which means that they are found between the polar regions and the tropics. The deciduous forest regions are exposed to warm and cold air masses, which cause this area to have four seasons. The temperature varies widely from season to season with cold winters and hot, wet summers.  When temperature decreases, trees change color and then lose their leaves. This is in preparation for the winter season. Because it gets so cold, the trees have adapted to the winter by going into a period of dormancy or sleep.

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

________ type of vegetation found in the desert areas.

  1. Tall grass

  2. Thorny shrubs

  3. Trees with conical leaves

  4. Trees with wide leaves
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B Correct answer
Explanation

Thorny shrubs,

Cactus is the most common type of plant or shrub found in nearly all the deserts of the world. Desert biome is classified into 4 types, viz., Coastal desert, cold desert, semiarid desert, and hot and dry desert. The type of vegetation found differs according to the type of desert.

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

Deltas, estuaries and beaches in coastal areas have peculiar type of vegetation that has aerial roots and can grow in salty water. This is called ________________.

  1. Mangrove vegetation

  2. Evergreen vegetation

  3. Shola forest

  4. Mixed vegetation
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A Correct answer
Explanation

Deltas, estuaries and beaches in coastal areas have peculiar type of vegetation that has aerial roots and can grow in salty water. This is called Mangrove vegetation.

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

Littoral forests occurs _____________.

  1. on hills

  2. along the sea coasts and tidal creeks

  3. where the rainfall is heavy

  4. at elevated places
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B Correct answer
Explanation
Along the sea coasts and tidal creeks
Littoral and Swamp Forests:
The littoral and swamp forests occur along the sea coasts and creeks. Although their comparative extent in the State/Country is marginal, these forests are important for the protection of seacoast and marine life.
Multiple choice social studies natural vegetation and communities dependent on forest land degradation wildlife resources human activities and environmental degradation

Which of the following conservation strategies do not directly involve community participation?

  1. Joint forest management

  2. Beej Bachao Andolan

  3. Chipko Movement

  4. Demarcation of wildlife sanctuaries
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D Correct answer
Explanation

  • Joint forest management is a policy of forest conservation in which the government and local communities strive for the conservation of forests.
  • Chipko Movement: Chipko Movement was a forest conservation movement in India. It began in 1973. Alaknanda floods alarmed people of how deforestation has resulted in the disturbance.
  • Beej Bachao Andolan is a forest conservatory movement which not only aimed at protecting traditional seeds but also to promote the local traditions of the communities living there.
  • All of the above movements involved communities. But wildlife sanctuaries are demarcated to limit the entry of local communities into forest areas this is done by the Government and Forest Department. 

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

'Chipko' movement is associated with ______.

  1. Human rights

  2. Women welfare

  3. Religious activists

  4. Environmental conservation
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D Correct answer
Explanation

Environmental conservation,

Sunderlal Bahuguna, a noted environmentalist who initiated the Chipko Movement, was born on January 9, 1927. The man who has been fighting for the preservation of forests in the Himalayas celebrates his 90th birthday today. Bahuguna is also known for coining the Chipko slogan 'ecology is permanent economy'.