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Multiple choice evs whose forests? improved methods of agriculture cropping patterns food for all conservation of forest and wildlife wildlife deforestation and conservation

Agent Orange consisted of

  1. 2,4 - D

  2. 2,4,5-T

  3. Dioxin as contaminant

  4. All the above
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation
  • Agent Orange refers to a herbicide mixture which was used by the U.S. military during the Vietnam War and it contained a dangerous chemical contaminant called dioxin. 
  • The active ingredient of Agent Orange was an equal mixture of two phenoxy herbicides – 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid (2,4-D) and 2,4,5 trichlorophenoxyacetic acid (2,4,5-T) and it also contained traces of the dioxin 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin (TCDD).
  • So the correct option is ' All of the above'.
Multiple choice evs whose forests? conservation of forest and wildlife wildlife deforestation and conservation

A harrow is used to remove

  1. Weeds

  2. Crop plants

  3. Stones

  4. Rocks
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

A) Weeds are removed with the help of a harrow. It also helps in loosening the soil so that the water can soak into the ground easily.

B) Crop plants are removed with the help of a machine called combine harvester.
C) Stones and rocks are removed with the help of a machine called the stone picker.
Thus, the correct option is 'Weeds'.

Multiple choice evs whose forests? conservation of forest and wildlife wildlife deforestation and conservation

Why is conservation of forest important?

  1. It is the lung of earth

  2. It provides food

  3. It maintains ecosystem

  4. All of the above
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation
Option 'D' is correct
Conservation of forest is important because it is the lung of the earth.
It absorbs carbon dioxide during photosynthesis and produces oxygen as a by-product.
Forest provides food in the form of fruit, nut, berries, leaves, honey, fodder. It maintains ecosystem by balancing the oxygen, carbon dioxide in the atmosphere. It absorbs $CO _2$ and reduces the chances of global warming.
Multiple choice evs whose forests? conservation of forest and wildlife wildlife deforestation and conservation

Which of the following helps to overcome the deforestation?

  1. National parks

  2. Social forestry

  3. Gardens

  4. None of the above
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation
Option B is correct.
Social forestry is the process of management and protection of forest against deforestation. The purpose of social forestry is to help in the environmental, social and rural development. Social forestry aims to increase plantation to meet the growing need for wood, fodder, timber, fuel etc.
Multiple choice evs whose forests? conservation of forest and wildlife wildlife deforestation and conservation

Forest are called

  1. Kidneys of planet

  2. Heart of planet

  3. Lungs of planet

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

Forest have been called the 'lungs of earth' because growing trees take carbon dioxide out of the air and replace it with oxygen. This is vital for humans, as we need oxygen in the air to breathe. As lungs take out the carbon dioxide from the body and supply oxygen to all parts of our body via nerves. Similarly forests also absorbs carbon dioxide from the surroundings and extract the oxygen from the trees.

So, the correct option is 'Lungs of planet'.