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Questions Related to dwelling places of animals
Wildlife sanctuary is a place where animals live in ............ habitat.
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Artificial
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Natural
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Aquatic
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None of the above
Wildlife sanctuary is a place where animals live in a natural habitat. The place where animals live in artificial habitat is known as zoo.
Restoring of the destroyed forests by planting new trees is known as
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House keeping
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Ecosystem
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Afforestation
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Deforestation
Reforestation can be defined as the establishment of forest by planting trees in those areas where there is no previous forest cover. This can be done either naturally by means of natural seeding or we can go for artificial methods in which the trees are planted or seeding is done directly.
The Gir national park and wild sanctuary is located at
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Madhya Pradesh
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Gujarat
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Rajasthan
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Tamil Nadu
The Gir national park and wildlife sanctuary are located at Gujarat. Kanha national park and Bandhavgarh national park is located in Madhya Pradesh. Sariska wildlife sanctuary and Ranthambore national park and wildlife sanctuary are located in Rajasthan. Mudumalai national park and wildlife sanctuary are located in Tamil Nadu. Thus, the correct answer is option B.
What is the effect of destruction of wildlife?
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Flood
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Soil erosion
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Green house effect
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Gene for disease resistance cannot be obtained
Wildlife represents the uncultivated or undomesticated species. They have a wide gene pool. The cultivated plants and domesticated animals have a narrow gene pool because these organisms have been selected by man over a period of thousands of year. Further, the cultivated plants and domesticated animals grow in protected environments. The uncultivated plants and nondomesticated animals, on the other hand, grow in natural surroundings in conjunction with disease-causing organisms and depend on the naturally evolved defense mechanisms. These organisms have evolved disease resistance, mechanisms and are a rich source of disease resistance germplasm.
Which of the following is true for national parks?
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Tourism is allowed in buffer zone.
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No human activity is allowed.
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Hunting allowed in core zone.
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Cattle grazing is allowed in buffer zone.
National parks are maintained by the government and are reserved areas for the betterment of wildlife. Human activity like cultivation, grazing, forestry and habitat manipulation are prohibited.
In a national park, protection is provided to
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Entire ecosystem
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Flora and fauna
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Fauna only
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Flora only
A park in use for conservation purposes is known as a National park. It is basically a reserve of natural, semi-natural, or developed land that a sovereign state declares or owns. Flora and fauna are provided immense protection in such areas. Currently, in India, we have 166 national parks.
Animals and plants are best protected in
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Botanical gardens
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Zoos
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National parks
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Sanctuaries
A park in use for conservation purposes is known as a National park. It is basically a reserve of natural, semi-natural, or developed land that a sovereign state declares or owns. Flora and fauna are provided immense protection in such areas. Currently, in India, we have 166 national parks.
What is true of national park?
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Tourism is allowed in buffer zone
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No human activity is allowed
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Cattle grazing is allowed in buffer zone
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Hunting is allowed in core zone
A park in use for conservation purposes is known as a National park. It is basically a reserve of natural, semi-natural, or developed land that a sovereign state declares or owns. No human activity is allowed in such areas. Currently, in India, we have 166 national parks. Only 5 were there in 1970.
Which one of the following is an in situ method of biodiversity conservation?
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National Park
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Botanical garden
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Zoological garden
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Scientific laboratory
The first marine sanctuary in India, having within its bounds coral reefs, mollusca, dolphins, tortoises and various kinds of sea birds, has been established in
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Gulf of Kutch
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Chilka Lake
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Sunderbans
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Lakshadweep
The Gulf of Kutch is the first marine sanctuary in India having bound with corals reefs, dolphins, tortoises, and sea birds . while Lakshwadeep is the first marine conservation reserve coming up. The Chilka lake being the first marine park India. The sunderban is the tiger reserve national park and not a marine national park.