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Questions Related to conservation of soil and wild life

The name of Billy Arjan Singh is most closely associated with which among the following National Parks of India?

  1. Jim Corbett National Park

  2. Dudhwa National Park

  3. Panna National Park

  4. Rajaji National Park


Correct Option: B

Which of these are positive influences of human beings on the ecosystem? 
A. Declaring areas as wildlife sanctuaries.
B. Increasing biodegradable packing materials that can be recycled.
C. Removing pollutants from toxic industrial smoke.
D. Using the natural resources extensively.

  1. A and B

  2. B and C

  3. A, B and C

  4. B, C and D


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Adopting environment-friendly lifestyle like using of biodegradable packing material, removing toxic pollutants, protecting forests and wildlife, using natural resources sustainably not extensively etc., are the positive influences of human beings on the ecosystem. Thus, the correct answer is option C.

Which of the following features is correct for a wildlife sanctuary?

  1. It is an artificially created protected area for animals.

  2. It is a protected area for threatened and endangered wild animals.

  3. Capturing and poaching of animals is strictly prohibited here.

  4. Both B and C.


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Wildlife sanctuary is a naturally occurring sanctuary or a geographic territory within which the wildlife is protected. It provides protection to the threatened or endangered wild animals. This is because capturing and poaching are strictly prohibited in such areas. Hence, the correct answer is the option D.

Which one of the following is a normal species?

  1. Asiatic cheetah

  2. Asiatic buffalo

  3. Desert fox

  4. Rodent


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Rodents (from Latin Rodere, "to gnaw") are mammals of the order Rodentia, which are characterized by a single pair of continuously growing incisors in each of the upper and lower jaws. About 40% of all mammal species are rodents (2,277 species); they are found in vast numbers on all continents except Antarctica.

Which is preserved in National Park

  1. Flora

  2. Fauna

  3. Both (a) and (b)

  4. None of these


Correct Option: C