Tag: wildlife conservation approaches and projects
Questions Related to wildlife conservation approaches and projects
Which sanctuary has been selected as an alternative home for the Indian lion?
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Bandipur Sanctuary (Karnataka)
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Ghana Sanctuary (Bihar)
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Periyar Sanctuary (Kerala)
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Chandra Prabha Sanctuary (UP)
Chandra Prabha sanctuary has been selected as an alternative home for the Indian lion.
Wild ass sanctuary is located in _____.
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Parkal, Warangal (Andhra Pradesh)
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Rann of Kutch, Gujarat
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Manas, Barpeta (Assam)
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Chandraprabha, Varanasi
The great one horned Indian Rhino is found in _______.
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Corbett National Park
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Kanha National Park
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Kaziranga wildlife Sanctuary
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Periyar Game Sanctuary
Periyar Wild Life Sanctuary is located in ________ .
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Andhra Pradesh
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Tamil Nadu
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Kerala
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Karnataka
Bandipur Sanctuary situated in __________.
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Tamil Nadu
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West Bengal
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Karnataka
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Andhra Pradesh
Bandipur National Park established in 1974 as a tiger reserve under Project Tiger, is a national park located in the Indian state of Karnataka, which is the state with the second highest tiger population in India.
A similarity among blackbuck, gharial, rhinoceros and marsh crocodile is that they are ____________.
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Animals with thick chitinous skin
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Oviparous
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Endangered species
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Found in the forests of North-East India
Endangered species are those species of plants and animals whose numbers are diminishing to a level that they might face extinction. Blackbuck, rhinoceros, marsh crocodiles, are some of the endangered species.
Animals in Northeast Asia:
- 1 Sikkim – Red Panda.
- 2 Assam – One-horned rhinoceros.
- 3 Arunachal Pradesh – Gayal.
- 4 Manipur – Sangai.
- 5 Meghalaya – Clouded Leopard
Plant species which have come to India from outside the country are called ___________.
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Indigenous species
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Endemic species
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Exotic species
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Extinct species
Exotic species are also called as alien species. These are the animals that are usually not present in the area but are reached to the area by human activity or immigration.
Starlings were brought over from Europe to North America. This is an example of exotic species in North America. These may harm or benefit the environment.
It is estimated that India has _____ species of plants.
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32,000
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47,000
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55,000
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59,000
India has been bestowed with numerous forests with a wide variety of plant and animal wealth. From the recent estimates 47,000 species of flora are found in this country so far. Of the estimated 47,000 plant species, about 15,000 flowering species are endemic (indigenous) to India.
White peacock is a ________.
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Indian Blue peafowl
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Indian Red peafowl
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Indian White peafowl
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Indian Black peafowl
Peafowls are known for their brilliant colours. There are some pea fowls which are white in colour. These are nothing but genetic variants of Indian blue fowl. These are occurred due to the mutations in normal pea fowls.
How many biosphere reserves have been set up in the country to protect flora and fauna?
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Fifteen
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Sixteen
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Seventeen
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Eighteen
Name | Location |
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Gulf of Mannar | Tamil Nadu |
Sundarbans | West Bengal |
Cold Desert | Himachal Pradesh |
Nanda Devi | Uttarakhand |
Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve | Tamil Nadu, Kerala and |
Karnataka | |
Dihang-Dibang | Arunachal Pradesh |
Pachmarhi Biosphere Reserve | Madhya Pradesh |
Seshachalam Hills | Andhra Pradesh |
Simlipal | Odisha |
Achanakamar -Amarkantak | Madhya Pradesh, |
Chhattisgarh | |
Manas | Assam |
Khangchendzonga | Sikkim |
Agasthyamalai Biosphere Reserve | Kerala, Tamil Nadu |
Great Nicobar Biosphere Reserve | Andaman and Nicobar Islands |
Nokrek | Meghalaya |
Dibru-Saikhowa | Assam |
Panna | Madhya Pradesh |
Great Rann of Kutch | Gujarat |
A biosphere reserve is an ecosystem with plants and animals of unusual scientific and natural interest. It is a label given by UNESCO. There are at present 18 biosphere reserves in India.