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Questions Related to natural vegetation and wildlife of india and world

Match the following.

List I(Peaks) List II(Hill Range)
A. Gurushikhar $1$. Anaimalai
B. Dada Beta $2$. Aravali
C. Annaimudi $3$. Nilgiri
D. Dhupgarh $4$. Satpura
  1. A-$1$, B-$2$, C-$3$, D-$4$

  2. A-$2$, B-$3$, C-$4$, D-$1$

  3. A-$3$, B-$4$, C-$2$, D-$1$

  4. A-$2$, B-$3$, C-$1$, D-$4$


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Gurusbikhar(17221722 m)) is the highest peak of the Aravalli Range in Rajasthan.
Doda Beta(2637(2637 m)) in located in the Nilgirin Hills.
Annaimudi (2695(2695 m)) is the highest peak of South India and is located in the Anaimalai Hills.
Dhupgarh(13501350 m)) near Pachmarhi on Mahadeo Hills, a part of Satpura Range is the highest peak of this area.

Point out the correct sequence of mountain ranges from north to south.

  1. Great Himalayan, Middle Himalaya, Outer Himalaya, Trans Himalaya

  2. Trans Himalaya, Great Himalaya, Middle Himalaya, Outer Himalaya

  3. Middle Himalaya, Great Himalaya, Trans Himalaya, Outer Himalaya

  4. Outer Himalaya, Middle Himalaya, Great Himalaya, Trans Himalaya


Correct Option: B

Match the following.

List I(Name of glaciers) List II(Region)
A. Baltoro $1$. Karakoram Range
B. Gangri $2$. Pir Panjal Range
C. Gangotri $3$. Central Nepal Region
D. Lidanda $4$. Garhwal Region
  1. A-$3$, B-$4$, C-$1$, D-$2$

  2. A-$1$, B-$2$, C-$4$, D-$3$

  3. A-$2$, B-$1$, C-$3$, D-$4$

  4. A-$4$, B-$3$, C-$2$, D-$1$


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

The above glaciers are located in the following areas.
Baltoro(5858 km long) in Braldoh valley of Karakoram Range.
Gangri(1515 km long) in Num Kum Massif of Pir Panjal Range.
Gangotri(3030 km long) in Garwal Region of Uttarakhand.
Lidanda(1111 km long) in the Central Nepal Region.

The highest peak $K2$ of India is located at?

  1. Karakoram range

  2. Ladakh range

  3. Zaskar range

  4. Pirpanjal range


Correct Option: A

A person to try preserve wetlands is _________________.

  1. An example of preservation

  2. An example of reservation

  3. An example of consercation

  4. None of these


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Conservation is the protection of Natural resources which are found in nature. Like water, soil, minerals, wildlife and forests etc. 

Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the code given below the Lists:

List I (Region) List II(Vegetation)
A. Selvas 1. Conifers
B. Savannas 2. Mosses and Lichens
C. Taiga 3. Epiphytes
D. Tundra 4. Grasses and trees
  1. A-4, B-1, C-2, D-3

  2. A-3, B-2, C-1, D-4

  3. A-3, B-4, C-1, D-2

  4. A-4, B-2, C-1, D-3


Correct Option: A

Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the code given below the Lists:

List I (Place) List II (normal vegetation type)
A. Western Ghats 1. Tropical Moist Deciduous
B. Himachal Pradesh 2. Tropical Evergreen
C. Haryana and Punjab 3. Himalayan Moist Forest
D. Chhotanagpur Plateau 4. Tropical Thorny Forest
  1. A-2, B-3, C-4, D-1

  2. A-1, B-4, C-3, D-2

  3. A-2, B-4, C-3, D-1

  4. A-1, B-3, C-4, D-2


Correct Option: A

What is the reason for the major hot deserts of the world lying in the Western part of the tropical latitude?

  1. They are influenced by trade winds.

  2. They lie in the rain-shadow area of the mountains.

  3. They are influenced by monsoon winds.

  4. They are influenced by dry winds.


Correct Option: D

The plants growing in water are called ________.

  1. hydrophytes

  2. xerophytes

  3. hygrophytes

  4. mesophytes


Correct Option: A

Xerophytes are __________.

  1. plants that grow in areas of high rainfall

  2. plants which can withstand high degree of salinity

  3. plants which grow in areas of moderate moisture supply

  4. plants which can withstand extreme aridity


Correct Option: D