Tag: land degradation
Questions Related to land degradation
Kaziranga National Park is located in which state?
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Odisha
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Assam
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Sikkim
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West Bengal
Valley of flowers National Park is found on the mountain of ________.
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Kangchenjunga
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Kamet
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Nanda Devi
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Siniolchu
Valley of Flowers National Park is an Indian national park, located in North Chamoli, in the state of Uttarakhand and is known for its meadows of endemic alpine flowers and the variety of flora. This richly diverse area is also home to rare and endangered animals, including the Asiatic black bear, snow leopard, musk deer, brown bear, red fox, and blue sheep. Birds found in the park include Himalayan monal pheasant and other high altitude birds. At 3352 to 3658 meters above sea level, the gentle landscape of the Valley of Flowers National Park complements the rugged mountain wilderness of Nanda Devi National Park to the east. Together, they encompass a unique transition zone between the mountain ranges of the Zanskar and the Great Himalaya. The park stretches over an expanse of 87.50 km2 and it is about 8 km long and 2 km wide. Both parks are encompassed in the Nanda Devi Biosphere Reserve (223,674 ha) which is further surrounded by a buffer zone (5,148.57 km2). Nanda Devi National Park Reserve is in the UNESCO World Network of Biosphere Reserves.
Forests help in maintaining balance between ___ and ____ in the atmosphere.
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Oxygen; carbon dioxide
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Karnataka
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Greenhouse
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Haryana
How many national parks have been authorized till now in India?
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152
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162
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166
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173
In list A, names of national parks and in list B, the States in which they are located are given. Identify the group that is matched correctly.
List A | List B |
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1) Kanha | a) Gujarat |
2) Hazaribagh | b) Maharashtra |
3) Gir | c) Madhya Pradesh |
4) Tandoba | d) Jharkhand |
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1 - d, 2 - c, 3 - b, 4 - a
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1 - c, 2 - d, 3 - a, 4 - b
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1 - b, 2 - a, 3 - d, 4 - c
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1 - a, 2 - c, 3 - b, 4 - d
Bannerghatta National Park is in __________ state.
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Karnataka
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Kerala
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Tamilnadu
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Madhya Pradesh
Karnatak,
There is a great need to protect forests because ________.
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Forests are not an important resource
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Forests cannot prevent soil erosion
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Demand for forest products has increased
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Today people are raising brids and animals in domestic land
The Earth cannot sustain life without healthy, thriving forests.They are like the green lungs of the planet, supplying us with oxygen and helping to balance rainfall and climate.They are home to over two-thirds of the world’s species. Yet our forests are at risk. They are being logged for things like toothpaste, tissue paper, magazines, animal feed and more. They are being burned, degraded and logged at astonishing rates, as much as 80% of the world’s forests are already destroyed.
What percent of the total area should be under forest cover according to the new National Forest Policy?
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15%
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26%
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33%
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46%
NFP proposed that 60% of the land in the hills and 20% in the plains and in all 33% of the total geographical area should be under forest/tree cover.
When did the National Forest Policy of India came into effect?
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1950
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1952
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1953
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1959
The policy was revised in 1952 and again in 1988. The main plank of the revised forest policy of 1988 is protection, conservation and development of forests.
Which of the following is/are the objective of the National Forest Policy?
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To protect natural beauty of forests
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To check on the extensions of deserts
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To make effort for ecological balance
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All of the above