CB MCQ3 forest and wildlife

 1 Teak monoculture has damaged the natural forest in...

a) Ganga plain

b) South India

c) Brahmaputra plain

d) None of the above

2 The Indian Wildlife Protection Act was implemented in-

a) 1972 b) 1971

c) 2010 d) 1982

3 The inhabitants of five villages in the Alwar district of Rajasthan have

declared 1,200 hectares of forest as the Bhairodev Dakav ‘Sonchuri’,

declaring their own set of rules and regulations which do not allow hunting.

Which type of forest conservation program is there in the above statement?

4 Two statements are given in the question below as Assertion (A) and

Reasoning (R). Read the statements and choose the appropriate option.

Assertion (A): Joint Forest Management (JFM) depends on the formation of

local (village) institutions that undertake protection activities mostly on

degraded forest land managed by the forest department.

Reason (R): The programme has been in formal existence since 1988 when

the state of Odisha passed the first resolution for joint forest management.

Options:

a) Both A and R are true, and R is the correct explanation of A.

b) Both A and R are true, but R is not the correct explanation of A.

c) A is true but R is false.

d) A is false but R is true

5 Which of the following is a distinguish reason for the depletion of flora and

fauna?

a) Agricultural expansion.

b) Large scale developmental projects.

c) Grazing and fuel wood collection.

d) Rapid industrialisation and urbanisation.

6 Which of the following is not correctly matched?

a) Reserved forest - Forests are regarded as most valuable as far as the

conservation of forest and wildlife resources.

b) Protected forest - Forest lands are protected from any further depletion.

c) Unclassed forests - Joint Forest management (JFM) programme for

involving local communities in the management and restoration of degraded

forests.

d) Permanent forest - Reserved and protected forests are also referred

to as permanent forest estates maintained for the purpose of producing timber

and other forest produce, and for protective reasons.

7 Identify the National Parks and Wildlife Sanctuaries that are correctly

matched with the states.

I) Corbett National Park - Uttarakhand

II) Sunderbans National Park – Gujarat

III) Bandhavgarh National Park - Madhya Pradesh

IV) Sariska Wildlife Sanctuary - Bihar

V) Manas Tiger Reserve - Maharashtra

VI) Periyar Tiger Reserve – Kerala

a) I, III, VI

b) II, IV, V

c) I, III, V

d) II, IV, VI

8 Identify the distinguish program of flora and fauna conservation?

a) Chipko Movement

b) Beej Bachao Andolan

c) Demarcation of Wildlife sanctuaries

d) Joint forest management

9 Assertion (A): The Government of India has classified forests into three

categories, reserved, protected and unclassed forests.

Reason (R): Classification helps in conservation of forests and utilization of

forests for various purposes.

Options:

a) Both A and R are true, and R is the correct explanation of A.

b) Both A and R are true, but R is not the correct explanation of A.

c) A is true but R is false.

d) A is false but R is true