Natural Vegetation and Wildlife of India Multiple Choice Questions and Answers

Question 1 : Natural vegetation means

a) a plant community which has grown naturally without human aid
b) a plant community which has been left undisturbed by humans for a long time
c) both (a) and (b)
d) none of the above

Answer : c

Question 2 : Natural vegetation depends upon

a) temperature and moisture
b) slope and thickness of soil
c) both (a) and (b)
d) none of the above

Answer : c

Question 3 : The most biodiversity rich area in India is

a) Gangetic plain
b) Trans-Himalayas
c) Western Ghats
d) Central India

Answer : c

Question 4 : Tree cover is maximum in

a) East Deccan
b) Northern Plains
c) West Coast
d) East Coast

Answer : c

Question 5 : Which one of the following is not essentially a species of the Himalayan vegetation?

a) Juniper
b) Mahogany
c) Silver fir
d) Spruce

Answer : b

Question 6 : Which one of the following Himalayan vegetation species is found between the altitudes of 1800 to 2600 metres?

a) Saal
b) Chir
c) Spruce
d) Deodar

Answer : d

Question 7 : Which one of the following is called ‘flame of the forest’?

a) Bouhinia variegata
b) Jacaranga mimosafolia
c) Butea monosperma
d) Tectona grandis

Answer : c

Question 8 : Which among the following trees is found at the highest elevation from the sea level?

a) Deodar
b) Pine
c) Sal
d) Teak

Answer : a

Question 9 : Which of the following trees are mainly found in Western Ghats and Satpura range of Madhya Pradesh?

a) Sandalwood
b) Pine
c) Sal
d) Teak

Answer : d

Question 10 : Open stunted forests with bushes and small trees having long roots and sharp thorns or spines are commonly found in

a) Eastern Odisha
b) North-Eastern Tamil Nadu
c) Shivalik and Terai region
d) Western Andhra Pradesh

Answer : d

Question 11 : In Uttarakhand, Oak-Rhododendron are characteristic plains of

a) Sub-Tropical Forest
b) Sub-Alpine Forest
c) Temperate Forest
d) All of the above

Answer : c

Question 12 : Which one of the following has an evergreen forest?

a) Malwa Plateau
b) Eastern Ghat
c) Western Ghat
d) Chhota Nagpur Plateau

Answer : c

Question 13 : Which one of the following States of India has the largest area under dense evergreen forest cover?

a) Himachal Pradesh
b) Andhra Pradesh
c) Karnataka
d) Uttarakhand

Answer : b

Question 14 : In India, which type of forest among the following occupies the largest area?

a) Tropical Wet Evergreen
b) Tropical Moist Deciduous
c) Montane Wet Temperate
d) Tropical Dry Deciduous

Answer : d

Question 15 : In India, the state with the largest area under dense deciduous forest cover is

a) Odisha
b) Maharashtra
c) Madhya Pradesh
d) Chhattisgarh

Answer : c

Question 16 : Among the following districts, which one has large area under dense deciduous forest cover?

a) Paschim Champaran
b) Gaya
c) Kaimur
d) Nawada

Answer : a

Question 17 : ‘Sal’ tree is a

a) Tropical Evergreen Tree
b) Tropical Semi Green
c) Dry Deciduous Tree
d) Moist Deciduous Tree

Answer : c

Question 18 : Teak and Sal are the products of

a) Tropical Dry Deciduous Forests
b) Tropical Evergreen Forests
c) Tropical Thorn Forests
d) Alpine Forests

Answer : a

Question 19 : In India, in which one of the following types of forests is teak a dominant tree species?

a) Tropical Moist Deciduous Forest
b) Tropical Rain Forest
c) Tropical Thorn Scrub Forest
d) Temperate Forest with Grasslands

Answer : a

Question 20 : The greatest diversity of plants and animals is characteristic of

a) Temperate Deciduous Forests
b) Tropical Moist Forests
c) Savana
d) Temperate Grasslands

Answer : b

Question 21 : Spruce and cedar are tree varieties of

a) Equatorial Forest
b) Temperate Forest
c) Monsoon Forest
d) Temperate Deciduous Forest

Answer : b

Question 22 : Mangrove (Tidal Forest) vegetation in India is mostly found in

a) Malabar Coast
b) Sundarbans
c) Rann of Kutch
d) Dandakaranya

Answer : b

Question 23 : Which of the following state’s forests are classified as ‘Sub-tropical’ forests?

a) Kearala
b) Madhya Pradesh
c) Tamil Nadu
d) Karnataka

Answer : b

Question 24 : Which one of the following regions of India has a combination of Mangrove Forest, Evergreen Forest and Deciduous Forest?

a) North-Coastal Andhra Pradesh
b) South-West Bengal
c) Southern Saurashtra
d) Andaman and Nicobar Islands

Answer : d

Question 25 : When a person traverses from Mangalore (West) to Chennai (East), which one of the following sequences from (West to East) of forest type does he observe?

a) Tropical Evergreen – Tropical Wet Deciduous – Tropical Semi Evergreen – Tropical Dry
b) Tropical Wet Deciduous – Tropical Evergreen – Tropical Semi Evergreen – Tropical Dry
c) Tropical Semi Evergreen – Tropical Evergreen – Tropical Wet Deciduous – Tropical Dry
d) Tropical Evergreen – Tropical Wet Deciduous – Tropical Dry – Tropical Semi Evergreen

Answer : a

Question 26 : Which one of the following eco regions of India is not correctly matched?

a) South-Western Ghats – Moist Forests
b) Tarai Daur – Broadleaf
c) Rann of Kutch – Grasslands
d) Eastern Deccan Plateau – Moist Forests

Answer : d

Question 27 : If you travel through the Himalayas, you are likely to see which of the following plants naturally growing there?

I. Oak
II. Rohodendron
III. Sandalwood

Select the correct answer using the code given below.

a) I and II only
b) Only III
c) I and III only
d) I, II and III

Answer : a

Question 28 : Consider the following statements

I. The Taxus free naturally found in the Himalayan
II. The Taxus tree is listed in the Red Data Book
III. A drug called ‘taxol’ is obtained from Taxus tree which is effective against Parkinson’s disease.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

a) Only I
b) I and II
c) II and III
d) I, II and III

Answer : d

Question 29 : Consider the following statements about Bhitarkanika Mangroves

I. It is located in the deltaic region of Vansadhara and Subanarekha rivers.
II. It lies in the state of West Bengal

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

a) Only I is correct
b) Only II is correct
c) Both I and II are correct
d) Neither I nor II is correct

Answer : d

Question 30 : With reference to ‘Red Sanders’ sometimes seen in the news, consider the following statements.

I. It is a tree species found in a part of South India
II. It is one of the most important trees in the Tropical Rainforest areas of South India

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

a) Only I
b) Only II
c) Both I and II
d) Neither I nor II

Answer : a

Question 31 : Consider the following states.

I. Chhattisgarh
II. Madhya Pradesh
III. Maharashtra
IV. Odisha

With reference to the States mentioned above, in terms of percentage of forest cover to the total area of state, which one of the following is the correct one of the following is the correct ascending order?

a) II, III, I, IV
b) II, III, IV, I
c) III, II, IV, I
d) III, II, I, IV

Answer : c

Question 32 : Which of the following statements are appropriate to Mangrove Sites?

I. Mangrove plants require appropriate mix of saline water and freshwater.
II. Mangrove plants require mudflats to enable it to grow and develop
III. Mangrove plants are found in the inter-tidal zones of sheltered coasts.
IV. Mangrove vegetation has been reported in all the coastal States including ‘Andaman and Nicobar Islands.

Select the correct answer using the codes given below.

a) I and II only
b) II, III and IV only
c) I, III and IV only
d) I, II, III and IV

Answer : d

Question 33 : Which of the following is/are unique characteristic/characteristics of Rainforests in India?

I. The presence of tall, closely set trees with crowns forming a continuous canopy.
II. Co-existence of a large number of species
III. The presence of numerous varieties of epiphytes.

Select the correct answer using the codes given below.

a) Only I
b) II and III
c) I and III
d) All of these

Answer : d

Question 34 : The type of natural vegetation in India varies due to variation in

I. the amount of rainfall
II. soil types
III. mean annual temperature
IV. altitude

Select the correct answer using the codes given below.

a) I and II
b) I, II and III
c) II, III and IV
d) I, III and IV

Answer : d

Question 35 : The luxuriant growth of natural vegetation in Tropical rainforest is due to

I. fertile soil
II. hot and wet climate throughout the year.
III. intense sunlight for photosynthesis
IV. seasonal change to facilitate nutrient absorption

Select the correct answer using the codes given below.

a) I and IV
b) II and III
c) I, II and III
d) All of these

Answer : b

Question 36 : Consider the following states.

I. Arunachal Pradesh
II. Himachal Pradesh
III. Mizoram

In which of the above States do Tropical Wet Evergreen Forest occur?

a) Only I
b) II and III only
c) I and III only
d) I, II and III

Answer : c

Question 37 : Assertion (A) : Mangroves are very specialised forest ecosystems of tropical and sub-tropical regions bordering certain sea coasts.
Reason (R) : They stabilize the shoreline and act as a bulwark against encroachments by sea.

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

Answer : a

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Question 42 : According to data obtained from satellite survey, what percentage of India’s area is covered with forest?

a) 32%
b) 28%
c) 22%
d) 15%

Answer : c

Question 43 : According to the Indian State of Forest Report, 2019 released by the Ministry of Environment, what is the percentage of the total geographical area of India under forest and tree cover?

a) 22.48
b) 23.00
c) 24.56
d) 24.48

Answer : c

Question 44 : Which of the following State of India has the largest percentage or geographical area under forest as per the report of the Forest Survey of India?

a) Manipur
b) Meghalaya
c) Mizoram
d) Nagaland

Answer : c

Question 45 : The group of states which have forest coverage of more than 75% of the total geographical area is

a) Assam, Meghalaya
b) Assam, Arunachal Pradesh
c) Sikkim, Manipur
d) Arunachal Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh

Answer : c

Question 46 : Which Indian State has the largest forest cover area?

a) Madhya Pradesh
b) West Bengal
c) Kerala
d) Assam

Answer : a

Question 47 : In India, the state with the largest area under very dense forests is

a) Arunachal Pradesh
b) Madhya Pradesh
c) Sikkim
d) Odisha

Answer : a

Question 48 : According to National Remote Sensing Centre (NRSA), which of the following state has its maximum area covered by forest?

a) Himachal Pradesh
b) Arunachal Pradesh
c) Meghalaya
d) Sikkim

Answer : b

Question 49 : Which state has more than 80% of its area covered by forest?

a) Arunachal Pradesh
b) Kerala
c) Madhya Pradesh
d) Sikkim

Answer : d

Question 50 : Which one of the following states in India has the largest area under forest cover?

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