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question_answer1)
Consider the following statements and select the correct answer using the code given below:
1. Flora refers to plants of a particular region or period listed by species. |
2. Most of the Himalayan areas are covered by indigenous or endemic flora |
3. The Thar Desert of India contain exotic species or plant species that have come from outside. |
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question_answer2)
Arrange the following states in a descending order in respect of forest area (sq. km.) and select the correct answer using the code given below:
1. Arunachal Pradesh |
2. Jammu & Kashmir |
3. Madhya Pradesh |
4. Maharashtra |
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Arunachal Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir and Maharashtra done
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Arunachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir Maharashtra, and Madhya Pradesh. done
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Madhya Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Maharashtra and Jammu & Kashmir. done
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Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Arunachal Pradesh and Jammu & Kashmir. done
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question_answer3)
In terms of percentage of the total forest area which of the following states has the largest percentage?
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question_answer4)
Consider the following statements and select the correct answer using the code given below:
1. Reserve forests and under the direct supervision of the government. |
2. Public entry is not allowed for collecting timber and grazing cattle in the reserved forests. |
3. In protected forests local people are allowed to collect firewood and graze their cattle. |
4. In the unclassified forests local people are allowed to cut trees and graze cattle. |
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question_answer5)
Which one of the following statements is not correct?
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Tropical wet evergreen forests in India are confined to the Andaman and Nicobar Islands in India done
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The tropical semi-evergreen forests are found in lower slopes of Western Himalayas, done
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Sal and Teak are the most significant species of the tropical moist deciduous forests in India, done
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Which of the following types of forests covers the largest area in India?
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Tropical Moist Deciduous Forests? done
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question_answer7)
Which one of the following is not correctly matched?
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Ebony-Dry Evergreen Forest in Peninsular India done
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Gurjan-Evergreen Tropical Forest in Assam. done
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Blue Pine-Chhattisgarh and Jharkhand done
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Deodar-Western Himalayas. done
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question_answer8)
Which one of the following is secreted by an insect?
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Which one of the following statements is not correct?
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India has about 1.5 per cent of the global forest area done
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The state of Jammu and Kashmir has the largest forest area in India done
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The state of Haryana has the lowest percentage of forest area in the states lying in the Sutlej-Ganga-Brahmaputra Plains. done
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The state of Madhya Pradesh has the largest area under bamboo. done
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question_answer10)
The largest percentage of forest area is in which of the following regions of India:
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Himalayan Region done
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question_answer11)
Consider the following statements and select the correct answer using the code given below:
1. Teak is a moist deciduous tree. |
2. The largest area under teak is in the state of Assam. |
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question_answer12)
Consider the following statements and select the correct answer using the code given below:
1. Mangroves are known as green shield against erosion, sea-surge and tsunami. |
2. Mangroves cover about 0.5% of the geographical area of the country. |
3. The dominant trees in mangroves are Kandala (Sundri). |
4. The Government of India has identified 28 mangroves along the coasts of India |
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question_answer13)
Sundri (Kandla) tree is found in the:
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question_answer14)
Which one of the following is not correct?
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The Indian Savanna areas are dominated by shrubs instead of grasses. done
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The Peninsular Savannas are maintaining their resilience characteristics. done
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The Indian Savanna has been transformed substantially by the anthropogenic factors. done
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question_answer15)
Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the code given below:
List I (Forest Group) |
List II (Percentage of total Forest Area of India) |
(a) Sub-tropical (Moist Hill-Pines) |
1. 23.7 |
(b) Tropical Dry Deciduous |
2. 18.3 |
(c) Tropical Moist Deciduous |
3. 5.1 |
(d) Tropical Wet Evergreen |
4. 4.2 |
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question_answer16)
The 'Van Mahotsava Programme' was introduced in India in
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1948 done
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1950 done
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1952 done
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1954 done
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question_answer17)
The Central Directorate of Wildlife Preservation is located at:
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question_answer18)
Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the code given below:
List I (Institute) |
List II (City) |
(a) The Institute of Rain and Moist Deciduous Forests |
1. Bengaluru |
(b) The Institute of Wood Science and Technology |
2. Coimbatore |
(c) The Institute of Forest Genetics |
3. Jorhat |
(d) Tropical Forest Research Institute |
4. Jabalpur |
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question_answer19)
Arrange the area of the following soils of in descending order and select the correct answer using the code given below.
1. Alluvial Soil |
2. Red Soil |
3. RegurSoil |
4. Sandy Soil |
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question_answer20)
The grey-brown soils are found in the states of:
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question_answer21)
Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the code given below:
List I (Soils of India) |
List II (Percentage of the total Soil area) |
(a) Alluvial Soil |
1.18.50% |
(b) Black Earth Soil |
2. 43.35% |
(c) Desert Soil |
3. 4.5% |
(d) Red Soil |
4. 15.0% |
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question_answer22)
Consider the following statements and select the correct answer using the code given below:
1. Lateritic soils develop mainly in the highlands areas of the plateaus. |
2. Lateritic soil hardens rapidly and irreversibly on exposure to air. |
3. Lateritic soils are poor in nitrogen, potassium and organic matter. |
4. Lateritic soils are not suitable for cash crops. |
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question_answer23)
Which one of the following statements is not correct?
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In India, the lateritic soils cover about 3.7% per cent of the country's area done
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The lateritic soils are well developed on the summits of Western Ghats and Eastern Ghats. done
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The lateritic soils are well developed over Rajmahal Hills, Satpuras and Vindhyas. done
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question_answer24)
Which one of the following statements is not correct?
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Black soil is locally called as regur or black cotton soil. done
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question_answer25)
Consider the following statements and select the correct answer using the code given below:
1. The Regur soils in general have clay texture. |
2. The structure of Regur soils is cloddish. |
3. Regur soil are rich in humus content. |
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question_answer26)
Which one of the following statements is not correct?
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Black cotton soils have high water retaining capacity. done
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Black soils are highly productive. done
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Black cotton soils are not suitable for leguminous crops. done
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Black cotton soils are suitable for millets, cotton oil seeds and sugarcane. done
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question_answer27)
Consider the following statements and select the correct answer using the code given below:
1. Soil erosion is a gradual removal of top soil cover. |
2. Rill erosion is caused by winds mainly in the desert areas. |
3. Gully erosion provide hideouts to criminals. |
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question_answer28)
Which one of the following is not correct?
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Water logging is caused by the defective drainage. done
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Water logging is found only in the more rainfall recording ill drained areas. done
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Strip cultivation and contouring fanning are effective measures of soil conservation. done
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In Madhya Pradesh, the World Bank has given assistance for the reclamation of ravines. done
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question_answer29)
Consider the following statements and select the correct answer using the code given below:
1. Social forestry involves greater co-operation between forest department and general public |
2. Social forestry provides fuel, fodder and timber to rural folk. |
3. In the rural areas social forestry is practised in the community land |
4. Social Forestry was introduced under the Forest Policy of India, 1988. |
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question_answer30)
Consider the following statements and select the correct answer using the code given below:
1. Agro forestry is a part of social forestry. |
2. In agro forestry, individuals grow trees with fodder and leguminous crops. |
3. In agro forestry, trees are considered as crops. |
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