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Answer: Option A. -> Eucalyptus
Answer: (a)
Nilgiri mountains are a range of mountains with at least 24 peaks above 2,000 metres (6,600 ft), in the westernmost part of Tamil Nadu state at the junction of Karnataka and Kerala states in Southern India.
They are part of the larger Western Ghats mountain chain making up the southwestern edge of the Deccan Plateau. Eucalyptus is common. Much of the Nilgiris natural Montane grasslands and shrublands interspersed with sholas has been much disturbed or destroyed by extensive tea plantations, easy motor vehicle access and extensive commercial planting and harvesting of non-native eucalyptus and wattle plantations.
Answer: (a)
Nilgiri mountains are a range of mountains with at least 24 peaks above 2,000 metres (6,600 ft), in the westernmost part of Tamil Nadu state at the junction of Karnataka and Kerala states in Southern India.
They are part of the larger Western Ghats mountain chain making up the southwestern edge of the Deccan Plateau. Eucalyptus is common. Much of the Nilgiris natural Montane grasslands and shrublands interspersed with sholas has been much disturbed or destroyed by extensive tea plantations, easy motor vehicle access and extensive commercial planting and harvesting of non-native eucalyptus and wattle plantations.
Answer: Option A. -> Karnataka
Answer: (a)Ranganathittu Bird Sanctuary is located in Karnataka.
Answer: (a)Ranganathittu Bird Sanctuary is located in Karnataka.
Answer: Option A. -> Gujarat
Answer: (a)
Gir Forest National Park or Sasan Gir is a forest and wildlife sanctuary in Gujarat. It is the sole home of the pure Asiatic Lions (Panthera leo persica) and is considered to be one of the most important protected areas in Asia due to its supported species.
The ecosystem of Gir, with its diverse flora and fauna, is protected as a result of the efforts of the government forest department, wildlife activists and NGOs.
The forest area of Gir and its lions were declared as "protected" in the early 1900s by the then Nawab of the princely state of Junagadh.
Answer: (a)
Gir Forest National Park or Sasan Gir is a forest and wildlife sanctuary in Gujarat. It is the sole home of the pure Asiatic Lions (Panthera leo persica) and is considered to be one of the most important protected areas in Asia due to its supported species.
The ecosystem of Gir, with its diverse flora and fauna, is protected as a result of the efforts of the government forest department, wildlife activists and NGOs.
The forest area of Gir and its lions were declared as "protected" in the early 1900s by the then Nawab of the princely state of Junagadh.
Question 104. Match the two columns and select the correct alternative Column I & Column II;
Column I
Column II
(Types of Forest)
(Important Trees)
A. Tropical Rain Forest
i. Pine, Deodar and Spruce
B. Tropical Deciduous Forest
ii. Bamboo, Cinchona and Mahogany
C. Mountain Forest
iii. Kikar, Babul, Date and Palm
D. Thorn Forest
iv. Neem, Teak, Shisham and Sal
Codes: A B C D
Column I
Column II
(Types of Forest)
(Important Trees)
A. Tropical Rain Forest
i. Pine, Deodar and Spruce
B. Tropical Deciduous Forest
ii. Bamboo, Cinchona and Mahogany
C. Mountain Forest
iii. Kikar, Babul, Date and Palm
D. Thorn Forest
iv. Neem, Teak, Shisham and Sal
Codes: A B C D
Answer: Option A. -> A – (ii), B – (iv), C – (i), D - (iii)
Answer: (a)
Tropical Rain forest – Bamboo, Cinchona and Mahogany
Tropical Deciduous Forest – Neem, Teak, Shisham and Sal
Mountain Forest – Pine, Deodar and spruce
Thorn Forest - Kikar, Babul, Date, Palm
Answer: (a)
Tropical Rain forest – Bamboo, Cinchona and Mahogany
Tropical Deciduous Forest – Neem, Teak, Shisham and Sal
Mountain Forest – Pine, Deodar and spruce
Thorn Forest - Kikar, Babul, Date, Palm
Answer: Option A. -> Tamil Nadu
Answer: (a)
The Mudumalai National Park and Wildlife Sanctuary, now also declared a Tiger Reserve, lies on the northwestern side of the Nilgiri Hills (Blue Mountains), in Nilgiri District, about 150 km (93 mi) north-west of Coimbatore in the westernmost part of Tamil Nadu, on the interstate boundaries with Karnataka and Kerala states in South India.
Mudumalai, which means ‘first hills’, is one of the first wildlife sanctuaries established in India.
Answer: (a)
The Mudumalai National Park and Wildlife Sanctuary, now also declared a Tiger Reserve, lies on the northwestern side of the Nilgiri Hills (Blue Mountains), in Nilgiri District, about 150 km (93 mi) north-west of Coimbatore in the westernmost part of Tamil Nadu, on the interstate boundaries with Karnataka and Kerala states in South India.
Mudumalai, which means ‘first hills’, is one of the first wildlife sanctuaries established in India.
Answer: Option D. -> Deodar
Answer: (d)
Answer: (d)
Answer: Option D. -> 4 3 1 2
Answer: (d)
Answer: (d)
Answer: Option D. -> Dudwa-Kanha-Indravti-Bandipur
Answer: (d)
The Dudhwa National Park is a national park in the Terai of Uttar Pradesh, India, and covers an area of 490.3 km², with a buffer zone of 190 km². It is part of the Dudhwa Tiger Reserve.
Kanha National Park, also known as Kanha Tiger Reserve, is a vast expanse of grassland and forest in the central Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. Tigers, jackals and wild pigs can be spotted in Kanha Meadows.
Indravati Tiger Reserves is a Tiger Reserve area in Chhattisgarh. Bandipur National Park, an 874-sq.-km forested reserve in the southern Indian state of Karnataka, is known for its small population of tigers.
Answer: (d)
The Dudhwa National Park is a national park in the Terai of Uttar Pradesh, India, and covers an area of 490.3 km², with a buffer zone of 190 km². It is part of the Dudhwa Tiger Reserve.
Kanha National Park, also known as Kanha Tiger Reserve, is a vast expanse of grassland and forest in the central Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. Tigers, jackals and wild pigs can be spotted in Kanha Meadows.
Indravati Tiger Reserves is a Tiger Reserve area in Chhattisgarh. Bandipur National Park, an 874-sq.-km forested reserve in the southern Indian state of Karnataka, is known for its small population of tigers.
Answer: Option C. -> step–wise migration
Answer: (c)
Stepwise migration refers to a type of migration that occurs in a series of movements, for example, moving to a town larger than the home town, but not directly to one of the city regions.
It is an important subcomponent of the urban ward drift of people.
Answer: (c)
Stepwise migration refers to a type of migration that occurs in a series of movements, for example, moving to a town larger than the home town, but not directly to one of the city regions.
It is an important subcomponent of the urban ward drift of people.
Answer: Option A. -> Temperate forest
Answer: (a)In Uttarakhand, Oak - Rhododendron are characteristic plants of Temperate forest.
Answer: (a)In Uttarakhand, Oak - Rhododendron are characteristic plants of Temperate forest.