Environment And Ecology (Indian Geography) Part -3

Total Questions: 39

11. Which one of the following areas of India is covered by tropical evergreen forest? [S.S.C. Online Graduate Level (T-I) 10.09.2016 (Shift-I)]

(a) Semi-arid areas of Gujarat
(b) Eastern Ghats
(c) Western Ghats
(d) Madhya Pradesh

Correct Answer: (c) Western Ghats

Solution:Tropical evergreen forests in India extend to areas that receive more than 200 cm of annual rainfall. These regions include the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Assam, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram, Tripura, the Western Ghats, and the Western Coastal Plain

12. Hardwood trees like sal, teak, neem and shisham (useful for making furniture, transport and constructional material) are found in which type of forests? [S.S.C. Online CHSL (T-I) 15.10.2020 (Shift-I)]

(a) Tropical Deciduous Forests
(b) Temperate Deciduous Forests
(c) Coniferous Forests
(d) Mediterranean Vegetation

Correct Answer: (a) Tropical Deciduous Forests

Solution:Large and hardwood trees are usually found in tropical deciduous forests. Deciduous trees shed their leaves in cold or dry weather. Sal, teak, neem, and shisham (used in making furniture, transportation, and building materials) tropical forests are generally found in the equatorial regions between the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn. In India, these forests are found in Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Odisha, and Maharashtra.

13. In which part of India tropical evergreen forests are not found? [S.S.C. Online MTS (T-I) 13.08.2019 (Shift-I)]

(a) Eastern Ghats
(b) Andaman and Nicobar
(c) North-Eastern region
(d) Western Ghats

Correct Answer: (a) Eastern Ghats

Solution:Tropical evergreen forests are found in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, the North-Eastern region, the Western Ghats, and the Terai region of the Himalayas These forests are not found in the Eastern Ghats region.

14. In terms of area, which state has the largest forest cover in India? [S.S.C. Online Graduate Level (T-I) 5.03.2020 (Shift-I)]

(a) Odisha
(b) Madhya Pradesh
(c) Kerala
(d) Maharashtra

Correct Answer: (b) Madhya Pradesh

Solution:According to the India Forest Status Report, 2019, Madhya Pradesh has the largest forest area in India in terms of size. The forest area of Madhya Pradesh is 77,482 sq km. Arunachal Pradesh (66,688 sq km), in terms of size, follows at second place. The state with the highest percentage of forest cover is Mizoram (85.41 percent). According to the Forest Status Report, 2021, the top states with forest cover in terms of area are followed by Madhya Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Odisha, and Maharashtra in that order.

15. Which state in India has the largest cover area of forest? [S.S.C. Online CHSL (T-I) 8.01.2017 (Shift-I)]

(a) Uttarakhand
(b) Madhya Pradesh
(c) Kerala
(d) Uttar Pradesh

Correct Answer: (b) Madhya Pradesh

16. Which of the following states topped among all the states with the highest number of fire alerts according to a 2019 report by the Forest Survey of India? [S.S.C. Online Graduate Level (T-I) 6.03.2020 (Shift-III)]

(a) Madhya Pradesh
(b) Odisha
(c) Mizoram
(d) Arunachal Pradesh

Correct Answer: (c) Mizoram

Solution:According to the 2019 Forest Survey of India report, Mizoram topped all other states regarding efficient and effective system of fire warnings.

17. According to India State of Forest Report 2019. how much of the total geographical area of the country is covered by forests and trees? [S.S.C. Online Graduate Level (T-I) 6.03.2020 (Shift-III)]

(a) 34.56%
(b) 24.56%
(c) 21.30%
(d) 42.56%

Correct Answer: (b) 24.56%

Solution:According to the India State Forest Report, 2019, out of the total area of the country, 24.56 percent of the geographical area was covered by forests and trees.

18. Which of the following states has the maximum area of Mangrove forest? [S.S.C. Online CHSL (T-I) 19.01.2017 (Shift-III)]

(a) Rajasthan
(b) Uttar Pradesh
(c) Sikkim
(d) West Bengal

Correct Answer: (d) West Bengal

Solution:The state of West Bengal in India has the largest area of mangrove forests. Mangrove forests are found in the Sundarbans located in the state. According to the India Forest Status Report, 2021, the extent of mangrove forests in different states is as follows West Bengal (2114 sq. km), Gujarat (1175 sq. km), Andaman and Nicobar. Islands (616 sq km), Andhra Pradesh (405 sq km), Maharashtra (324 sq km), Odisha (259 sq km), etc

19. Sundari, a well known species of trees, is found in: [S.S.C. Online Graduate Level (T-I) 4.06.2019 (Shift-I)]

(a) Tropical deciduous forests
(b) Tropical rainforests
(c) Mangrove forests
(d) Himalayan mountains

Correct Answer: (c) Mangrove forests

Solution:The famous species of trees 'Sundari' is found in the mangrove forests. Due to its abundance in the Sundarbans in West Bengal, this tree is named Sundari.

20. Deserts, rain forests, coral reefs and mangroves are features of______ diversity. [S.S.C. Online Graduate Level (T-I) 16.08.2021 (Shift-III)]

(a) Ecological
(b) Cultural
(c) Genetic
(d) Species

Correct Answer: (a) Ecological

Solution:Deserts, rain forests, mangroves, coral reefs, wetlands, estuaries and alpine meadows can be employed to describe the ecological diversity.

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