Forest and Environment

Total Questions: 19

1. In which year did the convention on wetlands, the 'Ramsar Convention', come into force in India? [S.S.C. Online CHSL (T-I) 12.10.2020 (Shift-III)]

(a) 1978
(b) 1982
(c) 1984
(d) 1991

Correct Answer: (b) 1982

Solution:

The Ramsar Convention came into force in India in 1982.

India and Ramsar:

India has designated over 75 Ramsar Sites as of 2024.
Important sites include Chilika Lake (Odisha), Keoladeo National Park (Rajasthan), and Sundarbans (West Bengal).

Ramsar Convention -

Full Name:
Convention on Wetlands of International Importance especially as Waterfowl Habitat
Adoption:
Signed on 2 February 1971 in Ramsar, Iran.
Objective:
Conservation and sustainable use of wetlands to preserve biodiversity, water resources, and habitats for waterfowl.

2. The IUCN (International Union for Conservation of Nature)________________ List is a critical indicator of the health of the world's biodiversity. [S.S.C. JE Civil Exams 23.03.2021 (Shift-I)]

(a) Red
(b) Violet
(c) Black
(d) Orange

Correct Answer: (a) Red

Solution:The IUCN (International Union for Conservation of Nature) Red List is a critical indicator of the health of the world's biodiversity.

IUCN is an international organization that aims to conserve nature and make sustainable use of natural resources.

It maintains a Red Data Book for species, and its headquarters is located in Gland, Switzerland.

3. The first protocol to ban the emissions of cholorofluorocarbons in the atmosphere was made in- [S.S.C. Online C.G.L(T-I) 6.09.2016 (Shift-III)]

(a) Montreal
(b) Osaka
(c) Geneva
(d) Florida

Correct Answer: (a) Montreal

Solution:The first protocol to ban the emissions of chlorofluorocarbons in the atmosphere was made in Montreal.

Montreal Protocol was the 1st protocol to restrict the production and use of Chlorofluorocarbon which is responsible for Ozone depletion.

It was signed on 14-16 September, 1987 & became effective from 1st January 1989.

4. The tree species most commonly used in social forestry is- [S.S.C. Online C.G.L.(T-I) 30.08.2016 (Shift-III)]

(a) Peepal
(b) Gulmohar
(c) Eucalyptus
(d) Mango

Correct Answer: (c) Eucalyptus

Solution:Eucalyptus, Acacia, Polar, etc., are some of the most commonly used tree species in social forestry.

Eucalyptus helps meet increasing wood demands from dwindling natural forests, supplying local communities and industry.

Social Forestry –

Definition:

- Social Forestry is the practice of planting, protecting, and managing trees and forests on community, village, or wasteland areas to meet the needs of local people.

5. Which one of the following is not a component of man-made environment? [S.S.C. Online Stenographer 13.09.2017 (Shift-II)]

(a) colony
(b) land
(c) Agriculture
(d) Transport

Correct Answer: (b) land

Solution:According to the question, out of the given options, the land is not man-made but naturally formed, whereas colony, agriculture and transport are the components of the man made environment.

6. Red Data Book provides an account of- [S.S.C. Online C.G.L.(T-I) 7.09.2016 (Shift-II)]

(a) extinct animals only
(b) endangered plants & animals
(c) endangered plants only
(d) fossil plants

Correct Answer: (b) endangered plants & animals

Solution:The Red Data Book is the state document established for documenting rare and endangered species of animals, plants and fungi, as well as some local sub- species within the territory of the state or country.

Categories of Threat:
- Extinct (EX)
- Extinct in the Wild (EW)
- Critically Endangered (CR)
- Endangered (EN)
- Vulnerable (VU)
- Near Threatened (NT)
- Least Concern (LC)
- Data Deficient (DD)
- Not Evaluated (NE)

7. 'Red Data Book' is a rare document of ________________ endangered species? [C.P.O. S.I. 5.06.2016 (Shift-I)]

(a) plants
(b) fungi
(c) animals
(d) All are true.

Correct Answer: (d) All are true.

Solution:The IUCN's Red data book is a publication that documents uncommon and endangered plant, animal, and fungus species, as well as a few local species, that occur inside a state or country.

Origin:

Published by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN).
First edition released in 1966.

8. In __________ forests, trees shed their leaves in a particular season. [S.S.C. Online C.G.L.(T-I) 7.09.2016 (Shift-III)]

(a) evergreen
(b) mangrove
(c) deciduous
(d) thorny

Correct Answer: (c) deciduous

Solution:Deciduous means "falling off at maturity" or "tending to fall off".

It is typically used to refer to trees or shrubs that lose their leaves seasonally most commonly fruit when ripe.

Common examples of deciduous trees include oak, maple, and hickory autumn and the shedding of other plant.

9. _________ are also called monsoon forests. [S.S.C. Online CHSL (T-I) 3.02.2017(Shift-II)]

(a) Tropical Rain Forest
(b) Tropical Deciduous Forests
(c) Mangrove Forests
(d) Thorny Bushes

Correct Answer: (b) Tropical Deciduous Forests

Solution:In a large part of our country, we have tropical deciduous forests.

These forests are also called monsoon forests.
They are less dense.
They shed their leaves at a particular time of the year.
Essential trees of these forests are sal, teak, peepal, neem and shisham.

10. Amazon forest is a type of [C.P.O. S.I. 5.06.2016 (Shift-II)]

(a) Tropical rainforest.
(b) Temperate rainforest.
(c) Temperate evergreen forest.
(d) Tropical seasonal forest.

Correct Answer: (a) Tropical rainforest.

Solution:The Amazon rainforest, alternatively, the Amazon jungle or Amazonia, is a moist broadleaf tropical rainforest in the Amazon biome that covers most of the Amazon basin of South America.

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