Forest and Wildlife (Part-II)

Total Questions: 50

21. Which one of the following groups of States has forest coverage of more than 75% of the total geographical area: [U.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 1995]

(a) Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Nagaland
(b) Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur, Nagaland
(c) Assam, Meghalaya, Nagaland
(d) Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland

Correct Answer: (b) Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur, Nagaland

Solution:As per ISFR 2019 & 2021, the percentage forest in States mentioned above is as follows-

State	2019	2021
Arunachal Pradesh	79.63%	79.33%
Nagaland	75.31%	73.90%
Manipur	75.46%	74.34%
Meghalaya	76.33%	76.00%
Assam	36.11%	36.09%
Madhya Pradesh	25.14%	25.14%

Hence, we can see that Arunachal Pradesh and Meghalaya are the States having more than 75% of the covered forest. Thus option (b) is the correct answer.

22. Which State has more than 80% of its area covered by forest? [U.P.P.C.S. (Spl.) (Mains) 2008]

(a) Arunachal Pradesh
(b) Kerala
(c) Madhya Pradesh
(d) West Bengal

Correct Answer: (a) Arunachal Pradesh

Solution:According to India State of Forest Report (ISFR) 2019 & 2021, States in the given options with their percentage area under forest is given below -

Forest Cover (Percentage)

State	2019	2021
Arunachal Pradesh	79.63%	79.33%
Kerala	54.42%	54.70%
Madhya Pradesh	25.14%	25.14%
West Bengal	19.04%	18.96%

Therefore, the nearest answer can be option (a) but none of the given States has more than 80% of their area covered by forest.

23. As per the 'India State of Forest Report 2021', how many states/union territories have over 33% of their geographical area under forest? [U.P.R.O./A.R.O. (Mains) 2021]

(a) 07
(b) 13
(c) 17
(d) 23

Correct Answer: (c) 17

Solution:17 states/UT's have above 33 per cent of the geographical area under forest cover. Out of these states and UTs, five states/UTS namely Lakshadweep, Mizoram, Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Arunachal Pradesh and Meghalaya have more than 75 percent forest cover while 12 states/UTs namely Manipur, Nagaland, Tripura, Goa, Kerala, Sikkim, Uttarakhand, Chhattisgarh, Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu, Assam, Odisha, have forest cover between 33 percent to 75 percent.

24. Second largest mangrove area in India is found along the coast of- [U.P.P.C.S. (Mains) 2008]

(a) Andaman and Nicobar
(b) Andhra Pradesh
(c) Gujarat
(d) Odisha

Correct Answer: (c) Gujarat

Solution:According to ISFR 2021, the sequence of Mangrove Covered States/Union Territories in India are as follows-

1. West Bengal (2114 sq.km.)

2. Gujarat (1175 sq.km.)

3. Andaman and Nicobar (616 sq.km)

4. Andhra Pradesh (405 sq.km.).

Note:- Mangroves are shrubs or small trees that grow in coastal saline water. The term is also used for tropical coastal vegetation consisting of such species.

25. Fill in the blank with correct choice: [U.P.P.C.S. (Mains) 2012]

The recorded forest area of U.P. in 2011 was around of its area:

(a) 3%
(b) 5%
(c) 7%
(d) 9%

Correct Answer: (c) 7%

Solution:According to the Indian State of Forest Report 2017 & 2019, recorded forest area in Uttar Pradesh is 16582 sq. Km. which is 6.88 (nearly 7) per cent of its total area. Out of the total recorded forest about 73% is reserved forest, 6.98% is protected forest and 20.22% is an unclassified forest.

On the other hand satellite data shows that U.P. has the total forest cover of about 14,817.89 sq. Km. which is 6.15% of its total geographical area (According to ISFR of 2021).

26. Arrange the following States of India in descending order of their cover (percent of forest area to total area) and select the correct answer from codes. [U.P.P.C.S. (Mains) 2002]

1. Haryana

2. Maharashtra

3. Manipur

4. Orissa

Codes:

(a) 3, 4, 2, 1
(b) 3, 2, 4, 1
(c) 1, 4, 3, 2
(d) 4, 3, 2, 1

Correct Answer: (a) 3, 4, 2, 1

Solution:According to ISFR, 2019 & 2021, the States of India in descending order of their forest cover (percentage of forest area to total area) are as follows-

Percent Of Forest Area-

State	2019	2021
Manipur	75.46%	75.34%
Odisha	33.15%	33.50%
Maharashtra	16.50%	16.51%
Haryana	3.62%	3.63%

27. Arrange the following State of India in descending order of their Forest-area and select the correct answer from codes given below: [U.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 2011]

1. Andhra Pradesh

2. Arunachal Pradesh

3. Chhattisgarh

4. Odisha

Codes: U.P.P.C.S (Pre) 2011

(a) 1, 3, 4, 2
(b) 1, 2, 3, 4
(c) 4,3,1,2
(d) 2, 1, 4, 3
(e) 4, 3, 2, 1

Correct Answer: (e) 4, 3, 2, 1

Solution:The question is based on recorded forest cover of these States. The recorded forest area (in sq. km) of the given States in 2019 and 2021 was as below -

State	2019	2021
Andhra Pradesh	37258	37258
Chhattisgarh	59772	59816
Odisha	61204	61204
Arunachal Pradesh	51407	51540

Notably, the question was asked before the bifurcation of Andhra Pradesh. During that period Telangana was a part of Andhra Pradesh and the total recorded forest area of Andhra Pradesh was 63814 sq.km. According to this the correct answer to this question was option (a).

28. Per capita forest and tree cover in Jharkhand is: [J.P.S.C. (Pre) 2016]

(a) 0.08 hectare
(b) 1.08 hectare
(c) 2.08 hectare
(d) 3.08 hectare

Correct Answer: (a) 0.08 hectare

Solution:The Per capita forest and tree cover in Jharkhand is 0.08 hectares. Average density of population in Jharkhand is 414 persons per sq. km.

29. India's largest fish is: [U.P.P.C.S. (Spl) (Pre) 2008]

(a) Stonefish
(b) Whale shark
(c) Marlin
(d) Hilsa

Correct Answer: (b) Whale shark

Solution:Whale Shark is the largest fish of India. It may be up to 50 feet long. They live on the coasts of Australia and South Africa but every year in March they use to come to the coasts of Gujarat.

This time is gestation of Whale Sharks. A program was started in 2004 for the protection of Whale Sharks coming to the coasts of Gujarat.

30. Gavialis crocodilia are found plenty in- [R.A.S./R.T.S. (Pre) 1993]

(a) Ganga
(b) Godavari
(c) Krishna
(d) Cauvery

Correct Answer: (a) Ganga

Solution:Bada bhai The Gavialis is also known as the gavial and belong to the fish-eating crocodile family. These are native to the northern part of the Indian Sub-continent. They are mostly found in India and Nepal.

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