Sanctuary/Biosphere Reserve (Part-II)

Total Questions: 50

31. India has recently added one more Biosphere Reserve. Which of these is the latest one in the list? [R.A.S./R.T.S.(Pre) 2010]

(a) Nokrek
(b) Dehang Debang
(c) Similipal
(d) Cold desert

Correct Answer: (d) Cold desert

Solution:Recently cold desert added in Biosphere Reserve in 2009.

32. Which one of the following pairs is correctly matched? [U.P.P.C.S.(Pre) 2013]

(a) Biosphere reserves - Edward Suess
(b) Ecosystem - A.P. de Candolle
(c) Ecology - A.G. Tansley
(d) Biodiversity - Reiter

Correct Answer: (a) Biosphere reserves - Edward Suess

Solution:The term 'biosphere reserve' was first used by Edward Suess whereas the term Ecosystem was first used by A.G. Tansley. Reiter and Ernst Haeckel first used the term 'Ecology' and the word 'Biodiversity' was first used by Ramond F. Dasmann. Hence (a) is the correct answer.

33. Which one of the following does not belong to biosphere reserves set-up so far? [I.A.S. (Pre) 1995]

(a) Great Nicobar
(b) Sundarban
(c) Nanda Devi
(d) Gulf of Kachchh

Correct Answer: (d) Gulf of Kachchh

Solution:In the year 1995, when the question was asked, Great Rann of Kutch was not listed in Biosphere Reserves declared by Government of India. But in 2008, it was also listed in Biosphere Reserves of India.

Total 18 biosphere reserve have been listed so far. There are -

No	Biosphere Reserve	Year of setup	Area (km²)
1.	*Nilgiri ()**	1986	5520 km²
2.	Nanda Devi (*)	1988	5860.69 km²
3.	Nokrek (*)	1988	820 km²
4.	Great Nicobar (*)	1989	885 km²
5.	Gulf of Mannar(*)	1989	10,500 km²
6.	Manas	1989	2837 km²
7.	Sunderban(*)	1989	9630 km²
8.	Similipal (*)	1994	4374 km²
9.	Dibru-Saikhowa	1997	765 km²
10.	Dehang-Debang	1998	5111.50 km²
11.	Pachmarhi(*)	1999	4926 km²
12.	Khangchendzonga(*)	2000	2619.92 km²
13.	Agasthyamalai(*)	2001	1828 km²
14.	Achanakmar - Amarkantak(*)	2005	3835. 51 km²
15.	Kachchh	2008	12,454 km²
16.	Cold Desert	2009	777o km²
17.	Seshachalam Hills	2010	4755.997 km²
18.	Panna *	2011	2998.98 km²

Note - (*)These have been included in UNESCO's World biosphere reserve list under MAB Programme.

34. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer from codes given below the lists: [U.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 2012]

Biosphere Sites	Year of setting up
A. Nilgiri	1. 2000
B. Nanda Devi	2. 1989
C. Sunderban	3. 1988
D. Kanchenjunga	4. 1986

Codes :

	A	B	C	D
(a)	1	2	3	4
(b)	4	3	2	1
(c)	3	4	1	2
(d)	2	3	1	4

Correct Answer: (b)

Total 18 biosphere reserve have been listed so far. There are -

No	Biosphere Reserve	Year of setup	Area (km²)
1.	*Nilgiri ()**	1986	5520 km²
2.	Nanda Devi (*)	1988	5860.69 km²
3.	Nokrek (*)	1988	820 km²
4.	Great Nicobar (*)	1989	885 km²
5.	Gulf of Mannar(*)	1989	10,500 km²
6.	Manas	1989	2837 km²
7.	Sunderban(*)	1989	9630 km²
8.	Similipal (*)	1994	4374 km²
9.	Dibru-Saikhowa	1997	765 km²
10.	Dehang-Debang	1998	5111.50 km²
11.	Pachmarhi(*)	1999	4926 km²
12.	Khangchendzonga(*)	2000	2619.92 km²
13.	Agasthyamalai(*)	2001	1828 km²
14.	Achanakmar - Amarkantak(*)	2005	3835. 51 km²
15.	Kachchh	2008	12,454 km²
16.	Cold Desert	2009	777o km²
17.	Seshachalam Hills	2010	4755.997 km²
18.	Panna *	2011	2998.98 km²

Note - (*)These have been included in UNESCO's World biosphere reserve list under MAB Programme.

35. Which one of the following is not a Biosphere Reserve? [I.A.S. (Pre) 2005]

(a) Agasthyamali
(b) Nallamalai
(c) Nilgiri
(d) Panchmarhi

Correct Answer: (b) Nallamalai

Total 18 biosphere reserve have been listed so far. There are -

No	Biosphere Reserve	Year of setup	Area (km²)
1.	*Nilgiri ()**	1986	5520 km²
2.	Nanda Devi (*)	1988	5860.69 km²
3.	Nokrek (*)	1988	820 km²
4.	Great Nicobar (*)	1989	885 km²
5.	Gulf of Mannar(*)	1989	10,500 km²
6.	Manas	1989	2837 km²
7.	Sunderban(*)	1989	9630 km²
8.	Similipal (*)	1994	4374 km²
9.	Dibru-Saikhowa	1997	765 km²
10.	Dehang-Debang	1998	5111.50 km²
11.	Pachmarhi(*)	1999	4926 km²
12.	Khangchendzonga(*)	2000	2619.92 km²
13.	Agasthyamalai(*)	2001	1828 km²
14.	Achanakmar - Amarkantak(*)	2005	3835. 51 km²
15.	Kachchh	2008	12,454 km²
16.	Cold Desert	2009	777o km²
17.	Seshachalam Hills	2010	4755.997 km²
18.	Panna *	2011	2998.98 km²

Note - (*)These have been included in UNESCO's World biosphere reserve list under MAB Programme.

36. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer by using codes given below the lists: [U.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 2013]

List-I (Biosphere Reserve)	List-II (Location)
A. Nokrek	1. Kerala
B. Manas	2. Assam
C. Dehang Debang	3. Meghalaya
D. Agasthyamalai	4. Arunachal Pradesh

Codes :

	A	B	C	D
(a)	2	3	1	4
(b)	3	2	4	1
(c)	4	1	3	2
(d)	1	4	2	3

Correct Answer: (b)

Solution:

List-I	List-II
Nokrek	Meghalaya
Manas	Assam
Dehang debang	Arunachal Pradesh
Agasthyamalai	Kerala

37. Which of the following is not properly matched? [Uttarakhand P.C.S (Pre) 2012]

List-I (Biosphere Reserve)	List-II (Location)
A. Similipal	Odisha
B. Nokrek	Meghalaya
C. Agasthyamalai	Kerala
D. Khangchendzonga	Himachal Pradesh

Correct Answer: (d)

Solution:The correct match is as follows :

List-I	List-II
Similipal	Odisha
Nokrek	Meghalaya
Agasthyamalai	Kerala - Tamil Nadu
Khangchendzonga	Sikkim

38. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer from the codes given below the lists: [U.P.B.E.O. (Pre) 2019]

List-I (Biosphere Reserve)	List-II (States of India)
A. Nokrek	1. Assam
B. Manas	2. Kerala
C. Similipal	3. Meghalaya
D. Agasthyamalai	4. Odisha

Codes:

	A	B	C	D
(a)	3	4	2	1
(b)	4	2	3	1
(c)	3	1	4	2
(d)	2	3	4	1

Correct Answer: (c)

Solution:The correct match is as follows :

List-I	List-II
Similipal	Odisha
Nokrek	Meghalaya
Agasthyamalai	Kerala - Tamil Nadu
Khangchendzonga	Sikkim

39. Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched? [U.P.P.C.S. (Mains) 2013]

(Biosphere Reserve)	(Location)
A. Manas	Meghalaya
B. Nanda Devi	Uttarakhand
C. Kanchanjunga	Sikkim
D. Agasthyamalai	Kerala

Correct Answer: (a)

Solution:Manas Biosphere is situated in Assam. While rest of the options are matched correctly.

40. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer from codes given below the lists: [U.P.R.O./A.R.O. (Pre) 2016]

List-I (Biosphere Reserve)	List-II (States)
A. Similipal	1. Himachal Pradesh
B. Dihang-Dibang	2. Uttarakhand
C. Nokrek	3. Arunachal Pradesh
D. Cold Desert	4. Odisha
	5. Meghalaya

Codes :

	A	B	C	D
(a)	1	3	5	4
(b)	1	5	2	4
(c)	4	5	2	1
(d)	4	3	5	1

Correct Answer: (d)

Solution:The correctly matched list is as follows :

(Biosphere Reserve)	(States)
Similipal	Odisha
Dihang-Dibang	Arunachal Pradesh
Nokrek	Meghalaya
Cold Desert	Himachal Pradesh

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Sanctuary/Biosphere Reserve (Part-II)

31. India has recently added one more Biosphere Reserve. Which of these is the latest one in the list? [R.A.S./R.T.S.(Pre) 2010]

32. Which one of the following pairs is correctly matched? [U.P.P.C.S.(Pre) 2013]

33. Which one of the following does not belong to biosphere reserves set-up so far? [I.A.S. (Pre) 1995]

34. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer from codes given below the lists: [U.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 2012]

35. Which one of the following is not a Biosphere Reserve? [I.A.S. (Pre) 2005]

36. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer by using codes given below the lists: [U.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 2013]

37. Which of the following is not properly matched? [Uttarakhand P.C.S (Pre) 2012]

38. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer from the codes given below the lists: [U.P.B.E.O. (Pre) 2019]

39. Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched? [U.P.P.C.S. (Mains) 2013]

40. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer from codes given below the lists: [U.P.R.O./A.R.O. (Pre) 2016]

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