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What is the percentage of reserved forests of the total forest area? 

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  1. 54.4%

  2. 64.4%

  3. 44.4%

  4. 50%

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:
  • 54.4% of the total forest land has been declared reserved forest.
  • Reserved forests are acquired and owned by the Government of India. In these forest activities like hunting, grazing, etc. are banned completely.

In India, the festival to save forest and plant new trees is known as ________.

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  1. World forest day.

  2. World environment day.

  3. World day to combat desertification and drought.

  4. Van Mahotsav.

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:
Van Mahotsav is a festival which was started by Kulapati Kanaiyalal Munshi Ji, the Union Minister for Agriculture to create enthusiasm among masses for forest conservation and planting trees. It is now a week-long festival.

'Van' means 'forest' and 'mahotsav' means 'festival' "Van Mahotsav" is an annual tree-planting movement in India which began in year 1950. The name Van Mahotsav means " FESTIVAL OF FORESTS ". It has gained significant national importance and every year, millions of saplings are planted across India in observation of Van Mahotsav week.

The number of National parks present in India are ________.

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  1. 49

  2. 50

  3. 70

  4. 104

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

An area, whether within a sanctuary or not, can be notified by the state government to be constituted as a National Park, by reason of its ecological, faunal, floral, geomorphological, or zoological association of importance, needed for the purpose of protecting & propagating or developing wildlife therein or its environment.

 There are 104 existing national parks in India covering an area of 40501.13 km2, which is 1.23% of the geographical area of the country (National Wildlife Database, May 2019).

 

The Nokrek bio-reserve forest is located in the state of __________.

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  1. Manipur.

  2. Meghalaya.

  3. Mizoram.

  4. Nagaland.

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:
Meghalaya
Nokrek National Park, the core area of Nokrek Biosphere Reserve, is a national park located approximately 2 km from Tura Peak in West Garo Hills district of Meghalaya, India. UNESCO added this National park to its list of Biosphere Reserves in May 2009.

The bio-reserve that is present in the state of Tamil Nadu is ________.

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  1. Simlipal.

  2. Gulf of Mannar.

  3. Nokrek.

  4. Pachmari.

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

The Biosphere Reserve in Tamil Nadu is Gulf of Mannar Biosphere Reserve: 10,500 km2 (4,100 sq mi) established in 1989.

The percentage of forest area of total forests area is ________.

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  1. 32%

  2. 30%

  3. 23.28%

  4. 28.2%

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:
23.28%.
Total Recorded Forest Area in the country is 765,210 sq. km, which is 23.28% of total geographical area of the country. Recorded Forests can be broadly classified into three categories Reserved Forests (416,516 sq. km). Protected Forests (223,309 sq. km) and Unclassed Forests (125,385 sq. km).

In which of the following states is Simlipal biosphere located?

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  1. Chhattisgarh

  2. Jharkhand

  3. Odisha

  4. West Bengal

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Odisha,

Similipal National Park is a national park and a tiger reserve in the Mayurbhanj district in the Indian state of Odisha. It is part of the Similipal-Kuldiha-Hadgarh Elephant Reserve popularly known as the Mayurbhanj Elephant Reserve, which includes three protected areas — the Similipal Tiger Reserve (2750.00 km2), Hadgarh Wildlife Sanctuary (191.06 km2) and Kuldiha Wildlife Sanctuary (272.75 km2)). Simlipal National Park derives its name from the abundance of semul (red silk cotton trees) that bloom here. It is the 7th largest national park in India.
The park has a protected area of 845.70 square kilometers (326.53 sq mi) and has some beautiful waterfalls like Joranda and Barehipani. Simlipal is home to 99 royal Bengal tigers and 432 wild elephants. Besides Simlipal is famous for gaurs (Indian bison), chausingha, as well as an orchidarium.

Planting of trees around the cities to prevent pollution is known as ___________.

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  1. Deforestation

  2. Afforestation

  3. Forestation

  4. All of these

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

The level of pollution is much higher in areas where industries are located. Steel plants emit significant dust levels of about 20 kilograms per metric ton of steel. The trees act as a barrier for the dust and purify the air.

Which one of the following conservation categories do not directly involve community participation?

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  1. Joint Forest management

  2. Chipko Movement

  3. Beej Bachao Andolan

  4. Demarcation of wildlife sanctuaries

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

  • Joint forest management is a policy of forest conservation in which the government and local communities strive for the conservation of forests.
  • Chipko movement: Chipko movement was a forest conservation movement in India. It began in 1973. Alaknanda floods alarmed people of how deforestation has resulted in the disturbance.
  • Beej Bachao Andolan is a forest conservatory movement which not only aimed at protecting traditional seeds but also to promote the local tradition of the communities living there.
  • All the above movements involved communities. But wild life sanctuaries are demarcated to limit the entry of local communities into forest areas.

Which one of the following reserves is not included in the world network of biosphere reserves?

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  1. Gulf of Mannar

  2. Cold Desert

  3. Nilgiris

  4. Sundarban

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Cold Desert,
Ladakh
The Cold Desert: Ladakh. Ladakh is a cold desert in India. It lies in the Great Himalayas, on the eastern side of Jammu and Kashmir.

Biosphere reserves,
The Indian government has established 18 biosphere reserves in India,  (categories roughly corresponding to IUCN Category V Protected areas), which protect larger areas of natural habitat (than a National Park or Animal Sanctuary), and often include one or more National Parks or preserves, along with buffer zones that are open to some economic uses. Protection is granted not only to the flora and fauna of the protected region, but also to the human communities who inhabit these regions, and their ways of life. Animals are protected and saved here.