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How many national parks have been authorized till now in India?

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  1. 152

  2. 162

  3. 166

  4. 173

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:
166 national parks
As of today, there are 166 national parks in India. In 1970, we only had 5. And then came the Project Tiger in 1972, and we have added quite a few national parks since. As of now, there are 515 wildlife/animal sanctuaries in India, out of which 48 are governed by Project Tiger.

In list A, names of national parks and in list B, the States in which they are located are given. Identify the group that is matched correctly.

     List A       List B
1) Kanha a) Gujarat
2) Hazaribagh b) Maharashtra
3) Gir c) Madhya Pradesh
4) Tandoba d) Jharkhand
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  1. 1 - d, 2 - c, 3 - b, 4 - a

  2. 1 - c, 2 - d, 3 - a, 4 - b

  3. 1 - b, 2 - a, 3 - d, 4 - c

  4. 1 - a, 2 - c, 3 - b, 4 - d

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

     List A                    List B 
1) Kanha                 A.Madhya Pradesh
2) Hazaribagh       B.Jharkhand
3) Gir                      C.Gujarat  
4) Tadoba              D.Maharashtra

Bannerghatta National Park is in __________ state.

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  1. Karnataka

  2. Kerala

  3. Tamilnadu

  4. Madhya Pradesh

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Karnatak,

Bannerghatta National Park, near Bangalore, Karnataka, was founded in 1970 and declared as a national park in 1974. In 2002 a portion of the park, became a biological reserve, the Bannerghatta Biological Park.

There is a great need to protect forests because ________.

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  1. Forests are not an important resource

  2. Forests cannot prevent soil erosion

  3. Demand for forest products has increased

  4. Today people are raising brids and animals in domestic land

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

The Earth cannot sustain life without healthy, thriving forests.They are like the green lungs of the planet, supplying us with oxygen and helping to balance rainfall and climate.They are home to over two-thirds of the world’s species.  Yet our forests are at risk. They are being logged for things like toothpaste, tissue paper, magazines, animal feed and more. They are being burned, degraded and logged at astonishing rates, as much as 80% of the world’s forests are already destroyed.

What percent of the total area should be under forest cover according to the new National Forest Policy?

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  1. 15%

  2. 26%

  3. 33%

  4. 46%

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

NFP proposed that 60% of the land in the hills and 20% in the plains and in all 33% of the total geographical area should be under forest/tree cover.

When did the National Forest Policy of India came into effect?

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  1. 1950

  2. 1952

  3. 1953

  4. 1959

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

 The policy was revised in 1952 and again in 1988. The main plank of the revised forest policy of 1988 is protection, conservation and development of forests.

Which of the following is/are the objective of the National Forest Policy?

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  1. To protect natural beauty of forests

  2. To check on the extensions of deserts

  3. To make effort for ecological balance

  4. All of the above

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:
The following are the objectives of National Forest Policy (1952):

(a) The need for evolving a system of balanced and complementary land- use under which each type of land is allotted to that form of use under which it would produce most and deteriorate least;

(b) The need for checking:-
(i) Denudation in mountainous regions, on which depends the perennial water supply of the river system whose basins constitute the fertile core of the country.

(ii) The erosion progressing space along the treeless banks of the great rivers leading to ravine formation, and on vast stretches of undulating wastelands depriving the adjoining fields of their fertility;

(c) The need for establishing tree-lands, wherever possible, for the amelioration of physical and climatic conditions promoting the general well­being of the people;

(d) The need for ensuring progressively increasing supplies of grazing, small wood for agricultural implements, and in particular of firewood to release the cattle dung for manure to step up food production;

(e) The need for sustained supply of timber and other forest produce required for defence, communications and industry.

Which one of the following bio-reserves of India is not included in the world network of bio-reserve?

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  1. Dihang-Dibang

  2. Gulf of Mannar

  3. Nanda Devi

  4. Sunderban

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Dihang-Dibang Bio-reserves of India is not included in the world network of bio-reserve.

Which plant is associated with the social forestry programmes in India?

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  1. Teak

  2. Neem

  3. Eucalyptus

  4. Banyan

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Eucalyptus,
Eucalyptus is a tall evergreen tree. It attains the height of more than 300 feet. Leaves of the tree on juvenile shoots are opposite, sessile, cordate-ovate, and covered with a bluish-white bloom. The adult leaves are alternate, lanceolate and are 6-12 inches long and 1-2 inches broad. In eucalyptus-tree flowers is cream in color. The appearance of its bark varies with the age of the tree. Its bark consists of long fibers and can be pulled off in long pieces. Stems of the seedlings and coppice shoots are quadrangular. Flowers are in cymose panicles. The fruit is a capsule. 

The most important commercial forests of India are __________.

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  1. Tropical evergreen

  2. Mangrove

  3. Tropical deciduous

  4. Coniferous

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Tropical deciduous,
The most important commercial forests of India are Tropical deciduous. As per the economic resource pooling of India, the tropical Deciduous forests are the best ones in terms of export, import and revenue.