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Periyar Wild Life Sanctuary is located in ________ .

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  1. Andhra Pradesh

  2. Tamil Nadu

  3. Kerala

  4. Karnataka

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:
Thekkady (Kerala)
Periyar National Park and Wildlife Sanctuary (PNP) is a protected area near Thekkady in the districts of Idukki, Kottayam and Pathanamthitta in Kerala, India. It is notable as an elephant reserve and a tiger reserve. The protected area covers an area of 925 km2 (357 sq mi).

 Bandipur Sanctuary situated in __________.

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  1. Tamil Nadu

  2. West Bengal

  3. Karnataka

  4. Andhra Pradesh

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Bandipur National Park established in 1974 as a tiger reserve under Project Tiger, is a national park located in the Indian state of Karnataka, which is the state with the second highest tiger population in India.

A similarity among blackbuck, gharial, rhinoceros and marsh crocodile is that they are ____________.

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  1. Animals with thick chitinous skin

  2. Oviparous

  3. Endangered species

  4. Found in the forests of North-East India

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Endangered species are those species of plants and animals whose numbers are diminishing to a level that they might face extinction. Blackbuck,  rhinoceros, marsh crocodiles, are some of the endangered species.


Arthropods have thick chitinous skin.
        
Oviparous: Producing young by means of eggs that are hatched after they are layed by their parents.

 

Animals in Northeast Asia:

  • 1 Sikkim – Red Panda.
  • 2 Assam – One-horned rhinoceros.
  • 3 Arunachal Pradesh – Gayal.
  • 4 Manipur – Sangai.
  • 5 Meghalaya – Clouded Leopard

Plant species which have come to India from outside the country are called ___________.

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  1. Indigenous species

  2. Endemic species

  3. Exotic species

  4. Extinct species

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Exotic species are also called as alien species. These are the animals that are usually not present in the area but are reached to the area by human activity or immigration.

Starlings were brought over from Europe to North America. This is an example of exotic species in North America. These may harm or benefit the environment.

It is estimated that India has _____ species of plants. 

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  1. 32,000

  2. 47,000

  3. 55,000

  4. 59,000

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

India has been bestowed with numerous forests with a wide variety of plant and animal wealth. From the recent estimates 47,000 species of flora are found in this country so far. Of the estimated 47,000 plant species, about 15,000 flowering species are endemic (indigenous) to India.

White peacock is a ________.

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  1. Indian Blue peafowl

  2. Indian Red peafowl

  3. Indian White peafowl

  4. Indian Black peafowl

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Peafowls are known for their brilliant colours. There are some pea fowls which are white in colour. These are nothing but genetic variants of Indian blue fowl. These are occurred due to the mutations in normal pea fowls.

How many biosphere reserves have been set up in the country to protect flora and fauna?

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  1. Fifteen

  2. Sixteen

  3. Seventeen

  4. Eighteen

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:
 Name  Location
 Gulf of Mannar  Tamil Nadu
 Sundarbans  West Bengal
 Cold Desert  Himachal Pradesh
 Nanda Devi  Uttarakhand
 Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve  Tamil Nadu, Kerala and
Karnataka
 Dihang-Dibang Arunachal Pradesh
 Pachmarhi Biosphere Reserve  Madhya Pradesh
 Seshachalam Hills  Andhra Pradesh
 Simlipal  Odisha
 Achanakamar -Amarkantak Madhya Pradesh,
Chhattisgarh
 Manas  Assam
 Khangchendzonga  Sikkim
 Agasthyamalai Biosphere Reserve  Kerala, Tamil Nadu
 Great Nicobar Biosphere Reserve  Andaman and Nicobar Islands
 Nokrek  Meghalaya
 Dibru-Saikhowa  Assam
 Panna Madhya Pradesh
 Great Rann of Kutch Gujarat 

A biosphere reserve is an ecosystem with plants and animals of unusual scientific and natural interest. It is a label given by UNESCO. There are at present 18 biosphere reserves in India.

Which one of the following is a bird sanctuary?

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  1. Bandipur

  2. Rajaji

  3. Ranganathittu

  4. Guindy

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

  • Ranganathittu is also known as 'Pakshikasi'. It is famous for the bird sanctuary and is present in the state of Karnataka.
  • It is spread over an area of 67 hectares. Important birds recorded here are the painted stork, Asian openbill stork, common spoonbill, woolly-necked stork, black-headed ibis, lesser whistling duck, Indian shag, stork-billed kingfisher, egret, cormorant, Oriental darter, and heron.

How many wildlife sanctuaries are in India covering more than 1,09,652 square kilometer area?

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  1. 570

  2. 458

  3. 372

  4. 190

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

  • Wildlife sanctuary is also called a wildlife refuge. It is a protected area of a land territory or an island which that provides protection to species from hunting.
  • In India there are 372 wild life sanctuaries which spreads over an area of 1, 09, 652 square kilometres.

Which one of the following ports is the deepest land-locked and well-protected port along the east coast?

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  1. Chennai

  2. Paradip

  3. Tuticorin

  4. Vishakhapatnam

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Vishakhapatnam is the deepest landlocked and well-protected port. This port was, originally, conceived as an outlet for iron ore exports.

Chennai is one of the oldest artificial ports of the country. It is ranked next to Mumbai in terms of the volume of trade and cargo.