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Fauna refers to all of the animal life found in a given area or period of time. Plants are referred to as flora, whereas fungi are referred to as funga. Biota is the aggregate term for flora, animals, fungi, and other forms of life. The term “fauna” is used by zoologists and palaeontologists to describe a typical group of species found in a particular time or region, such as the “Sonoran Desert fauna” or the “Burgess Shale fauna.” A set of rocks bearing comparable fossils is referred to as a sequence of faunal stages by palaeontologists. Faunistics is the study of animals from a specific area.
Q. 1. Name the largest bamboo producing states in India.
a) Jharkhand
b) Madhya Pradesh
c) Assam
d) Uttrakhand
Answer. Correct answer is option (d) Uttrakhand.
Q. 2. Name the type of Vegetation found in Kashmir valley ?
a) Sub-Tropical Vegetation
b) Xerophytic Vegetation
c) Temperate Vegetation
d) None of the above.
Answer. Correct answer is option (c) temperate vegetation.
Q. 3. In which year was Kishtwar National Park established ?
a) 1981
b) 1999
c) 2001
d) 1976
Answer. Correct answer is option (a) 1981.
Q. 4. Name the most important human activity which causes the extinction of wildlife.
a) wildlife pollution
b) hunting valuable wildlife products
c) introducing alien species
d) destruction and alteration of natural habitats.
Answer. Correct answer is option (d) destruction and alteration of natural habitats.
Q. 5. In which of the following region of India, do flamingos migrate in large numbers to nest .
a) coastal areas
b) Rann of Kachchh
c) Thar
d) the Himalayas.
Answer. Correct answer is option (b) Rann of Kachchh.
Q. 6. In which category does The Pink Headed duck falls .
a) Extinct species
b) Endemic species
c) Rare species
d) Vulnerable species.
Answer. Correct answer is option (a) extinct species.
Q. 7. Name the endangered species of the Manipur.
a) Blue Sheep
b) Cattle
c) Sangai (brow anter deer)
d) Asiatic Buffalo.
Answer. Correct answer is option (c) sangai (brow anter deer).
Q. 8. Which data is represented by the Red Data Book ?
a) red colored fishes.
b) red colored flowers.
c) lists plants and animals.
d) endangered plants and animals.
Answer. Correct answer is option (d) endangered plants and animals.
Q. 9. How can preservation of viable material of endangered species be done?
a) Gene library
b) Gene pool
c) Herbarium
d) Gene Bank
Answer. Correct answer is option (d) gene bank.
Q. 10. Which among these are the animal symbols of the World Wildlife Fund?
a) Kangaroo
b) Red Panda
c) Giant Panda
d) Tiger
Answer. Correct answer is option (c) giant panda.
Q. 11. Choose the threat which poses an effect to the diversity of our flora and fauna .
a) dearth of water
b) increasing insensitivity to our environment
c) global warming
d) increase in levels of pollution.
Answer. Correct answer is option (b) increasing insensitivity to our environment.
Q. 12. What type of crisis will be produced first and foremost if half of the forest coverage of the earth is uncovered?
a) there will be a population increase and ecological imbalance
b) the remaining half of the forest support the imbalance
c) there will be an energy crisis
d) few species will go extinct.
Answer. Correct answer is option (d) few species will go extinct.
Q. 13. Which among the following is known as the cutting down of trees on large scale
a. Deforestation
b. Afforestation
c. Reforestation
d. None of these
Answer. Here, the correct answer is option ‘a’ deforestation.
Q. 14. Deforestation takes place by
a. Only by natural resources
b. Human activities
c. Both of these
d. None of these
Answer. Here, the correct answer is option ‘c’ both of these.
Q. 15. The species that are at the verge of the extinction are referred to as
a. Endangered
b. Extinct
c. Endemic
d. None of these
Answer. The correct answer is option ‘a’ endangered.
Q. 16. The growing more and more of plants is known as
a. Reforestation
b. Deforestation
c. Afforestation
d. None of these
Answer. Here the correct option is ‘c’ afforestation.
Q. 17. Fauna represents
a. Animals
b. Plants
c. Both plants and animals
d. None of these
Answer. The correct answer is ‘a’ animals.
Q. 18. The places where animals receive protection is known as
a. Rock shelters
b. National parks
c. Zoo
d. None of these
Answer. The correct option is ‘c’ zoo.
Q. 19. On which of the following date project tiger was launched
a. 25 December 1973
b. 23 May 1973
c. 21 September 1973
d. 1 April 1973
Answer. The answer is option ‘d’ 1 April 1973.
Q. 20. Sanctuary is a place where
a. Office of forest department
b. Plants are protected
c. Animals are protected
d. None of these
Answer. The answer is option ‘c’ animals are protected.
Q. 21. Which of the following is referred to as the part of earth that supports the biodiversity
a. Biotic community
b. Ecosystem reserve
c. Sanctuary
d. Biosphere
Answer. The correct option here is ‘d’ biosphere.
Q. 22. Name the place where Royal Bengal Tiger is found
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Mahanadi Delta
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Sunderban delta
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Kaveri Delta
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Godavari Delta
Answer. The correct option is ‘b’ Sunderban delta.
Q. 23. Which of the following terms can be used to denote animal species of a particular region or period?
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Flora
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Fauna
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None of these
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Both of these
Answer. The correct answer is option ‘b’ fauna.
Q. 24. In which of the following states is the Simlipal bio-reserve situated?
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Orissa
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West Bengal
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Punjab
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Delhi
Answer. The correct answer is option ‘a’ Orissa.
Q. 25. Based on natural vegetation and wildlife, India belongs to which of the following categories?
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The richest wildlife region in the world
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A country lacking in biodiversity cover
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The country having the greatest forest cover
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One of twelve mega biodiversity countries of the world
Answer. The correct answer is option ‘d’ one of twelve mega biodiversity countries of the world
Q. 26. In which of the following states the elephants can be found in the hot-wet forests
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Assam and Karnataka
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Rajasthan and Gujarat
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Punjab and Haryana
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West Bengal and Jharkhand
Answer. The correct answer is option ‘a’ Assam and Karnataka.
Q. 27. Dachigam National Park is a famous national park for which of the following
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Snow Leopard
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Hangul or Kashmir stag
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Himalayan Brown bear
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Musk Deer
Answer. The correct option is ‘b’ Hangul or Kashmiri stag.
Q. 28. According to the Indian State of Forest Report 2019, the total geographical area of J&K UT is ?
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169421 sq km
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53258 sq km
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222236 sq km
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548787 sq km
Answer. Here, the correct option is ‘b’ 53258 sq km.
