WORK SHEET – MCQ

FOREST RESOURCES

CHOOSE THE CORRECT OPTIONS FROM THE FOLLOWING

1. Arrange the following categories of forests in India from the largest to the
smallest in terms of area and choose the correct option :
I. Reserved II. Protected III. Un classed
Options :
(A) III, II, I (B) I, II, III (C) II, III, I (D) III, I, II
2. Sariska Tiger reserve is located in which of the following state?
(A) Madhya Pradesh (B) Rajasthan (C) Uttar Pradesh (D) Maharashtra
3. Choose the correctly matched pair from the following :
National Park/Tiger Reserve State
(A) Corbett National Park Himachal Pradesh
(B) Bandhavgarh National Park Rajasthan
(C) Periyar Tiger Reserve Tamil Nadu
(D) Manas Tiger Reserve Assam
4. Which of the following characteristics of the Indian Wild Life (Protection)
Act are correct ? Choose the most appropriate option.
Characteristics :
I. To make provisions for habitat for wild animals.
II. To publish list of protected species.
III. To ban hunting to save endangered species.
IV. To include important subjects like forests and wildlife in the Union list
Options :
(A) Only I, II and III are correct. (B) Only I, II and IV are correct.
(C) Only II, III and IV are correct. (D) Only I, III and IV are correct.
5. Match Column I with Column II and choose the correct option : 1
Column I Column II
a. Sariska Wildlife Sanctuary i. Uttarakhand
b. Manas Tiger Reserve ii. Rajasthan
c. Periyar Tiger Reserve iii. Assam
d. Corbett National Park iv. Kerala
Options :
(A) a-i, b-ii, c-iii, d-iv
(B) a-ii, b-iii, c-iv, d-i
(C) a-iv, b-i, c-iii, d-ii
(D) a-ii, b-i, c-iv, d-ii
6. The trees worshiped by the tribals of Odisha and Bihar during weddings are:
a) Neem and Peepal b.Banyan and Neem
c. Tamarind and Mango d.Jackfruit and Teak
7. The countries that provide habitat to about two-thirds of the surviving tiger population in the world.
a) India and Nepal c. China and Nepal
b) Bangladesh and Sri Lanka d. Sri Lanka and Pakistan
8. Which of the following conservation strategies do not directly involve community participation?
(a) Joint forest management (b) Beej Bachao Andolan
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 (c) Chipko Movement (d) Establishment of Wildlife Sanctuaries
9. Reserved and protected forests are also referred to as:
(a) Unclassed forest (b) Permanent forest estate
(c) Open forest (d) Mangrove forest
10. There are two statements given as Assertion (A) and Reason (R). Read both the statements and
choose the correct option.
Assertion (A): Large Scale development projects have also contributed significantly to the loss of
forests
Reason (R): Large scale development project doesn’t inundate hectares of forest.
11. Which one of the following states has the largest area under permanent forests?
(a) Bihar (b) Kerala (c) Madhya Pradesh (d) Uttar Pradesh
12. Which of the following description of forest is NOT correct?
a. Reserved Forest -Reservation of more than half of forests
b. Protected Forest- Reservation of 1/3 of the forests
c. Unclassed Forest—Reservation of forest under govt. and private individuals
d. Permanent Forest-Reserved and unclassed forest for the production of timber
13. The main objective of joint forest management programme is about:
a) Involving rich and backward communities to conserve wild life
b) Involving local communities in the management and restoration of degraded forests.
c) Involving NRI’s to conserve wildlife and forests
d) Involving Multi-National Corporations in the management and restoration of degraded forests.
14. Two statements are given below. They are Assertion (A) and Reason (R). Read both the statements
and choose the correct option.
Assertion (A): We need to protect forests and wildlife.
Reason (R): Conservation maintains ecological diversity.

15. Two statements are given below. They are Assertion (A) and Reason (R). Read both the statements
and choose the correct option.
Assertion (A) : We need to protect forests and wildlife.
Reason (R) : Conservation maintains ecological diversity.
16. Two statements are given below. They are Assertion (A) and Reason (R). Read both the statements
and choose the correct option.
Assertion (A) : The famous ‘Chipko Movement’ in the Himalayas successfully resisted deforestation in
several areas. Reason
(R) : Through this, community afforestation campaign with indigenous species was made enormously
successful.
17. Match Column I with Column II and choose the correct option.
Column I (National Park) Column II (State)
i. Kaziranga a. Madhya Pradesh
ii. Jim Corbett b. Assam
iii. Sunderbans c. Uttarakhand
iv. Bandhavgarh d. West Bengal
Options : (A) i-a, ii-b, iii-c, iv-d (B) i-d, ii-c, iii-b, iv-a (C) i-c, ii-b, iii-d, iv-a (D) i-b, ii-c, iii-d, iv-a
18. When was the Wildlife Protection Act implemented?
(a) 1972 (b) 1978 (c) 1980 (d) 1985

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