SSC CGL Geography – Natural Vegetation, Wildlife & Protected Areas – Level 3 · Challenge

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SSC CGL Geography – Natural Vegetation, Wildlife & Protected Areas – Level 3 · Challenge – 8 questions, subject: Geography – India & World. Every question has the correct answer with a one-line explanation; tap "Show Answer". Free practice for TNPSC, UPSC, SSC, Bank and RRB exams – Shanmugam IAS Academy, Coimbatore.

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1.  
Statement-basedWhich are correct?
I. Tropical evergreen forests have no definite time for shedding leaves.
II. Tropical deciduous trees shed leaves for about six to eight weeks in the dry summer.
III. In mangroves, roots are submerged under water at high tide.

Correct Answer: D [I, II and III]

Explanation:

All three are NCERT statements.

2.  
In the Himalaya, which belt lies immediately above the oak–chestnut (wet temperate) belt?

Correct Answer: C [Coniferous forests of pine, deodar and fir]

Explanation:

Climb to the Poles: broad-leaf → conifers → alpine.

3.  
Odd one outWhich of these is NOT listed by NCERT as a mangrove-delta tree?

Correct Answer: A [Deodar]

Explanation:

SPCKA: sundari, palm, coconut, keora, agar; deodar is a Himalayan conifer.

4.  
India's national heritage animal is the:

Correct Answer: B [elephant]

Explanation:

Declared in 2010; the tiger is the national animal.

5.  
Assertion–Reason
A: Biosphere reserves in India are declared under the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972.
R: The Wildlife (Protection) Act provides for national parks and wildlife sanctuaries.

Correct Answer: C [A is false but R is true]

Explanation:

Biosphere reserves follow UNESCO's MAB programme; R is correct.

6.  
Nomadic Gujjars and Bakarwals use which Himalayan vegetation zone extensively for grazing?

Correct Answer: B [alpine grasslands]

Explanation:

NCERT Class 9.

7.  
The National Forest Policy, 1988 aims to bring what share of India's area under forest/tree cover?

Correct Answer: D [one-third]

Explanation:

33% (two-thirds in hill areas).

8.  
Cheetahs brought from Namibia were released in 2022 in:

Correct Answer: A [Kuno National Park, Madhya Pradesh]

Explanation:

Kuno, MP – 2022.

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