UPSC Geography of India – Chapter 14: Natural Vegetation (24 MCQs)

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UPSC Geography of India – Chapter 14: Natural Vegetation (24 MCQs) – 24 questions, subject: Geography. 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.  

Tropical evergreen forests in India grow mainly in areas with annual rainfall of:

Correct Answer: D [over 200 cm]

Explanation:

Tropical evergreen forests need over 200 cm of rain with a short dry season, as on the Western Ghats' western slopes.

2.  

The most widespread forests of India are the:

Correct Answer: A [tropical deciduous forests]

Explanation:

the monsoon forests.

3.  

Which of the following is a typical tree of the tropical thorn forests?

Correct Answer: C [Khejri]

Explanation:

Khejri is a drought-hardy tree of the thorn forests of Rajasthan, growing where rainfall is under 50 cm.

4.  

Which forest type is found on the western slopes of the Western Ghats?

Correct Answer: D [Tropical evergreen]

Explanation:

The windward western slopes of the Western Ghats get over 200 cm of rain, supporting tropical evergreen forest.

5.  

Tendu, palas, amaltas and khair are trees of the:

Correct Answer: D [tropical dry deciduous forests]

Explanation:

Tendu, palas, amaltas and khair are typical of dry deciduous forests in areas of 70–100 cm rainfall.

6.  

The "sholas" are:

Correct Answer: B [patches of evergreen forest in the valleys of the southern hills]

Explanation:

Sholas are evergreen forest patches in sheltered valleys of the Nilgiri, Anaimalai and Palani hills, surrounded by grassland.

7.  

Alpine meadows of Uttarakhand are locally called:

Correct Answer: A [bugyals]

Explanation:

Alpine pastures of Uttarakhand are called bugyals; the same pastures in Kashmir are called margs.

8.  

In the Himalaya, deodar and chir pine are typical of which zone?

Correct Answer: D [About 1,500–3,000 m]

Explanation:

Temperate conifers such as deodar and chir pine dominate the Himalayan belt of roughly 1,500–3,000 m.

9.  

The Sundarbans are named after the:

Correct Answer: A [sundari tree]

Explanation:

The Sundarbans take their name from the sundari tree, the dominant mangrove of the Ganga–Brahmaputra delta.

10.  

Consider the following statements:

1. Mangroves protect coasts from storm surges.
2. Bhitarkanika in Odisha is a mangrove area.
3. Mangroves grow mainly on the slopes of the Western Ghats.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Correct Answer: B [1 and 2 only]

Explanation:

Mangroves buffer storm surges and Bhitarkanika in Odisha is a mangrove area, but mangroves grow on tidal coasts, not the Ghats.

11.  

Assertion (A): Trees of tropical deciduous forests shed their leaves for some weeks every year.

Reason (R): Shedding leaves reduces the loss of water during the dry season.

Correct Answer: A [Both A and R are true, and R is the correct explanation of A]

Explanation:

Deciduous trees drop leaves in the dry season to cut transpiration, so R directly explains A.

12.  

The National Forest Policy, 1988 aims to bring under forest or tree cover:

Correct Answer: B [one-third of India's area]

Explanation:

two-thirds in the hills.

13.  

The India State of Forest Report is published by the:

Correct Answer: A [Forest Survey of India]

Explanation:

The Forest Survey of India, Dehradun, under the Environment Ministry, publishes the ISFR every two years.

14.  

The State with the largest forest area in India is:

Correct Answer: B [Madhya Pradesh]

Explanation:

ISFR 2023 puts Madhya Pradesh first in forest cover area at about 77,073 sq km.

15.  

According to the India State of Forest Report 2023, which one of the following States has the highest percentage of its geographical area under forest cover?

Correct Answer: C [Mizoram]

Explanation:

Mizoram has about 85 per cent (85.34) of its area under forest, the highest among States (ISFR 2023).

16.  

The Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980 was amended and renamed in:

Correct Answer: B [2023]

Explanation:

The 2023 amendment renamed the 1980 law the Van (Sanrakshan Evam Samvardhan) Adhiniyam, 1980.

17.  

Arrange the following in chronological order:

1. National Forest Policy
2. Indian Forest Act
3. Forest Rights Act
4. Chipko movement begins

Select the correct answer using the code given below:

Correct Answer: C [2-4-1-3]

Explanation:

1927, 1973, 1988, 2006.

18.  

The Green India Mission is part of the:

Correct Answer: B [National Action Plan on Climate Change]

Explanation:

The Green India Mission is one of the eight national missions under the National Action Plan on Climate Change.

19.  

Which of the following mangrove–State pairs is correctly matched?

Correct Answer: C [Pichavaram – Tamil Nadu]

Explanation:

Pichavaram lies near Chidambaram in Tamil Nadu.

20.  

Teak and sal are dominant trees of the:

Correct Answer: D [tropical moist deciduous forests]

Explanation:

Teak and sal dominate the tropical moist deciduous forests of areas receiving 100–200 cm of rain.

21.  
UPSC Prelims 2015

In a particular region in India, the local people train the roots of living trees into robust bridges across the streams. As the time passes, these bridges become stronger. These unique 'living root bridges' are found in

Correct Answer: A [Meghalaya]

Explanation:

Khasi and Jaintia communities of Meghalaya train rubber-fig roots across streams into living root bridges.

22.  
UPSC Prelims 2015

In India, in which one of the following types of forests is teak a dominant tree species?

Correct Answer: A [Tropical moist deciduous forest]

Explanation:

Teak needs 100–200 cm of rain with a distinct dry season, so it dominates tropical moist deciduous forests.

23.  
UPSC Prelims 2015

Consider the following States:

1. Arunachal Pradesh
2. Himachal Pradesh
3. Mizoram

In which of the above States do 'Tropical Wet Evergreen Forests' occur?

Correct Answer: C [1 and 3 only]

Explanation:

Arunachal Pradesh and Mizoram lie in the high-rainfall north-east with wet evergreen forests; Himachal Pradesh has montane forests.

24.  
UPSC Prelims 2014

If you travel through the Himalayas, you are likely to see which of the following plants are naturally growing there?

1. Oak
2. Rhododendron
3. Sandalwood

Select the correct answer using the code given below:

Correct Answer: A [1 and 2 only]

Explanation:

Oak and rhododendron are natural Himalayan temperate trees, while sandalwood grows in the Peninsular deciduous forests.

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