Indian Geography PYQ – Forest Resources
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Great Nicobar has the saltwater crocodile and Pachmarhi has giant and flying squirrels; golden langur belongs to Manas and the sea cow (dugong) to the Gulf of Mannar, not Sundarbans or Kutch.
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Indian Geography PYQ – Forest Resources – 14 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.
Group 2 2022
Match the following :(a) Tropical Evergreen – 1. Thorny Bushes
(b) Tropical Deciduous – 2. Tidal Forests
(c) Semi desert – 3. Tropical Rain Forest
(d) Mangrove – 4. Monsoon forest
Correct Answer: A [3 4 1 2]
Explanation:
Tropical evergreen forests are rain forests, tropical deciduous are monsoon forests, semi-desert has thorny bushes and mangroves are tidal forests: 3 4 1 2.
2.
Group 4 2022
Pick out the correct statements :Statement 1 : The delta of the Ganga – Brahmaputra has the largest tidal forest.
Statement 2 : Tidal forests are also known as mangrove forests.
Correct Answer: A [Both statements are true]
Explanation:
The Ganga-Brahmaputra delta (Sundarbans) has the largest tidal forest, and tidal forests are also called mangrove forests, so both statements are true.
3.
CEGS 2022
The forest essential for physical and climatic needsCorrect Answer: A [Protected Forest]
Explanation:
Under the 1952 National Forest Policy, protection forests are those essential for physical and climatic needs such as preventing soil erosion.
4.
EO Gr. IV (HR&CE) 2022
In India, large extent of Alpine forests are found inCorrect Answer: C [Eastern Himalayas]
Explanation:
Alpine forests grow above about 3,600 m in the Himalayas, so among the options only the Eastern Himalayas has them.
5.
Reporter 2022
It is a species of the broad leaved forestsCorrect Answer: D [Rosewood]
Explanation:
Deodar, fir and spruce are needle-leaved conifers, while rosewood is a broad-leaved tropical evergreen tree.
6.
Health Officer 2023
Which among this is defined as the forestry of the people, for the people and by the people?Correct Answer: B [Social forestry]
Explanation:
Social forestry means growing trees on waste, roadside and common lands with people's participation to meet their fuel, fodder and timber needs.
7.
Fisheries Dept. 2023
Rosewood grows in ________ forests.Correct Answer: B [Evergreen forests]
Explanation:
Rosewood, mahogany, ebony and aini are typical trees of tropical evergreen forests, found in areas with over 200 cm rainfall.
8.
CSSS 2023
Tidal forests are also known asCorrect Answer: C [Mangrove forests]
Explanation:
Tidal forests are mangrove forests, growing in salty deltas and estuaries, such as Pichavaram and Muthupet in Tamil Nadu.
9.
Library Service 2023
________ is popularly known as the Forest Man of India.Correct Answer: A [Jadav Payeng]
Explanation:
Jadav Payeng of Assam created a forest on a Majuli sandbar of the Brahmaputra and is known as the Forest Man of India.
10.
Group 1C (DEO) 2023
Forest Survey of India (FSI) was created with effect fromCorrect Answer: A [June 1, 1981]
Explanation:
The Forest Survey of India, headquartered at Dehradun, was created on 1 June 1981 and publishes the India State of Forest Report.
11.
Asst. Training Officer (Textile) 2023
Amazon forest is the largest rain forest in the world. It is known asCorrect Answer: C [Lungs of the planet]
Explanation:
The Amazon rain forest absorbs huge amounts of carbon dioxide and releases oxygen, so it is called the Lungs of the planet.
12.
Research Asst. (Animal Husbandry) 2023
Which is the major tree species of tidal forest?Correct Answer: B [Sundri]
Explanation:
Sundri (Heritiera fomes) is the main tree of tidal forests and gave the Sundarbans their name.
13.
Research Asst. (Animal Husbandry) 2023
Choose the wrong answer. The objectives of the forest department areCorrect Answer: B [Deforestation and Habitat destruction]
Explanation:
Deforestation and habitat destruction are threats that forest departments try to prevent, not their objectives.
14.
CTS (ITI Posts) 2025
Choose the right matches (Biosphere Reserve – Main fauna) :(1) Great Nicobar – Salt water crocodile
(2) Sundarbans – Golden langur
(3) Pachmarhi – Giant squirrel, flying squirrel
(4) Kutch – Sea cow
Correct Answer: B [(1) and (3) are correct]
Explanation:
Great Nicobar has the saltwater crocodile and Pachmarhi has giant and flying squirrels; golden langur belongs to Manas and the sea cow (dugong) to the Gulf of Mannar, not Sundarbans or Kutch.
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