MCQs on Wildlife Sanctuaries and Biosphere Reserves Set 3

MCQs on Wildlife Sanctuaries and Biosphere Reserves
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Question 1. Kaziranga is known for?

(A) Rhinoceros

(B) Tiger

(C) Birds

(D) Lion

View Answer
(A) Rhinoceros 

Question 2. Which of the following is not a tiger sanctuary?

(A) Kanha

(B) Ranthambore

(C) Kaziranga

(D) Bandhavgarh

View Answer
(C) Kaziranga 

Question 3. Which of the following is not correctly matched?

(A) Kaziranga National Park – Assam

(B) Corbett National Park – Uttarakhand

(C) Bandipur National Park – Tamil Nadu

(D) Sanjay National Park – Madhya Pradesh

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(C) Bandipur National Park – Tamil Nadu

Question 4. For what is the Manas sanctuary in Assam known? 

(A) Bears

(B) Tigers

(C) Elephants

(D) Birds

View Answer
(B) Tigers 

Question 5. Which one of the following is located in the Bastar region? 

(A) Bandhavgarh National Park

(B) Dandeli Sanctuary

(C) Rajaji National Park

(D) Indravati National Park

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(D) Indravati National Park 

Question 6. From the ecological point of view, which one of the following assumes importance in being a good link between the Eastern Ghats and Western Ghats?

(A) Sathyamangalam Tiger Reserve

(B) Nallamala Forest

(C) Nagarhole National Park

(D) Seshachalam Biosphere Reserve

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(A) Sathyamangalam Tiger Reserve

Question 7. Which of the following has been recently declared as ‘Tiger Reserve’?

(A) Balpakram National Park

(B) Rajaji National Park

(C) Betala National Park

(D) Kaziranga National Park

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(B) Rajaji National Park 

Question 8. Which one of the following is located in Chhattisgarh?

(A) Anshi National Park

(B) Betla National Park

(C) Indravati National Park

(D) Gugamal National Park

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(C) Indravati National Park 

Question 9. Which one of the following pairs is correctly matched?

(A) Great Himalayan National Park – Manali

(B) Rajaji National Park – Dehradun

(C) Keoladeo National Park – Bharatpur

(D) Van Vihar National Park – Jabalpur

View Answer
(C) Keoladeo National Park – Bharatpur

Question 10. Which one of the following is not correctly matched?

(A) Rajaji National Park – Elephant

(B) Periyar National Park – Hangul

(C) Manas National Park – Elephant

(D) Dudhwa National Park – Tiger

View Answer
(B) Periyar National Park – Hangul

Question 11. Which of the following is a Marine National Park?

(A) Bhitarkanika

(B) Sundarban

(C) Gahirmatha

(D) Gulf of Mannar

View Answer
(D) Gulf of Mannar 

Question 12. The Yellowstone National Park is located in?

(A) Canada

(B) New Zealand

(C) South Africa

(D) USA

View Answer
(D) USA

Question 13. “India has the largest population of the Asian X. Today, there are just about 20000 to 25000 X in their natural habitat spreading across the evergreen forests, dry thorn forest, swamps and grasslands. Their prime habitats, are however the moist deciduous forests. The X population in India ranges from North-West India where they are found in Dehradun and Nainital of Uttarakhand to forest areas of Bijnor in Uttar Pradesh to the Western Ghats in the States of Karnataka, Kerala and Tamil Nadu. In Central India, their population is distributed in Southern Bihar and Odisha. In the East, they are seen in North Bengal, Assam and a few other states”. The animal ‘X’ referred to in this question is?

(A) Lion

(B) Elephant

(C) Tiger

(D) One horned rhinoceros

View Answer
(B) Elephant

Question 14. The UNESCO declared which one of the following National Park of India as the World Heritage Site in July, 2016?

(A) Kaziranga National Park

(B) Kanchenjunga (Khangchengtzonga National Park)

(C) Corbett National Park

(D) Valley of Flowers National Park

View Answer
(B) Kanchenjunga (Khangchengtzonga National Park) 

Question 15. Which of the following State has declared a particular butterfly as ‘State Butterfly’ for the first time in our country?

(A) Arunachal Pradesh

(B) Himachal Pradesh

(C) Karnataka

(D) Maharashtra

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(D) Maharashtra 

Question 16. Which of the following National Parks is unique in being swamp with floating vegetation that supports a rich biodiversity? 

(A) Bhitarkanika National Park

(B) Keibul Lamjao National Park

(C) Keoladeo Ghana National Park

(D) Sultanpur National Park

View Answer
(B) Keibul Lamjao National Park 

Question 17. Which of the following aerial photographs are suitable for wildlife management in Corbett and Rajaji National Park?

(A) Small scale photographs

(B) Medium scale photographs

(C) Large scale photographs

(D) Extra large scale photographs

View Answer
(A) Small scale photographs  

Question 18. Which one of the following pairs is correctly matched?

(A) Biosphere reserves – Edward Suess

(B) Ecosystem – A.P. de Candolle

(C) Ecology – A.G. Tansley

(D) Biodiversity – Reiter

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(A) Biosphere reserves – Edward Suess

Question 19. ‘Man and Biosphere Programme’ (MAB) by UNESCO was started in?

(A) 1991

(B) 1970

(C) 1971

(D) 1986

View Answer
(C) 1971 

Question 20. Bundala Biosphere Reserve which has been recently added to the UNESCO’s Man and Biosphere (MAB) network is located in?

(A) Russia

(B) India

(C) Sri Lanka

(D) Bangladesh

View Answer
(C) Sri Lanka 

Question 21. Which one of the following is (regarding area) the largest UNESCO approved biosphere reserve of India?

(A) Nilgiri

(B) Nanda Devi

(C) Sunderban

(D) Gulf of Mannar

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(D) Gulf of Mannar  

Question 22. Great Himalayan National Park, which has been accorded the UNESCO World Heritage Site status, is located in?

(A) Uttarakhand

(B) Himachal Pradesh

(C) Jammu and Kashmir

(D) Nagaland

View Answer
(B) Himachal Pradesh 

Question 23. The garden of five seasons is located near?

(A) Dal Lake

(B) Mehrauli

(C) Silent Valley

(D) Ooty

View Answer
(B) Mehrauli 

Question 24. The 16th Biosphere Reserve of India Cold Desert lies in?

(A) Arunachal Pradesh

(B) Himachal Pradesh

(C) Jammu and Kashmir

(D) Uttarakhand

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(B) Himachal Pradesh  

Question 25. The world’s largest population of tigers is in India. It is estimated?

(A) 6000

(B) 16000

(C) 2226

(D) 10600

View Answer
(C) 2226
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