Also Take, Environment and Ecology Quiz
Let’s take MCQ quiz on biosphere reserves in India.
Question 1. ‘Project Tiger’ of the Government envisages?
(A) To observe the habits of the tiger
(B) Collect vital information about different species
(C) To save the Indian tiger from extinction
(D) None of the above
Question 2. Today how many national parks are there in India, which has been established to protect wild animals?
(A) 39
(B) 49
(C) 59
(D) 96
Question 3. Most of the wildlife protected areas in India are surrounded by?
(A) Dense forests
(B) Rivers and lakes
(C) Human settlements
(D) Mountains and hills
Question 4. International ‘Tiger Day’ is observed on?
(A) 24th July
(B) 29th July
(C) 20th July
(D) 25th July
Question 5. The term ‘M-STrIPES’ is sometimes seen in the news in the context of?
(A) Captive breeding of Wild Fauna
(B) Maintenance of Tiger Reserves
(C) Indigenous Satellite Navigation System
(D) Security of National Highways
Question 6. ‘Project Tiger’ in India was started in?
(A) 1970
(B) 1973
(C) 1981
(D) 1984
Question 7. Which one of the following is the first National Park of India?
(A) Kanha National Park
(B) Dudhwa National Park
(C) Rajaji National Park
(D) Jim Corbett National Park
Question 8. National Biological Garden of India is situated in?
(A) Mumbai
(B) Lucknow
(C) New Delhi
(D) Bengaluru
Question 9. Maintenance of genetic diversity in National Parks is done by?
(A) In-situ conservation
(B) Ex-situ conservation
(C) Gene pool
(D) None of the above
Question 10. The Rajiv Gandhi National Park is located in?
(A) Andhra Pradesh
(B) Rajasthan
(C) Madhya Pradesh
(D) Karnataka
Question 11. Betla National Park is situated at?
(A) UP
(B) Bihar
(C) MP
(D) Odisha
Question 12. The Periyar Game Sanctuary is famous for?
(A) Lions
(B) Spotted deer
(C) Tigers
(D) Wild Elephants
Question 13. The largest Tiger Habitat in India is in?
(A) Andhra Pradesh
(B) Karnataka
(C) Madhya Pradesh
(D) Uttar Pradesh
Question 14. Rani Jhansi Maritime National Park was founded in?
(A) 1994
(B) 1995
(C) 1996
(D) 1997
Question 15. Which one of the following does not belong to biosphere reserves set up so far?
(A) Great Nicobar
(B) Sunderbans
(C) Nanda Dev
(D) Gulf of Kutch
Question 16. Where is the home of the Asiatic Lion?
(A) Gir Forest
(B) Kanha
(C) Corbett Park
(D) Dudhwa
Question 17. Which of the following sanctuaries is not correctly matched with the specified protected species?
(A) Jim Corbett – Tiger
(B) Ghana – Lion
(C) Kaziranga – Rhinoceros
(D) Periyar – Elephants
Question 18. Which one of the following is not a Biosphere Reserve?
(A) Agasthyamalai
(B) Nallamalai
(C) Nilgiri
(D) Panchmarhi
Question 19. Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched?
(A) ) Manas – Meghalaya
(B) Nanda Devi – Uttarakhand
(C) Kanchenjunga – Sikkim
(D) Agasthyamalai – Kerala
Question 20. Biosphere reserves are areas to preserve?
(A) Grasslands
(B) Agricultural produce
(C) Atmospheric balance
(D) Genetic diversity
Question 21. Which one of the following pairs is correctly matched?
(A) Simlipal – Assam
(B) Nokrek – Meghalaya
(C) Dehang Debang – Sikkim
(D) Agasthyamalai – Karnataka
Question 22. Which one of the following does not find a place in UNESCO network of biosphere reserves?
(A) Sunderban
(B) Gulf of Mannar
(C) Rann of Kutch
(D) Nilgiri
Question 23. Out of all the Biosphere Reserves in India, four have been recognized on the world Network by UNESCO. Which one of the following is not one of them?
(A) Gulf on Mannar
(B) Kanchenjunga
(C) Nanda Devi
(D) Sunderbans
Question 24. Which of the following biosphere reserves of India is spread over Garo Hills?
(A) Nokrek
(B) Agasthyamalai
(C) Dehang Debang
(D) Nanda Devi
Question 25. Which of the following is not properly matched?
(A) Similipal – Odisha
(B) Nokrek – Meghalaya
(C) Agasthyamalai – Kerala
(D) Kanchenjunga – Himachal Pradesh