1. Which of the Organisation is mainly related with environmental planning?
(A) CSIR (B) NEERI
(C) CIFRI (D) ICAR
Ans. (B)
2. Silent valley is located in-
(A) Assam (B) Kerala
(C) Africa (D) Andhra Pradesh
Ans. (B)
3. Which kind of forest is found in Silent Valley of Kerala?
(A) Mangrove Forest (B) Deciduous Forest
(C) Tropical Rain Forest
(D) Littoral and Swamp Forest
Ans. (C)
4. The “Valley of Flowers” is located in which state?
(A) Uttarakhand (B) Jammu and Kashmir
(C) Kerala (D) Himachal Pradesh
Ans. (A)
5. Which is the first national park of India?
(A) Jim Corbett National Park
(B) Similipal National Park
(C) Dachigam National Park
(D) Hazaribagh National Park
Ans. (A)
6. How much geographical area of India is forest land?
(A) 20% (B) 23%
(C) 26% (D) 28%
Ans. (A)
7. In terms of area, which of the following Indian state has the largest forest cover?
(A) Arunachal Pradesh (B) Chattisgarh
(C) Madhya Pradesh (D) Orissa
Ans. (C)
8. Which of the following state has the highest percentage of forest cover?
(A) Punjab (B) Madhya Pradesh
(C) Andhra Pradesh (D) Manipur
Ans. (D)
9. Which of the following state has the highest
percentage of forest cover?
(A) Jammu and Kashmir (B) Haryana
(C) Mizoram (D) Assam
Ans. (C)
10. Which state has the highest percentage of forest?
(A) Uttar Pradesh (B) Mizoram
(C) Arunachal Pradesh (D) Assam
Ans. (B)
11. Bharatpur Bird Sanctuary is located in which state?
(A) Karnataka (B) Orissa
(C) Kerala (D) Rajasthan
Ans. (D)
12. Which is a famous bird sanctuary located in Haryana?
(A) Sultanpur (B) Bharatpur
(C) Rajaji (D) Sariska
Ans. (A)
13. Namdapha is a national park in-
(A) Mizoram (B) Manipur
(C) Tripura (D) Arunachal Pradesh
Ans. (D)
14. This is the only sanctuary where Kashmiri Deer are found?
(A) Kanha (B) Dachigam
(C) Gir (D) Mudumalai
Ans. (B)
15. Which of the following Bio-Reserves in India is the natural habitat for lions?
(A) Nilgiri Bio-Reserve
(B) Kaziranga Bio-Reserve
(C) Mudumalai Bio-Reserve
(D) Gir Bio-Reserve
Ans. (D)
16. Where is famous “GIR” forest located?
(A) Mysore (B) Kashmir
(C) Gujarat (D) Kerala
Ans. (C)
17. Which of the following is the largest Biosphere Reserve of India?
(A) Nilgiri (B) Nanda Devi
(C) Sundarban (D) Gulf of mannar
Ans. (D)
18. What will be the effect of global warming on Mangrove forests?
(A) They will grow in large number
(B) Big area of mangrove forest will be submerged
(C) Their role as carbon sinks will become more important
(D) Both A and C
Ans. (B)
19. The Silent valley of Kerala –
(A) Is only Evergreen Forest in India
(B) Has trees of expensive construction wood
(C) Is famous for picnic spot
(D) Has rare species of Flora and Fauna.
Ans. (D)
20. Heri Tiera Fomes (sundari tree) is a type of which of the following plants?
(A) Tidal Forest (B) Thorn Forest
(C) Mountain Forest (D) Taiga Forest
Ans. (A)
21. Manas Wildlife Sanctuary is located in which state?
(A) Rajasthan (B) Assam
(C) Jharkhand (D) Chattisgarh
Ans. (B)
22. Which was the first scheme of “Biosphere Reserve Areas”?
(A) Sundarban Biosphere Reserve
(B) Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve
(C) Nanda Devi Biosphere Reserve
(D) Gulf of Mannar Biosphere Reserve
Ans. (B)
23. The objective of Biosphere Reserve is-
(A) Preservation of flora and fauna of forest land
(B) Research and Development of forest product
(C) Research and Development of agro- product
(D) All of the above
Ans. (D)
24. Which of the following is considered as the “forest of world heritage”?
(A) Nandankanan in Orissa
(B) Kazirangain Assam
(C) Sundarban in west Bengal
(D) Indian botanic garden, shibupur in West Bengal
Ans. (C)
25. India’s Biosphere Reserve ‘Nanda Devi’ (UNESCO) is located in which state?
(A) Uttarakhand (B) Sikkim
(C) Meghalaya (D) Himachal Pradesh
Ans. (A)
26. In which of the following wildlife sanctuary of , where project of conservation of Rhinos is underway?
(A) Bandipur (B) Periyar
(C) Kaziranga (D) Gir
Ans. (C)
27. Kaziranga National Park is famous for which of
the following-
(A) Rhinos (B) Tiger
(C) deer (D) Elephant
Ans. (A)
28. Sea-cow is found in which of the following biosphere reserve of India-
(A) Nokrek (B) Gulf of Mannar
(C) Manas (D) Sundarban
Ans. (B)
29. Kanchenjunga National Park is located in-
(A) Uttar Pradesh (B) West Bengal
(C) Sikkim (D) Jammu and Kashmir
Ans. (C)
30. Shivpuri National Park of Madhya Pradesh is
famous for which of the following?
(A) Tiger and elephant
(B) Wild Bison
(C) Birds
(D) Leopard and Spotted deer
Ans. (D)
31. Where is Panchmari Biosphere Reserve located?
(A) Arunachal Pradesh (B) Himachal Pradesh
(C) Madhya Pradesh (D) Andhra Pradesh
Ans. (C)
32. Where is Kanha National Park?
(A) Tamil Nadu (B) Bihar
(C) Andhra Pradesh (D) Madhya Pradesh
Ans. (D)
33. World’s only floating National Park is located in–
(A) Manipur (B) Kuala Lumpur
(C) Bilaspur (D) Dispur
Ans. (A)
34. Where is Nagarhole National Park?
(A) Madhya Pradesh (B) Karnataka
(C) Orissa (D) Assam
Ans. (B)
35. Where are Rain forests found?
(A) Central India (B) Eastern Ghat
(C) North-Eastern Himalayas and Western Ghats
(D) North-Western Himalaya and Eastern Ghats
Ans. (C)
36. Mudumalai wildlife sanctuary is famous for-
(A) Tiger (B) Bison
(C) Birds (D) Elephants
Ans. (A)
37. Total number of biosphere reserves in India are-
(A) 11 (B) 10
(C) 15 (D) 18
Ans. (D)
38. Where was the first biosphere reserve established in India?
(A) Nilgiri (B) Nanda Devi
(C) Hazaribagh (D) Kanha
Ans. (A)
39. Which of the following is known as “Bio-Diversity hotspot of India”?
(A) Western Ghats (B) Eastern Ghats
(C) Western Himalayas (D) Eastern Himalayas
Ans. (A)
40. Kugti Wildlife Sanctuary is located in which of the following state-
(A) Maharashtra (B) Jammu and Kashmir
(C) Himachal Pradesh (D) Uttarakhand
Ans. (C)
41. Find the wrong pair-
(A) Bandipur National Park – Karnataka
(B) Sariska National Park – Rajasthan
(C) Annamalai National Park – Tamil Nadu
(D) Periyar National Park – Andhra Pradesh
Ans.(D)
42. Which of the following is not correctly
matched?
(A) Malaghat – Maharashtra
(B) Kanha – Madhya Pradesh
(C) Manas – Assam
(D) Periyar – Karnataka
Ans. (D)
43. The most dangerous effect of excessive deforestation is-
(A) Loss of forest (B) Loss of other plants
(C) Destruction of habitat of wild animals
(D) Soil erosion
Ans. (C)
44. “Chipko Andolan” is related to whom?
(A) Wild Life Conservation
(B) Conservation of Forests
(C) Agro-Science (D) Deforestation
Ans. (B)
45. Afforestation is the process of-
(A) Cleaning forests (B) Plantation
(C) Cutting of forest
(D) Collecting forest resources
Ans. (B)
46. The problem of arsenic in India is due to-
(A) Overexploitation of surface water in affected areas
(B) Overexploitation of arsenopyrite in land
(C) Overexploitation of coal in Bihar and Bengal
(D) Overexploitation of ground water in affected areas
Ans. (D)
47. Which of the following has been declared as the marine park by Indian government for the conservation of Coral Reef?
(A) Gulf of Kutch (B) Lakshadweep Island
(C) Andaman Islands (D) Gulf of Mannar
Ans. (A)
48. Which one of the following weeds is effective in controlling water pollution caused by industrial effluents?
(A) Parthenium (B) Elephant grass
(C) Water hyacinth (D) Mogar grass
Ans. (A)
49. The natural habitat of Rhinoceros in India is
(A) Bharatpur (B) Gir forest
(C) Khaziranga (D) Nilgiris
Ans. (C)
50. Sariska and Ranthambore are the reserves for which of the following?
(A) Lion (B) Deer
(C) Tiger (D) Bear
Ans. (C)
51. Which of the following region in India is now regarded as an “Ecological Hot Spot”?
(A) Western Himalayas (B) Eastern Himalayas
(C) Western Ghats (D) Eastern Ghats
Ans. (C)
52. First national park of India that was established in 1936 was named as-
(A) Kanha National Park
(B) Bharatpur National Park
(C) Hailey National Park
(D) Rajaji National Park
Ans. (C)
53. The study of relation of animals and plants to their surroundings is called as-
(A) Ecology (B) Ethrology
(C) Genealogy (D) Iconology
Ans. (A)
54. Green House Effect’ means
(A) Pollution in houses in tropical region
(B) Prevention of ultra-violet radiation by the ozone layer
(C) Trapping of solar energy due to atmospheric gases
(D) Damage to green painted buildings
Ans. (C)
55. Which sanctuary in India is famous for Rhinoceros and in which state is it located?
(A) Gir, Gujarat (B) Kaziranga, Assam
(C) Ranthambore, Rajasthan
(D) Corbett, Uttarakhand
Ans. (B)
56. Red Data Book provides an account of
(A) extinct animals only
(B) endangered plants & animals
(C) endangered plants only
(D) fossil plants
Ans. (B)
57. Symbiotic Bacteria responsible for the fixation of atmospheric nitrogen are present in
(A) Peas (B) Wheat
(C) Corn (D) Oats
Ans. (A)
58. In which of the following States is Dampa Tiger Reserve situated?
(A) Assam (B) Karnataka
(C) Mizoram (D) Orissa
Ans. (C)
59. The state which produces largest number of orchids in India is-
(A) Assam (B) Arunachal Pradesh
(C) Meghalaya (D) Sikkim
Ans. (D)
60. Kanha National Park saving the rare and almost extinct species of the Swamp Deer, also known as-
(A) Barasingha (B) Black Buck
(C) Chinkara (D) Nilgai
Ans. (A)
61. Which state in India has the largest cover area of forest?
(A) Uttarakhand (B) Madhya Pradesh
(C) Kerala (D) Uttar Pradesh
Ans. (B)
62. Corbett National Park was established to protect which animal?
(A) Bengal Tigers (B) Snow Leopards
(C) Asiatic Lions (D) One-Horned Rhinos
Ans. (A)
63. Keoladeo Ghana National Park in Rajasthan was formerly called as-
(A) Salim Ali Bird Sanctuary
(B) Khijadia Bird Sanctuary
(C) Bharatpur Bird Sanctuary
(D) Mayani Bird Sanctuary
Ans. (C)
64. Bandipur National Park is in which state?
(A) Madhya Pradesh (B) Rajasthan
(C) Karnataka (D) Chhattisgarh
Ans. (C)
65. Kalakkad-Mundanthurai Tiger Reserve is in which state?
(A) Tamil Nadu (B) Chhattisgarh
(C) Arunachal Pradesh (D) Uttarakhand
Ans. (A)
66. The Great Himalayan National Park is in which state?
(A) Jammu & Kashmir (B) Arunachal Pradesh
(C) Himachal Pradesh (D) Sikkim
Ans. (C)
67. Dandeli Wildlife Sanctuary is in which state?
(A) Orissa (B) Maharashtra
(C) Gujarat (D) Karnataka
Ans. (D)
68. Melghat Tiger Reserve is in which state?
(A) Maharashtra (B) Rajasthan
(C) Arunachal Pradesh (D) Uttarakhand
Ans. (A)
69. Asiatic black bear and snow leopard is found in which of the following places?
(A) Sundarbans National Park
(B) Nanda Devi and Valley of Flowers National Parks
(C) Keoladeo National Park
(D) Manas Wildlife Sanctuary
Ans. (B)
70. Indravati Tiger Reserve is in which state?
(A) Telangana (B) Rajasthan
(C) Chhattisgarh (D) West Bengal
Ans. (C)
71. Simlipal Tiger Reserve is in which state?
(A) Maharashtra (B) Andhra Pradesh
(C) Chhattisgarh (D) Odisha
Ans. (D)
72. Anamalai Tiger Reserve is in which state?
(A) Telangana (B) Madhya Pradesh
(C) Tamil Nadu (D) Kerala
Ans. (D)
73. Where is the Bandipur National Park?
(A) Rajasthan (B) Andhra Pradesh
(C) Karnataka (D) Assam
Ans. (C)
74. Where is the Forest Reserch Insititute located?
(A) Dehradun (B) Bhopal
(C) Lucknow (D) Delhi
Ans. (A)
75. Mudumalai Wild-life Sanctuary is located in the state of _________
(A) Kerala (B) Karnataka
(C) Tamil Nadu (D) Andhra Paradesh
Ans. (C)
76. The only sanctuary where kasturi stag is found is-
(A) Kanha (B) Dachigam
(C) Gir (D) Mudumalai
Ans.(B)
77. The Gir Forest is noted for its-
(A) Lion Sanctuary (B) Deer park
(C) Tiger sanctuary (D) Crocodile Park
Ans.(A)
78. Namdhapa National Park is in
(A) Mizoram (B) Manipur
(C) Tripura (D) Arunachal Pradesh
Ans. (D)
79. Manas Sanctuary in Assam is known for
(A) Elephants (B) Bears
(C) Tigers (D) Wild ass
Ans. (A)
80. Where was the first Bio-reserve established in India?
(A) Nokrek (B) Kanha
(C) Nilgiris (D) Periyal
Ans. (C)
81. In which state is the Kanger Ghati National Park?
(A) Himachal Pradesh
(B) Bihar
(C) Uttar Pradesh
(D) Chhatisgarh
Ans. (D)