Natural Resources, Industries & Transport
🌿 Consider the following names. Patalgaruda, Swasamari, Kochila, Koruan
The above mentioned names refer to:
a) Hot springs in Odisha
b) Tributaries of the river Mahanadi
c) Popular tourist places in Odisha
d) Names of medicinal plants found in the wild of Odisha
🌿 Odisha ranks in terms of area under forest cover among the States
of India?
a) 5th
b) 7th
C) 10th
d) 11th
🌿 Which of the following is a predominant species in the forests of Odisha?
a) Teak
b) Sal
c) Bandhan
d) Sisu
🌿 Which of the following forest type is also known as ‘Hental van’ for the
kind of tree species grown here?
a) Monsoon Forest
b) Tropical Moist Deciduous Forest
c) Tropical Rain Forest
d) Mangrove Forest
🌿 Forest type found in the sea coast, especially in Bhitara Kanika and the
Mahanadi delta is known as:
a) Tropical Dry Deciduous Forest
b) Mangrove Forest
c) Monsoon Forest
d) Tropical Semi Evergreen Forest
🌿 Little Sunderban is another name of:
a) Tropical Dry Deciduous Forest
b) Monsoon Forest
c) Mangrove Forest
d) Tropical Semi Evergreen Forest
🌿 Forests are included in which of the following Lists of the Seventh
Schedule of the Constitution of India?
a) Union List
b) State List
c) Concurrent List
d) Not mentioned in any List
🌿 Yellow Earth has developed mostly in which part of Odisha?
a) Eastern
b) Western
c) Northern
d) Southern
🌿 Which district in Odisha has the least area under forest cover?
a) Bhadrak
b) Jagatsinghpur
c) Jajpur
d) Puri
🌿Which of the following soils is virtually a product of leaching action?
a) Black
b) Alluvial
c) Laterites
d) Red
🌿 ‘Sundari’ typical species of tree is found in:
a) Monsoon Forest
b) Tropical Dry Deciduous Forest
c) North Tropical Evergreen Forest
d) Tidal Mangrove Forest
🌿 Similipal project for Tigers was launched as a part of the national
program in:
a) 1973
b) 1983
C) 1969
d) 1958
🌿 Name the type of forest found in the lower elevation in the Mayurbhanj,
Keonjhar and the districts bordering on Chhattisgarh and Andhra
Pradesh.
a) Tropical Dry Deciduous Forest
b) Tropical Rain Forest
c) Tropical Moist Deciduous Forest
d) Evergreen Forest
🌿 “Dhipa, Mal, Majhighatia, Gahir, Jora” are
a) Classification of lands in Odisha for the purpose of taxation
b) Classification of lands in Odisha on the basis of crops grown on them
c) Titles of inland fishes in Odisha
d) Names of coastal villages washed away by the Super Cyclone, 1999.
🌿 Which of the following districts in Odisha has the maximum area covered
under forest?
a) Kandhamal
b) Sundergarh
c) Koraput
d) Malkangiri
🌿. Which of the following forest type in Odisha is otherwise known as Sal
Forest due to the predominance of Shorea robusta (Sal) trees?
a) Tropical Dry Deciduous Forests
b) Tropical Evergreen Forests
c) Monsoon Forests
d) Tidal Forests
🌿. Promotion of Eco-tourism and Eco-development in protected forest area
in Odisha has been accepted in:
a) Ninth Five Year Plan (1997 – 2002)
b) Tenth Five Year Plan (2002 – 2007)
c) Eleventh Five Year Plan (2007 – 2012)
d) None of the above