Nagarhole National Park is part of the ________ Biosphere Reserve.
(a) Aravalli
(b) Vindhya
(c) Satpura
(d) Nilgiricurve
Solution: (d)
Nagarhole National Park, also known as Rajiv Gandhi National Park, is a national park located in Kodagu and Mysore districts of Karnataka. It is part of the Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve. The park ranges the foothills of the Western Ghats spreading down the Brahmagiri hills and south towards Kerala.
Which one of the following bio reserves of India is not included in the World Network of Biosphere Reserves?
(a) Sunderbans
(b) Gulf of Mannar
(c) Nandadevi
(d) Corbett
Solution: (d)
Ten of the eighteen biosphere reserves of India are a part of the World Network of Biosphere Reserves, based on the UNESCO Man and the Biosphere (MAB) Programme list. Some of them are: Nanda Devi Biosphere Reserve (Uttarakhand), Gulf of Mannar Biosphere Reserve (Tamil Nadu) and Sundarbans Bio sphere Reserve (West Bengal).
Bandhavgarh National Park is located in which State?
(a) Maharashtra
(b) Madhya Pradesh
(c) Gujarat
(d) Jharkhand
Solution: (b)
Bandhavgarh National Park is one of the popular national parks in India located in the Umaria district of Madhya Pradesh. Known for high density of tigers, Bandhavgarh was declared a national park in 1968. The park derives its name from the most prominent hillock of the area, which was said to be given by Hindu Lord Rama to Lakshmana to keep a watch on Lanka.
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
Solution: (c)
India’s first national park was established in 1936 as Hailey National Park to protect the endangered Bengal tiger. It is now known as Jim Corbett National Park. It is located in Nainital district of Uttarakhand and was named after Jim Corbett, a British-Indian hunter and tracker-turned-conservationist, who played a key role in its establishment.
Sariska and Ranthambore are the reserves for which of the following
(a) Lion
(b) Deer
(c) Tiger
(d) Bear
Solution: (c)
Ranthambore National Park near Sawai Madhopur in Rajasthan is a former royal hunting ground and home to tigers. Similarly, Sariska Tiger Reserve is an Indian national park in the Alwar district of Rajasthan that is known for the Bengal tiger.
Which one of the following areas of India is covered by tropical evergreen forest?
(a) Semiarid areas of Gujarat
(b) Eastern Ghats
(c) Western Ghats
(d) Madhya Pradesh
Solution: (c)
In India, evergreen forests are found in the western slopes of the Western Ghats in states such as Kerala and Karnataka. Tropical evergreen forests (or tropical rain forests) are usually found in areas receiving more than 2000 mm of rainfall and having a monthly mean temperature of 18 °C or higher in the coldest months. The Western Ghats is one of the world’s ten “Hottest biodiversity hotspots.”
Project Tiger program was launched in:
(a) 1975
(b) 1973
(c) 1994
(d) 1971
Solution: (b)
Project Tiger is a tiger conservation programme launched in 1973 by the Government of India. The aim of the project was to control as well as supplement the dwindling population of the Royal Bengal tigers in the country. Project Tiger is administered by the National Tiger Conservation Authority.
Which of the following species are critically endangered?
(a) Gangetic Dolphin
(b) Forest Owlet
(c) White-bellied heron
(d) The gyps Vulture
Solution: (b)
The Union Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change lists Forest Owlet (Heteroglaux blewitti) as one of the “critically endangered species” of India under the bird category. It is found in dry deciduous forest of South Madhya Pradesh, in northwest Maharashtra and north-central Maharashtra. It has been endangered due to logging operations, burning and cutting of trees.
Project Tiger was introduced in:
(a) 2001
(b) 1973
(c) 1984
(d) 1995
Solution: (b)
Project Tiger is a tiger conservation programme launched in 1973 by the Government of India during Prime Minister Indira Gandhi’s tenure. The project aims at ensuring a viable population of Bengal tigers in their natural habitats and also to protect them from extinction, and preserving areas of biological importance as a natural heritage forever represented as close as possible the diversity of ecosystems across the tiger’s distribution in the country.
Which of the following is the largest Biosphere Reserve of India?
(a) Nilgiri
(b) Nandadevi
(c) Sundarbans
(d) Gulf of Mannar
Solution: (d)
The Gulf of Mannar located in Tamil Nadu is one of South Asia’s largest biosphere reserves. It extends from Rameswaram Island in the North to Kanyakumari in the South of Tamil Nadu and Sri Lanka. It is spread over an area of 10,500 km2. The area of other biosphere reserves (in km2) is as follows: Sundarbans: 9630; Nilgiri: 5520; Nandadevi: 5860.
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