Biosphere Reserve of India Nanda Devi (UNESCO) is located in the state of
(a) Uttarakhand
(b) Sikkim
(c) Meghalaya
(d) Himachal Pradesh
Solution: (a)
The Nanda Devi National Park (Biosphere Reserve) is situated around the peak of Nanda Devi, in Uttarakhand. It was established in 1982. Along with the adjoining Valley of Flowers National Park, it was inscribed a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1988.
Jim Corbett National Park is situated in
(a) Uttarakhand
(b) Andhra Pradesh
(c) Madhya Pradesh
(d) Himachal Pradesh
Solution: (a)
Jim Corbett National Park is the oldest national park in India and was established in 1936 as Hailey National Park to protect the endangered Bengal tiger. It is located in Nainital district of Uttarakhand and was named after Jim Corbett who played a key role in its establishment.
The increased incidence of floods in recent times in North India is due to
(a) increase in the annual rainfall.
(b) increase in the silting of dams.
(c) increased deforestation in the catchment area.
(d) None of these
Solution: (c)
The frequency and severity of flooding in the Gangetic plain has steadily increased in recent years. Deforestation of the Terai appears to be one of the major causes.
Which of the following cities in India is considered the greenest?
(a) Bengaluru
(b) Delhi
(c) Chandigarh
(d) Thiruvananthapuram
Solution: (c)
Chandigarh is considered the greenest city of India.
Kaziranga National Park is situated in
(a) Karnataka
(b) Gujarat
(c) Assam
(d) Odisha
Solution: (c)
Kaziranga National Park is situated in Assam. It was declared World Heritage Site in 1985.
Afforestation is the process of
(a) clearing forests
(b) planting more trees
(c) cutting down trees
(d) collecting forest resources
Solution: (b)
Afforestation is the establishment of a forest or stand of trees in an area where there was no forest. Many governments and non-governmental organizations directly engage in programs of afforestation to create forests, increase carbon capture and sequestration, and help to anthropogenically improve biodiversity.
‘National Botanical Garden’ is located at:
(a) Shimla
(b) Kolkata
(c) Lucknow
(d) Bengaluru
Solution: (b)
The Botanical Garden of India is located at Shibpur in Kolkata in West Bengal. The Acharya Jagadish Chandra Bose Indian Botanic Garden or Calcutta Botanical Garden (previously known as Indian Botanic Garden) is the largest and oldest reserve of greeneries of its kind in South East Asia. The Garden is situated on the West bank of River Hooghly.
‘Van Mahotsav’ is associated with:
(a) Cutting trees
(b) Planting trees
(c) Increase in crop
(d) Protection of plants
Solution: (d)
Van Mahotsav is an annual tree-planting festival in India, celebrated in the first week of July. This movement was initiated in the year 1950 by India’s then Union Minister for Agriculture, Kulapati Dr.K M Munshi.
Which one was the first ‘Biosphere Reserves Project Scheme?
(a) Sundarbans Biosphere Reserve
(b) Nilgiris Biosphere Reserve
(c) Nandadevi Biosphere Reserve
(d) Gulf of Mannar Biosphere Reserve
Solution: (b)
Established in the year 1986, Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve is the first biosphere reserve in India. It is an International Biosphere Reserve in the Western Ghats.
In which State is the Sultanpur Bird Sanctuary located?
(a) Orissa
(b) Haryana
(c) Uttar Pradesh
(d) Rajasthan
Solution: (b)
Sultanpur National Park is located at Sultanpur, Haryana in Gurgaon District, Haryana. As a bird sanctuary it was the finding of Peter Jackson, famous ornothologist, and Honorary Secretary of the Delhi Birdwatching Society, who wrote to Prime Minister of India, Indira Gandhi, founder of the Society, in 1970 about the need to declare the Sultanpur jheel near Delhi, a bird sanctuary, and she asked him to take her there.
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