2.4 Multiple choice Question:
1. In which of the following species can you place the Andaman wild pig?
a) Endangered b) Vulnerable c) Endemic d) Extinct
2. Which of the following states has the largest areas under permanent forests?
a) Assam b) Madhya Pradesh c) Karnataka d) Goa
3. Which one of the following is not a valid reason for the depletion of flora and fauna?
a) Large scale development projects b) Grazing and fuel wood collection
c) Agricultural Expansion d) Rapid industrialization and urbanization .
4. In which of the following categories of existence in Black buck?
a) Rare b) Vulnerable c) Endangered d) Extinct
5. Which one of the following soils has a Kankar layer formation in the lower layers to restrict the infiltration of water?
a) Arid b) Forest c) Black d) Fertile
6. Which one of the following has caused land degradation in Gujarat.
a) Forestation b) Over grazing c) Over irrigation d) Deforestation
7. Which of the following animal is an example of rare species?
a) Wild Asiatic buffalo b) Pink headed duck c) Asiatic elephant d) Black buck
8. Which one of the following movements in Himalayas has not only successfully registered deforestation but has also shown community of a forestation with indigenous species?
a) Beej Bachao Andolan b) Narmada Bachao Andolan
c) Green Revolution d) Chipko movement .
Answers :
1. Endemic 2. Madhya Pradesh 3. Grazing and fuel wood collection 4. Endangered
5. Arid 6. Over irrigation 7. Wild Asiatic buffalo 8. Chipko Movement .