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India's Natural Vegetation

29 MCQ questions with answers and explanations · page 1 of 2

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Q1. Which type of forests are found on the largest area of India?

  1. Amountain forests
  2. Btropical evergreen forest
  3. Cwet monsoon forests
  4. Dwarm deciduous forest
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Answer: D) warm deciduous forest

Q2. Which type of forests are found in those parts of the country where the average annual rainfall is more than 200 cm and the annual average temperature is around 24 degrees Celsius, and the humidity remains up to 70 percent throughout the year?

  1. Amountain forests
  2. Btropical evergreen forest
  3. Cwet monsoon forests
  4. Dwarm deciduous forest
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Answer: B) tropical evergreen forest

Q3. What type of vegetation is found in areas of the country receiving an average annual rainfall of 100 cm to 200 cm?

  1. Atropical evergreen forest
  2. BMangrove Forests
  3. Cwarm deciduous forest
  4. Ddesert forest
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Answer: C) warm deciduous forest

Q4. Which type of forest is generally found in areas with an average annual rainfall of less than 50 cm?

  1. Awarm-wet monsoon forests
  2. Bwarm deciduous forest
  3. Cwet monsoon forests
  4. Ddesert forest
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Answer: D) desert forest

Q5. What is the forest found in marshy or tidal areas called?

  1. AMangrove Forests
  2. BShola Forest
  3. Cmonsoon forests
  4. Dautumn forest
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Answer: A) Mangrove Forests

Q6. In which state is the largest extent of mangrove vegetation found in India?

  1. AGoa
  2. BWest Bengal
  3. CA.P.
  4. DOdisha
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Answer: B) West Bengal

Q7. Where are the largest sandalwood forests found in India?

  1. Ain the hills of Assam
  2. Bin the Shivalik Hills
  3. Cin the Nilgiri Hills
  4. Din the Satpura Hills
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Answer: C) in the Nilgiri Hills

Q8. The reason for Silent Valley being famous is-

  1. Apopulation explosion
  2. BEstablishment of a nuclear power station
  3. CMore water harvesting
  4. DConservation of biodiversity and evergreen forests
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Answer: D) Conservation of biodiversity and evergreen forests

Q9. Valley of Flowers is located in-

  1. AKerala
  2. BJammu and Kashmir
  3. CUttarakhand
  4. DHimachal Pradesh
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Answer: C) Uttarakhand

Q10. Shanti Valley is located in-

  1. AKerala
  2. BKarnataka
  3. CUttarakhand
  4. DTamil Nadu
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Answer: A) Kerala

Q11. In the Western Himalayas, high-mountain vegetation is found only up to 3,000 meters, while in the Eastern Himalayas, it can be found up to 4,000 meters. The reason for this diversity within a single mountain range is:

  1. AThe Eastern Himalayas are higher than the Western Himalayas
  2. BThe Eastern Himalayas are closer to the equator and sea level than the Western Himalayas
  3. CThe Eastern Himalayas receive more monsoon rainfall than the Western Himalayas.
  4. DThe rocks of the Eastern Himalayas are more fertile than those of the Western Himalayas.
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Answer: C) The Eastern Himalayas receive more monsoon rainfall than the Western Himalayas.

Q12. The type of vegetation found in the Western Ghats is-

  1. Aevergreen
  2. BAlpine
  3. CSavanna
  4. Ddeciduous
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Answer: A) evergreen

Q13. Tropical moist evergreen forests are found in -

  1. Aon the Aravalli mountain range
  2. Bon the Shillong Plateau
  3. Con the Shivalik range
  4. Don the peninsular plateau
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Answer: D) on the peninsular plateau

Q14. In which part of India are tropical evergreen forests not found?

  1. AEastern Ghats
  2. BAndaman and Nicobar
  3. CNorth-Eastern Region
  4. DWestern Ghats
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Answer: A) Eastern Ghats

Q15. On which of the following hills are tropical evergreen forests found?

  1. ANilgiri Hills
  2. BAravalli Hills
  3. CRajmahal Hills
  4. DShivalik Hills
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Answer: A) Nilgiri Hills

Q16. The famous species of trees Sundari is found in .................

  1. Atropical rain forest
  2. Btropical deciduous forests
  3. CMangrove Forests
  4. DHimalayan Mountains
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Answer: C) Mangrove Forests

Q17. Due to the abundance of which tree in the Ganga-Brahmaputra delta region, it is called 'Sundarban'?

  1. Asandalwood
  2. Brosewood
  3. Cbeautiful
  4. Dall of which
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Answer: C) beautiful

Q18. The state famous for sandalwood in India is-

  1. AAssam
  2. BKerala
  3. CKarnataka
  4. DWest Bengal
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Answer: C) Karnataka

Q19. In which physical region of India is vegetation ranging from tropical to alpine type found?

  1. APeninsular plateau of the south
  2. BGreat Northern Plains
  3. CHimalayan mountainous region of Uttar Pradesh
  4. Dcoastal plain
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Answer: C) Himalayan mountainous region of Uttar Pradesh

Q20. The most important commercial forest in India is-

  1. Atropical evergreen forests
  2. Btropical deciduous forest
  3. Ctropical semi-evergreen forests
  4. Dconiferous forest
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Answer: C) tropical semi-evergreen forests

Q21. The contribution of tropical and temperate forests in the forests of India is respectively-

  1. A90, and 10%
  2. B93% and 7%
  3. C95% and 5%
  4. D97% and 3%
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Answer: B) 93% and 7%

Q22. What is the main vegetation in India?

  1. Aautumn forest
  2. Brain forest
  3. Cthorny bushes
  4. DSavanna
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Answer: A) autumn forest

Q23. Which of the following states is the main producer of tendu leaves?

  1. AOdisha
  2. BMaharashtra
  3. CMadhya Pradesh
  4. DUttar Pradesh
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Answer: C) Madhya Pradesh

Q24. Which one of the following regions of India has a combination of mangrove forests, evergreen forests and deciduous forests?

  1. ANorth Coastal Andhra Pradesh
  2. BSouth West Bengal
  3. CAndaman and Nicobar Islands
  4. DSouthern Saurashtra
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Answer: C) Andaman and Nicobar Islands

Q25. Which are the forests that act as barriers to cyclones?

  1. AMangrove Forests
  2. BMonsoon Forest
  3. Calpine forest
  4. DEvergreen Forest
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Answer: A) Mangrove Forests

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