Extensive planting of a single commercially valuable species is called:
  • Jhumming
  • Intensive subsistence farming
  • Mixed farming
  • Enrichment plantation
Teak monoculture has damaged the natural forests in:
  • Ganga Plain
  • South India
  • Brahmaputra Plain
  • None of the above
Chir Pine plantations in the Himalayas have replaced the:
  • Himalayan Oak and Rhododendron
  • Teak and Sal
  • Babul and Mexican kikar
  • None of the above
Which one of the following is not responsible for the decline in India's biodiversity?
  • Mining activities
  • Hunting and poaching
  • Forest fire
  • Afforestation
Which one of the following is not a direct outcome of environmental destruction?
  • Biological loss
  • Loss of cultural diversity
  • Severe droughts
  • River Valley Projects
We need to conserve our forests and wildlife:
  • to preserve the ecological diversity
  • to preserve the genetic diversity
  • for maintenance of aquatic biodiversity
  • so that we are able to over-extract plant and animal species
The Indian Wildlife Protection Act was implemented in:
  • 1972
  • 1971
  • 2010
  • 1982
Which is not a threat to tiger population in India?
  • Shrinking habitat
  • The trade of tiger skins
  • Use of their bones in traditional medicines
  • "Project Tiger"
Reserved and protected forests are also referred to as:
  • Unclassed forest
  • Permanent forest estate
  • Open forest
  • Mangrove forest
Unclassed forests are mainly found in:
  • All north-eastern states and parts of Gujarat
  • Kerala and Tamil Nadu
  • Punjab and Haryana
  • West Bengal and Bihar
Sacred Groves are:
  • parts of large forests that have been left untouched by the local people.
  • places for grazing animals.
  • forests earmarked for commercial felling of trees.
  • forests used for planting trees with medicinal properties.
The Chipko Movement in the Himalayas to protect the forest cover was started by
  • Sunder Lai Bahuguna
  • Dr Anil Agarwal of CSE
  • Dr Aruna Roy of Kisan Mazdur Vikas
  • Medha Patkar
How many tiger reserves are there in India:
  • 10
  • 15
  • 27
  • 29
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