Natural Resources:: Environmental Geography:

1. About how much percent of the world’s land area is tropical rainforest?

a) 15%

b) 10%

c) 7%

d) 2%

Answer: c) 7%.

2. The greatest diversity of animals and species occur in:

a) Deserts and Savannas

b) Temperate deciduous forests

c) Heavily polluted rivers

d) Tropical moist forest

Answer: d) Tropical moist forest.

3. Which of the following countries in Africa has luxurious tropical rain forests?

a) Union of South Africa

b) Ivory coast

c) Kenya

d) Zimbabwe

Answer: b) Ivory coast.

4. The minimum forest cover to maintain ecological balance is:

a) 33%

b) 25%

c) 40%

d) 50%

Answer: a) 33%.
 

5. In which country most intensive farming is being practiced?

a) Japan

b) India

c) China

d) Indonesia

Answer: a) Japan.

6. What are the plants of tropical and subtropical regions called?

a) Mesotherms

b) Microtherms

c) Vegatherms

d) Hekhsotherms

Answer: c) Vegatherms.

7. Tropophytes can withstand:

a) Alternate deficit and surplus torus conditions.

b) High temperature

c) Chilly climate

d) None of these

Answer: a) Alternate deficit and surplus torus conditions.

8. Plants that can tolerate considerable changes in moisture conditions are called:

a) Tropophytes

b) Hygrophytes

c) Mesophytes

d) Xerophytes

Answer: a) Tropophytes.
 

9. In which of the following forest, the maximum number of species occur?

a) Coniferous forest

b) Deciduous forest

c) Equatorial forest

d) Mangrove forest

Answer: c) Equatorial forest.

10. Plants that lack true roots, stems, and leaves are called?

a) Xerophytes

b) Hydrophytes

c) Epiphytes

d) Thallophytes

Answer: d) Thallophytes.

11. Sal and teak trees are commonly found in:

a) Savanna forest

b) Monsoon forest

c) Equatorial forest

d) Mangrove forest

Answer: b) Monsoon forest.

12. Trees in tropical deciduous forests shed their leaves in the:

a) Dry season

b) Wet season

c) Hot season

d) Cold season

Answer: a) Dry season.

 

13. Thick stems and thorny wax-coated leaves are commonly found in:

a) Flood plains

b) Deserts

c) Deciduous forest

d) River banks

Answer: b) Deserts.

14. Hardwood trees like mahogany and ebony are found in:

a) Coniferous forest

b) Deciduous forest

c) Equatorial forest

d) Mangrove forest

Answer: c) Equatorial forest.

15. Natural vegetation of an area needs to be preserved for the future mainly for the purpose
of:

a) Providing material for breeding new species

b) Providing habitat for birds

c) Preventing soil erosion

d) Study by scientists

Answer: a) Providing material for breeding new species.

16. Olive tree is a type of:

a) Savanna forest

b) Monsoon forest

c) Mediterranean forest

d) Deciduous forest
Answer: c) Mediterranean forest.

17. In what type of soil are the Coniferous forest regions well developed?

a) Red soils

b) Podzol soils

c) Laterite soils

d) Chernozem soils

Answer:  b) Podzol soils.

18. Equatorial forest of the Amazon basin is known as:

a) Selvas

b) Lianos

c) Pampas

d) Campos

Answer: a) Selvas.

19. Rubber plantations are found in:

a) Pampas

b) Equatorial forest region

c) Steppe forest regions

d) Temperate forest region

Answer: b) Equatorial forest region.

20. The most important commercial use of forests is due to its:

a) Manufacture of wood pulp and paper

b) Manufacture of furniture

c) Supply of firewood for cooking

d) Supply of timber for construction

Answer: a) Manufacture of wood pulp and paper.

Natural Resources:: Environmental Geography:

1. About how much percent of the world’s land area is tropical rainforest?

a) 15%

b) 10%

c) 7%

d) 2%

Answer: c) 7%.

2. The greatest diversity of animals and species occur in:

a) Deserts and Savannas

b) Temperate deciduous forests

c) Heavily polluted rivers

d) Tropical moist forest

Answer: d) Tropical moist forest.

3. Which of the following countries in Africa has luxurious tropical rain forests?

a) Union of South Africa

b) Ivory coast

c) Kenya

d) Zimbabwe

Answer: b) Ivory coast.

4. The minimum forest cover to maintain ecological balance is:

a) 33%

b) 25%

c) 40%
d) 50%

Answer: a) 33%.

5. In which country most intensive farming is being practiced?

a) Japan

b) India

c) China

d) Indonesia

Answer: a) Japan.

6. What are the plants of tropical and subtropical regions called?

a) Mesotherms

b) Microtherms

c) Vegatherms

d) Hekhsotherms

Answer: c) Vegatherms.

7. Tropophytes can withstand:

a) Alternate deficit and surplus torus conditions.

b) High temperature

c) Chilly climate

d) None of these

Answer: a) Alternate deficit and surplus torus conditions.

8. Plants that can tolerate considerable changes in moisture conditions are called:

a) Tropophytes

b) Hygrophytes

c) Mesophytes
d) Xerophytes

Answer: a) Tropophytes.

9. In which of the following forest, the maximum number of species occur?

a) Coniferous forest

b) Deciduous forest

c) Equatorial forest

d) Mangrove forest

Answer: c) Equatorial forest.

10. Plants that lack true roots, stems, and leaves are called?

a) Xerophytes

b) Hydrophytes

c) Epiphytes

d) Thallophytes

Answer: d) Thallophytes.

11. Sal and teak trees are commonly found in:

a) Savanna forest

b) Monsoon forest

c) Equatorial forest

d) Mangrove forest

Answer: b) Monsoon forest.

12. Trees in tropical deciduous forests shed their leaves in the:

a) Dry season

b) Wet season

c) Hot season
d) Cold season

Answer: a) Dry season.

13. Thick stems and thorny wax-coated leaves are commonly found in:

a) Flood plains

b) Deserts

c) Deciduous forest

d) River banks

Answer: b) Deserts.

14. Hardwood trees like mahogany and ebony are found in:

a) Coniferous forest

b) Deciduous forest

c) Equatorial forest

d) Mangrove forest

Answer: c) Equatorial forest.

15. Natural vegetation of an area needs to be preserved for the future mainly for the purpose
of:

a) Providing material for breeding new species

b) Providing habitat for birds

c) Preventing soil erosion

d) Study by scientists

Answer: a) Providing material for breeding new species.

16. Olive tree is a type of:

a) Savanna forest

b) Monsoon forest
c) Mediterranean forest

d) Deciduous forest

Answer: c) Mediterranean forest.

17. In what type of soil are the Coniferous forest regions well developed?

a) Red soils

b) Podzol soils

c) Laterite soils

d) Chernozem soils

Answer:  b) Podzol soils.

18. Equatorial forest of the Amazon basin is known as:

a) Selvas

b) Lianos

c) Pampas

d) Campos

Answer: a) Selvas.

19. Rubber plantations are found in:

a) Pampas

b) Equatorial forest region

c) Steppe forest regions

d) Temperate forest region

Answer: b) Equatorial forest region.

20. The most important commercial use of forests is due to its:

a) Manufacture of wood pulp and paper

b) Manufacture of furniture
c) Supply of firewood for cooking

d) Supply of timber for construction

Answer: a) Manufacture of wood pulp and paper.

Layers of the Atmosphere | World Climate

1. Which is the correct option that represents the arrangement of atmospheric layers?

a) Mesosphere, Ionosphere, Ecosphere, Troposphere, Stratosphere

b) Ionosphere, Ecosphere, Mesosphere, Stratosphere, Troposphere

c) Troposphere, Stratosphere, Mesosphere, Ionosphere, Ecosphere

d) Ecosphere, Troposphere, Ionosphere, Mesosphere, Stratosphere

Answer: c) Troposphere, Stratosphere, Mesosphere, Ionosphere, Ecosphere

2. Ozone layer of the Earth’s atmosphere is important for living organisms because it:

a) prevents entry of X-rays.

b) Prevents entry of ultra-violet rays.

c) prevents acid rain on Earth.

d) maintains the level of oxygen on Earth.

Answer:  b) Prevents entry of ultra-violet rays.

3. In the atmosphere, the layer above the troposphere is:

a) Exosphere

b) Thermosphere

c) Mesosphere

d) Stratosphere

Answer: d) Stratosphere

4. which one of the following statements about the atmosphere is correct?

a) The atmosphere has no definite upper limits but gradually thickens until it becomes
imperceptible.

b) The atmosphere has no definite upper limits but gradually thins until it becomes
imperceptible.

c) The atmosphere has definite upper limits but gradually thins until it becomes
imperceptible.

d) The atmosphere has definite upper limits but gradually thickens until it becomes
imperceptible.

Answer: a) The atmosphere has no definite upper limits but gradually thickens until it
becomes imperceptible.

  

5. Most of the ozone in the atmosphere is found in:

a) Stratosphere

b) Troposphere

c) Mesosphere

d) Ionosphere

Answer: a) Stratosphere

6. Which one of the following gases is found in the highest quantity in the Exosphere?

a) Helium

b) Hydrogen

c) Nitrogen

d) Oxygen

Answer: a) Helium

7. All vital atmospheric processes leading to various climatic and weather conditions takes
place in the:

a) Exosphere

b) Troposphere

c) Ionosphere

d) Stratosphere
Answer: b) Troposphere

8. The study of the atmospheric phenomenon is called:

a) Astronomy

b) Astrology

c) Meteorology

d) Seismology

Answer: c) Meteorology

9. In how many layers is the atmosphere divided?

a) 5

b) 4

c) 3

d) 2

Answer: a) 5

10. The Equator does not pass through which of the following countries?

a) Brazil

b) Indonesia

c) Kenya

d) Mexico

Answer: d) Mexico

11. Which one of the following rivers crosses the tropic of Capricorn twice?

a) Limpopo

b) Nizer

c) Vaal

d) Zambezi
Answer: a) Limpopo

12. Which of the following statement is/are correct?

a) The main gases within the Earth’s exosphere are the highest gases, mainly hydrogen, with
some helium, carbon dioxide, and atomic oxygen near the exobase.

b) The exosphere is the last layer before space.

c) Since there is no clear boundary between space and the exosphere, the exosphere is
sometimes used synonymously with outer space.

d) All the above.

Answer: d) All the above.

13. The average amount of energy received on a surface perpendicular to incoming radiation
at the top of the atmosphere is called:

a) Solar constant

b) Solar radiation

c) Electromagnetic constant

d) Electromagnetic spectrum

Answer: b) Solar radiation

14. Ozone layer depletion is a major phenomenon in:

a) Exosphere

b) Thermosphere

c)Troposphere

d) Stratosphere

Answer: d) Stratosphere

15. The layer of the atmosphere close to the Earth’s surface is called:

a) Exosphere

b) Troposphere
c) Ionosphere

d) Stratosphere

Answer: b) Troposphere

16. The climate in the northeastern part of Eastern Europe is generally:

a) cooler and drier than the climate of most countries on the Balkan Peninsula.

b) colder than the climate of the land to the north.

c) warmer than the climate of Western Europe.

d) wetter than the climate of the lands bordering the Meditteranean Sea.

Answer: b) colder than the climate of the land to the north.

17. The chemically inactive gas present in atmos[phere is:

a) Water vapour

b) Oxygen

c) Nitrogen

d) Argon

Answer: d) Argon

18. The combustion of coal and oil is a major source of which greenhouse gas?

a) CFCs

b) Methane

c) Nitrous Oxide

d) None of the above

Answer: d) None of the above.

19. Which among the following is responsible for the greenhouse effect of the atmosphere,
along with carbon dioxide?

a) Water vapour
b) Hydrogen

c) Nitrogen

d) Sulphur dioxide

Answer: a) Water vapour

20. The slow wobbling of Earth as it spins on its axis is called:

a) Eccentricity

b) Extension

c) Aphelion

d) Precession

Answer: d) Precession.

21. When determining climate change, oxygen isotope measurements are made from an
analysis of?

a) Glacial ice

b) Lava

c) Cores from old trees

d) Ocean water

Answer: a) Glacial ice

22. Which of the following is associated with the astronomical theory of climate change?

a) Eccentricity of Earth’s orbit

b) Precession of Earth’s axis

c) Obliquity of Earth’s axis

d) All of the above.

Answer: d) All of the above.

23. The primary effect on the climate of a volcanic eruption depends on:
a) The amount of water vapour produced

b) The quantity of lava produced

c) How hot the eruptive products are

d) None of the above.

Answer: d) None of the above.

24. Which of the following is a possible consequence of greenhouse warming?

a) A rise in sea level

b) New weather patterns

c) Alteration of the world’s water resources

d) All of the above

Answer: d) All of the above

25. Which of the following is NOT a significant natural cause of climate change?

a) Solar variability

b) Erosion of the land

c) Volcanic activity

d) Plate tectonics

Answer: b) Erosion of the land

26. Greenhous gases are gases that can absorb the thermal energy emitted by the Earth,
creating the greenhouse effect, which:

a) Changes thermodynamic process

b) Changes water circulation

c) Warms the universe

d) Warms the Earth

Answer: d) Warms the Earth

 
27. Which of the following is NOT included in Earth’s climate system?

a) Solid Earth

b) Solarsphere

c) Hydrosphere

d) Atmosphere

Answer: b) Solarsphere

28. Liquid water can store more heat energy than an equal amount of any other naturally
occurring substance because liquid water:

a) Has the higher specific heat

b) Has its greatest density at 4° C

c) Can be changed into a solid or a gas

d) Covers 71% of Earth’s surface

Answer: a) Has the higher specific heat

29. Which one of the following lists of climatic zones from nearest to the equator is in the
correct order of latitude?

a) Equatorial, Deserts, Mediterranean, Tundra

b) Equatorial, Mediterranean, Deserts, Tundra

c) Deserts, Tundra, Mediterranean, Equatorial

d) Tundra, Deserts, Mediterranean, Equatorial

Answer: a) Equatorial, Deserts, Mediterranean, Tundra

30. In which layer most of the ozone in the atmosphere is concentrated in?

a) Stratosphere

b) Troposphere

c) Mesosphere

d) Ionosphere

Answer: a) Stratosphere
 

31. The Stratosphere is said to be ideal for flying jet aircraft because:

a) Of the absence of the clouds and other weather phenomena.

b) This layer is out of the firing range of antiaircraft

c) The temperature is constant and ideal for aircraft engine efficiency

d) This layer is rich in ozone which reduces fuel consumption.

Answer: a) Of the absence of the clouds and other weather phenomena.

32. The ozone layer in the upper part of the atmosphere protects us from:

a) Ultraviolent rays

b) Ultrasonic rays

c) Cosmic rays

d) Infra-red rays

Answer: a) Ultraviolent rays

33. What is the full form of ITCZ?

a) Inter-Tropical Centre Zone

b) Intra-Tropical Centre Zone

c) Inter-Tropical Convergence Zone

d) Inter-Tropical Converter Zone

Answer: c) Inter-Tropical Convergence Zone

34. Television signal cannot be received generally beyond a particular distance due to:

a)Weakness of antenna

b) Weakness of signal

c) Absorption of signal in the air

d) Curvature of the earth

Answer:  d) Curvature of the earth

 

35. Which one of the following zones of the atmosphere is rich in ozone gas?

a) Stratosphere

b) Troposphere

c) Mesosphere

d) Ionosphere

Answer: a) Stratosphere

36. The ‘Ocean of Storms’ is the name given to:

a) Pacific Ocean

b) Atlantic Ocean

c) Arctic Ocean

d) A waterless area on the moon surface

Answer: d) A waterless area on the moon surface

37. Where is the headquarters of the World Meteorological Organization located?

a) Geneva

b) London

c) Washington

d) Moscow

Answer: a) Geneva

38. Which is the lowest layer of the atmosphere?

a) Stratosphere

b) Troposphere

c) Mesosphere

d) Thermosphere

Answer: b) Troposphere
 

39. Which of the following gases is placed second in respect of abundance in the Earth’s
atmosphere?

a) Carbon dioxide

b) Nitrogen

c) Hydrogen

d) Oxygen

Answer: d) Oxygen

40. What type of light beams are received from the sunlight on the Earth’s surface?

a) Diverging

b) Converging

c) Parallel

d) Random

Answer: a) Diverging

41. What is the season during the summer solstice in the Northern Hemisphere?

a) Summer

b) Winter

c) Autumn

d) Spring

Answer: a) Summer

42. Which one of the four regions above earth has the smallest height?

a) Stratosphere

b) Troposphere

c) Mesosphere

d) Thermosphere
Answer: b) Troposphere

43. Ozone layers are more profound at the:

a) Poles

b) Equator

c) Tropic of Cancer

d) Tropic of Capricorn

Answer: a) Poles

44. Which of the following components of the atmosphere has increased during the last 200
years?

a) Carbon dioxide

b) Nitrogen

c) Water vapour

d) Oxygen

Answer: a) Carbon dioxide

45. Scale used for recording weather conditions is known as:

a) Centigrade

b) Hygrometer

c) Opisometer

d) Hydrometer

Answer: a) Centigrade

46. At which of the following place, the weight of an object is maximum?

a) At Tropic of Cancer

b) At Tropic of Capricorn

c) At Eqautor
d) At poles

Answer: d) At poles

47. The final boundary between the Earth and outer space is called:

a) Magnetopause

b) Magnetosphere

c) Mesopuase

d) Ionosphere

Answer: a) Magnetopause

48. Which one of the following has the highest concentration of ions?

a) Thermosphere

b) Stratosphere

c) Exosphere

d) Troposphere

Answer: a) Thermosphere

49. A Stevenson screen is usually used in all of the following except in:

a) Rain gauge

b) Minimum thermometer

c) Wet and dry bulb thermometer

d) Maximun thermometer

Answer: a) Rain gauge

50. A line on the map which joins places having the same rainfall is called:

a) Isohel

b) Isotherm

c) Isobar
d) Isohyet

Answer: d) Isohyet

51. Equatorial lowland usually experiences:

a) Cold nights

b) Strong winds

c) Heavy thunder rain in the afternoon.

d) A large diurnal temperature range.

answer: c) Heavy thunder rain in the afternoon.

52. The seasonal rainfall pattern of India is caused by:

a) The Himalayas blocking winds from interior Asia.

b) The tropical location of India.

c) The large annual range of temperature.

d) The monsoon winds operating over Southern Asia.

Answer: b) The tropical location of India.

53. 97% of the atmosphere lies within ______ km of the surface of the Earth.

a) 5 km)

b) 17 km

c) 20 km

d) 25 km

Answer: b) 17 km

54. Rotation of the Earth causes deflection of wind by:

a) Gravity force

b) Gradient force

c) Dynamic force
d) Coriolis force

Answer: d) Coriolis force

55. Conduction is a process that:

a) does not conduct heat to any of the two objects coming into contact.

b) conducts heat from the cooler to the warmer region.

c) conducts heat from the warmer to the cooler region until the two objects coming into
contact gets the same temperature.

d) None of the above.

Answer: c) conducts heat from the warmer to the cooler region until the two objects coming
into contact gets the same temperature.

56. Radiation is a process that:

a) generates heat in the atmosphere.

b) transfers all solar energy to the earth and space.

c) transfers all lunar energy to the earth surface

d) None of the above.

Answer: d) None of the above.

57. Summer season occurs on account of:

a) Horizontal rays of the sun

b) Vertical rays of the sun

c) Low angle of the sun

d) None of the above

Answer: a) Horizontal rays of the sun

58. What is latent energy?

a) It is thermal energy

b It is found in the form of stored energy

c) It is a hidden energy or invisible energy

d) None of the above

Answer: c) It is a hidden energy or invisible energy

59. What is convection?

a) It is a process that put hazard in the transfer of energy.

b) It is a process that involves the transfer of energy through the movement of air and water
masses

c) It is a subtle process of transferring solar energy

d) It is process non-existent in any region of temperature

Answer: b) It is a process that involves the transfer of energy through the movement of air
and water masses.

60. The composition of the atmosphere:

a) Remains relatively constant in the lower layers

b) Varies with latitudes

c) Varies with seasons

d) Varies from place to place

Answer: a) Remains relatively constant in the lower layers

61. Evaporation is the result of:

a) Loss of heat

b) Gain of heat

c) Generation of heat

d) None of these

Answer: b) Gain of heat

62. The atmospheric layer which reflects radio waves is called:

a) Ionosphere
b) Exosphere

c) Stratosphere

d) Thermosphere

Answer: a) Ionosphere

63. The most important component of the atmosphere which cause many weather phenomena
is:

a) Water vapour

b) Nitrogen

c) Oxygen

d) Carbon dioxide

Answer: a) Water vapour

64. When is fog formed?

a) It is formed when various water droplets remain suspended in the air.

b) It is formed when the air mass is condensed on a solid surface of the earth.

c) It is formed when the condensation occurs below the freezing point.

d) None of the above.

Answer: a) It is formed when various water droplets remain suspended in the air.

65. Land masses get heated more quickly than the oceans, mainly because:

a) Vegetation land protects the land from direct sunlight.

b) Evaporation of water bodies cools the air.

c) Specific heat of water is much less than that of land

d) Specific heat of land is much less than that of water

Answer: d) Specific heat of land is much less than that of water

66. Select the correct sequence of the given processes regarding rainfall?
a) Unsaturated air, dew point, condensation, precipitation.

b) Umnsaturated air, condensation, dew point, precipitation.

c) Dew point, precipitation, condensatrion, unsaturated air.

d) Dew point, condensation, unsaturated air, precipitation.

Answer: a) Unsaturated air, dew point, condensation, precipitation.

67. Which is the chief characteristics of wet and dry tropics?

a) Constant precipitation

b) Constant humidity

c) Constant cooling

d) Constant heating

Answer: d) Constant heating

68. Water vapour is turned into water droplets by the process of:

a) Condensation

b) Convection

c) Liquification

d) Evaporation

Answer: a) Condensation

69. The blueness of the sky is mainly due to:

a) Scattering of sunlight by air molecules

b) Absorption of blue light bt the atmosphere

c) Presence of water vapour

d) Emission of blue light by air

Answer: a) Scattering of sunlight by air molecules

70. Which of the following is not a greenhouse gas?

a) Argon

b) Carbon dioxide

c) Methane

d) Nitous oxide

Answer: a) Argon

71. The orientation of mountains to the prevailing wind affects:

a) Ocean currents

b) Movements of wind

c) Evaporation

d) Precipitation

Answer: d) Precipitation

72. Unequal heating of the Earth’s surface creates pressure gradients that result in:

a) Wind

b) Cyclone

c) Anticyclone

d) Pressure systems

Answer: a) Wind

73. The gas having the highest proportion in the air is:

a) Nitrogen

b) Oxygen

c) Hydrogen

d) Carbon dioxide

Answer: a) Nitrogen

74. The transfer of energy through matter from particle to particle is known as:
a) Conduction

b) Thernmal anomaly

c) Radiation

d) Convection

Answer: a) Conduction

75. Which of the following is wrongly matched?

a) Stratosphere-Extends out to about 500 km.

b) Exosphere-Extends beyond the thermosphere hundreds of kilometres.

c) Thermosphere-Extends out to about 400 km

d) Mesosphere-Extends out to about 100 km.

Answer: a) Stratosphere-Extends out to about 500 km.

76. The difference in temperature between the warm, black side and the cooler white side
causes gasses to creep along the surface of the vanes known as:

a) Conduction creep

b) Nuclear creep

c) Thermal creep

d) Radiation creep

Answer: c) Thermal creep

77. The higher a place above the sea level:

a) the more often it is visited by typhoon.

b) the more unstable is its climate.

c) the warmer is its climate.

d) the cooler is its temperature.

Answer: d) the cooler is its temperature.

 
78. Air masses as an element of climate subsumes the characteristics of:

a) Humidity

b) Stability

c) Temperature

d) All of the above.

Answer: d) All of the above.

79. The stormy climate of the mid-latitudes is a product of lying in the boundary zone of
greatly contrasting air masses called:

a) Tropical front

b) Subtropical front

c) Polar front

d) None of the above.

Answer: c) Polar front

80. Horse latitudes lie:

a) Between 50° and 60° latitude both north and south of the equator.

b) In the vicinity of 50° latitude both north and south of the equator.

c) In the vicinity of 30° latitude both north and south of the equator.

d) None of the above.

Answer: c) In the vicinity of 30° latitude both north and south of the equator.

Important Biodiversity Questions Multiple Choice 

These are some important MCQs based on biodiversity and its conservation.

1. Which of These Has the Most Genetic Diversity In India?

a. Teak 
b. Tea 
c. Mango
d. Potato
2. ___________ is now an Extinct Animal.
a. Quoll
b. Tasmanian devil
c. Tasmanian tiger
d. Pademelon 

3. Which of These Can Control Global Warming?

a. Burning of human-generated waste.
b. Reducing solid waste.
c. Limiting wastage of water.
d. Reducing consumption of fossil fuel.

4. When the last individual in a particular species dies, it is known as __________.

a. Speciation
b. Extinction
c. Phylogenetic diversity
d. Adaptation

5. Which of these is a suitable example of ex-situ conservation?

a. National park
b. Wildlife sanctuary
c. Sacred groves
d. Seed bank

6. Which is a common Non-Renewable Source 

a. Silica 
b. Uranium
c. Hot spring
d. Crude oil

7. ___________ is the Least Porous Soil. 

a. Loam 
b. Peat soil
c. Clayey soil
d. None of these

8. Nandan-Kanan Zoo is Popular for Its____________.

a. Nilgiri Tahr
b. Whale
c. White tiger
d. Hippo

9. Where can one find the greatest Biodiversity on Earth?

a. Nile delta, Egypt
b. African grasslands
c. Amazonian rain forest, South America
d. Western Ghat, India

10. Which of these is the most effective means of Conserving Biodiversity?

a. Preserve habitats.
b. Get rid of predators.
c. Census species during the breeding season.
d. Vaccinate species against diseases.

11. Lime is added to ________ soil.

a. Acidic
b. Dry
c. Salty
d. Alkaline

12. An ecological state wherein a species is introduced to a location where they are
unique.
a. Ecosystem
b. Exotic species 
c. Endemic species
d. None of these

13. __________ is the hotspot of Biodiversity in India.

a. Gangetic plain
b. Sunderbans
c. Eastern ghats 
d. Western ghats

14. Which of these is an exhaustible natural resource?

a. Wildlife
b. Minerals
c. Soil fertility
d. Aquatic animals

15. Sacred Groups are useful in _________________.

a. Preventing soil erosion.
b. Conserving endangered and rare species.
c. Spreading environmental awareness.
d. Ensuring the sustainable flow of water in rivers.

16. How Much Forest Cover Is To Be Maintained As Per The National Forest Policy of
1988?
a. 11% for plains and 37% for hills.
b. 33% for plains and 67% for hills.
c. 23% for plains and 17% for hills.
d. None of these.

17. Which of the following national parks of India is listed in the Natural World
Heritage sites of UNESCO?
a. Namdapha National Park
b. Dachigam National Park
c. Keoladeo Ghana National Park
d. Bandipur National Park

18. Threatened animals and plants are placed in a separate care unit for protection. It is
called _____
a. Ex-situ conservation
b. In situ conservation
c. Wildlife sanctuary
d. National park

19. Chipko Movement was strengthened under the leadership of

a. Amrita Devi Bishnoi
b. Medha Patkar
c. A. K. Banerjee
d. Sunder Lal Bahuguna

20. Take a look at the following statements about Gaur (Indian Bison)-
1. It is categorized as endangered in the IUCN Red List.
2. It is a South and Southeast Asian native.
3. Gorumara National Park is well-known for its Gaur Population.
Select the correct statements:
a. 1 and 2
b. 2 and 3
c. 1 and 3
d. All of the above

21. A category of threatened species include:

a. Only vulnerable species.
b. Only endangered species
c. Endangered and rare species
d. Endangered, vulnerable and rare species

22. Here are the following protected areas:

1. Bandipur
2. Bhitarkanika
3. Manas
4. Sunderbans
Which of them are declared Tiger Reserves?
a. 1 and 2 only
b. 1, 3 and 4 only
c. 2, 3 and 4 only
d. 1, 2, 3 and 4

Solutions for MCQs on Biodiversity

1.c 2.c 3.d 4.b 5.d 6.a 7.c 8.c

15.
9.c 10.a 11.a 12.c 13.d 14.b 16.b
b

20.
17. c 18.a 19. d 21.d 22.b
b

1. Which of the following type of forest occupies the largest area in India?
A. Tropical Moist Deciduous Forest

B. Sub-tropical Dry Evergreen Forest

C. Montane Wet Temperate Forest

D. Tropical Wet Evergreen Forest

Ans: A
2. Which of the following is the first National Park of India?
A. Periyar

B. Raja ji

C. Jim Corbett

D. Bandipur

Ans: C
3. Name the forests in which teak is the most dominant species?
A. Tropical Evergreen forests

B. Tropical Thorn forests and scrubs

C. Tropical Deciduous forests

D. Mangrove forests

Ans: C
4. In which type of forests does Sundari tree belong?
A. Tropical Evergreen forests

B. Tropical Thorn forests and scrubs

C. Tropical Deciduous forests

D. Mangrove forests

Ans: D
5. Red data book provides data on?
A. Red lions

B. Red birds

C. List of plant and animals

D. Endangered plants and animals

Ans: D 

6. Which part of the Himalayas are covered with dense forest?

A. Southern

B. Northern

C. Eastern

D. Western

Ans: C
7. A very large ecosystem on land having distinct type of vegetation and wildlife is
called?
A. Ecology

B. Biome

C. Biodiversity

D. Biosphere reserve
Ans: B
8. Which of the following country has the highest biodiversity?
A. India

B. Brazil

C. Russia

D. South Africa

Ans: B
9. In which of the following areas we will find pitcher plant?
A. Sunderban Deltas

B. Thar desert
C. Western Ghats

D. Rain forests of North-East India

Ans: D
10. Which of the following features is not related to the Biodiversity hot spots?
A. Large number of species

B. Abundance of endemic species

C. Large number of exotic species

D. Destruction of habitat

Ans: D

Other Links for MCQs

https://www.javatpoint.com/environmental-studies-mcq
https://testbook.com/objective-questions/mcq-on-ecology-and-functions-of-an-ecosystem--
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https://www.gktoday.in/quizbase/environment-ecology-biodiversity-mcqs
https://www.gkseries.com/biology-ssc/environment/multiple-choice-questions-and-answers-
on-environment-5
https://testbook.com/objective-questions/mcq-on-ecology-and-environment--
5eea6a1239140f30f369ec82
https://www.gktoday.in/quizbase/environment-biodiversity-current-affairs
https://www.gktoday.in/current-affairs/category/environment-current-affairs/