This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Ugc Net > Paper 1 > Environment > Forests – Quiz 9 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Forests Quiz 9 (18 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which of the following would be considered a climax species in an upland habitat? A) Pines. B) Shrubs. C) Grasses. D) Algae. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Pines. 2. . How many national parks are there in India? A) 75. B) 100. C) 99. D) 76. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 99. 3. What was the aim of Chipko movement? A) Political rights. B) Human rights. C) Agricultural expansion. D) Forest conservation. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Forest conservation. 4. Shifting cultivation means? A) Rotational farming. B) Contour forming. C) Alley cropping. D) Slash and burn farming. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Slash and burn farming. 5. The first established national park in India is. A) Jimcorbett, Uttarkhand. B) Yellowstone, USA. C) Kaziranga, Assam. D) Nagara Hole, Karnataka. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Jimcorbett, Uttarkhand. 6. 16, What is the reason why evergreen forests are always green? A) Good weather. B) High temperature and low rainfall. C) High rainfall and high temperature. D) Heavy rain. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) High rainfall and high temperature. 7. Deforestation is particularly harmful in arid regions because it can lead to A) A decrease in greenhouse gases. B) A massive loss of biodiversity. C) Desertification. D) Loss of jobs. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Desertification. 8. It refers to the study of agent's decisions that have environmental consequences and how to affect these decisions to achieve environmental quality goals. A) Environment. B) Economics. C) Environmental Economics. D) None of these Economics Environment None of these Environmental Economics. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Environmental Economics. 9. Which is the most common soil of North-Western India? A) Black soil. B) Arid Soil. C) Alluvial soil. D) Red soil. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Arid Soil. 10. Which one of the following is not considered a consequence of deforestation? A) Food Shortage. B) Biodiversity enrichment. C) Desertification. D) Displacement of local communities. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Biodiversity enrichment. 11. Which one of the following is not a form of abiotic resource? A) Forests. B) Land. C) Minerals. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Forests. 12. The number of rings on a tree determines its ..... A) Number of boards. B) Weight. C) Height. D) Age. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Age. 13. Which of the following is an example of a management type of insect control? A) Thinning. B) Bird eats insect. C) Pathogen. D) Bioengineered Bt. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Thinning. 14. Most of Earth's fresh water is used for A) Watering crops. B) Drinking. C) Washing clothes and dishes. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Watering crops. 15. Tinago Falls provides aesthetic value or recreation as cultural service. The following valuation method may be used to determine the total economic value of tourism except A) Contingent Valuation Method. B) Market-Based Method. C) Benefit-Transfer Method. D) Productivity Method. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Productivity Method. 16. A renewable resource is harvested sustainably if A) Soil erosion is prevented. B) The amount of replacement is less than the amount harvested. C) Replacing trees costs less than harvesting trees. D) The amount of replacement is equal to the amount harvested. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The amount of replacement is equal to the amount harvested. 17. Of the estimated 47000 plant species found in India, about 15000 flowering species belong to which category? A) Endangered species. B) Endemic Species. C) Extinct Species. D) Vulnerable species. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Endemic Species. 18. What is the Himalayan Yew? A) A type of deer. B) A medicinal Plant. C) A species of bird. D) A food crop grown in the Himalayas. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A medicinal Plant. ← PreviousRelated QuizzesPaper 1 QuizzesUgc Net QuizzesForests Quiz 1Forests Quiz 2Forests Quiz 3Forests Quiz 4Forests Quiz 5Forests Quiz 6Forests Quiz 7Forests Quiz 8 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books