Forest and Wildlife Resources: Class 10 Important Questions with Answers

15 MCQs

1. The Indian Wildlife (Protection) Act was implemented in
   (a) 1952 (b) 1972 (c) 1973 (d) 1988
2. In 1973 the tiger population of India was
   (a) 55,000 (b) 18,270 (c) 1,827 (d) 3,000
3. India and Nepal shelter about ___ of the world's surviving tigers.
   (a) one-half (b) two-thirds (c) one-third (d) three-fourths
4. Periyar Tiger Reserve is in
   (a) Tamil Nadu (b) Karnataka (c) Kerala (d) Odisha
5. Sariska Wildlife Sanctuary is in
   (a) Rajasthan (b) Gujarat (c) Madhya Pradesh (d) Haryana
6. Forests regarded as most valuable for conservation are
   (a) protected (b) unclassed (c) reserved (d) community
7. Almost one-third of total forest area is
   (a) reserved (b) protected (c) unclassed (d) degraded
8. All north-eastern states have most of their forests as
   (a) reserved (b) protected (c) unclassed (d) permanent
9. Madhya Pradesh: permanent forests form ___ of its forest area.
   (a) 33% (b) 50% (c) 75% (d) 90%
10. The first JFM resolution was passed by
    (a) Rajasthan (b) Odisha (c) Uttarakhand (d) Kerala
11. Bhairodev Dakav 'Sonchuri' is in
    (a) Alwar (b) Tehri (c) Sariska (d) Chota Nagpur
12. Beej Bachao Andolan began in
    (a) Tehri (b) Alwar (c) Silent Valley (d) Bastar
13. Mundas and Santhals worship
    (a) tamarind and mango (b) mahua and kadamba (c) peepal and banyan (d) sal and teak
14. Plants were first added to the protected list in
    (a) 1972 (b) 1980 (c) 1986 (d) 1991
15. The great Indian bustard is also called
    (a) hangul (b) godawan (c) chinkara (d) gharial

1 (b) · 2 (c) · 3 (b) · 4 (c) · 5 (a) · 6 (c) · 7 (b) · 8 (c) · 9 (c) · 10 (b) · 11 (a) · 12 (a) · 13 (b) · 14 (d) · 15 (b)

Assertion–Reason (4)

(a) Both true, R explains A. (b) Both true, R does not explain A. (c) A true, R false. (d) A false, R true.

1. A: Project Tiger also protects whole ecosystems. R: Saving the tiger means preserving biotypes of sizeable magnitude.
2. A: India and Nepal became prime targets for tiger poaching. R: They have about two-thirds of the world's surviving tigers.
3. A: Unclassed forests belong only to the government. R: Reserved forests are more than half of the forest land.
4. A: Under JFM, villagers get a share of timber. R: They protect degraded forest land managed by the forest department.

Key: 1 (a) · 2 (a) · 3 (d) · 4 (a)