Challenge Prelims V1.0 – Day 80 – GS Paper (Environment & Ecology)

1. Consider the following pairs:

Elephant Reserve: State

1. Singphan Elephant Reserve: Meghalaya
2. Dandeli Elephant Reserve: Karnataka
3. Lemru Elephant Reserve: Chattisgarh
4. Nilambur Elephant Reserve: Kerala

How many pairs given above are correctly matched?

2. Consider the following statements:

1. No grazing of livestock is allowed in a National Park.
2. India’s first National Park was established in West Bengal.
3. Core zone of a Biosphere Reserve is an area of active cooperation between forest management and local community.

How many of the statements given above are not correct?

3. How many of the following National Parks is/are located to the north of the river Brahmaputra?

1. Orang National Park
2. Nameri National Park
3. Kaziranga National Park

Select the correct answer using the code given below.

4. Kaziranga National Park is known for its ‘Big Five’ animal species. Which among the following is not one of the ‘Big Five’ species?

5. Consider the following statements with respect to forests in India:

1. Forests can be categorized as reserved forests only by the Central Government.
2. A higher percentage of the forest area in India is classified as reserved forests than protected forests.
3. Every state in India has reserved forests.

How many of the statements given above is/are correct?

6. Consider the following statements with reference to Sundarbans:

1. It is the only mangrove forest in the world inhabited by tigers.
2. It hosts the endangered Irrawaddy dolphins.
3. It is the only Ramsar wetland site in India that is listed in the Montreux Record.

How many of the statements given above is/are correct?

7. Consider the following statements with reference to the conservation reserves:

1. These are the areas owned by either the central government or the state governments.
2. The areas adjacent to national parks and sanctuaries and those areas which link one protected area with another cannot be declared as conservation reserves.
3. Conservation Reserve Management Committee advises the Chief Wild Life Warden to conserve, manage and maintain the conservation reserve.

How many of the statements given above are correct?

8. In the context of the wildlife in India, in which of the following National Parks one can find snow leopards?

1. Mount Manipur National Park
2. Saddle Peak National Park
3. Pin Valley National Park
4. Hemis National Park

Select the correct answer using the code given below.

9. Which of the following biosphere reserves of India is/are protected under UNESCO Man and Biosphere Reserve Programme?

1. Agasthyamalai Biosphere Reserve
2. Panna Biosphere Reserve
3. Kachh Biosphere Reserve
4. Seshachalam Hills Biosphere Reserve

Select the correct answer using the code given below.

10. In 1988, British ecologist Norman Myers introduced the concept of ‘biodiversity hotspots’. Consider the following statements with respect to biodiversity hotspots:

1. For a place to be declared a biodiversity hotspot, it should have at least 1500 endemic animal species.
2. The Sundaland Biodiversity Hotspot and Indo-Burma hotspot are the only two biodiversity hotspots present in India.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

11. Consider the following pairs:

National Park: State

1. Kaziranga National Park : Arunachal Pradesh
2. Ranthambore National Park : Rajasthan
3. Kanha National Park : Madhya Pradesh
4. Simlipal National Park : West Bengal

How many pairs given above are correctly matched?

12. Consider the following statements with respect to wildlife sanctuaries:

1. It is a protected area where rare and endangered species are encouraged to breed in human-controlled environments with restricted settings.
2. Human activities like harvesting or timber collection of minor forest products and private ownership rights are allowed in these sanctuaries.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

13. Consider the following biodiversity conservation sites:

1. Sacred groves
2. Botanical gardens
3. Zoological parks
4. Wildlife safari parks

How many of the above are examples of ex-situ conservation approaches?

14. Which of the following tribes are involved in the conservation of tigers in Nagarjunasagar Srisailam Tiger Reserve (NSTR)?

15. Consider the following statements regarding biosphere reserves:

1. Each biosphere reserve is traditionally organized into five interrelated zones.
2. Human interference is banned completely in the transition zone.
3. Biosphere reserves are helpful in promoting scientific research and education.

How many of the statements given above is/are correct?