MCQs on EARTH’S ATMOSPHERE

                                                                                                                                                        Prof. R. S. Sengar

1. Cleanliness observed by humans adversely affects the habitat of:

(a) Cockroach     (b) Microorganisms

(d) Scavengers    (d) None of these

Ans. C

2. Flamingoes in India are preserved at:

(a) Keoladeo Ghana Birds Sanctuary

(b) Rann of Kutch

(c) Dudhwa National Park

(d) Ranthambore National Park

Ans. B

3. Select the endangered species out of these:

(a) Pink Headed Duck

(b) Spotted Deer

(c) Kashmir Stag

(d) Great Indian Bustard

Ans. B

4. White tigers are conserved in:

(a) Periyar Sanctuary 

(b) Kaziranga National Park

(c) Corbett National Park

(d) Gir Forest

Ans. C

5. Indira Priyadarshani Sanctuary is located in:

(a) Delhi     (b) Dehradun

(c) Pune     (d) Varansi

Ans. A

6. Which of the following animals have recently become extinct due to excessive hunting?

(a) One horn rhinoceros, California vulture

(b) Tiger, Hippopotamus

(c) Dodo, Cheetah

(d) Archaeopterix, Dinosaurs

Ans. C

7. Mark the incorrect match:

(a) World Life Week in India: 1 – 8 August

(b) World Environment Day: 5th June

(c) World Animal Day: 3rd October

(d) World Conservation Day: 3rd December

Ans. A

8. Hoe many National Park/Sanctuaries are concerned with ‘Project Tiger’:

(a) 8             (b) 21

(c) 34            (d) 10

Ans. C

9. ‘Project Tiger’ was launched in India in the year:

(a) 1968     (b) 1973

(c) 1979     (d) 1990

Ans. B

10. Match the following National Parks with the important animals it is famous for:

Colum I          Colum II

(a) Kanha National Park    (I) Tiger

(b) Gir National Park  (II) Asiatic Loin

(c) Bandipur National Park  (III) Elephant

(IV) Rhinoceros

Codes:

    A       B       C

(a)  I        II        III

(b) II        I        III

(c) III       IV       I

(c) II        III       IV

Ans. A

11. Which organization launched the ‘Project Tiger’ in India?(a) International Union of Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources

(b) World Wildlife Fund

(c) Wildlife Preservation Society of India

(d) Indian Board of Wildlife

Ans. B

12. The Sanctuary, which is found in Punjab and Haryana:

(a) Annamalai (b) Sultanpuri Lake

(c) Hazaribagh    (d) Shikari Devi

Ans. B

13. The Sanctuary/National Park is famous for Great Indian Bustards:

(a) Sultanpur Bird Sanctuary

(b) SimplipalSacntuary

(c) Desert National Park

(d) Annamalai Sanctuary

Ans. C

14. The area reserved for the welfare of animals only is called:

(a) Forest         (b) Zoo

(c) Sanctuary     (d) National Park

Ans. C

15. India’s first biosphere reserve was established at:

(a) Nilgiri     (b) Nanda Devi

(c) Manas        (d) Corbett Park

Ans. A

Writer: Dr. R. S. Sengar, Director Training and Placement, Sardar VallabhBhai Patel University of Agreiculture and Technology, Modipuram, Meerut.