AP 9th Class Social Geography Bits 5th Lesson Natural Vegetation and Wildlife
Select and write the most appropriate option :
Question 1.
Which of the following positions does India occupy in the world with regard to plant diversity?
A) Fourth
B) Sixth
C) Tenth
D) Twelfth
Answer:
C) Tenth
Question 2.
The total number of tiger reserves in India is
A) 20
B) 8
C) 18
D) 50
Answer:
D) 50
Question 3.
Where are the Sundarbans located?
A) West Bengal
B) Odisha
C) Andhra Pradesh
D) None of these
Answer:
A) West Bengal
Question 4.
Which rest isalso known as Monsoon Forest?
A) Tropical Deciduous
B) Rain forest
C) Thorn forest
D) Mangrove forest
Answer:
D) Mangrove forest
Question 5.
The Sundarbans derived their name because
A) The main tree in Sundari
B) They are beautiful
C) They are located in Sundar nagar
D) All the above
Answer:
A) The main tree in Sundari
Question 6.
Tropical rain forests are called evergreen. These trees shed their leaves
A) Never
B) in a particular season
C) randomly
D) None of these
Answer:
C) randomly
Question 7.
Tropical deciduous in India is more commonly known as:
A) Monsoon forest
B) Mangrove forest
C) Thorn forest
D) None of these
Answer:
A) Monsoon forest
Question 8.
Coniferous forests have tall trees with leaves as
A) Conical shape
B) Circular
C) Broad
D) All the above
Answer:
A) Conical shape
Question 9.
India has a wide variety of vegetation due to its varied
A) Regional variation
B) Climatic conditions
C) Physical Conditions
D) All the above
Answer:
B) Climatic conditions
Question 10.
Coniferous trees are found at the altitude of
A) 1500 m-3000 m
B) 1000 m-1500 m
C) 3500 m- 4000 m
D) All the above.
Answer:
A) 1500 m-3000 m
Question 11.
A plant community which has grown naturally without human aid and interference-
A) Orchards
B) Virgin vegetation
C) Cultivated fields
D) Plantations
Answer:
B) Virgin vegetation
Question 12.
One of the following types of vegetation does not belong to the category of natural vegetation
A) Forests
B) Mangrove.
C) Horticulture
D) Grasslands
Answer:
C) Horticulture
Question 13.
This term is used to denote animal species of a particular region or period
A) Fern
B) Flora
C) Fauna
D) All the above
Answer:
C) Fauna
Question 14.
The following types of vegetation grows in the sandy soil of the desert.
A) Coniferous trees
B) Grasslands
C) Cactus and thorny bushes
D) Mangroves
Answer:
C) Cactus and thorny bushes
Question 15.
Vegetation grows in wet, marshy soil is
A) Grasslands
B) Mangroves
C) Cactus
D) Alpine vegetation
Answer:
B) Mangroves
Question 16.
The southern slopes in Himalayan region covered with thick vegetation. What is the reason?
A) Due to more exposure sunlight
B) Due to more precipitation
C) Due to less exposure to colder winds
D) All of the above
Answer:
D) All of the above
Question 17.
Forests are considered as
A) Non-renewable resources
B) Renewable resources
C) Abiotic resources
D) None of the above
Answer:
B) Renewable resources
Question 18.
Why are the western slopes of the Western Ghats covered with thick forests?
A) More precipitation
B) Less exposure to cold winds
C) More exposure to sunlight
D) None of the above
Answer:
A) More precipitation
Question 19.
The Royal Bengal tigers found in
A) Mahanadi delta
B) Godawari delta
C) Kaveri delta
D) Sunderban delta
Answer:
D) Sunderban delta
Question 20.
The Biosphere Reserve of India?
A) Gir
B) Nilgiri
C) Kanheri
D) None of these
Answer:
B) Nilgiri
Question 21.
Dachigam wildlife sanctuary located in
A) Jammu and Kashmir
B) Punjab
C) Himachal Pradesh
D) Uttarakhand
Answer:
A) Jammu and Kashmir
Question 22.
This plant has high antibiotic and antibacterial properties
A) Sarpagandha
B) Neem
C) Kachnar
D) Bamboo
Answer:
B) Neem
Question 23.
Silver fir is found in the following type of vegetation zone
A) Mangrove forests
B) Thorn forests
C) Montane
D) Tropical Decidous forest
Answer:
C) Montane
Question 24.
Assertion (A) : Even though only the southern part of India lies in tropical region, almost the whole of India experiences tropical climate.
Reason (R) : The Himalayan mountains act as a barrier and prevent the northerly cold winds from entering India.
A) Both A and R are true, and R is the correct explanation of A.
B) Both are incorrect
C) A ft correct and R is incorrect
D) A is incorrect and R is correct
Answer:
A) Both A and R are true, and R is the correct explanation of A.
Question 25.
Purely native vegetation
A) Endemic
B) Exotic
C) Both the above
D) None of the above
Answer:
A) Endemic
Question 26.
Fauna means
A) Species of animals
B) Species of plants
C) Species of plants and animals
D) None of the above
Answer:
A) Species of animals
Question 27.
Trees grows faster in this season
A) Summer
C) Spring
B) Winter
D) All the above
Answer:
A) Summer
Question 28.
Rann of Kutch is the habitat of
A) Wild ass
B) Wild camel
C) Wild elephant
D) All the above
Answer:
A) Wild ass
Question 29.
Wildlife Protection Act was implemented in India in
A) 1972
B) 1982
C) 1992
D) 2002
Answer:
A) 1972
Question 30.
The number of National Parks in India is
A) 85
B) 87
C) 89
D) 98
Answer:
C) 89
Question 31.
Which of the following positions does India occupy in the world with regard to
A) Fourth
B) Sixth
C) Tenth
D) Twelfth
Answer:
C) Tenth
Question 32.
The total number of tiger reserves in India is
A) 20
B) 8
C) 18
D) 50
Answer:
D) 50
Question 33.
Where are the Sundarbans located?
A) West Bengal
B) Odisha
C) Andhra Pradesh
D) None of these
Answer:
A) West Bengal
Question 34.
Which rest is also known as Monsoon Forest?
A) Tropical Deciduous
B) Rain forest
C) Thorn forest
D) Mangrove forest
Answer:
D) Mangrove forest
Question 35.
The Sundarbans derived their name because
A) The main tree in Sundari
B) They are beautiful
C) They are located in Sundar nagar
D) All the above
Answer:
Question 36.
Tropical rain forests awe called evergreen. These trees shed their leaves
A) never
B) in a particular season
C) randomly
D) None of these
Answer:
A) never
Question 37.
Tropical deciduous in India is more commonly known as:
A) Monsoon forest
B) Mangrove forest
C) Thorn forest
D) None of these
Answer:
A) Monsoon forest
Question 38.
Coniferous forests have tall trees with leaves as
A) Conical shape
B) Circular
C) Broad
D) All the above
Answer:
A) Conical shape
Question 39.
India has a wide variety of vegetation due to its varied
A) Regional variation
B) Climatic conditions
C) Physical Conditions
D) All the above
Answer:
B) Climatic conditions
Question 40.
Coniferous trees are found at the altitude of
A) 1500 m-3000 m
B) 1000 m-1500 m
C) 3500 m- 4000 m
D) All the above
Answer:
A) 1500 m-3000 m
Fill in the blanks:
1) ________ plant species are found in India.
Answer: about 47,000
2) The Gir forest is the last remaining habitat of the ________
Answer: Asiatic Lion
3) India is the only country in the world that has both ________ and ________
Answer: Tigers and Lions
4) India is one of the ________ mega bio-diversity countries of the world.
Answer: twelve
5) Vegetation which have come from outside India are termed as ________ plants.
Answer: exotic
6) The term________ is used to denote plants of a particular region.
Answer: Flora
True/false:
Read each of the following statements and write if it is True or False.
1. India is one of the 10th mega bio-diversity countries of the world.
Answer: false
2. The vegetation, which have come from outside India are termed as endemic or indigenous species.
Answer: false
3. Royal Bengat Tiger is found in Sundarban Delta.
Answer: True
4. Virgin vegetation is a purely Indian vegetation.
Answer: True
Matching:
Question 1.
| Column – A | Column – B |
| i) Sariska | a) Rajasthan |
| ii) Simlipal | b) Uttarakhand |
| iii) NandaDevi | c) Assam |
| iv) Manas | d) Odisha |
| v) Sundarban | e) West Bengal Answers |
Answer:
| Column – A | Column – B |
| i) Sariska | a) Rajasthan |
| ii) Simlipal | b) Uttarakhand |
| iii) NandaDevi | c) Assam |
| iv) Manas | d) Odisha |
| v) Sundarban | e) West Bengal |
Correct and Rewrite:
a) In India almost the entire rainfall is brought in the advancing northwest monsoon and rereading South West monsoons
Answer:
In India almost the entire rainfall is brought in the advancing South West monsoon and rereading northWest monsoons
b) The soils do not vary over space.
Answer:
The soils also vary over space.
c) A very large ecosystem on land having distinct types of vegetation, and animal life is called vingin vegetation.
Answer:
A very large ecosystem on land having distinct types of vegetation, and animal life is called biome.
d) In mountains areas, the increase in temperature with increasing altitude leads to the corresponding change in natural vegetation.
Answer:
In mountains areas, the decrease in temperature with increasing altitude leads to the corresponding change in natural vegetation.
Assertion-reason questions:
The following questions consist of two statements – Assertion (A) and Reason (R). Answer these questions selecting”the appropriate option given below :
a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
b) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.
c) A is true but R is false.
d) A is false but R is true.
1. Assertion (A) : India is also rich in its fauna.
Reason (R) : It has more than 90.000 of animal species.
Answer:
a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
2. Assertion (A) : Thorn Forests and scrubs receive less than 70 cm of rainfall.
Reason (R) : This type of vegetation is found in the north-western part of the country.
Answer:
c) A is true but R is false.
3. Assertion (A) : In Indiai almost the entire rainfall in brought in by the advancing southwest monsoon and retreating monsoons.
Reason (R) : Areas of heavy rainfall have more dense vegetation as compared to other areas of heavy rainfall.
Answer:
b) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.
4. Assertion (A) : The dry deciduous forests are found in areas having rainfall between 90 cm and 80 cm.
Reason (R) : The forests are found in the rainer parts of the peninsular plateau and the plains of Bihar and Uttar Pradesh.
Answer:
d) A is false but R is true.