This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > General Knowledge > Indian Geography > Vegetation > Natural Vegetation India – Quiz 2 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Natural Vegetation India Quiz 2 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which of the following is the most important factor in soil formation? A) Relief. B) Rock cover. C) Natural vegetation. D) Climate. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Climate. 2. Which one of the following cities never experiences vertical rays of the sun during noon? [NDA 2002] A) New Delhi. B) Chennai. C) Mangalore. D) Mumbai. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) New Delhi. 3. Which forest is known for the growth of bamboo and sandalwood . A) Mediterranean. B) Temperate forest. C) Temperate Forest. D) Monsoon Forest. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Monsoon Forest. 4. Process through which trees and soil regulate atmospheric temperature- A) Evapotranspiration. B) Temperature Regulaters. C) Transpiration. D) Evaporation. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Evapotranspiration. 5. Kalbaisaki occurs commonly in ..... A) Punjab. B) Uttar Pradesh. C) West Bengal. D) Maharastra. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) West Bengal. 6. Tropical deciduous forest is also known as ..... A) Monsoon forest. B) Coniferous. C) Temperate. D) Evergreen forest. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Monsoon forest. 7. Tropical Deciduous forests are also known as: A) Tropical Rain forests. B) Mountain Vegetation. C) Monsoon forests. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Monsoon forests. 8. Which of the following is not found in Tropical Deciduous Forests? A) Monkeys. B) Silver Fox. C) Elephant. D) Tiger. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Silver Fox. 9. The most important commercial forests of India are: A) Tropical deciduous. B) Coniferous. C) Mangrove. D) Tropical evergreen. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Tropical deciduous. 10. The north-western India receives substantial rainfall during winter months because of: A) South-west monsoons. B) Westerly disturbances. C) Retreating monsoons. D) North-east monsoons. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Westerly disturbances. 11. The term ..... includes animals of any habitat in nature A) Insects. B) Forests. C) Wildlife. D) Mammals. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Wildlife. 12. With the change in ..... the climate changes and that changes natural vegetation A) Sunlight. B) Water profile. C) Height. D) Moisture. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Height. 13. Which one of the following states has the largest forest area to its total land area? [CDS 2001] A) Mizoram. B) Arunachal Pradesh. C) Sikkim. D) Jammu and Kashmir. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Mizoram. 14. The temperature of Thiruvananthapuram is lower than that of Mumbai in May and higher than that of Mumbai in January, because: [IAS 2004] A) Thiruvananthapuram has cold current and Mumbai is faced with warm current. B) Thiruvananthapuram has higher rainfall in summer and it is nearer to the equator. C) Thiruvananthapuram is on the windward side and Mumbai is on the leeward side. D) Thiruvananthapuram is Vegetated while Mumbai is not. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Thiruvananthapuram has higher rainfall in summer and it is nearer to the equator. 15. What is a reserved area meant for preserving natural vegetation, wildlife and natural beauty known as? A) Biosphere reserves. B) Sanctuary. C) National Park. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) National Park. 16. Which type of vegetation is found in the northeastern states in India. A) Tropical Deciduous. B) Tropical Evergreen. C) Mountain. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Tropical Evergreen. 17. In which of the following states, retreating monsoon has more effect? [Asstt Grade 1991] A) Punjab. B) Tamil Nadu. C) Orissa. D) West Bengal. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Tamil Nadu. 18. Select the correct sequence in the decreasing order of contribution to the forest cover on India: [CPO AC 2003] A) Dense forest-Open forest-Mangrove forest. B) Open forest-Mangrove forest-Dense forest. C) Open forest - Dense forest - Mangrove forest. D) Dense forest-Mangrove forest-Open forest. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Open forest - Dense forest - Mangrove forest. 19. How many wildlife sancturies are there in India? A) 441. B) 41. C) 447. D) 80. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 441. 20. Ebony and Mahogany are found in A) Tropical Dry Deciduous forest. B) Tropical Evergreen forest. C) Tropical Deciduous forest. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Tropical Evergreen forest. 21. Among the following, which State has highest level of literacy? [NDA 2001] A) West Bengal. B) Mizoram. C) Punjab. D) Gujarat. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Mizoram. 22. Which of the following is not a tropical type of soil? A) Red soil. B) Black soil. C) Brown soil. D) Desert soil. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Brown soil. 23. How many types of forests are their? A) 4. B) 8. C) 5. D) 2. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 5. 24. The monsoon forest otherwise called as ..... A) Tropical evergreen forest. B) Deciduous forest. C) Mangrove forest. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Deciduous forest. 25. In India the State with the largest area under very dense forests is [UP PCS 2011] A) Maharashtra. B) Madhya Pradesh. C) Orissa. D) Arunachal Pradesh. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Arunachal Pradesh. 26. There are almost ..... species of Trees in India in which nearly half are ..... Trees. A) 5000, Timber. B) 1500, Banyan. C) 5000, Banana. D) 500, Mango. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 5000, Timber. 27. The ..... is the average weather condition measured over many years. A) Temperature. B) Weather. C) Climate. D) Season. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Climate. 28. Which of the following is not an example of trees found in evergreen forest A) Rosewood. B) Wild rubber. C) Ebony. D) Sal. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Sal. 29. Which one of the following is a global biodiversity hotspot in India? [CDS 2001] A) Western Ghats. B) Eastern Ghats. C) Western Himalayas. D) Northern Himalayas. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Western Ghats. 30. At which height are himalayan forest situated? A) 3300m. B) 3, 400m. C) 4000m. D) 4500m. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 3300m. 31. CORBETT NATIONAL PARK WAS ESTABLISHED IN A) 1936. B) 1919. C) 1934. D) 1990. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 1936. 32. In the year ..... United Nations convention on Biological Diversity recognises the sovereign rights of the states to use their own biological resources A) 1992. B) 1982. C) 1979. D) 1929. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 1992. 33. The Red soils develop a reddish colour due to: A) Deforestation and over-grazing. B) The presence of potash and magnesia. C) Tropical monsoonal climate. D) A wide diffusion of iron in ancient crystalline and metamorphic Jacks. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A wide diffusion of iron in ancient crystalline and metamorphic Jacks. 34. Tropical Evergreen Forests are found in areas with- A) 100 cm of rainfall. B) More than 500 cm of rainfall. C) More than 200 cm of rainfall. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) More than 200 cm of rainfall. 35. In which year the Corbett National Park was established as the Hailey national park? A) 1936. B) 1936. C) 1957. D) 1857. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 1936. 36. Tropical Desert Forests have an average temperature of A) 30 degree C. B) 25-27 degree C. C) 20-25 degree C. D) Above 45 degree C. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 25-27 degree C. 37. Indian Forests are home to ..... species of animals and about ..... species of birds. A) 80, 000 and 5, 000. B) 80, 000 and 12, 000. C) 75, 000 and 1, 200. D) 80, 000 and 1, 200. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 80, 000 and 1, 200. 38. Of the total world population resides in ..... of the land area. A) 10%. B) 30%. C) 20%. D) 40%. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 30%. 39. Babul, Kikar and wildpalm grow in this type of forests ..... A) The Tidal vegetation. B) The Thorny forests. C) The tropical evergreen forests. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The Thorny forests. 40. Lac is used to make ..... A) Bangles, electrical instruments and seals. B) Toothbrush, toothpaste. C) Blankets, pillows. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Bangles, electrical instruments and seals. 41. Which is longer? A) Weather. B) CLIMATE. C) NONE OF THESE. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) CLIMATE. 42. Kaziranga National park situated in Assam is famous for A) Asiatic lions. B) Tiger. C) One-horned rhino. D) Birds. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) One-horned rhino. 43. How many species of animals are there in India? A) 5, 000. B) 80, 000. C) 2, 000. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 80, 000. 44. Dessert Vegetation is found in the areas of? A) Panjab, Madhya, Parts of Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh and in Parts of Deccan plateau. B) Panjab. C) Madhya Pradesh. D) Parts of Deccan Plateau. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Panjab, Madhya, Parts of Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh and in Parts of Deccan plateau. 45. The marshy forest of Assam and northern west Bengal are the natural habitats of ..... A) Indian Bison. B) Blackbuck. C) One-horned Rhinoceros. D) Asiatic lion. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) One-horned Rhinoceros. 46. Which vegetation is found almost all along the Eastern Coast? A) Evergreen Forest. B) Mangrove Forest. C) Deciduous Forest. D) Desert Vegetation. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Mangrove Forest. 47. What is a national bird? A) Tiger. B) Peacock. C) Lion. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Peacock. 48. Which one of the following places ranks second among the coldest places in the world? [CDS 2000] A) Dras (Jammu and Kashmir). B) Kullu (Himachal Pradesh). C) Manali (Himachal Pradesh). D) Itanagar (Arunachal Pradesh). Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Dras (Jammu and Kashmir). 49. What is the name of the trees in Tropical Rainforests? A) Dessert Vegetation. B) Evergreen or Semi-Evergreen. C) Mountain Vegetation. D) Mangrove Forests. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Evergreen or Semi-Evergreen. 50. Sundarbans is in in ..... A) West Bengal. B) Andhra Pradesh. C) Tamil Nadu. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) West Bengal. 51. In which year the Corbett National Park was renamed as Ramganga National Park? A) 1971. B) 1890. C) 1789. D) 1952. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 1952. 52. 'Sal' is a very important tree of: [NDA 2003] A) Thorn forest. B) Tropical rain forest. C) Tropical dry deciduous forest. D) Alpine forest. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Tropical dry deciduous forest. 53. Meteorology is the science of ..... A) Political. B) Social. C) Human. D) Weather. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Weather. 54. What is moving air called A) Sun. B) Wind. C) Moving wind. D) Oxygen. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Wind. 55. Which tree can produce gum and is used by the paint & resin industry? A) Rosewood. B) Date palm. C) Kikar. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Kikar. 56. A hot, dry and dusty wind called A) Lump. B) Loo. C) Stond wind. D) Hot wind. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Loo. 57. Where are the elephants found in India? A) Assam, West Bengal, Madhya pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala and Tamil Nadu. B) Western coast of India. C) Eastern coast of India. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Assam, West Bengal, Madhya pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala and Tamil Nadu. 58. Which one of the following is the characteristic vegetation of regions between the snow line and about 3000 meters above mean sea level of the Himalayan region? [CDS 2000] A) Thick forests of birch, fir, spruce and other trees. B) Forests of oak, deodar, chestnut and maple trees. C) A few dwarf shrubs. D) Forests of khair, sandalwood, palas and other trees. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Forests of oak, deodar, chestnut and maple trees. 59. Which one of the following states receives the highest rainfall during winter months? [NDA 1994] A) Kerala. B) Meghalaya. C) Punjab. D) Tamil Nadu. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Tamil Nadu. 60. In Which year the Chipko movement took place . A) 1973. B) 1982. C) 1947. D) 1975. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 1973. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesIndian Geography QuizzesGeneral Knowledge QuizzesNatural Vegetation India Quiz 1Natural Vegetation India Quiz 3Natural Vegetation India Quiz 4Natural Vegetation India Quiz 5Forest Conservation In India Quiz 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books