This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > General Knowledge > Indian Geography > Vegetation > Natural Vegetation India – Quiz 4 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Natural Vegetation India Quiz 4 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What is the % of rainfall received by India from Southwest monsoon A) 70%. B) 75%. C) 85%. D) 90%. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 75%. 2. Which one of the following is not a site for 'in-situ' method of conservation of flora? [CSAT 2011] A) National Park. B) Botanical Garden. C) Biosphere Reserve. D) Wildlife Sanctuary. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Botanical Garden. 3. On the basis of the process of their formation, which of the following soils is formed differently from the other three? [NDA 2003] A) Khadar. B) Regur. C) Bhangar. D) Bhabar. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Regur. 4. The significance of forest lies in the fact that they modify the local ..... and control the ..... erosion. A) Climate and soil. B) Fauna and wind. C) Flora and wind. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Climate and soil. 5. Trees in these ..... shed their leaves for 6-8 weeks during the dry season A) Deciduous forest. B) Deforestation. C) Tundra. D) Evergreen Forests. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Deciduous forest. 6. Kikar and date are found in ..... Forests A) Tidal Forests. B) Montane Forests. C) Thorn Forests. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Thorn Forests. 7. The average annual temperature of a meteorological station is 26$^\circ$C, its average annual rainfall is 63 cm and the annual range of temperature is 9$^\circ$C. The station in question is: [IAS 2002] A) Allahabad. B) Chennai. C) Cherapunji. D) Kolkata. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Chennai. 8. In which of the following cities of India the diurnal range of temperature is maximum? A) Mumbai. B) Chennai. C) Kolkata. D) New Delhi. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) New Delhi. 9. Forests provide us with products such as- A) Plastics. B) Phone. C) Medicine. D) Utensils. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Medicine. 10. Which region in India receives substantial rain during the winter month of January? A) Central India. B) Kerala coast. C) Rajasthan. D) Punjab. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Punjab. 11. List 2 products that are obtained from the forests. A) Plastic and metal. B) Both 1 and 4. C) None of the above. D) Rubber and timber. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Rubber and timber. 12. Which one of the following shows the correct sequence of places in descending order of the average summer rainfall? [CDS 1993] A) Jaisalmer, Pune, Allahabad, Cherapunji. B) Cherapunji, Jaisalmer, Pune, Allahabad. C) Allahabad, Pune, Jaisalmer, Cherapunji. D) Cherapunji, Allahabad, Pune, Jaisalmer. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Cherapunji, Allahabad, Pune, Jaisalmer. 13. The pulp and wood of Mountain forests trees are used to make- A) Furniture. B) Spices. C) Fabrics. D) Paper. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Paper. 14. Which one of the following types of vegetation is referred as Monsoon forest? A) Tropical Dry-evergreen forests. B) Tropical Moist-deciduous forests. C) Tropical Dry-deciduous forests. D) Tropical Semi-evergreen forests. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Tropical Moist-deciduous forests. 15. What are the 5 types of natural vegetation? A) Tropical evergreen forest Tropical deciduous forest Thorny bushes Mountain vegetation Mangrove forests. B) Tropical evergreen forest Tropical deciduous forest. C) Both(a) and (b). D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Tropical evergreen forest Tropical deciduous forest Thorny bushes Mountain vegetation Mangrove forests. 16. Western disturbances causerainfall in ..... A) Tamil Nadu. B) Kerala. C) Punjab. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Punjab. 17. The nature of the winter rainfall in north western India is: A) Monsoonal. B) Convectional. C) Orographic. D) Cyclonic. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Cyclonic. 18. In which year it was renamed as the Corbett National park? A) 1890. B) 1980. C) 1957. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 1957. 19. What do moisture laden winds strike to cause rainfall? A) Mountain. B) Sea. C) River. D) All of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Mountain. 20. Which one of the following is not essentially a species of the Himalaya vegetation? [IAS 2008] A) Juniper. B) Silver fir. C) Spruce. D) Mahogany. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Mahogany. 21. Amritsar and Shimla have the same latitude yet Shimla is cooler than Amritsar because it: A) Lies north of Amritsar. B) Comes under the influence of cold winds. C) Is at a higher elevation. D) Receives a lot of snow. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Is at a higher elevation. 22. Which type of vegetation grows in the sandy soil of the desert? A) Coniferous trees. B) Grasslands. C) Cactus and thorny bushes. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Cactus and thorny bushes. 23. Which of the following is not a species of tropical moist deciduous forests? A) Teak. B) Shisham. C) Mahagony. D) Sal. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Mahagony. 24. What are natural habitat of wildlife? A) Forests. B) Rivers. C) Plains. D) All of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Forests. 25. What important programmes can we have to improve greenery of our earth? A) Annual day of a school. B) Sport day of a school. C) Van Mahotsava. D) All of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Van Mahotsava. 26. Choose any 2 trees famous for their soft & white wood- A) Semal, Sisam. B) Semal, Myrobalan. C) Chir pine, Silver Fir. D) Semal, Silver Fir. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Semal, Silver Fir. 27. The most dominant factor which affects the climate of India is A) Jet Streams. B) Atmospheric pressure. C) Temperature. D) Monsoon winds. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Monsoon winds. 28. The retreating monsoon withdraws from the: A) North-west India to Bengal. B) North-east India to the west coast. C) North to the south. D) West coast to the east coast. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) North-west India to Bengal. 29. The formation of laterite soil is mainly due to: A) Erosion. B) Weathering. C) Leaching. D) Deposition. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Leaching. 30. Which of the following functions performed by a forest help most in controlling drought? A) Forests act as water sheds. B) Forests bring rainfall in monsoon. C) Forests lower the temperature of the environment. D) Forests prevent soil erosion. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Forests bring rainfall in monsoon. 31. Climate of India is labelled as ..... A) Tropical humid. B) Equatorial climate. C) Temperate climate. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Equatorial climate. 32. Which type of vegetation has emergent layer in the forest? A) Mangrove forest. B) Tropical monsoon deciduous forest. C) Tropical evergreen forest. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Tropical evergreen forest. 33. Littoral forests are:- A) Dense. B) Impenetrable. C) Thin. D) Dense and Impenetrable. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Dense and Impenetrable. 34. The Sunderbans are ..... forests. A) Tidal. B) Evergreen. C) Mountain. D) Scrub. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Tidal. 35. Which of the given options is the rainfall regime of the Tropical moist deciduous forest? A) More than 200 cm. B) 100 cm to 200 cm. C) 70 cm to 100cm. D) Less than 100 cm. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 100 cm to 200 cm. 36. Among the following regions of India, which one receives comparatively least amount of annual rainfall? [IAS 2009] A) An 80 km wide coastal belt from Nellore to Point Calimere. B) The middle and lower Asom valley. C) North-eastern Rajasthan. D) The coastal plains of Gujarat south of Narmada. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) North-eastern Rajasthan. 37. Which of the following statements is true with regard to the erratic behaviour of Indian monsoons? A) Uniform duration but varying amounts of rain from one year to another, as well as at different places. B) Uncertain date of onset and withdrawal, as well as unequal distribution of rain. C) Uncertain date of onset and withdrawal as well as varying amounts of rainfall during different years. D) Uniform duration but varying amounts of rain from place to place. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Uncertain date of onset and withdrawal as well as varying amounts of rainfall during different years. 38. Which one of the following pairs of cities have the largest annual average rain difference as compared to the other three pairs? [IAS 2008] A) Jabalpur and Nagpur. B) Mumbai and Pune. C) Kolkata and Bhubaneshwar. D) Guwahati and Shillong. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Mumbai and Pune. 39. The ..... forests are found in the areas which receive rainfall less than 50cm. A) Tropical Desert Forests. B) Tropical Evergreen Forests. C) Tidal Forests. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Tropical Desert Forests. 40. Which is the most important tree in Mountain vegetation? A) Sandalwood. B) Sal. C) Mahogany. D) Rosewood. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sal. 41. What kind of forests are found in Andaman and Nicobar Islands? A) Thorny forests. B) Tropical rain forests. C) Tidal forests. D) Deciduous forests. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Tropical rain forests. 42. Tropical evergreen forests are found in areas with more than ..... cm rainfall. A) 175. B) 300. C) 250. D) 200. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 200. 43. The soil formed by the deposition of silt brought by rivers is: A) Alluvial soil. B) Red soil. C) Black soil. D) Pod soil. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Alluvial soil. 44. What would happen if the monsoons are weak in a year? A) Water level will go-down. B) Summer will be longer. C) Crops will be affected. D) All of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of these. 45. ALPINE VEGETATION IS FOUND IN A) PLAINS. B) MOUNTAINOUS REGION. C) DESERT. D) NONE OF THE ABOVE. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) MOUNTAINOUS REGION. 46. In the coastal and dry regions, rows of trees are planted to check the wind movement to protect soil cover, this process is known as A) Shelter belts. B) Terrace Cultivation. C) Mulching. D) Contour Barriers. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Shelter belts. 47. ..... is the most common tree in the tidal forests. A) Coniferous trees. B) Sundari. C) Sandalwood. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sundari. 48. Riparian forest is found: A) Along the banks of rivers and other wetland. B) The tarai region, on the foot hills of Himalayas. C) On the foot hills of Eastern slope of Western Ghats. D) On the foot hills of Eastern slope of Eastern Ghats. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Along the banks of rivers and other wetland. 49. Who is the bird Man of India? A) Dr Salim Ali. B) Jawarhalal Nehru. C) Narendra Modi. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Dr Salim Ali. 50. Long winter sleep in animals is known as A) Migration. B) Hibernation. C) Caribou. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hibernation. 51. Which of the following types of soils have a marked capacity to retain water? [Stenographers' Exam 1994] A) Red soil. B) Regur soil. C) Desert soil. D) Laterite soil. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Regur soil. 52. The forests in Mangrove forests can survive both on? A) Saltwater and Freshwater. B) Saltwater. C) Freshwater. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Saltwater and Freshwater. 53. Tidal forests are found in and around ..... A) Desert. B) The delta of Godavari. C) The delta of of Ganga and Brahmaputra. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The delta of of Ganga and Brahmaputra. 54. Rainfall from the south-west monsoon reaches: A) Lahauland Spiti. B) Ladakh. C) Tamil Nadu. D) Delta region of Mahanadi. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Delta region of Mahanadi. 55. Teak is found in:-) A) Madhya Pradesh. B) Assam. C) Bihar. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 56. Day to day changes in the atmosphere are known as? A) Weather. B) Vegetation. C) Mausium. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Weather. 57. One-horned rhinoceroses are found in ..... forests. A) Tropical. B) Thorn and Scrub. C) Mountain. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Tropical. 58. Which tree is used for extraction of resin and turpentine & used for making tea chests? A) Deodar. B) Silver Fir. C) Chir pine. D) Myrobalan. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Chir pine. 59. Western disturbances cause snowfall in ..... A) Jammu and Kashmir. B) Punjab. C) Assam. D) Kerala. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Jammu and Kashmir. 60. Thorny shrubs and scrubs grow in area of A) Heavy rainfall. B) Low rainfall. C) Moderate rainfall. D) None of the above. 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