Forest-2: Information about Forest-2 with questions and explanations for various recruitment exams like GPSTR, TET, HSTR, SDA, FDA, PSI, PC
1. The typical natural vegetation above 3600 metres on the Himalaya is
1) alpine grassland
2) alpine forests
3) coniferous forests
4) Subtropical pine forests
Ans:- 1) alpine grassland
• Alain grassland:- A unique natural vegetation found above 3600 meters in the Himalayas. The major trees here are silver fir, pine and birch etc.
• Dry Alpine Scrub:- This is found in the high Himalayan ranges above 3500 meters. This zone is composed of thorny shrubs. Juniper, honeysuckle, Artemisia and Potentilla are the main vegetation types in this zone.
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2. Which of the following cities in India is considered greenest ?
1) Bangalore
2) Delhi
3) Chandigarh
4) Thiruvananthapuram
Ans:- 3) Chandigarh
• Chandigarh is considered the greenest city in India.
• Le Corbusier (France) is known as the architect of Chandigarh. The Rock Garden is found here.
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3. The largest tiger reserve in India is________
1) Pench
2) Manas
3) Nagarjun
4) Corbett
Ans:- 3) Nagarjun
• Nagarjuna is the largest tiger reserve in India.
• Total Tiger Reserves in India:- According to the 2018 Tiger Census released on 29 July 2019, there are a total of 2967 tigers in India. The states with the highest number of tigers are: 1) Madhya Pradesh – 526, 2) Karnataka – 524, 3) Uttarakhand- 442, 4) Maharashtra – 312, 5) Tamil Nadu-264
• Nagarjuna Sagar:- Srisailam Tiger Reserve (Nallamalla Hill): The largest tiger reserve.
• Bore Tiger Reserve (Maharashtra):- The smallest tiger reserve.
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4. The Keibul Lamjao, the only floating National Park in the world is in
1) Manipur
2) Mizoram
3) Assam
4) Meghalaya
Ans:- 1) Manipur
• Kaibul Lamao National Park is a national park in Bishnupur district of Manipur.
• It is an integral part of Lokshak Lake.
• This is a floating national park.
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5. Kanchenzunga National Park is located at
1) Uttar Pradesh
2) West Bengal
3) Sikkim
4) Jammu and Kashmir
Ans:- 3) Sikkim
• Kanchenjunga National Park is located in Sikkim. The park gets its name from the 8,598 m high Kanchenjunga Mountain. It is the third highest peak in the world. The park is famous for its animals like musk deer, snow leopard & Himalayan tahr.
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6. Biosphere Reserve of India Nanda Devi (UNESCO) is located in the state of
1) Uttarakhand
2) Sikkim
3) Meghalaya
4) Himachal Pradesh
Ans:- 1) Uttarakhand
• Nanda Devi National Park (Biosphere Reserve) is located around the peak of Nanda Devi in Uttarakhand. It was established in 1982.
• Along with the adjacent Valley of Flowers National Park, it was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1988.
• The first national park in India was established in 1936 in the United Provinces and was called Hailey National Park. It was later renamed Ramganga National Park.
• It is currently known as Jim Corbett National Park and is located in Uttarakhand.
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7. Which of the following is the largest Biosphere Reserves of India ?
1) The Nilgiris
2) Nandadevi
3) Sundarbans
4) Gulf of Mannar
Ans:- 4) Gulf of Mannar
• The Gulf of Mannar in Tamil Nadu is one of the largest biosphere reserves in South Asia.
• It stretches from Rameswaram Island in the north to Kanyakumari in southern Tamil Nadu & Sri Lanka. It is spread over an area of 10,500 sq km.
• The area of other biosphere reserves (in sq. km.) is as follows:
• Sundarbans : 9630
• Nielgiri : 5520
• Nanda Devi : 5860
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8. Which of the following region is covered by tropical evergreen forest?
1)Eastern Ghat
2) Vindhyachal
3) Aravalli
4) Western Ghat
Ans:- 4) Western Ghat
• Tropical evergreen forests are found on the western slopes of the Western Ghats in Kerala and Karnataka.
• The Western Ghats are one of the 8 “hottest hotspots” of biodiversity in the world.
• Tropical evergreen forests are also found in the Jayanti & Khasi Hills.
• Some of the most important trees of the tropical evergreen forest are rosewood, mahogany, and ebony.
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9. Which of the following species are critically endangered?
1) Gangetic Dolphin
2) Forest-2 Owlet
3) White bellied heron
4) The gyps Vulture
Ans:- 2) Forest-2 Owlet
• Forest Owl (Heteroglaux plewittii) :
• The Union Ministry of Environment, Forest-2 and Climate Change has listed the Forest(2) Owl (Heteroglaux blewittii) as one of India’s “Critically Endangered Species” under the Birds category. It is found in the dry deciduous forests of southern Madhya Pradesh, northwestern Maharashtra and north central Maharashtra.
• It is endangered due to logging, burning, and tree felling.
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10. Which National Park in Nepal is a continuation of India’s Valmiki National Park?
1) Chitwan National Park
2) Bandipur National Park
3) Dudhwa National Park
4) Jim Corbett National Park
Ans:- 1) Chitwan National Park
• Chitwan National Park in Nepal is adjacent to Valmiki National Park, an Indian tiger reserve.
• Parsa National Park is located to the east of Chitwan National Park.
• Chitwan National Park is the first national park in Nepal.
• It was established in 1973 and was granted World Heritage Site status in 1984.
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11. Garampani Sanctuary is located at
1) Diphu, Assam
2) Gangtok, Sikkim
3) Kohima, Nagaland
4) Junagadh, Gujarat
Ans:- 1) Diphu, Assam
• Garampani Wildlife Sanctuary is located in Karbi Anglong district of Assam. It is 92 km from Dighu. It is one of the oldest sanctuaries which includes hot springs and waterfalls.
• Surrounded by the Nambour Sanctuary, which has 51 rare orchids.
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12. The largest wildlife sanctuary in India is famous for which of the following animal?
1) Wild Indian Ass
2) Rhinoceros
3) Apes
4) Tigers
Ans:- 1) Wild Indian Ass
• The Indian Wild Ass Sanctuary, also known as the Wild Ass Wildlife Sanctuary, is located in the Little Rann of Kutch in the Indian state of Gujarat. It is spread over an area of 4954 sq. km.
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13. In Karnataka the peacock wildlife sanctuary is located.
1) Malai Mahadeshwara
2) Ranganatittu
3) Adichunchanagiri
4) Mandagadde
Ans:- 3) Adichunchanagiri
• There is a peacock shrine ‘Adichunchanagiri’ near Chunchanagiri temple in Nagamangala taluk of Mandya district of Karnataka.
• Malaimahadeshwara:- Chamarajanagar, Kollegal. It comes under the Mysore Elephant Sanctuary as part of Project Elephant.
• Ranganathittu:- Located on the banks of the Kaveri River in Mandya district, it is the first Ramhar Chhaugu sanctuary in Karnataka. This bird sanctuary is called ‘Pakshi Kashi’.
• Mandagadde Bird Sanctuary:- Located in Shivamogga.
• bird sanctuary/District:-
• 1) Magadi – Gadaga
2) Bonala – Yadagiri
3) Gudavi – Shimoga
4) Bankapura Naveel Dham – Haveri
5) Attiveri – Uttara Kannada
6) Ghataprabha – Belgaum
7) Dandeli – Uttara Kannada
8) Ramanagara Vulture Reserve – Ramnagar
9) Kaggaladu – Tumkur
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14. Thorn Forests are found in_____________
1) Kashmir
2) Kerala
3) Rajasthan
4) Sikkim
Ans:- 1) Kashmir
• Tropical Thorn Forest: This type of vegetation is found in areas with arid climate and water scarcity.
• They are found in areas with average humidity below 50% and annual average temperatures between 25 and 30°C.
• Jolly trees and date palms are commonly found.
• In India:- It is found in the western and northwestern parts of India, in Rajasthan, southwest, Punjab, western Haryana, Kutch and Saurashtra in Gujarat, and in the rain shadow areas of the Western Ghats.
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15. Which of the following States of India has the largest percentage of Geographical Area under forest as per the report of the Forest Survey of India?
1) Manipur
2) Meghalaya
3) Mizoram
4) Nagaland
Ans:- 3) Mizoram
• States with maximum forest area (in terms of area): Madhya Pradesh (77,414 sq. km), Arunachal Pradesh (66,964 sq. km) and Chhattisgarh (55,547 sq. km), States with maximum forest area as percentage of geographical area: According to forest area as percentage of total geographical area, top five states.
• Mizoram – 84.53%
• Meghalaya – 76.00%
• Nagaland – 73.90%
• Manipur – 74.34%
• 17 States/UTs have forest cover of more than 33 percent of the geographical area.
