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Environment and Ecology Quiz | Environment and Ecology Multiple Choice Questions and Answers

(1) Which of the following country has the highest biodiversity?
[A] Brazil
[B] South Africa
[C] India
[D] Russia
Answer: Brazil
(2) A very large ecosystem on land having distinct type of vegetation and wildlife is called?
[A] Ecology
[B] Biome
[C] Biodiversity
[D] Biosphere reserve
Answer: Biome

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(3) Which part of the Himalayas are covered with dense forest?
[A] Southern
[B] Northern
[C] Eastern
[D] Western
Answer: Eastern
(4) Red data book provides data on?
[A] Endangered plants and animals
[B] List of plant and animals
[C] Red birds
[D] Red lions
Answer: Endangered plants and animals
(5) In which type of forests does Sundari tree belong?
[A] Mangrove forests
[B] Tropical Deciduous forests
[C] Tropical Thorn forests and scrubs
[D] Tropical Evergreen forests
Answer: Mangrove forests
(6) Name the forests in which teak is the most dominant species?
[A] Tropical Deciduous forests
[B] Mangrove forests
[C] Tropical Thorn forests and scrubs
[D] Tropical Evergreen forests
Answer: Tropical Deciduous forests
(7) Which of the following is the first National Park of India?
[A] Jim Corbett
[B] Bandipur
[C] Periyar
[D] Raja ji
Answer: Jim Corbett
(8) Which of the following type of forest occupies the largest area in India?
[A] Tropical Wet Evergreen Forest
[B] Sub-tropical Dry Evergreen Forest
[C] Tropical Moist Deciduous Forest
[D] Montane Wet Temperate Forest
Answer: Tropical Moist Deciduous Forest
(9) Which of the following is known for the World’s largest Wetland System?
[A] Pantanal (South America)
[B] Everglades (USA)
[C] Chilka (India)
[D] None of the above
Answer: Pantanal (South America)
(10) Who among the following explain the concept of Biodiversity ‘hotspots’?
[A] Norman Myers
[B] John Muir
[C] G Nelson
[D] None of the above
Answer: Norman Myers
(11) Which of the following agency has evolved to become the world's most comprehensive inventory of the global conservation status of biological species?
[A] CITES
[B] NEERI
[C] IUCN
[D] NWAP
Answer: IUCN
(12) Who among the following for the first time coined the term Biodiversity?
[A] N Myers
[B] E O Wilson
[C] R D Barnes
[D] None of the above
Answer: E O Wilson
(13) Which of the following living creature known for the loudest sound?
[A] Humpback Whales
[B] Howler monkey
[C] Gibbon
[D] Donkey
Answer: Humpback Whales
(14) Which of the following is a hillstream loach species native to the riverine fauna of China?
[A] Hammer fish
[B] Sucker fish
[C] Silver fish
[D] Saw fish
Answer: Sucker fish
(15) Kiwi are a symbol for the uniqueness of _______ wildlife and the value of natural heritage.
[A] New Zealand
[B] South Africa
[C] Russia
[D] None of above
Answer: New Zealand
(16) Which of the following animal exclusively eat only eucalyptus leaves and nothing else?
[A] Kangaroo
[B] Koala
[C] Monkey
[D] Greater Glider
Answer: Koala
(17) In which of the following places Steppe Grassland is found?
[A] South Africa
[B] Central Asia
[C] North America
[D] Australia
Answer: Central Asia
(18) Which of the following animal found in Tropical Evergreen Forest?
[A] Giraffe
[B] Monkey
[C] Camel
[D] None of the above
Answer: Monkey
(19) In which of the following years, 'Project Tiger' was launched in India?
[A] 1972
[B] 1990
[C] 1872
[D] 1975
Answer: 1972
(20) Which of the following day is celebrated as World Environment Day?
[A] 05-Jun
[B] 21-Dec
[C] 20-Jan
[D] 10-Mar
Answer: 05-Jun

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