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CBSE Class 10 Geography Chapter-2 Forest and Wildlife Resources Important Questions
CBSE Class 10 Geography Important Questions Chapter 2 – Forest and Wildlife Resources
1 Mark Questions
1. Name any four Normal Species.
Ans. Cattle, Sal, Pine and Rodent
2. Name any four Endangered Species
Ans. Black Buck, crocodile, Indian Ass, Indian Rhino
3. Name any four Vulnerable Species
Ans. Blue Sheep, Asiatic Elephant, Gangetic Dolphin.
4. Name any four Rare Species
Ans. Himalayan Brown Bear, Wild Asiatic Buffalo, desert Fox and Hornbill.
5. Name any four Endemic Species.
Ans. Andaman Teal, Nicobar Pigeon, Andaman Wild Pig, Mithun in Arunachal Pradesh.
6. Name any four Extinct Species.
Ans. . Asiatic Cheetah, Pink head Duck
7. When and in which state was the program of joint forest management first adopted?
Ans. . In 1988, in Odisha the program of joint forest management was first adopted.
8. Which species of India’s flora and fauna are on the verge of extinction?
Ans. Among the animals, the cheetah, Pink Headed Duck, Mountain Quail, Forest Spotted Owl etc. And among the plants, wild variety of Mahua (Madhuca Insignies), a wild species of grass (Hepaneuron) is on the threatened list.
9. Which state has the largest are under permanent forests?
Ans. . Madhya Pradesh
10. What is the share of India in the total number of species in the world?
Ans. 8 per cent
11. What is the approximate number of species of animals found in India?
Ans. About 81000
12. There are how many flowering plants in India?
Ans. About 15000
13. Which state have less than 10% of their area under forests?
Ans. . Delhi and Punjab
14. Which state has the largest area under permanent forests?
Ans. Madhya Pradesh
15. What is JFM?
Ans. Joint Forest Management is a Movement launched to manage and restore degraded forests by involving the local communities
16. Name any two movements which were launched by local communities for the protection of forest and wildlife.
Ans. Chipko Movement and Beej Bachao Andolan
16. Name the conservation strategies which directly involve community participation?
Ans. . Joint Forest Management, Chipko Movement
17. Which three species of India’s flora and fauna are on the verge of extinction?
Ans. . Cheetah, Pink Headed Duck and Mountain Quail
18. Lepcha folk songs are associated to which state of India?
Ans. . West Bengal
19. What is enrichment plantation?
Ans. When a single commercially valuable species was extensively planted and other species eliminated
20. The diverse flora and fauna of the planet are under great threat mainly due to :
(a) Global Warming (b) Lack of water availability
(c) Insensitivity to our environment (d) Increasing pollution
Ans. (c) Insensitivity to our environment
21. Which one of the following is an endangered species of Manipur ?
(a) Blue Sheep (b) Asiatic Buffalo
(c) Sangai (brow anter deer) (d) Cattle
Ans. (c) Sangai (brow anter deer)
22. “The species that are not found after searches of known or likely areas where they may occur” are known as :
(a) Normal species (b) Vulnerable species
(c) Extinct species (d) Rare species
Ans. (c) Extinct species
23. Which one of the following is a medicinal plant used to treat some types of cancer ?
(a) Himalayan Yew (b) Himalayan Oak
(c) Madhuca insignis (d) Hubbardia heptaneuron
Ans. (a) Himalayan Yew
24. In which year, the Indian Wildlife (Protection) Act was implemented ?
(a) 1970 (b) 1971
(c) 1972 (d) 1974
Ans. (a) 1970
25. Which one of the following was launched in 1973 ?
(a) Project Tiger (b) Indian Wildlife Act
(c) Wildlife Act (d) Indian Wildlife Protection Act
Ans. (a) Project Tiger
26. Which one of the following is located in West Bengal ?
(a) Corbett National Park (b) Sundarbans National Park
(c) Sariska Wildlife Sanctuary (d) Bandhangarh National Park
Ans. (b) Sundarbans National Park
27. In which one of the following states is Periyar Tiger Reserves Located ?
(a) Rajasthan (b) Assam
(c) Uttranchal (d) Kerala
Ans. (d) Kerala
28. Which one of the following States has the largest area under permanent forest ?
(a) Uttar Pradesh (b) Jammu & Kashmir
(c) Punjab (d) Madhya Pradesh
Ans. (d) Madhya Pradesh
29. Which one of the following is a great achievement of the Chipko Movement ?
(a) More trees are planted
(b) Development in Himalayan region
(c) Successfully resisted deforestation
(d) Soil erosion get declined.
Ans. (c) Successfully resisted deforestation
30. In what ways the forests were harmed by the colonial government ?
Ans. (1) For expansion of railways.
(2) For expansion of agricultural field.
(3) For expansion of commercial and scientific forestry.
(4) For expansion of milling activities. (Any three)
31. What do your know about “Permanent forest estates ? Name the state which has the largest area under these forest estates.
Ans. Reserved and protected forests are also referred to as “Permanent forest estates”
(1) These forest states are maintained for the purpose of producing timber and other forest produce and for protective reasons.
State : Madhya Pradesh (75 percent of its total forest area)
32. Humans are dependent on the ecological system for their existence. Explain.
Ans. As a part of the ecological system human beings are dependent on it for their existence.
For example :
(1) We breathe in air, we drink water, we grow crops in soil, etc. These are the non living components of the ecological system.
(2) On the other hand plants, animals and other microorganisms recreate the quality of these non living components.
