Q. Where in India would you find endemic flora?
I. Gangetic Plains
II. Peninsular areas
III. Himalayas
IV. Thar desert
1) II and III
2) I only
3) III only
4) II and IV
Q. Mahogany, Jamun, Bamboo, and Palm are typical of Wet Evergreen vegetation to be found in -
I Southern Sahyadris
II Hill regions of Shillong plateau
III Shiwaliks
1) I and III
2) II and III
3) II only
4) I and II
Q. Tropical moist deciduous vegetation is to be found in Sahyadris, north-east plateau of the Peninsula, and in the Shiwaliks. Which of the following is not a tree species of this group?
1) Teak
2) Sal
3) Sandalwood
4) Deodar
Q. The Indo-Gangetic plains of India are fertile due to -
1) the heavy and timely rains and forests
2) alluvial soils brought by the rivers from the mountains
3) hard labour of the farmers over the generations
4) better irrigation facilities
Q. Which one of the following statements about forests is not correct ?
1) Forests in the equatorial regions of India are less dense than the monsoon forests
2) Coniferous forests of high latitudes yield soft wood
3) Large-scale exploitation of forests has caused soil erosion and repeated floods
4) Between 2000 m and 3000 m. elevation on the Himalayas grow deodar, chinar, and walnut
Q. Which state has very little alluvial soil area?
1) Tamil Nadu
2) Haryana
3) Madhya Pradesh
4) West Bengal
Q. One area in which peaty soil is found is -
1) Kashmir valley
2) Madhya Pradesh
3) Kerala
4) Rajasthan
Q. The evergreen variety of the tropical rain forest is found in -
1) Assam
2) West Bengal
3) Odisha
4) All of these
Q. Khaddar soils are found
1) in piedmont plains
2) in flood plains
3) over low plateaux
4) over steep slopes
Q. Earthquakes are caused by -
1) Denudation
2) Earth revolution
3) Tectonism
4) Earth rotation
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