WILD LIFE SANCTUARIES

                                       

WILD LIFE SANCTUARIES

A wildlife sanctuary, is a naturally occurring sanctuary, such as an island, that provides protection for species from hunting, predation, competition or poaching; it is a protected area, a geographic territory within which wildlife is protected. Refuges can preserve animals that are endangered.

Q1. Where in India do flamingos migrate to nest in large numbers?

(A) Thar

(B) Rann of Kachchh.....ans

(C) Coastal areas

(D) Himalyas

Q2. Which of the following places Royal Bengal Tiger found?

(A) Mahanadi Delta

(B) Kaveri Delta

(C) Godawari Delta

(D) Sunderban delta ..ans

Q3,. In which of the following state is the Simplipal bio-reserve located?

(A) Punjab..

B) Delhi

(C) Orissa...ANS

(D) West Bengal

Q4. Which of the followings terms is used to denote animal species of a particular region or period?

(A) Fern

(B) Flora

(C) Fauna..ANS

(D) None of these

Q5. Which one of the following bio-reserves of India is not included in the world network bio-reserve?

(A) Manas....ANS

(B) Sunderbans

(C) Gulf of Mannar

(D) Nanda Devi

Q6. The Yak (ox) and the Bharal are found in

(A) Uttarakhand

B) Himachal Pradesh

(C) Jammu and Kashmir

(D) Ladakh...ANS

Q7. The elephants are found in the hot-wet forests of

(A) Punjab and Haryana.....ANS

(B) Rajasthan and Gujarat

(C) West Bengal and Jharkhand

(D) Assam and Karnataka...ANS

Q8. Which is the natural habitat of the Indian lion?

(A) Sunderban delta in Bengal

(B) Gir forest in Gujarat..ANS

(C) Thorn forest in Rajasthan

(D) Decidious forest in Madhya Pradesh

Q9. From the point of view of natural vegetation and wildlife, India belongs to which of the following categories?

(A) One of twelve mega biodiversity countries of the world

(B) The richest wildlife zone in the world

(C) The country with the greatest forest cover

(D) A country lacking in bio-diversity cover

10. In which of the following states is Dachigam wildlife sanctuary located?

ANS.. Jammu and Kashmir

Q11,. In which year wildlife protection act was implemented in India?

ANS.(C) 1972