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1) Which one of the following National Parks has a climate that varies from tropical to subtropical, temperate and arctic? (a) Khangchendzonga National Park (b) Nandadevi National Park (c)  Neora Valley National Park (d) Namdapha National Park     Click Here for Answer    Answer - (d)     2) In a particular region in India, the local people train the roots of living trees into robust bridges across the streams. As the time passes, these bridges become stronger. These unique 'living root bridges' are found in (a) Meghalaya (b) Himachal Pradesh (c) Jharkhand (d) Tamil Nadu     Click Here for Answer    Answer - (a)     3) Which one of the following is the best description of the term 'ecosystem'? (a) A community of organisms interacting with one another. (b) That part of the Earth which is inhabited by living organisms. (c) A community of organisms together with the environment in which they live (d) The flora and fauna o...

1) With reference to ‘Eco-Sensitive Zones’, which of the following statements is/are correct? 1. Eco-Sensitive Zones are the areas that are declared under the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972 . 2. The purpose of the declaration of Eco-Sensitive Zones is to prohibit all kinds of human activities, in those zones except agriculture. Select the correct answer using the code given below. (a) 1 only (b) 2 only (c) Both 1 and 2 (d) Neither 1 nor 2     Click Here for Answer    Answer - (d)     2) Lichens, which are capable of initiating ecological suecession even on a bare rock, are actually a symbiotic association of (a) algae and bacteria (b) algae and fungi (c) bacteria and fungi (d) fungi and mosses     Click Here for Answer    Answer - (b)     3) Consider the following statements: 1. Animal Welfare Board of  India  is established under the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986. 2. National Tiger Conservatio...

1) Consider the following pairs: Nokrek Bio-sphere Reserve : Garo Hills Logtak (Loktak) Lake : Barail Range Namdapha National Park : Dafla Hills Which of the above pairs is/are correctly matched? 1 only 2 and 3 only 1, 2 and 3 None     Click Here for Answer    Answer -A (only 1)      2) Consider the following pairs about parks and rivers passing through them: Corbett National Park: Ganga Kaziranga National Park: Manas Silent Valley National Park: Kaveri Which of the above pairs is/are correctly matched? 1 and 2 3 only 1 and 3 None     Click Here for Answer    Answer -(d) None of the rivers flow through these Parks    3) In which of the following States is lion-tailed macaque found in its natural habitat? Tamil Nadu Kerala Karnataka Andhra Pradesh Select the correct answer using the codes given below. 1, 2 and 3 only 2 only 1, 3 and 4 only 1, 2, 3 and 4 Click Here for A...