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Environment & EcologyMediumAsked in: Delhi · 10 Oct 2021, Shift 1

Which of the following biosphere reserves of India is situated in Meghalaya?

  1. A.Panna
  2. B.Simlipal
  3. C.Manas
  4. D.Nokrek

Correct answer

D. Nokrek

Explanation

The correct answer is D, Nokrek. Nokrek lies in the Garo Hills of Meghalaya and represents the North-East India biogeographic zone in the network of biosphere reserves; it is known for the wild citrus relative called the Indian wild orange and for the hoolock gibbon. Option A is wrong because the Panna biosphere reserve lies in Madhya Pradesh, in the Deccan Peninsula zone, around the Panna tiger reserve on the Ken river. Option B is wrong because Simlipal is in Odisha, also in the Deccan Peninsula zone, famous for its sal forests and elephants. Option C is wrong because Manas lies in Assam; it is in the same North-East zone as Nokrek, which makes it the strongest distractor, but it is not in Meghalaya. Learn the state with each biosphere reserve, because papers rotate the same four names.

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Q1.Environment & EcologyEasy

The division of India into ten biogeographic zones was given by which pair of scientists?

  1. A.Champion and Seth
  2. B.Rodgers and Panwar
  3. C.Hooker and Thomson
  4. D.Salim Ali and Ripley
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Correct answer: B. Rodgers and Panwar

W. A. Rodgers and H. S. Panwar of the Wildlife Institute of India proposed the ten-zone biogeographic classification in 1988 while planning a representative wildlife protected area network for the country, and the ten zones with their biotic provinces are still the official framework.

Q2.Environment & EcologyEasy

Which is the largest biogeographic zone of India by area?

  1. A.Semi-Arid zone
  2. B.Deccan Peninsula
  3. C.Gangetic Plain
  4. D.Himalaya
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Correct answer: B. Deccan Peninsula

The Deccan Peninsula zone covers about forty-two per cent of the country, roughly two-fifths, stretching over the central highlands, Chota Nagpur, the eastern highlands and the Deccan plateau, and it carries most of India sal and teak forests and tiger reserves.

Q3.Environment & EcologyMedium

The cold desert of Ladakh and Lahaul-Spiti belongs to which biogeographic zone of India?

  1. A.Himalaya
  2. B.Trans-Himalaya
  3. C.Indian Desert
  4. D.Semi-Arid
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Correct answer: B. Trans-Himalaya

The Trans-Himalaya is the belt lying beyond the Great Himalaya in Ladakh, Lahaul-Spiti and northern Sikkim; it is a cold desert because it stands in the rain shadow of the high ranges, and it is the one Indian zone whose fauna, such as the kiang, wild yak and black-necked crane…

Q4.Environment & EcologyAsked in: SSC CGL · 18 Jul 2023, Shift 4Medium

Where in India are the Sundari trees that provide durable and hard timber found?

  1. A.Tropical Deciduous Forests
  2. B.Mangrove Forests
  3. C.Montane Forests
  4. D.Tropical Evergreen Forests
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Correct answer: B. Mangrove Forests

The sundari is a mangrove tree of the tidal deltaic forests of the Coasts biogeographic zone, and the Sundarbans of the Ganga-Brahmaputra delta take their name from it; its wood is hard and durable, and like other mangroves it has salt tolerant roots and breathing roots in the waterlogged mud.

Q5.Environment & EcologyMedium

The lion-tailed macaque and the Nilgiri tahr are characteristic animals of which biogeographic zone?

  1. A.Deccan Peninsula
  2. B.Western Ghats
  3. C.North-East India
  4. D.Coasts
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Correct answer: B. Western Ghats

The Western Ghats zone includes the hill chain and the Malabar coastal plain, and its wet evergreen forests and high shola grassland mosaic hold a very high share of endemic species, among them the lion-tailed macaque of the rainforest canopy and the Nilgiri tahr of the Eravikulam grasslands.