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This section includes 657 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Testing Subject knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
| 1. |
In those parts of the country where the average annual rainfall is 200 cm. Above and above the annual average temperature of 24˚ Celsius, the humidity remains up to 70 percent throughout the year, which type of forests are found - |
| A. | mountain forest |
| B. | tropical evergreen forest |
| C. | wet monsoon forest |
| D. | warm autumn forest |
| Answer» C. wet monsoon forest | |
| 2. |
Which of the following is considered a forest of global heritage? |
| A. | Nandan Kanan in Odisha |
| B. | Kaziranga in Assam |
| C. | beautiful forest in west bengal |
| D. | National Botanic Garden, Shivpur in West Bengal |
| Answer» D. National Botanic Garden, Shivpur in West Bengal | |
| 3. |
The state in which the largest area of very dense forests is found in India is- |
| A. | Arunachal Pradesh |
| B. | Madhya Pradesh |
| C. | Maharashtra |
| D. | Odisha |
| Answer» B. Madhya Pradesh | |
| 4. |
The common species of tree in the Nilgiri hills is |
| A. | year |
| B. | pine |
| C. | eucalyptus |
| D. | teak |
| Answer» E. | |
| 5. |
For the protection of forests, after attaining independence, in which year was the Forest Policy announced by the government for the first time? |
| A. | 1950 AD |
| B. | 1952 AD |
| C. | 1956 AD. |
| D. | 1981 AD. |
| Answer» C. 1956 AD. | |
| 6. |
Who is the owner of most of the forest wealth in India? |
| A. | corporate body |
| B. | non-government person |
| C. | tribes |
| D. | State |
| Answer» E. | |
| 7. |
The most wooded area is - |
| A. | in eastern deccan |
| B. | in the northern plains |
| C. | in the west coast |
| D. | in the east coast |
| Answer» B. in the northern plains | |
| 8. |
In which of the following states, the expansion of forests is found on the least part of the total geographical area? |
| A. | Gujarat |
| B. | Rajasthan |
| C. | Punjab |
| D. | Haryana |
| Answer» E. | |
| 9. |
In which state of India, maximum percentage of its area is forested? |
| A. | Arunachal Pradesh |
| B. | Meghalaya |
| C. | Mizoram |
| D. | Nagaland |
| Answer» D. Nagaland | |
| 10. |
The major resources of the Western Himalaya Resource region are - |
| A. | Forest |
| B. | metallic minerals |
| C. | organic minerals |
| D. | molecular minerals |
| Answer» B. metallic minerals | |
| 11. |
Who issues the report regarding the latest status of forests in India? |
| A. | Forest Research Institute, Dehradun |
| B. | Forest Survey of India, Dehradun |
| C. | National Environmental Research Institute, Nagpur |
| D. | Central Arid Research Institute, Jodhpur |
| Answer» C. National Environmental Research Institute, Nagpur | |
| 12. |
Which of the following states and union territories has the highest percentage of geographical area covered by natural forests? |
| A. | Andaman and Nicobar Islands |
| B. | Meghalaya |
| C. | in Arunachal Pradesh |
| D. | in Madhya Pradesh |
| Answer» B. Meghalaya | |
| 13. |
Forest-related reports are issued at the interval of how many years by the Forest Survey of India based in Dehradun? |
| A. | two years |
| B. | three year |
| C. | five years |
| D. | six years |
| Answer» B. three year | |
| 14. |
Afforestation process is |
| A. | to clear the forest |
| B. | and planting trees |
| C. | to cut trees |
| D. | collection of forest resources |
| Answer» C. to cut trees | |
| 15. |
In which year the new forest policy was announced by the central government? |
| A. | in the 1970s |
| B. | in 1981 AD |
| C. | in 1988 AD |
| D. | in 1991 AD |
| Answer» D. in 1991 AD | |
| 16. |
Where is the headquarters of the Forest Survey of India located? |
| A. | New Delhi |
| B. | Dehradun |
| C. | Nagpur |
| D. | Bhopal |
| Answer» C. Nagpur | |
| 17. |
The originator of the tree plantation festival known as 'Van Mahotsav' in India is |
| A. | Mahatma Gandhi |
| B. | Vinoba Bhave |
| C. | K. M. Munshi |
| D. | Jawahar Lal Nehru |
| Answer» D. Jawahar Lal Nehru | |
| 18. |
Where is the Forest Research Institute located in India? |
| A. | Delhi |
| B. | Bhopal |
| C. | Dehradun |
| D. | Lucknow |
| Answer» D. Lucknow | |
| 19. |
Where is the National Environmental Research Institute located? |
| A. | Bhopal |
| B. | Nagpur |
| C. | Dehradun |
| D. | Lucknow |
| Answer» C. Dehradun | |
| 20. |
According to the National Forest Policy, at least what percentage of the country's area is required to be covered from an environmental point of view - |
| A. | 23 percent |
| B. | 25 percent |
| C. | 33 percent |
| D. | 40 percent |
| Answer» D. 40 percent | |
| 21. |
The state which receives maximum rainfall from North East Monsoon is |
| A. | Assam |
| B. | West Bengal |
| C. | Tamil Nadu |
| D. | Odisha |
| Answer» D. Odisha | |
| 22. |
Where is the most rainfall in the months of October and November - |
| A. | Malwa Plateau |
| B. | Chotanagpur |
| C. | eastern hills |
| D. | Coromandel Coast |
| Answer» E. | |
| 23. |
India's highest rainfall is mainly received by - |
| A. | from the north-east monsoon |
| B. | back from monsoon |
| C. | from southwest monsoon |
| D. | from the conductive year |
| Answer» D. from the conductive year | |
| 24. |
In which state of India does it rain in the winter season? |
| A. | Kerala |
| B. | Tamil Nadu |
| C. | West Bengal |
| D. | Odisha |
| Answer» C. West Bengal | |
| 25. |
In which of the following states is the effect of the alternating monsoon more pronounced? |
| A. | Odisha |
| B. | West Bengal |
| C. | in Tamil Nadu |
| D. | Punjab |
| Answer» D. Punjab | |
| 26. |
Which monsoon rains on the western coast of India? |
| A. | northeast |
| B. | North West |
| C. | Southeast |
| D. | Southwest |
| Answer» E. | |
| 27. |
Indian monsoons are indicated by seasonal displacement, due to |
| A. | differential heating of land and sea |
| B. | cold air of central asia |
| C. | very uniform temperature |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» B. cold air of central asia | |
| 28. |
In which of the following states, the storms that come in summer are known as 'Kaal Vaishakhi'? |
| A. | Punjab |
| B. | Haryana |
| C. | Rajasthan |
| D. | Pt. Bengal |
| Answer» E. | |
| 29. |
Which monsoon rains in Jharkhand? |
| A. | North - East monsoon |
| B. | south west monsoon |
| C. | norwester |
| D. | none of the above |
| Answer» C. norwester | |
| 30. |
Where does the maximum rainfall from the monsoon retreat occur? |
| A. | Mumbai |
| B. | Delhi |
| C. | Chennai |
| D. | Kolkata |
| Answer» D. Kolkata | |
| 31. |
It rains in winters in Chennai - |
| A. | from southwest monsoon |
| B. | from north east monsoon |
| C. | terrestrial and oceanic winds |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» C. terrestrial and oceanic winds | |
| 32. |
Extremely high rainfall in summer in the western coast of India is mainly due to |
| A. | tropical location |
| B. | being near the sea |
| C. | Western Ghats |
| D. | Himachal |
| Answer» B. being near the sea | |
| 33. |
Why is the climate of Chennai less warm than the climate of Kolkata when both the places are situated on the coast? |
| A. | Because Chennai is at a far distance from the beach than Kolkata |
| B. | The sand around Chennai is the only sand. |
| C. | Chennai is closer to the equator. |
| D. | Chennai does not fall in the path of cold winds, whereas Kolkata does. |
| Answer» D. Chennai does not fall in the path of cold winds, whereas Kolkata does. | |
| 34. |
The reason for the highest rainfall in the world is in Mawsynram - |
| A. | funneling of hills |
| B. | keep low pressure there |
| C. | there always be high pressure |
| D. | dense vegetation |
| Answer» B. keep low pressure there | |
| 35. |
Which one of the following conditions, detected in the last decade for short-term climate prediction, is associated with the sparsely deficient monsoon monsoon over the Indian subcontinent? |
| A. | lanina |
| B. | stream flow speed |
| C. | Elnino and South Oscillations |
| D. | foot planet effect on a worldwide scale |
| Answer» D. foot planet effect on a worldwide scale | |
| 36. |
In the summer season on the Indian subcontinent, high temperature and low pressure attract air in the Indian Ocean, due to which it is affected by – |
| A. | south east monsoon |
| B. | south west monsoon |
| C. | trade winds |
| D. | westerly winds |
| Answer» C. trade winds | |
| 37. |
The area of lowest rainfall in India is |
| A. | From Kutch to Punjab - Haryana |
| B. | Punjab to Delhi |
| C. | region of Madhya Pradesh |
| D. | Balagir region of Odisha |
| Answer» B. Punjab to Delhi | |
| 38. |
Mango rain is - |
| A. | mango shower |
| B. | mango drizzle |
| C. | Rainfall in Bihar and Bengal in March and April |
| D. | Mango crop |
| Answer» D. Mango crop | |
| 39. |
In the northern plains of India, it rains in winter. |
| A. | from western disturbance |
| B. | from the monsoon branch of the Bay of Bengal |
| C. | from the monsoon branch of the Arabian Sea |
| D. | from the returning monsoon |
| Answer» B. from the monsoon branch of the Bay of Bengal | |
| 40. |
In the north-west part of India, it rains in winter - |
| A. | by storm |
| B. | from the returning monsoon |
| C. | from western disturbances |
| D. | From tropical cyclones |
| Answer» D. From tropical cyclones | |
| 41. |
Despite the abundance of rain in India, this country is considered to be a thirsty land, the reason for this is - |
| A. | rapid runoff of rainwater |
| B. | rain water evaporates quickly |
| C. | heavy rain in a few months |
| D. | all of which |
| Answer» E. | |
| 42. |
Pairs are given in the places below, which pair is there in which both the cities are located at almost the same latitude, yet the difference in the total amount of their annual rainfall is most pronounced - |
| A. | Bangalore and Chennai |
| B. | Ajmer and Shillong |
| C. | Mumbai and Visakhapatnam |
| D. | Nagpur and Kolkata |
| Answer» C. Mumbai and Visakhapatnam | |
| 43. |
In which of the following areas of India 200 mm. it rains - |
| A. | Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka |
| B. | Jammu and Kashmir |
| C. | Pt. Bengal, Odisha, Bihar |
| D. | Assam, Manipur, Tripura |
| Answer» C. Pt. Bengal, Odisha, Bihar | |
| 44. |
The average rainfall in India is - |
| A. | 98 cm. |
| B. | 118 cm. |
| C. | 128 cm. |
| D. | 138 cm. |
| Answer» C. 128 cm. | |
| 45. |
Which of the following places receives the lowest annual rainfall? |
| A. | Bellary |
| B. | Jaisalmer |
| C. | Jodhpur |
| D. | Leh |
| Answer» E. | |
| 46. |
Monsoon rain is not characterized by - |
| A. | Seasonal rain |
| B. | erratic and irregular rainfall |
| C. | Uneven description of rainfall |
| D. | continuation of rainy days |
| Answer» E. | |
| 47. |
If India had equator instead of Tropic of Cancer, what would be the effect on the climate here? |
| A. | high temperature and low rainfall |
| B. | more heat and more rain |
| C. | low temperature and low rainfall |
| D. | low temperature and high rainfall |
| Answer» C. low temperature and low rainfall | |
| 48. |
Although only the southern part of India is located in the tropics, the climate of the whole of India is tropical. this is due to - |
| A. | India comes under the influence of monsoon. |
| B. | The condition of the northern part of India is continental. |
| C. | Tropic of Cancer passes through the central part of the country |
| D. | The high Himalayan mountain ranges protect it from the northern cold winds. |
| Answer» E. | |
| 49. |
The main feature of monsoon climate is |
| A. | torrential and mountain rain |
| B. | torrential and cyclonic rain |
| C. | torrential and convective rain |
| D. | seasonal change in wind direction |
| Answer» E. | |
| 50. |
Pune receives less rainfall than Mumbai, therefore - |
| A. | Pune is located at a low altitude |
| B. | There are no dense forests near it |
| C. | It is further away from the equator than Mumbai |
| D. | This vision falls in the shadow |
| Answer» E. | |