1. Which of the following positions does India occupy in the world with regard to plant diversity?
(a) Fourth
(b) Sixth
(c) Tenth
(d) Twelfth
2. From the point of view of natural vegetation and wildlife, India belongs to which of the following categories?
(a) One of the 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 biodiversity cover
3. Which one of the following is not included in the group of non-flowering plants?
(a) Ferns
(b) Orchids
(c) Algae
(d) Fungi
4. Which of the following types of vegetation does not belong to the category of natural vegetation?
(a) Forests
(b) Mangroves
(c) Horticulture
(d) Grasslands
5. Which of the following terms is used for the original plant cover of an area which has grown naturally without human aid and has been left undisturbed by humans for a long time?
(a) Natural vegetation
(b) Agriculture
(c) Gardens
(d) Plantations
6. Which of the following terms is used for a plant community which has grown naturally without human aid and interference?
(a) Orchards
(b) Virgin vegetation
(c) Cultivated fields
(d) Plantations
7. Which of the following terms is used for plants which are at present part of natural vegetation but have originally come to India from abroad?
(a) Indigenous plants
(b) Endemic species
(c) Endangered plants
(d) Exotic plants
8. Which of the following terms is used for virgin vegetation which is purely Indian in origin?
(a) Endangered species
(b) Endemic species
(c) Exotic species
(d) Normal species
9. Which of the following terms is used to denote plants of a particular region or period?
(a) Ferns
(b) Flora
(c) Fauna
(d) None of the above
10. Which of the following terms is used to denote animal species of a particular region or period?
(a) Fern
(b) Flora
(c) Fauna
(d) None of these
11. Which of the following factors influence the type and distribution of natural vegetation?
(a) Landforms
(b) Soil
(c) Climate
(d) All the above
12. Which of the following types of vegetation is common in fertile, level lands?
(a) Forests
(b) Grasslands
(c) Mangroves
(d) Cultivated crops
13. Which of the following types of vegetation usually develops on undulating and rough terrains?
(a) Grasslands and woodlands
(b) Mangroves
(c) Cactus and thorny bushed
(d) Cultivated crops
14. Which of the following types of vegetation grows in the sandy soil of the desert?
(a) Coniferous trees
(b) Grasslands
(c) Cactus and thorny bushes
(d) Mangroves
15. Which of the following types of vegetation grows in wet, marshy soil?
(a) Grasslands
(b) Mangroves
(c) Cactus
(d) Alpine vegetation
Answers
Answer:
1. (c) Tenth
2. (a) One of the twelve mega biodiversity countries of the world
3. (b) Orchids
4. (c) Horticulture
5. (a) Natural vegetation
6. (b) Virgin vegetation
7. (d) Exotic plants
8. (b) Endemic species
9. (b) Flora
10. (c) Fauna
11. (d) All the above
12. (d) Cultivated crops
13. (a) Grasslands and woodlands
14. (c) Cactus and thorny bushes
15. (b) Mangroves
Answer:
1. twelfth
2. one of the twelve mega bioversity countries of the world
3. orchids
4. horticulture
5. natural vegetation.
6. virgin vegetation
7. exotic plants
8. endemic species
9. flora
10. fauna
11. all the above
12. cultivated crops
13. grass lands and woodlands
14. cactus and thorny bushes
15. mangroves
Explanation:
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