Question

Q.1- India belongs to which of the following categories according to natural vegetation and wildlife?
a. A country lacking in biodiversity cover b. One of the twelve mega biodiversity countries of the world
c. The country with the greatest forest cover d. None of these

Q.2- Which is not included in the group of non-flowering plants?
a. Orchids b. Algae c. Fungi d. None of these

Q.3- Which type of vegetation does not belong to the category of natural vegetation?
a. Horticulture b. Forests c. Mangroves d. All of these

Q.4- Which term is used for the original plant cover of an area which has grown naturally?
a. Garden b. Agriculture c. Virgin Vegetation d. Indigenous species

Q.5- What is the position of India in the world with regard to plant diversity?
a. First b. Tenth c. Twelfth d. None of these

Q.6- Which term is used for virgin vegetation, which have come from outside India are termed as exotic plants.
a. Indigenous plants b. Endemic species c. Exotic Plants d. None of these

Q.7- Which term is used for virgin vegetation which is purely Indian in origin?
a. Normal species b. Endemic species c. Exotic species d. None of these

Q.8- Which term is used to denote animal species of a particular region or period?
a. Fauna b. Ferns c. Flora d. None of these

Q.9- Which type of vegetation is common in fertile, level lands?
a. Forests b. Cultivated crops c. Grasslands d. None of these

Q.10- The yak, shaggy-horned wild ox and the Tibetan antelope are found in which one of the following regions?
(a) Tibet (b) Uttarakhand (c) Himachal Pradesh (d) Ladakh​

Answer 1

Answer:

1. b

2. a

3. a

4. c

5. b

6. a

7. b

8. a

9. c

10.

Answer 2

Answers

Explanation:

• India is one of the twelve mega biodiversity countries of the world.
• Orchids are not included in the group of non-flowering plants.
• Horticulture does not belong to the category of natural vegetation.
• Virgin term is used for original plant cover of an area that has grown naturally.
• India stands tenth in the world with regard to plant diversity.
• The Indigenous plant is a term used for virgin vegetation which has come from outside India.
• Endemic species are used for virgin vegetation purely Indian in origin.
• Fauna describes animal species of a particular area.
• Cultivated crops are common in fertile-level lands.
• The Yak, shaggy-horned wild ox and Tibetan antelope are found in Ladakh