This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Cbse > Class 10 > Geography > Forest And Wildlife Resources > Class 10 Geography Chapter 2 Forest And Wildlife Resources – Quiz 2 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Class 10 Geography Chapter 2 Forest And Wildlife Resources Quiz 2 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which of the following is not a reason for extinction of animal species? A) Deforestation. B) Mining. C) Decrease of human population. D) Hunting and poaching. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Decrease of human population. 2. Kabir, Myra, and Aditi are part of a school project where they have to propose a method to regulate forest resources to meet the needs of society and industry while preserving the forest's health. What is the term used for this practice? A) Sustainable Forest Management. B) Unsustainable Forest Management. C) Forest policy framework. D) Environmental protection. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sustainable Forest Management. 3. ..... is immensely rich in wildlife and cultivated species, diverse in form and function but closely integrated in a system through multiple network of inter-dependencies. A) Vanishing forest. B) Biodiversity. C) Flora and Fauna. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Biodiversity. 4. Distribution of natural vegetation depends upon A) Geographical and Climatic factors. B) Only geographical factors. C) Only Climatic factors. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Geographical and Climatic factors. 5. The species which are in danger of extinction are called: A) Rare species. B) Vulnerable species. C) Endangered species. D) Normal species. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Endangered species. 6. Various awareness programs for conservation of Natural Vegetation A) Forest festival. B) Wild life week. C) Social Forestry. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 7. An international agreement between governments to protect wildlife is A) SITES. B) KITES. C) CITES. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) CITES. 8. Reserved forests and protected forests are called as A) Unclassed forest. B) Conservation areas. C) Permenant forest. D) Wildlife reserves. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Permenant forest. 9. What is the main cause of resource depletion? A) Floods. B) Growing plants. C) I don't mind. D) Pollution from cars. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Pollution from cars. 10. Which one of the following is a great achievement of the Chipko Movement? A) Successfully resisted deforestation. B) Soil erosion gets declined. C) Development of Himalayan Region. D) More trees are planted. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Successfully resisted deforestation. 11. Which is not a threat to tiger population in India? A) Use of their bones in traditional medicines. B) Shrinking habitat. C) The trade of tiger skins. D) "Project Tiger". Show Answer Correct Answer: D) "Project Tiger". 12. The full form of JFM A) Joint Forest Making. B) Judicial Forest Management. C) Joint Forest Management. D) Justify Female Majority. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Joint Forest Management. 13. Which of the following conservation strategies do not directly involve community participation? A) Joint Forest Management. B) Save seed movement. C) Chipko movement. D) Demarcation of wild life Sanctuaries. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Demarcation of wild life Sanctuaries. 14. Which one of the following was launched in 1973? A) Indian Wildlife Protection Act. B) Indian Wildlife Act. C) Project Tiger. D) Wildlife Act. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Project Tiger. 15. Which of the following big cats are endangered in India? A) Indian Leopard. B) Bengal Tiger. C) Indian Cheetah. D) Asiatic Lion. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Bengal Tiger. 16. The Indian Wildlife Protection Act was implemented in: A) 2010. B) 1972. C) 1971. D) 1982. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 1972. 17. Which Indian state has a bulk of its forest area under protected forests? A) Kerala. B) Himachal Pradesh. C) Bihar. D) Tamil Nadu. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Bihar. 18. ..... was launched in 1973. A) Project Rhino. B) Project Gharial. C) Project Tiger. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Project Tiger. 19. The Chipko Movement in the Himalayas to protect the forest cover was started by A) Sundar le Bahuguna. B) Dr Anil Agarwal of CSE. C) Dr. Aruna Roy of Farmers Labor Development. D) Medha Patkar. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sundar le Bahuguna. 20. ..... are not found in Rajasthan. A) Camel. B) Snakes. C) Cactus. D) Arctic fox. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Arctic fox. 21. State true or false:Britishers have depleted a lot of our resources in our past to develop infrastructure. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 22. The species that was declared extinct in India in 1952. A) Indian ghistal. B) Asiatic Cheetah. C) Indian Rhino. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Asiatic Cheetah. 23. What is the main reason for the stress on diverse flora and fauna? A) Industrialization. B) Sensitivity to environment. C) Overpopulation. D) Insensitivity to environment. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Insensitivity to environment. 24. Which of the states does the river Ganga pass through? A) Rajasthan. B) Jammu & Kashmir. C) Uttar Pradesh. D) Karnataka. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Uttar Pradesh. 25. Crocodile is a type of ..... species. A) Extinct. B) Endangered. C) Vulnerable. D) Endemic. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Endangered. 26. Asiatic cheetah is a type of ..... species. A) Endemic. B) Endangered. C) Vulnerable. D) Extinct. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Extinct. 27. Snow leopard are most likely to be found in which region of India? A) Thar desert. B) Deccan plateau. C) Himalayas. D) Eastern ghats. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Himalayas. 28. The Buxar Tiger Reserve is seriously threatened by: A) Iron ore mining. B) Volcanic eruption in that area. C) Oil exploration. D) Dolomite mining in that area. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Dolomite mining in that area. 29. In which year, the Indian Wildlife(Protection) Act was implemented? A) 1972. B) 1970. C) 1974. D) 1971. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 1970. 30. What did conservationists demand in the 1960s and 1970s? A) Increase in hunting activities. B) Deforestation. C) National wildlife protection programme. D) Industrialization of forests. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) National wildlife protection programme. 31. What do plants, animals, and micro-organisms recreate for human survival? A) Quality of soil. B) Quality of food. C) Quality of water. D) Quality of air. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Quality of air. 32. Which tree is taken as example in the topic "industries based on forest" ? A) Pine trees. B) Hemlock trees. C) Teak tress. D) Kejri Trees. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Teak tress. 33. Pine tree is a type of ..... species. A) Normal. B) Vulnerable. C) Endangered. D) Extinct. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Normal. 34. One step which was undertaken under Indian Wildlife Act to protect the wildlife. A) Trade in wildlife was declared illegal. B) Timber can be collected from forests. C) Permission for hunting to some extent. D) No one allowed to see or touch animals. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Trade in wildlife was declared illegal. 35. Why is conservation of forests and wildlife essential? A) To increase urbanization. B) To preserve genetic diversity of plants and animals. C) To exploit resources freely. D) To reduce pollution. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To preserve genetic diversity of plants and animals. 36. Blue sheep, Asiatic elephants, and Gangetic dolphins are examples of ..... A) Rare species. B) Vulnerable species. C) Extinct species. D) Endemic species. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Vulnerable species. 37. During a school project on wildlife conservation, Siya found that ..... was launched in 1973. Can you help her fill in the blank? A) Project Rhino. B) Project Gharial. C) Project Tiger. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Project Tiger. 38. Which of the following species of animal is a rare species? A) Black Buck. B) Gangetic Dolphin. C) Indian Rhino. D) Wild Asiatic buffalo. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Wild Asiatic buffalo. 39. Degradation of wildlife is due to ..... A) Loss of tiger, plants and micro organism. B) Loss of forest, Illegal hunting and Climatic change. C) Loss of Ice cover region. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Loss of forest, Illegal hunting and Climatic change. 40. Sacred Groves are: A) Forests earmarked for commercial felling of trees. B) Forests used for planting trees with medicinal properties. C) Parts of large forests that have been left untouched by the local people. D) Places for grazing animals. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Parts of large forests that have been left untouched by the local people. 41. During a school project on environmental movements in India, Shaan was assigned the topic of the Chipko movement. He found out that a certain individual was the leader of this movement. Who was this person? A) Nehru ji. B) Modi ji. C) Bear suit. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Bear suit. 42. Blue sheep is a type of ..... species. A) Endangered. B) Endemic. C) Extinct. D) Vulnerable. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Vulnerable. 43. Species with small population may move into the endangered or vulnerable category if the negative factors affecting them are not stopped. A) Normal Species. B) Vulnerable Species. C) Rare Species. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Rare Species. 44. We need to conserve our forests and wildlife: A) To preserve the ecological diversity. B) To preserve the genetic diversity. C) For maintenance of aquatic biodiversity. D) So that we are able to over-extract plant and animal species. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) So that we are able to over-extract plant and animal species. 45. Teak monoculture has damaged the natural forests in: A) Ganga pine. B) South India. C) Brahmaputra pine. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) South India. 46. Which state has the largest area under permanent forest? A) Tamilnadu 17.59%. B) Karnataka 22.61%. C) Uttar Pradesh 9.18. D) Madhya Pradesh 75%. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Madhya Pradesh 75%. 47. Of the estimated 47000 plant species found in India, about 15000 flowering species belong to which category? A) Endemic Species. B) Vulnerable species. C) Endangered species. D) Extinct Species. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Endemic Species. 48. Chir Pine plantations in the Himalayas have replaced the: A) Himalayan Oak and Rhododendron. B) Teak and Sal. C) Babul and Mexican peeks. D) Neem. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Himalayan Oak and Rhododendron. 49. Which one of the following is a medicinal plant used to treat some types of cancer? A) Himalayan Yew. B) Hubbardia heptaneuron. C) Himalayan Oak. D) Madhuca notable. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Himalayan Yew. 50. "The species that are not found after searches of known or likely areas where they occur" are known as: A) Extinct species. B) Vulnerable species. C) Normal species. D) Rare species. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Extinct species. 51. Which one of the following is not a direct outcome of environmental destruction? A) Biological loss. B) Loss of cultural diversity. C) Severe droughts. D) River Valley Projects. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Severe droughts. 52. Which of the following birds do not fall in the category of Critical species? A) Forest spotted owl. B) Pink headed duck. C) Peacock. D) Mountain quail. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Pink headed duck. 53. CHIPKO MOVEMENT started for protection of A) Forest. B) Water. C) Land. D) All the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Forest. 54. Species which are not found after searches of known or likely areas where they may occur. A) Normal Species. B) Rare Species. C) Endangered Species. D) Extinct Species. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Extinct Species. 55. Asiatic Cheetah can go upto a maximum speed of? A) 112 km/hr. B) 212 km/hr. C) 157 km/hr. D) 103 km/hr. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 112 km/hr. 56. In which of the following years the Project Tiger launched? A) 1973. B) 2009. C) 1993. D) 1951. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 1973. 57. Which one of the following States has the largest area under permanent forest? A) Jammu Kashmir. B) Madhya pradesh. C) Uttar Pradesh. D) Punjab. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Madhya pradesh. 58. These are species which are not found in some particular areas usually isolated by natural or geographical barriers. A) Endangered. B) Endemic. C) Extinct. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Endemic. 59. The Mundas and the Santhal of Chota Nagpur plateau worship which trees? A) Tamarind. B) Mango. C) Mahua. D) Apple. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Mahua. 60. India is surrounded by ..... water bodies. A) 3. B) 4. C) 1. D) 2. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 3. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesGeography QuizzesClass 10 QuizzesClass 10 Geography Chapter 2 Forest And Wildlife Resources Quiz 1Class 10 Geography Chapter 2 Forest And Wildlife Resources Quiz 3 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books