Quiz 50 Ecology and Environment

With reference to the Indian Pangolins, species seen in the news, consider the following statements:

1. These are mostly distributed in the arid region of India.

2. These are only found in India and Bangladesh.

3. These are categorised as Critically Endangered under the IUCN Red List

Which of the given statements is/are not correct?

With reference to the Caracal species, seen in the news, which of the following statements is/are correct in this regard?

1. These are the medium-sized wild cat species having black tufted ears as one of its most distinguishing
features.

2. These are endemic to North-Eastern region of India.

3. The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) lists caracals as a species of ‘least concern’
in India.

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Galathea National Park and the Campbell Bay National Park are part of

Which of the following causes Forest fire?

1. Lightning

2. Rubbing of dry bamboos with each other

3. Dry pine needles or leaves falling on electric pole.

Select the correct answer code:

Consider the following statements:

1. Deepor Beel is a riverine wetland located in the state of Arunachal Pradesh.

2. It has been designated as a Ramsar Site in the year 2019.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Consider the following statements regarding Global Forest Cover.

1. Forests cover more than 40 percent of the global land area.

2. Russia and Brazil accounts for more than 30 percent of world’s forests.

3. The largest part of the forest is found in tropical domain.

Which of the above statements is/ are correct?

Which of the following regions are considered as tiger landscapes in India?

1. Shivalik Hills and Gangetic Plains

2. Central Indian Landscape and Eastern Ghats

3. North-East Hills and Brahmaputra Plains

4. Sundarbans

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‘Bandipur Tiger Reserve’ is situated in which of the following states?

With reference to the Sudden Stratospheric Warming, a meteorological event, consider the following statements:

1. Under this, the polar stratospheric temperature can increase by up to 50 degrees Celsius over the course of a few days.

2. It is followed by very cold weather, especially heavy snowstorms.

Great Barrier Reef is the world’s largest coral reef system, located in