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State PSC Soil & Vegetation — practice questions

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A plant community left undisturbed long enough to adjust to climate and soil is called:Read the answer and worked solution →Tropical evergreen forests need annual rainfall of over:Read the answer and worked solution →Rosewood, mahogany and aini are trees of the:Read the answer and worked solution →The most widespread forests of India, also called monsoon forests, are:Read the answer and worked solution →Teak, sal and sandalwood grow mainly in:Read the answer and worked solution →Tropical thorn forests with babool, ber and khejri occur where rainfall is below:Read the answer and worked solution →The highly valued endemic wood used in construction, grown in the western Himalayas, is:Read the answer and worked solution →Chinar and walnut, which sustain Kashmir handicrafts, belong to the:Read the answer and worked solution →The temperate forests of the Nilgiris, Anaimalai and Palani hills are called:Read the answer and worked solution →Chilika Lake and Keoladeo National Park are protected as water-fowl habitats under the:Read the answer and worked solution →Mangrove forests are highly developed in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands and the:Read the answer and worked solution →According to the India State of Forest Report 2011, actual forest cover is:Read the answer and worked solution →Which territory has zero percent forest area?Read the answer and worked solution →The forest policy of 1952, modified in 1988, aims to bring what share of the area under forest?Read the answer and worked solution →Raising trees and crops on the same land is called:Read the answer and worked solution →A comprehensive Wildlife Act providing the legal framework for conservation was enacted in:Read the answer and worked solution →Project Tiger was launched in:Read the answer and worked solution →Project Elephant was launched in:Read the answer and worked solution →Project Tiger began with how many tiger reserves?Read the answer and worked solution →Biosphere reserves are recognised under which UNESCO programme?Read the answer and worked solution →The first Biosphere Reserve of India, established in September 1986, is the:Read the answer and worked solution →India has how many National parks?Read the answer and worked solution →Catch the evergreen treesRead the answer and worked solution →Pop the forest typesRead the answer and worked solution →Find the real termRead the answer and worked solution →Slice the forest wordsRead the answer and worked solution →Wet or dry forestRead the answer and worked solution →Which yearRead the answer and worked solution →Type the numberRead the answer and worked solution →Forests bingoRead the answer and worked solution →

Worked practice questions

A plant community left undisturbed long enough to adjust to climate and soil is called:

  1. Natural vegetation
  2. Plantation crops
  3. Orchard planting
  4. Garden landscaping
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Correct answer: A. Natural vegetation

1. A planted tree in a garden is not natural vegetation. 2. The same species growing wild in a forest is. 3. Undisturbed plant communities are natural vegetation. _Source: syllabus Geography, India Physical Environment, Chapter 5, Natural Vegetation._

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Tropical evergreen forests need annual rainfall of over:

  1. 20 cm
  2. 200 cm
  3. 50 cm
  4. 100 cm
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Correct answer: B. 200 cm

1. They grow on the western slope of the Western Ghats. 2. They need warm, humid conditions. 3. Rainfall must exceed 200 cm. _Source: syllabus Geography, India Physical Environment, Chapter 5, Natural Vegetation._

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Rosewood, mahogany and aini are trees of the:

  1. Evergreen forests
  2. Thorn forests
  3. Alpine pastures
  4. Mangrove swamps
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Correct answer: A. Evergreen forests

1. These trees reach 60 m or more. 2. They stay green all year. 3. They belong to the evergreen forests. _Source: syllabus Geography, India Physical Environment, Chapter 5, Natural Vegetation._

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