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Drainage bingoRead the answer and worked solution →India is one of how many mega bio-diversity countries of the world?Read the answer and worked solution →With about 47,000 plant species, India ranks which in the world in plant diversity?Read the answer and worked solution →India's roughly 15,000 flowering plants form what share of the world's flowering plants?Read the answer and worked solution →According to the India State of Forest Report 2011, India's forest cover is:Read the answer and worked solution →Tropical evergreen forests are at their best where annual rainfall exceeds:Read the answer and worked solution →Ebony, mahogany, rosewood, rubber and cinchona belong to which forest type?Read the answer and worked solution →The most widespread forests of India, also called monsoon forests, are the:Read the answer and worked solution →Trees of the tropical deciduous forests shed their leaves in dry summer for about:Read the answer and worked solution →The most dominant species of the moist deciduous forests is the:Read the answer and worked solution →Thorn forests and scrubs are the natural vegetation where rainfall is less than:Read the answer and worked solution →Wet temperate forests of oaks and chestnuts are found between heights of:Read the answer and worked solution →Coniferous trees like pine, deodar, silver fir and spruce are found between:Read the answer and worked solution →Alpine vegetation in the mountains generally begins above:Read the answer and worked solution →Alpine grasslands are grazed extensively by which nomadic tribes?Read the answer and worked solution →Sundari trees, which give durable hard timber, grow in which delta?Read the answer and worked solution →India's roughly 2,000 bird species make up what share of the world's total?Read the answer and worked solution →The Wildlife Protection Act was implemented in India in:Read the answer and worked solution →The Gir forest in Gujarat is the last natural habitat of the:Read the answer and worked solution →The wild ass is found in the arid:Read the answer and worked solution →How many biosphere reserves have been set up in India?Read the answer and worked solution →How many of India's biosphere reserves are in the world network of biosphere reserves?Read the answer and worked solution →The only surviving representative of its variety of crocodile in the world today is the:Read the answer and worked solution →Catch the biosphere reservesRead the answer and worked solution →Pop the evergreen treesRead the answer and worked solution →Run the forest limitsRead the answer and worked solution →Slice the Indian treesRead the answer and worked solution →Evergreen or deciduousRead the answer and worked solution →Sort the plants by forestRead the answer and worked solution →Type the numberRead the answer and worked solution →

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Drainage bingo

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Clues and terms
  1. Clue
    Upland between two basins.
    Item
    Water divide
  2. Clue
    River with water all year.
    Item
    Perennial
  3. Clue
    Deep cut through mountains.
    Item
    Gorge
  4. Clue
    Brahmaputra channel in Assam.
    Item
    Braided
  5. Clue
    Mouth of the Narmada and Tapi.
    Item
    Estuary
  6. Clue
    Fault-made trough of the Narmada.
    Item
    Rift valley
  7. Clue
    Chilika, Pulicat, Kolleru.
    Item
    Lagoon
  8. Clue
    Lake from a meander cut-off.
    Item
    Ox-bow
  9. Clue
    Nickname of the Godavari.
    Item
    Dakshin Ganga
Instructions
Read each clue and tap the term it describes.
_Source: syllabus Contemporary India I, Chapter 3, Drainage._

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India is one of how many mega bio-diversity countries of the world?

  1. 12
  2. 20
  3. 15
  4. 50
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Correct answer: A. 12

1. It has about 47,000 plant species. 2. India is one of 12 mega bio-diversity countries. 3. It also has about 90,000 animal species. _Source: syllabus Contemporary India I, Chapter 5, Natural Vegetation and Wildlife._

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With about 47,000 plant species, India ranks which in the world in plant diversity?

  1. Second
  2. Tenth
  3. Fourth
  4. Fifth
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Correct answer: B. Tenth

1. It is fourth in Asia. 2. India stands tenth in the world. 3. About 15,000 species are flowering plants. _Source: syllabus Contemporary India I, Chapter 5, Natural Vegetation and Wildlife._

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