Start learning →

UPSC CDS Indian Geography — practice questions — page 4

Explore 188 free Indian Geography questions in UPSC CDS Environment. Open each question or exercise to read its content, reference answers and available explanation.

Practise Indian Geography with Quill →

Indian Geography questions and exercises with answers

Showing questions 91–120 of 188.

Catch the water harvesting structuresRead the answer and worked solution →Pop the five R'sRead the answer and worked solution →Run the conservation storyRead the answer and worked solution →Slice the conservation wordsRead the answer and worked solution →Rajasthan or elsewhereRead the answer and worked solution →Sort forest, water and fuelRead the answer and worked solution →Type the numberRead the answer and worked solution →Natural resources bingoRead the answer and worked solution →Clearing forests and using the land for other purposes is called:Read the answer and worked solution →Fertile land turning into desert as topsoil is lost is called:Read the answer and worked solution →The part of the earth that supports life is the:Read the answer and worked solution →Areas where animals are protected from any disturbance to them and their habitat are:Read the answer and worked solution →Large protected areas conserving wildlife, plants and the traditional life of tribals are:Read the answer and worked solution →The Pachmarhi Biosphere Reserve contains one national park named:Read the answer and worked solution →Bori and Pachmarhi, inside the Pachmarhi Biosphere Reserve, are:Read the answer and worked solution →Plants and animals found in a particular area are termed its:Read the answer and worked solution →Species found exclusively in a particular area and nowhere else naturally are:Read the answer and worked solution →Which animal is endemic to the Pachmarhi Biosphere Reserve?Read the answer and worked solution →A group of populations capable of interbreeding to produce fertile offspring is a:Read the answer and worked solution →Killing or capturing wild animals illegally is called:Read the answer and worked solution →Satpura National Park is India's first:Read the answer and worked solution →The finest Indian teak is found in:Read the answer and worked solution →How many rock shelters with prehistoric paintings have been identified in Pachmarhi Biosphere Reserve?Read the answer and worked solution →Project Tiger was launched by the government to:Read the answer and worked solution →Animals whose numbers are falling to a level where they might face extinction are called:Read the answer and worked solution →The source book recording all endangered animals and plants is the:Read the answer and worked solution →Birds that fly to far away lands every year to lay eggs when their habitat becomes cold are:Read the answer and worked solution →How many full grown trees does it take to make one tonne of paper?Read the answer and worked solution →Paper can be recycled how many times?Read the answer and worked solution →Restocking destroyed forests by planting new trees is:Read the answer and worked solution →

Worked practice questions

Catch the water harvesting structures

Read exercise and reference answers
Items
  1. Matches the category
    Yes
    Item
    Khadin
  2. Matches the category
    Yes
    Item
    Johad
  3. Matches the category
    Yes
    Item
    Kulh
  4. Matches the category
    Yes
    Item
    Eri
  5. Matches the category
    Yes
    Item
    Surangam
  6. Matches the category
    Yes
    Item
    Ahar
  7. Matches the category
    No
    Item
    Slag
  8. Matches the category
    No
    Item
    Tendu
Category
Water harvesting
Instructions
Catch the traditional water harvesting structures. Let the other words fall.
_Source: syllabus Science, Chapter 16, Sustainable Management of Natural Resources._

Open this exercise →

Pop the five R's

Read exercise and reference answers
Other terms
  1. Discard
  2. Dump
  3. Burn
  4. Litter
Matching terms
  1. Refuse
  2. Reduce
  3. Reuse
  4. Repurpose
  5. Recycle
  6. Segregate
Instructions
Pop the actions that save the environment. Leave the wasteful ones.
_Source: syllabus Science, Chapter 16, Sustainable Management of Natural Resources._

Open this exercise →

Run the conservation story

Read exercise and reference answers
Questions
  1. Correct
    1731
    Choices
    1. 1731
    2. 1985
    3. 2015
  2. Correct
    1985
    Choices
    1. 1731
    2. 1985
    3. 2015
  3. Correct
    2015
    Choices
    1. 1731
    2. 1985
    3. 2015
  4. Correct
    Reni
    Choices
    1. Reni
    2. Arabari
    3. Khejrali
  5. Correct
    Arabari
    Choices
    1. Reni
    2. Arabari
    3. Khejrali
  6. Correct
    Khejrali
    Choices
    1. Reni
    2. Arabari
    3. Khejrali
Instructions
Year of: Bishnoi sacrifice, Ganga Action Plan, Stockholm prize; then place of Chipko, sal revival, Bishnoi.
_Source: syllabus Science, Chapter 16, Sustainable Management of Natural Resources._

Open this exercise →

How to practise

  1. Choose a Indian Geography question and try to work out your answer.
  2. Open the question to check the correct answer and read its worked solution.
  3. Continue in the app for bite-sized lessons, explanations and review with Quill. You can start without creating an account.

More Environment topics

Environment & EcologyScience & TechnologyCurrent AffairsSoil & VegetationConservationEndangered SpeciesEnvironment BasicsNational Parks