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UPSC CDS Agriculture — practice questions — page 6

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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 →Vegetation bingoRead the answer and worked solution →Climate refers to weather conditions averaged over a long period, taken as more than:Read the answer and worked solution →The word monsoon comes from the Arabic word mausim, meaning:Read the answer and worked solution →On a winter night the temperature at Drass in Jammu and Kashmir may fall to:Read the answer and worked solution →Annual precipitation in Meghalaya exceeds:Read the answer and worked solution →Which coast receives much of its rain in October and November?Read the answer and worked solution →How many major controls of climate are there?Read the answer and worked solution →

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The most widespread forests of India, also called monsoon forests, are the:

  1. Tropical deciduous
  2. Tropical evergreen
  3. Mangrove forests
  4. Montane forests
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Correct answer: A. Tropical deciduous

1. They get 200 cm to 70 cm of rain. 2. Tropical deciduous forests are the monsoon forests. 3. They are split into moist and dry types. _Source: syllabus Contemporary India I, Chapter 5, Natural Vegetation and Wildlife._

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Trees of the tropical deciduous forests shed their leaves in dry summer for about:

  1. Ten to twelve days
  2. Six to eight weeks
  3. Two to three weeks
  4. Four to six months
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Correct answer: B. Six to eight weeks

1. That is why they are called deciduous. 2. Leaf fall lasts six to eight weeks. 3. Teak is the dominant species. _Source: syllabus Contemporary India I, Chapter 5, Natural Vegetation and Wildlife._

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The most dominant species of the moist deciduous forests is the:

  1. Neem tree
  2. Pine tree
  3. Teak tree
  4. Sal tree
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Correct answer: C. Teak tree

1. Sal, shisham and sandalwood are also valuable. 2. Teak dominates the moist deciduous forest. 3. These forests get 200 to 100 cm of rain. _Source: syllabus Contemporary India I, Chapter 5, Natural Vegetation and Wildlife._

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