April 2, 2020
Mountain & Forest – Geography – WBCS Main Question Paper
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WBCS Main Question Paper – 2019
27. ‘Sal’ tree is found in _____ forest.
(A) Moist Tropical
(B) Alpine
(C) Dry Tropical
(D) None of the above
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28. Tropical Moist deciduous is not found in
(A) West Bengal
(B) Bihar
(C) Gujrat
(D) Orrisa
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40. Khar Dung La pass joins
(A) Leh and Chumbi valley
(B) Leh and Siachen glacier
(C) Uttarakhand and Tibet
(D) Valley of Kashmir and Kargil
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41. _____ is the oldest denudated mountain of India.
(A) Eastern Ghats
(B) Nilgiri Hills
(C) Aravalli
(D) Zaskar
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42. The coal belt of peninsular India developed during periodÂ
(600-300 M years ago)
(A) Tertiary
(B) Pleistocene
(C) Carboniferous
(D) None of the above
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43. _____ is the highest peak of Meghalaya Plateau.
(A) Nokrek
(B) Shilong
(C) Mirik
(D) None of the above
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46. _____ is the highest peak of Sahayadris.
(A) Anaimudi
(B) Mahabaleswar
(C) Pushpagjri
(D) Aroya-Konda
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47. Dalma Trap is located in ______ state of India.
(A) Bihar
(B) Orrisa
(C) Jharkhand
(D) None of the above
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77. Wet temperate forest is found in ____ region of India.
(1000-2000 m above sea level)
(A) Nilgiri
(B) Eastern Ghats
(C) Kashmir Himalayas
(D) Kachch Peninsula
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84. The is first national park established in India in the year 1936.Â
(Nainital, Uttarakhand)
(A) Bandhavgarh
(B) Gir
(C) Indira Gandhi
(D) Jim Corbett
86. _____ is declared as national park in the year 2014 and became the newest national park of India.
(no new NP was decled in 2014)
(no new NP was decled in 2014)
(Kuno National Park, MP 2018)
(A) Dachigam
(B) Gorumara
(C) Jaldhapara
(D) Inderkilla    (2010, Himachal Pradesh)
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87. The Indian Wild Life Protection Act was passed in the year
(A) 1962
(B) 1972
(C) 1975
(D) 1965
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89. Barren Island Wildlife Sanctuary is located In
(A) Dadra and Nagar Haveli
(B) Pondicherry
(C) Andaman and Nicobar Island
(D) Lakshwadeep
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90. The Dravidian rock system is found in _____ region.
(A) Krishna Valley
(B) Chotanagpur plateau
(C) Spiti Valley
(D) Damodar Valley
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91. ______ valley lies in between Pir Panjal and Zaskar range.
(A) Kangra
(B) Kashmir
(C) Kulu
(D) Dun
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92. The famous _____Â glacier is located at Nubra Valley.
(A) Baltora
(B) Punmah
(C) Siachen
(D) Kanchenjunga
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93. The Zoji La pass is located in ______ state of India.Â
(Srinagar to Leh)
(A) Jammu and Kashmir
(B) Himachal Pradesh
(C) Sikkim
(D) Arunachal Pradesh
95. ______ plateau is separated from the main peninsular plateau of India by the wide gap of Garo Rajmahal Gap.
(A) Madhya Bharat Pathar
(B) Meghalaya
(C) Chotonagpur
(D) Malwa
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96. ______ pass is in Arunachal Pradesh.Â
(Tawang)
(A) Bum La
(B) Jelep La
(C) Nathula
(D) Bazil
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97. ______ hill range is also known as Sahyadris.
(A) Western Ghats
(B) Eastern Ghats
(C) Vindhayas
(D) Satpura
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119. Introduction of Joint Forest Management was an Important objective of ____Â
(Arabari, West Midnapore)
(A) National Forest Policy, 1988
(B) Man and Biosphere Program
(C) Wild Life Protection Act, 1972
(D) None of the above
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120. Woods of Sundari tree is used mainly for making _____
(A) Railway sleepers
(B) Boat making
(C) Cricket bat
(D) None of the above
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125. Chandra Tal is located in ______ valley.
(Himachal Pradesh)
(A) Kashmir
(B) Lahaul and Spiti
(C) Dun
(D) None of the above
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122. What should be the proportion of forest cover for India to maintain ecological balance?
(A) 11.1%
(B) 22.2%
(C) 33.3%
(D) 44.4%
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124. Where is the Bandipur National Park
(A) Rajasthan
(B) Andhra Pradesh
(C) Karnataka
(D) Assam
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125. Where is the Forest Research institute located?Â
(1878)
(A) Dehradun
(B) Bhopal
(C) Lucknow
(D) Delhi
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128. World’s maximum newsprint paper comes from
(A) Deciduous forest
(B) Monsoon forest
(C) Mangrove forest
(D) Rain forest
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128. The Gir Forest is noted for its
(A) Lion sanctuary
(B) Deer Park
(C) Tiger sanctuary
(D) Crocodile Park
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29. When was the first National Forest Policy issued by the Government of India?
(A) 1952
(B) 1940
(C) 1942
(D) 1999
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130. Namdapha National Park is in
(A) Mizoram
(B) Manipur’
(C) Tripura
(D) Arunachal Pradesh
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131. Which wildlife sanctuary has the project to conserve the rhinos in India?
(A) Bandipur
(B) Pariyar
(C) Kaziranga
(D) Gir
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132. The common tree species in Nilgiri hills is
(A) Sal
(B) Pines
(C) Eucalyptus
(D) Teak
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133. Where was the first Bio-reserve established in India?Â
(MAB Programme, 2000)
(A) Nokrek
(B) Kanha
(C) Nilgiris  (1986)
(D) Perlyar
136. Which is the best known bird sanctuary in Haryana?
(A) Sultanpur
(B) Bharatpur
(C) Rajaji
(D) Sanska
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137. Which of the following Cities in India is considered as greenest?Â
(Evergreen city of India)
(A) Bengaluru
(B) Delhi
(C) Chandigarh
(D) Thiruvananthapuram
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138. Biosphere Reserve of India, Nanda Devi (UNESCO) is located in the state ofÂ
(1982)
(A) Uttarakhand
(B) Sikkim
(C) Meghalaya
(D) Himachal Pradesh
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139. Bandhavgarh National Park is located in which state?
(A) Maharashtra
(B) Madhya Pradesh
(C) Gujarat
(D) Jharkhand
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152. A tropical deciduous plant special to the Deccan plateau is
(A) Teak
(B) Shisam
(C) Sandalwood
(6) Sal .
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182. Where are the Saltoro Ranges located?
(A) Ladakh
(B) Along the Vindhyas
(C) Part of the Karakoram Ranges
(D) Pan of the Western Ghat
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184. Which part of the Himalayas has the maximum stretch from east to west?
(A) Kumaun Himalayas
(B) Assam Himalayas
(C) Punjab Himalayas
(D) Nepal Himalayas
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186. Naga, Khasi and Garo hills are located inÂ
(Garo & Khasi Hills are part of Meghalaya Plateau)
(A) Purvanchal Ranges
(B) Karakorarn Ranges
(C) Zaskar Ranges
(D) Himalaya Ranges
187. Nathu La, a place where India-China border trade has been resumed after 44 years is located on the Indian border in
(A) Sikkim
(B) Aruriachal Pradesh
(C) Himachal Pradesh
(D) Jammu & Kashmir
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189. Baltoro glacier is located in
(A) Karakoram ranges
(B) Pamir plateau
(C) Shivalik
(D) Alps
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193. The Deccan trap was formed by the
(A) Dharwar Vulcanicity
(B) Mesozoic Vulcanicity
(C) Cretaceous Vulcanicity
(D) Palcozoic Vulcanicity
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195. Guru Shikhar on the Abu Hills is the highest peak of which mountain ranges?
(A) Sahyadn
(B) Purvanchal
(C) Anaimalai
(D) Aravallis
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198. Palghat joins which of the following states?Â
(Palakkad to Coimbatore)
(A) Sikkim and West Bengal
(B) Maharashtra and Orissa
(C) Kerala and Tamil Nadu
(D) Arunachal Pradesh and Sikkim
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199. Central Highlands of Indian peninsular block are formed of
(A) Sedimentary and metamorphic rocks
(B) Igneous and sedimentary rocks
(C) Igneous and metamorphic rocks
(D) Sedimentary rocks
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200. Which Himalayan peak is also called ‘Sagar Matha’?
(A) Nanga parbat
(B) Dhaulagiri
(C) Mt. Everest
(D) Kanchanjunga
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111.The headquarters of the Forest Survey of India is located inÂ
(1981)
(A) Dehradun
(B) New Delhi
(C) Bhopal
(D) Coimbatore
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112. Which one of the following is not a wood from the Himalayan forests ?Â
(tropical hardwood)
(A) Deodar
(B) Chir
(C) Teak
(D) Cypress
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114. Which one of the following states has the maximum forest cover compared to its total area ?
(A) Jharkhand
(B) Chattisgarh
(C) Sikkim
(D) Arunachal Pradesh (79.63%)
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118. Tropical wet evergreen forests are found in
(A) the Andaman-Nicobar islands
(B) the Assam valley
(C) the Chotanagpur plateau
(D) the Lesser Himalayan region
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121. Which one of the following Biosphere Reserves in India is not correctly matched ?
(A) Nanda devi – Uttarakhand
(B) Namdhapa – Assam
(C) Gulf of Mannar – Tamil Nadu
(D) Nokrek – Meghalaya
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102. ‘Pat Lands’ are found in
(A) Malwa Plateau
(B) Bundelkhand Uplands
(C) Chotanagpur Plateau
(D) Maharashtra Plateau
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117. Most of the highest peaks of the Himalayas are located in
(A) the Trans Himalayas
(B) The Central Himalayas
(C) the Middle Himalayas
(D) the Outer Himalayas
119. The Eastern Ghats and The Western Ghats meet at the
(A) Nilgiris
(B) Vindhyas
(C) Satpuras
(D) Paini hills
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125. The foot hill areas of the Himalayas are called
(A) Basic Himalayas
(B) Southern Himalayas
(C) Siwalik
(D) Doon
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126. The ‘Deccan Trap’ cannot be found in the state of
(A) Gujarat
(B) Maharashtra
(C) Karnataka
(D) Tamil Nadu
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129.The earliest rock formation in India can be found in
(A) the Deccan plateau region
(B) the Himalayan region
(C) the Ganga-Brahmaputra plain region
(D) the Deltaic region
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131. ‘Jelep La’ is a mountain pass located in
(Sikkim – Tibet)
(A) Bhutan
(B) Nepal
(C) Arunachal Pradesh
(D) Sikkim
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132. The Mt. Everest is located in
(A) Sub-Himalayan region
(B) Lesser Himalayan region
(C) Greater Himalayan region
(D) Trans-Himalayan region
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159. ‘Syntaxial bend’ is associated with
(A) the origin of the Himalayas.
(B) deep gorges of the Indus and the Brahmaputra.
(C) formation of the Tapi valley.
(D) Rajmahal Gap.
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168. ‘Sagarmatha’ in the Himalayas is also known as
(A) Dhaulagiri
(B) Kanchenjunga
(C) NangaParvat
(D) Mt. Everest
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98. The highest peak of South India is :
(A) Annamalai hill
(B) Palini hill
(C) Dodabetta
(D) Anaimudi
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126. Which one of the following is not correctly matched ?
(A) Dhupgarh : Satpura
(B) Panchmarhi : Mahadev
(C) Dodagiri : Nilgiris
(D) Mahendragiri : Estern Ghats
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141.The Garo, Khashi, Jainto hills were formed in the same age as
(A) Himalaya
(B) Malwa Plateau
(C) Siwalik
(D) Himachal Range
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152. The Peninsular Plateau of India extends to
(A) Mizo hills
(B) Himachal Himalayas
(C) Meghalaya hills
(D) Assam valley
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167. Which one of the following mountain range is latest in its origin ?
(A) Greater Himalayas
(B) Vlndhyas
(C) Siwaliks
(D) Satpura
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168. The oldest mountain range of India is
(A) Satpura
(B) Vindhya
(C) Aravali
(D) Himalayas
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183. Zojila is a pass betweenÂ
(NH -1)
(A) Kashmir valley and Laddakh
(B) Lahaul vally and Spiti
(C) Chumbi vally and Sikkim
(D) Arunachal Pradesh and Tibet
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189. Baralachala pass is in   Â
(Leh–Manali Highway)
(A) Punjab
(C) Uttaranachal
(B) Uttar Pradesh
(D) Himachal Pradesh
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191. Saramati is the highest peak of Â
(Nagaland)
(A) Naga        Â
(B) Aravali
(C) Himalaya Â
(D) Nilgiri
199. The highest peak of India in Himalayan range is:
(A) Mt. Everest
(B) Nanda Devi
(C) Kanchanjunga
(D) K2
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65. The mangrove forests are found in
(A) Western Ghat
(B) Eastern Ghat
(C) Deltaic region of Krishna and Godavari
(D) North-East Himalaya
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108. Moist Tropical Evergreen forests are found in
(A) the Deccan Plateau
(B) the Shillong Plateau
(C) Southern States
(D) the Siwaliks
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153. Which one of the following is not correctly matched ?Â
(Chandra Prabha Sanctuary – UP)
(A) Kaziranaga – Assam
(B) Shivpuri – Madhya Pradesh
(C) Chandraprabhya – Bihar
(D) Corbett National Park – Uttaranchal
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185. In which state silent valley is located ?Â
(Nilgiri hills)
(A) Tamil Nadu
(B) Assam
(C) Kerala
(D) Rajasthan
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195. The largest reserve of Sal forest is found in
(A) Eastern Peninsula
(B) Nilgiri hills
(C) Dehradun valley
(D) Aravali
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160. Dandakaranya Project is situated inÂ
(Odisha & Chhattisgarh)
(A) Tamil Nadu
(B) Maharashtra
(C) Madhya Pradesh
(D) Goa
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17. Western Ghats in Maharashtra is known as –
(a) Nilgiris
(b) Cardamom Hills
(c) Annamalai
(d) Sahyadris
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18. The upliftment of the Himalayas was first initiated during the period of-
(a) Middle Pliocene
(b) Middle Oligocene
(c) Middle Eocene
(d) Middle Miocene
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19. Structurally, the Great Himalaya is –
(a) an autochthonous zone
(b) A par-autochthonous zone
(c) An allochthonous zone
(d) A Suture zone
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39. Which one of the following is most prone to earth quake ?
(a) High hill-tops
(b) Young folded mountain
(e) Oil shields
(d) All of the above
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40. The highest peak of the Himalayas in India is in:Â
(Kangchenjunga – 8,586 m)
(a) Uttar Pradesh
(b) Kashmir
(c) Sikkim
(d) Himachal Pradesh
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44. The typical area of ‘Sal’ forests in the Indian Peninsula occurs
(a) On the Western Ghats
(b) Between the Tapti and the Narmada
(c) To the North-East of Godavari
(d) On the Malwa Plateau
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12. Among the following States, which one has the largest forest area?
(a) Gujarat
(b) Karnataka
(c) Odisha
(d) Tamil Nadu
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15. Which one of the following does not belong to biosphere reserves set-up so far?
(a) Great Nicobar
(b) Sunderbans
(c) Nanda Devi
(d) Gulf of Kachch
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16. Reserved Forest is a forest-
(a) Totally under Government control
(b) Meant mainly for tribal people
(c) Earmarked for commercial exploitation with restricted grazing
(d) With wild life protection
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47. Which Sanctuary in Kerala is known for elephants ?
(a) Parakal
(b) Periyar
(c) Chandraprabha
(d) Kanha
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51. The Hindustan Tibet Road connecting Shimla with Western Tibet passes through –
(Himachal Pradesh)
(a) Shipki La pass
(b) Zoji La Pass
(c) Thaga La pass
(d) Jelep La pass
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53. The Zaskar is one of the main ranges of
(a)The great Himalayan Systems
(b) The Trans Himalayan Systems
(c) The Central Himalayan Systems
(d) The Middle Himalayan Systems
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63. ‘Silent Valley’ is located in
(a) Karnataka
(b) Kerala
(c) Himachal Pradesh
(d) Uttarakhand
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71. Wildlife Protection Act was passed in
(a) 1970Â Â Â Â
(b) 1972
(c) 1980Â Â Â Â
(d) 1986
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65. Which one is not a component/part of Social Forestry?
(a) Urban forestry
(b) Agro forestry
(c) Commercial farm forestry
(d) None of the above
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66. Which one is not an objective of the social forestry?
(a) Securing revenue
(b) Improving aesthetic values
(c) Reduction of environmental pollution
(d) To reduce pressure on the traditional forest areas
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67. In which year the first Forest Policy of independent India was declared?
(a) 1950Â Â Â
(b) 1951
(c) 1952Â Â Â
(d) 1956
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69. The Little Rann of Kutch is the only home of the
(a) Great Indian Bustard
(b) Blackbuck
(c) Flamingo
(d) Indian Wild Ass
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64. Kudremukh National Park is located in
(a) Kerala
(b) Tamil Nadu
(c) Karnataka
(d) Andhra Pradesh
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68. In India, which type of forest among the following occupies the largest area?
(a) Tropical Moist Deciduous  (37%)
(b) Montane Wet Temperate
(c) Tropical Dry Deciduous
(d) Tropical Wet Evergreen
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70. The Shola grass lands are found in
(a) The Himalaya
(b) The Vindhyan
(c)The western Ghats
(d) The Eastern Ghats
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