Conservation of Plants and Animals Worksheet-8

Conservation of Plants and Animals Worksheet-8

1. Match the following and select the correct option from the codes given below.

(a) (A)-(II),(B)-(I),(C)-(III)

(b) (A)-(I),(B)-(II),(C)-(III)

(c) (A)-(II),(B)-(III),(C)-(I)

(d) (A)-(III),(B)-(II),(C)-(I)

2. A population of an organism which is at risk of becoming extinct in the near future is known as

(a) Critically endangered           (b) Extinct

(c) Endangered                             (d) Vulnerable

3. Which of the following statements is true?

(a) Biodiversity can be replicated by artificial means

(b) Fossil fuels can not be recycled

(c) Poaching is a legal industry

(d) Fauna is plant life in a particular region

4. Project tiger was started in 1973. Its aim is to create reserves in selected areas of India to increase the tiger population. Identify which of the following is not a tiger reserve.

(a) Dudhwa National Park

(b) Kanha National Park

(c) Simplipal National Park

(d) Kaziranga National Park

5. The adverse effects of deforestation are

(i) Reduced rainfall

(ii) Soil erosion

(iii) Destruction of habitat

(iv) Climatic changes

(a) (ii) & (iii)                                  (b) (ii) only

(c) (i), (ii) & (iii)                           (d) All of these

6. Tree saving and plantation movement was launched in 1950, it is known as:

(a) Forestry                                    (b) Van Mahotsava

(c) Indian forests                          (d) Van forests

7. Silent valley of Kerala is preserved because

(a) It contains very rare species of plants and animals

(b) The soil is rich in minerals

(c) There the areas of land were used extensively for agricultural purpose

(d) It has pine trees

8. The problem of desertification and deforestation is the result of

(a) Overgrazing

(b) Discriminating felling of trees

(c) Over exploitation of land resources     

(d) All of these

9. Chipko movement was started in

(a) Tehri-Garhwal district of Uttarakhand

(b) Tehri-Garhwal district of MP

(c) Tehri-Garhwal district of Assam

(d) Tehri-Garhwal district of Kerala

10. The organization which protects the trade in endangered species at international level

(a) IBWL           (b) CITES          (c) WHO            (d) WWF

Answer Key:

(1)-(a); (2)-(c); (3)-(b); (4)-(d); (5)-(d); (6)-(b); (7)-(a); (8)-(d); (9)-(a); (10)-(b)