Q1. Which of the following is the largest Biosphere Reserves of India?
(a) Nilgiri
(b) Nandadevi
(c) Sundarbans
(d) Gulf of Mannar
(a) Bihar
(b) Madhya Pradesh
(c) Andhra Pradesh
(d) Tamil Nadu
Q3. Which of the following cities in India is considered greenest?
(a) Bengaluru
(b) Delhi
(c) Chandigarh
(d) Thiruvananthapuram
Q4. Afforestation is the process of
(a) Clearing forests
(b) planting more trees
(c) cutting down trees
(d) collecting forest resources
Q5. Brightest planet in our solar system is
(a) Venus
(b) Mercury
(c) Mars
(d) Jupiter
Q6. The ‘Chipko Movement’ is related
(a) Wildlife preservation
(b) Forest conservation
(c) Scientific agriculture
(d) Deforestation
Q7. Where is India’s most prized tea grown?
(a) Jorhat
(b) Darjeeling
(c) Nilgiris
(d) Munnar
Q8. When was the first National Forest Policy issued by the Government of India?
(a) 1952
(b) 1940
(c) 1942
(d) 1999
Q9. Under which plan did the Government introduce an agricultural strategy which gave rise to Green Revolution?
(a) Sixth Five-Year Plan (FYP)
(b) Second FYP
(c) Fourth FYP
(d) Third FYP
Q10. Operation Flood is related to
(a) Flood control
(b) Arrangement of drinking water
(c) Milk production
(d) None of these
Q11. Green Revolution in India has so far been most successful in case of
(a) sugarcane
(b) coarse grains
(c) wheat
(d) None of these
Q12. Which of the following is the main spice producer?
(a) Deccan trap
(b) Malabar coast
(c) Coromandel coast
(d) Sunderbans delta
Q13. Which of the following is called “brown paper”?
(a) Jute
(b) Cotton
(c) Rubber
(d) Tea
Q14. The culture of silkworms is known as
(a) Apiculture
(b) Horticulture
(c) Pisciculture
(d) Sericulture
Q15. Which one of the following is not a HYV of wheat?
(a) Sonalika
(b) Ratna
(c) KalyanSona
(d) Girija
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