Effect of Large Scale Projects on Forest Ecosystems

Q. The Narmada Sagar project is located in which of the following states in India?

1. Assam
2. West Bengal
3. Madhya Pradesh
4. Kerala

Q. Where is the Buxa Tiger Reserve located?

1. West Bengal
2. Assam
3. Kerala
4. Madhya Pradesh

Q. The in Madhya Pradesh would inundate hectares of forests and displace many local communities.

1. Narmada Sagar Project
2. Dolomite Mining Project
3. 40, 000
4. 10, 000

Q.

Rihand Valley Project is located in the state of

Q. Statement 1: Forests contain some of the most valuable resources that a country possesses.

Statement 2: The government, the conservationists and the people of the country need to find ways to protect the forest environment and the people who subsist on these forests in the process of planning big development projects.

1. Both statements are correct and statement 1 is the correct justification of statement 2.
2. Both statements are correct and statement 2 is the correct justification of statement 1.
3. Statement 1 is incorrect but statement 2 is correct.
4. Statement 1 is correct but statement 2 is incorrect.

Q. Many environmentalists hold the view that the greatest factors contributing to the depletion of forests today are:

1. Grazing and fuel-wood collection
2. Large-scale projects and colonial rule
3. Forest fires and soil erosion
4. Enrichment plantations and global warming