Effect of Large Scale Projects on Forest Ecosystems

Q.

Which of these statements is not a valid reason for the depletion of flora and fauna?

1. Agricultural expansion.

2. Large scale developmental projects

3. Grazing and fuelwood collection.

4. Rapid industrialisation and urbanisation.

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. Enrichment plantations and global warming
4. Forest fires and soil erosion

Q. Where is the Buxa Tiger Reserve located?

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

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

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

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

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