Vegetation Types In India

Q.

What are tidal forests?

Q.

Littoral forest occurs in :-

1. Along the sea coasts and tidal creeks.

2. At elevated places.

3. On hills

4. None of the above.

Q. Why do the trees in tropical deciduous forests shed their leaves?

1. To protect themselves from animals.
2. To protect themselves from illegal tree trafficking.
3. To prevent loss of water as a mode of survival instinct.
4. To trap animals, birds and insects.

Q. Deciduous forests are also called as?

1. Moist Forests
2. Tropical Thorn Forests
3. Monsoon forests
4. Dry forests

Q.

What is the difference between moist evergreen and dry deciduous forests?

Q. What is the other name of the Great Indian Desert?

1. The Gobi desert
2. The Thar desert
3. The Atacama desert
4. The Sahara desert

Q. Tropical evergreen forests are found in ___.

1. Gangetic Plains
2. Western Ghats
3. Northeast of India
4. Eastern Ghats

Q. Tropical thorny forests and scrubs are found in areas with less than _______ cm of rainfall.

1. 70

Q.

Lakshadweep and the Andaman and Nicobar Islands have which kind of forests?

Q. The line separating the snow-covered areas from the snow-less areas is known as __________.

1. thaw line
2. permafrost line
3. frost line
4. snow line

Q.

The largest hot desert in the world is _____

Q. Match the different types of forests with the amount of rainfall they receive: 1) Tropical Evergreen forests; 2) Tropical deciduous forest; 3) Tropical thorn forest; A) Receives rainfall between 70-200cm; B) Receives rainfall less than 70cm C) Receives rainfall greater than 200cm;

1. 1-A; 2-B; 3-C
2. 1-C; 2-B; 3-A
3. 1-B; 2-A; 3-C
4. 1-C; 2-A; 3-B

Q. In which type of forests are bamboo, sal, neem, and mulberry trees found?

1. Tropical Evergreen
2. Montane
3. Tropical Deciduous
4. Tropical Thorn

Q. Sunderban National Park is located in ____ state.

1. Gujarat
2. Himachal Pradesh
3. West Bengal
4. Tamil Nadu

Q. ___ type of forests are a treasure trove of teak trees.

1. Tropical deciduous
2. Mangrove
3. Tropical evergreen
4. Montane

Q. There are hundreds of national parks and sanctuaries in India. Pick the odd one from the following options:

1. Dandeli
2. Jim Corbett
3. Gir
4. Kaziranga

Q. Which forests are found in the deltas of rivers where the soil is salty and waterlogged?

1. Tropical evergreen
2. Mangrove
3. Montane
4. Tropical deciduous

Q. Sunderbans is named after _____ tree.

1. oak
2. sal
3. sundari
4. teak

Q. Match the following trees of montane vegetation with the heights in which they are found.

1. Oak
2. 1500m - 3000m
3. >3600m
4. Juniper
5. Cedar
6. 1000m - 2000m

Q. Tropical evergreen forests are typically found in which of the following region(s) of India?

1. Gangetic plains
2. Western Ghats
3. North-eastern India
4. Thar desert

Q. Which of the following characteristics are found in cacti growing in tropical thorny forests?

1. Leaves
2. Fleshy stems
3. Thorns
4. Flowers

Q. Cacti and acacias are examples of tropical thorn forests. Select correct option from the following option regarding the given statement.

1. TRUE
2. FALSE
3. Cannot comment
4. Data insufficient

Q. Tropical thorny forests can be found in which of the following regions of India?

1. Kerala
2. Haryana
3. Rajasthan
4. Madhya Pradesh

Q. Sundari trees are found in deltas of rivers where the soil is _____.

1. salty
2. loamy
3. alkaline
4. sandy

Q. Evergreen forests appear green during which time of the year?

1. During summer
2. During monsoon
3. During winter
4. Throughout the year

Q. Choose the tree(s) that belong to the tropical deciduous type of vegetation:

1. Peepal
2. Rubber
3. Teak
4. Sal

Q. The Sunderbans gets its name from the abundance of which of the following trees in the region?

1. Coconut
2. Sundari
3. Palm
4. Keora

Q. The process in which water is lost by the trees in the tropical decidious forests is known as ___________.

1. transmutation
2. transpiration
3. transportation
4. translation

Q. Mangrove forests are home to the now endangered Royal Bengal Tigers.

1. True
2. False

Q. Read the below given table carefully and select the option(s) that is true.

Type of Forests	Type of Vegetation
a. Evergreen	i. Sundar trees
b. Deciduous	ii. Pine
c. Coastal	iii. Pau Brasil
d. Himalayan	iv. Khejadi
e. Thorny and bush type vegetation	v. Teak
	vi. Orchid
	vii. Sal

1. (ii) and (vii) can be found in (d).
2. (v) can be found in (b).
3. (iii) and (iv) can be found in (a).
4. (i) can be found in (c).