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  1. The wet hill forest are found in the ________

  2. A.

     Aravallis

    B.

     Mahadev Hills

    C.

     Nilgiris

    D.

     Satpura Hills


  3. Norwesters are thunder storms which are prominent in ________.

  4. A.

     India and Bhutan

    B.

     Bhutan and Nepal

    C.

     India and Bangladesh

    D.

     Bangladesh and Myanmar


  5. The driest part in India is in

  6. A.

     Jaisalmer (Western Rajasthan)

    B.

     Bhatinda (Punjab)

    C.

     Darbhanga (Bihar)

    D.

     Gandhinagar (Gujarat)


  7. Which one of the following areas of India is covered by tropical evergreen forest?

  8. A.

     Semi-arid areas of Gujarat

    B.

     Eastern Ghats

    C.

     Western Ghats

    D.

     Madhya Pradesh


  9. Which of the following region is covered by tropical evergreen forest?

  10. A.

     Eastern Ghat

    B.

     Vindhyanchal

    C.

     Aravalli

    D.

     Western Ghat


  11. "Reserved Forests" are forests

  12. A.

     Reserved for hunting

    B.

     Reserved for commercial exploitation and prohibited for grazing

    C.

     Reserved for local use

    D.

     Reserved for growing medicinal herbs


  13. In ________ forest, trees shed their leaves in a particular season.

  14. A.

     Evergreen

    B.

     Mangrove

    C.

     Deciduous

    D.

     Thorny


  15. Which one of the following cities never experiences vertical rays of the sun during noon?

  16. A.

     Chennai

    B.

     Mangalore

    C.

     Mumbai

    D.

     New Delhi


  17. The Himalayan Range is very rich in species diversity. Which one among the following is the most appropriate reason -for this phenomenon?

  18. A.

     It has a high rainfall that supports luxuriant vegetative growth

    B.

     It is a confluence of different bio-geographical zones

    C.

     Exotic and invasive species have not been introduced in this region

    D.

     It has less human interference


  19. Xerophytic vegetation is characteristic feature of ________

  20. A.

     Chhotanagpur plateau

    B.

     Khasi hills

    C.

     Eastern Ghats

    D.

     Kuchchh