CBSE Class 10 Social Science Forest and Wild Life Resources MCQs Set 05

Answer: (d) (I), (II), (III) and (IV)

Explanation:
1. Selective cutting, synthetic substitutes, replanting and growing woody bushes together balance wood demand with forest sustainability.
2. No single method alone is sufficient; all four approaches work in combination.

Teacher's Note:
a) Sustainable forestry needs multiple approaches together, not just one.
b) Selective cutting, substitutes, replanting and bush cultivation all reduce pressure on forests.

Answer: (a) Chipko movement

Explanation:
1. The Chipko Movement in the Himalayas stopped tree-felling in certain regions and demonstrated the success of community-led afforestation using native plants.

Teacher's Note:
a) The Chipko Movement is the Himalayan forest-protection movement described here.
b) It showed that community afforestation with native plants can succeed.

Answer: (d) Indian Wildlife Protection

Explanation:
1. The Indian Wildlife (Protection) Act was implemented in 1972.

Teacher's Note:
a) The Indian Wildlife (Protection) Act dates to 1972.
b) It established legal protection for endangered species and their habitats.

Answer: (c) Odisha

Explanation:
1. Odisha passed the first resolution on Joint Forest Management (JFM) in India.

Teacher's Note:
a) Odisha passed India's first JFM resolution.
b) JFM involves local communities in forest protection and management.

Answer: (a) Clue (I)

Explanation:
1. The Mundas and Santhals of Chota Nagpur specifically worship and protect mahua and kadamba trees, making Clue (I) the relevant identifying detail.

Teacher's Note:
a) Mundas and Santhals of Chota Nagpur worship mahua and kadamba trees specifically.
b) Peepal/banyan reverence and wedding-related tree worship belong to other traditions.

Answer: (d) (I), (II) and (III)

Explanation:
1. All three — traditional conservation by tribal communities, community-led reforestation, and securing local forest rights — are genuine forms of community participation in forest conservation.

Teacher's Note:
a) Traditional methods, reforestation drives and secured forest rights are all community-participation examples.
b) None of these alone captures the full picture, so all three apply.

Answer: (d) Godawan-Deer

Explanation:
1. Godawan is actually the local name for the Great Indian Bustard (a bird), not a deer, making this the incorrectly matched pair.

Teacher's Note:
a) Godawan refers to the Great Indian Bustard, a bird, not a deer.
b) The other three pairs (Chinkara-Blackbuck, Gharial-Crocodile, Hangul-Stag) are correctly matched alternate names.

Answer: (c) (I), (IV), (II) and (III)

Explanation:
1. Conservationists first demanded protection (I); this led to the Wildlife Protection Act being implemented (IV); insects were added to the protected list afterward (II); and plants were added later still, starting with six species (III).

Teacher's Note:
a) Correct order: demand for protection → Act implemented → insects added → plants added.
b) This traces how wildlife protection in India expanded in scope step by step.

Answer: (c) Forests fulfil the basic amenities of local communities

Explanation:
1. The image depicts forests supplying basic needs (fuel, fodder, produce) to local communities, which is the direct, correct description of this kind of scene.

Teacher's Note:
a) Forests supply basic amenities (fuel, fodder, produce) to local communities.
b) This everyday dependence is why community involvement matters so much to forest conservation.

Answer: (a) Mahua

Explanation:
1. Bassia latifolia is the botanical name for the Mahua tree.

Teacher's Note:
a) Bassia latifolia is the scientific name for Mahua.
b) Mangifera indica is similarly the scientific name for Mango.

Answer: (a) Parts of large forests left untouched by local people

Explanation:
1. Sacred Groves are patches of forest left untouched and protected by local communities, often due to religious or cultural beliefs.

Teacher's Note:
a) Sacred Groves are forest patches left untouched by local communities.
b) They are often protected due to being considered the abode of local deities.

Answer: (a) More than half the forest area is designated reserved forest, while over one-third is protected forest

Explanation:
1. More than half of India's total forest area has been declared reserved forest, and over one-third has been declared protected forest, making this the accurate statement.

Teacher's Note:
a) Reserved forests make up over half of India's total forest area; protected forests, over one-third.
b) The other options misstate ownership or protection status.

Answer: (b) It promoted agricultural biodiversity and sustainable agriculture

Explanation:
1. Beej Bachao Andolan's core contribution was promoting agricultural biodiversity and sustainable farming practices, in contrast to the uniformity pushed by the Green Revolution.

Teacher's Note:
a) Beej Bachao Andolan promoted agricultural biodiversity and sustainable farming.
b) This was its key, lasting contribution, distinct from the Green Revolution's focus on high-yield uniformity.

Answer: (d) They are threatened by extinction

Explanation:
1. By definition, endangered animals are those threatened by extinction if current factors continue.

Teacher's Note:
a) Being threatened by extinction is the defining feature of an endangered species.
b) Endangered species ARE protected under the Wildlife Protection Act, 1972, not excluded from it.

Answer: (d) Narmada Bachao Andolan

Explanation:
1. Beej Bachao Andolan, Navdanya and the Chipko Movement are all focused on biodiversity/forest conservation, while the Narmada Bachao Andolan is primarily an anti-dam displacement movement, making it the odd one out.

Teacher's Note:
a) Beej Bachao, Navdanya and Chipko are all biodiversity/forest-conservation movements.
b) Narmada Bachao Andolan is instead primarily about opposing dam-related displacement.

Answer: (a) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)

Explanation:
1. Humans do share the planet with countless other species, and this is correctly explained by humans being part of a complex ecological web alongside them.

Teacher's Note:
a) Humans share Earth with countless species as part of one ecological web.
b) Both statements are true, and R correctly explains why A is true.