CBSE Class 9 Geography Natural Vegetation and Wildlife MCQs

Question: In which of the following parts of India evergreen forests are found?

a) Assam

b) Rajasthan

c) Orissa

d) Uttar Pradesh

Answer: Assam

Question: Ebony and rosewood trees are found in the areas of rainfall:

a) More than 200 cm

b) More than 100 cm

c) More than 70 cm

d) Less than 50 cm

Answer: More than 200 cm

Question: Which of the following forests is found in heavy rainfall areas of the Western Ghats, island groups and upper parts of Assam?

a) Tropical evergreen

b) Tropical deciduous

c) Mountain forest

d) Tidal forests

Answer: Tropical evergreen

Question: Which of the following trees is used for treating blood pressure?

a) Sarpagandha

b) Jamun

c) Tidal

d) Neem

Answer: Sarpagandha

Question: Which one of the following types of vegetation does rubber belong to?

a) Tropical evergreen

b) Tundra

c) Tidal

d) Himalayan

Answer: Tropical evergreen

Question: Which is the natural habitat of the Indian lion?

a) Gir forest in Gujarat

b) Sundarban delta in Bengal

c) Thorn forest in Rajasthan

d) Decidious forest in Madhya Pradesh

Answer: Gir forest in Gujarat

Question: Trees in a thorn forest are:

a) Scattered

b) Tall

c) Dense

d) None of the options

Answer: Scattered

Question: Silver fir is found in the following type of vegetation zone:

a) Montane

b) Mangrove forests

c) Thorn forests

d) Deciduous forest

Answer: Montane

Question: The Yak (ox) and the Bharal are found in

a) Ladakh

b) Uttarakhand

c) Himachal Pradesh

d) Jammu and Kashmir

Answer: Ladakh

Question: Which medicinal plant has high antibiotic and antibacterial properties?

a) Neem

b) Sarpagandha

c) Kachnar

d) Babool

Answer: Neem

Question: A very large ecosystem on land having distinct type of vegetation and wildlife is called

a) Biome

b) Ecology

c) Biodiversity

d) Biosphere reserve

Answer: Biome

Question: Which one of the following animals lives in the swampy and marshy lands of Assam and West Bengal?

a) One-horned Rhino

b) Tiger

c) Lion

d) Elephants

Answer: One-horned Rhino

Question: Which of the following is not a important tree of tropical rainforest?

a) Sandalwood

b) Ebony

c) Rosewood

d) Mahogany

Answer: Sandalwood

Question: The elephants are found in the hot-wet forests of

a) Assam and Karnataka

b) Punjab and Haryana

c) Rajasthan and Gujarat

d) West Bengal and Jharkhand

Answer: Assam and Karnataka

Question: Ebony, Mahogany and Rosewood trees are grown in which of the following forests?

a) Tropical rainforest

b) Coniferous forests

c) Tropical thorn forest

d) Deciduous forest

Answer: Tropical rainforest

Question: Which one of the following states does not have the Tropical deciduous forests?

a) Rajasthan

b) Jharkhand

c) Western Orissa

d) Chhattisgarh

Answer: Rajasthan

Question: In which of the following states is Dachigam wildlife sanctuary located?

a) Jammu and Kashmir

b) Punjab

c) Himachal Pradesh

d) Uttarakhand

Answer: Jammu and Kashmir

Question: How many types of plant species are found in India?

a) About 47,000

b) About 45,000

c) About 40,000

d) About 20,000

Answer: About 47,000

Question: Which parts of Himalayas are covered with dense forest?

a) Southern

b) Northern

c) Eastern

d) Western

Answer: Southern

Question: Which one of the following trees are found in tropical rainforests?

a) Mahogany

b) Teak

c) Sal

d) Peepal

Answer: Mahogany

Question: Plant community which has grown naturally without human aid and has been left undisturbed by humans for long time, is termed as :

a) Virgin vegetation

b) Tundra vegetation

c) Taiga plants

d) None of the options

Answer: Virgin vegetation

Question: Dachigam in Jammu and Kashmir is a

a) Wildlife Sanctuary

b) National Park

c) Bird Sanctuary

d) Reserve Forest

Answer: Wildlife Sanctuary

Question: Which forest is affected by tides in coastal areas?

a) Mangroves

b) Alpine

c) Coniferous

d) Deciduous

Answer: Mangroves

Question: Where in India do flamingos migrate to nest in large numbers?

a) Rann of Kachchh

b) Thar

c) Coastal areas

d) Himalayas

Answer: Rann of Kachchh

Question: Which one of the following is the Biosphere Reserve of India?

a) Nilgiri

b) Gir

c) Kanheri

d) None of the options

Answer: Nilgiri

Question: Which among the following natural vegetation is most predominant in India?

a) Tropical deciduous forest

b) Alpine forest

c) Thorny bushes

d) Mangrove forest

Answer: Tropical deciduous forest

Question: The yak, shaggy-horned wild ox and the Tibetan antelope are found in which one of the following regions?

a) Ladakh

b) Tibet

c) Uttarakhand

d) Himachal Pradesh

Answer: Ladakh

Question: Moist tropical deciduous forests are more prominent in the eastern and central parts of India because:

a) These areas experience 100 to 200 cm of annual rainfall

b) Most of the rivers are found in these parts.

c) The soil is ideally suited for such activities

d) There is commercial significance of such forests in these areas.

Answer: These areas experience 100 to 200 cm of annual rainfall

Question: At which of the following places are Royal Bengal tigers found?

a) Sunderban delta

b) Mahanadi delta

c) Godawari delta

d) Kaveri delta

Answer: Sunderban delta

Question: Ebony, mahogany and rosewood trees are grown in which type of the following forests?

a) Tropical rainforest

b) Deciduous forest

c) Tropical thorn forest

d) Coniferous forest

Answer: Tropical rainforest

Question: Which of the following states of India has the largest percentage of the area under forest cover?

a) Nagaland

b) Maharashtra

c) Uttar Pradesh

d) Orissa

Answer: Nagaland

Question: Which of the following states of India has the least percentage of its area under forest cover?

a) Punjab

b) Assam

c) Himachal Pradesh

d) Sikkim

Answer: Punjab

Question: Which of the following states and union territories of India has the largest percentage of its area under forest cover?

a) Andaman and Nicobar Islands

b) Arunachal Pradesh

c) Andhra Pradesh

d) Madhya Pradesh

Answer: Andaman and Nicobar Islands

Question: Indias natural vegetation has undergone many changes due to which of the following factors?

a) All the options

b) Growing demands for cultivated land

c) Development of industries and mining

d) Overgrazing of pastures

Answer: All the options

Question: Due to which of the following reasons has the vegetation of most of the areas been modified or replaced or degraded?

a) Human occupancy

b) Shelter to wildlife

c) Soil erosion

d) Change of climate

Answer: Human occupancy

Question: By which of the following ways do forests control the soil cover of an area?

a) All the options

b) Control soil erosion

c) Provide humus to the soil

d) Regulate stream flow

Answer: All the options

Question: How do forests influence the climate of a place?

a) All the options

b) Modify local climate

c) Control wind force and temperature

d) Cause rainfall

Answer: All the options

Question: Which of the following types of resources can forests be considered as?

a) Renewable resources

b) Exhaustible resources

c) Non-renewable resources

d) Abiotic resources

Answer: Renewable resources

Question: Why are the western slopes of the Western Ghats covered with thick forests and not the eastern slopes?

a) On account of more precipitation

b) On account of less exposure to cold winds

c) On account of more exposure to sunlight

d) All the options

Answer: On account of more precipitation

Question: Why are the southern slopes in Himalayan region covered with thick vegetation as compared to northern slopes of the same hills?

a) All the options

b) On account of more exposure to sunlight

c) On account of more precipitation

d) On account of less exposure to colder winds

Answer: All the options

Question: Trees grow faster in which of the following seasons?

a) Summer

b) Winter

c) Rainy season

d) Autumn

Answer: Summer

Question: Which of the following types of vegetation zones is found in the higher reaches of the Himalayas with mean annual average temperature below 7 degree C?

a) Alpine

b) Tropical

c) Subtropical

d) Temperate

Answer: Alpine

Question: Which of the following types of vegetation grows in areas with mean annual average temperature of above 24 degree C?

a) Tropical

b) Subtropical

c) Temperate

d) Alpine

Answer: Tropical

Question: Due to which of the following reasons does the vegetation on the slopes of the Himalayas and the hills of the peninsula above the height of 915 metres change from tropical to subtropical, temperate and alpine vegetation?

a) Fall in temperature

b) Soil

c) High humidity

d) Very heavy rainfall

Answer: Fall in temperature

Question: The character and extent of vegetation are mainly determined by which of the climatic factors?

a) All the options

b) Temperature

c) Humidity

d) Precipitation

Answer: All the options

Question: Which of the following types of vegetation grows in wet, marshy soil?

a) Mangroves

b) Grasslands

c) Cactus

d) Alpine vegetation

Answer: Mangroves

Question: Which of the following types of vegetation grows in the sandy soil of the desert?

a) Cactus and thorny bushes

b) Coniferous trees

c) Grasslands

d) Mangroves

Answer: Cactus and thorny bushes

Question: Which of the following types of vegetation usually develops on undulating and rough terrains?

a) Grasslands and woodlands

b) Mangroves

c) Cactus and thorny bushed

d) Cultivated crops

Answer: Grasslands and woodlands

Question: Which of the following types of vegetation is common in fertile, level lands?

a) Cultivated crops

b) Forests

c) Grasslands

d) Mangroves

Answer: Cultivated crops

Question: Which of the following factors influence the type and distribution of natural vegetation?

a) All the options

b) Landforms

c) Soil

d) Climate

Answer: All the options

Question: Which of the following terms is used to denote animal species of a particular region or period?

a) Fauna

b) Fern

c) Flora

d) None of the options

Answer: Fauna

Question: Which of the following terms is used to denote plants of a particular region or period?

a) Flora

b) Ferns

c) Fauna

d) None of the options

Answer: Flora

Question: Which of the following terms is used for virgin vegetation which is purely Indian in origin?

a) Endemic species

b) Endangered species

c) Exotic species

d) Normal species

Answer: Endemic species

Question: Which of the following terms is used for plants which are at present part of natural vegetation but have originally come to India from abroad?

a) Exotic plants

b) Indigenous plants

c) Endemic species

d) Endangered plants

Answer: Exotic plants

Question: Which of the following terms is used for a plant community which has grown naturally without human aid and interference?

a) Virgin vegetation

b) Orchards

c) Cultivated fields

d) Plantations

Answer: Virgin vegetation

Question: Which of the following terms is used for the original plant cover of an area which has grown naturally without human aid and has been left undisturbed by humans for a long time?

a) Natural vegetation

b) Agriculture

c) Gardens

d) Plantations

Answer: Natural vegetation

Question: Which of the following types of vegetation does not belong to the category of natural vegetation?

a) Horticulture

b) Forests

c) Mangroves

d) Grasslands

Answer: Horticulture

Question: Which one of the following is not included in the group of non-flowering plants?

a) Orchids

b) Ferns

c) Algae

d) Fungi

Answer: Orchids

Question: From the point of view of natural vegetation and wildlife, India belongs to which of the following categories?

a) One of the twelve mega biodiversity countries of the world

b) The richest wildlife zone in the world

c) The country with the greatest forest cover

d) A country lacking in biodiversity cover

Answer: One of the twelve mega biodiversity countries of the world

Question: Which of the following positions does India occupy in the world with regard to plant diversity?

a) Tenth

b) Fourth

c) Sixth

d) Twelfth

Answer: Tenth