CBSE Class 10 Social Science Forest and Wildlife Resources VBQs

MCQ Questions for Class 10 Social Science Forest and Wildlife Resources

Question : What is a Himalayan Yew ?
(a) Wood
(b) Medicinal plant
(c) Latex
(d) Fruit
Answer : B

Question : Which one is considered as Primary Producers in an ecological system
(a) Forest
(b) Animals
(c) Sun
(d) Humans
Answer : B

Question : Several virgin forests preserved in the pristine form are called ___
(a) Sacred Forests
(b) Sacred Groves
(c) Sacred Trees
(d) Sacred Plants
Answer : A

Question : Which of the following states has the largest area under Permanent Forests?
(a) Nagaland
(b) Assam
(c) Madhya Pradesh
(d) Kerala
Answer : C

Question : Narmada Sagar Project is in which state ?
(a) Madhya Pradesh
(b) Uttar Pradesh
(c) Odisha
(d) Assam
Answer : A

Question : Where is Buxa Tiger Reserve located ?
(a) Punjab
(b) Gujarat
(c) West Bengal
(d) Rajasthan
Answer : C

Question : Which species are not found after searches in known or likely areas where they may occur ?
(a) Endangered
(b) Vulnerable
(c) Rare
(d) Extinct
Answer : D

Question : What species does this animal belongs to?
(A) Endemic species
(B) Rare species
(C) Vulnerable species
(D) Extinct species
Answer : D

Question : Pink Head Duck: Extinct, Himalayan Brown Bear: ________.
(a) Vulnerable
(b) Endemic
(c) Rare
(d) Extinct
Answer : C

Question : Arrange the following in the correct sequence-
(i) An all – India list of protected species was published.
(ii) First time plants were added to the list of protected species.
(iii) Project Tiger was launched.
(iv) Asiatic Cheetah was declared extinct in India.
Options -
(a) (i)-(ii)-(iii)-(iv)
(b) (ii)-(iii)-(iv)-(i)
(c) (iv)-(i)-(iii)-(ii)
(d) (iv)-(ii)-(iii)-(i)
Answer : C

True / False /Fill Up

Question : Complete the following :
India has about 8 percent (around 1.6 million) of the total number of species of ___________ .
Answer : Plants and animals known in the world.

Question : Indian Rhino is a vulnerable species in India. (True/False)
Answer : False

Question : An endemic cattle Mithun is only found in Arunachal Pradesh. (True/False)
Answer : True

Assertion and Reasoning Based Questions

Mark the option which is most suitable :
(a) If both assertion and reason are true and reason is the correct explanation of assertion.
(b) If both assertion and reason are true but reason is not the correct explanation of assertion.
(c) If assertion is true but reason is false.
(d) If both assertion and reason are false.

Question : Assertion : The tree is a peculiar organism of unlimited kindness.
Reason : Trees are living organisms which makes no demands for its sustenance, and extends generously the products of its life activity.
Answer : (a) It affords protection to all beings, offering shade even to the axe men who destroy it. Therefore,the tree is an organism of unlimited kindness that extends generosity to humanity.

Question : Assertion : Forests plays a key role in the ecological system.
Reason : Forest are the primary producers on which all other living beings depend.
Answer : (a) The plants, animals and micro-organisms recreate the quality of the air we breathe, the water we drink and the soil that produces our food without which we cannot survive. Thus, we are very much dependent on this system for our own existence.

Question : Assertion : Neglect of our environment has led to the destruction and extinction of many species of animals and plant life.
Reason : Decreasing Forest cover area is a major reason of destruction of species.
Answer : (a) Vanishing forests are the major reason for the extinction of species of animals and plant life. Thus, neglecting our environment has led to dire consequences.

Question : Assertion : Himalayan Yew is a medicinal plant
Reason : It has healing qualities.
Answer : (a) A chemical compound called ‘taxol’ is extracted from the bark, needles, twigs and roots of this tree, and it has been successfully used to treat some cancers.

Read the paragraphs and answer the questions that follow
The biological loss is strongly correlated with the loss of cultural diversity. Such losses have increasingly marginalized and impoverished many indigenous and other forest-dependent communities, who directly depend on various components of the forest and wildlife for food, drink, medicine, culture, spirituality, etc. Within the poor, women are affected more than men. In many societies, women bear the major responsibility of collection of fuel, fodder, water and other basic subsistence needs. As these resources are depleted, the drudgery of women increases and sometimes they have to walk for more than 10 km to collect these resources. This causes serious health problems for women and negligence of home and children because of the increased hours of work, which often has serious social implications.
The indirect impact of degradation such as severe drought or deforestation-induced floods, etc. also hits the poor the hardest.

Question : Mention the importance of forests in our life.
Answer : • Productive uses - wood, Food, medicine, honey etc
• Protective uses - Habitat for animals, maintains ecological balance and food chain, rain oxygen

Question : How does biological loss of forest and wildlife correlate with the loss of cultural diversity?
Answer : • Loss of cultural diversity –Many indigenous communities depend on forests for various components of forest and wildlife will be increasingly marginalized and impoverished
• Social Impact – Women have to walk long distance to collect basic necessities, increased hours of work,this causes health problems.
• Outcome of environment degradation- Severe drought, deforestation induced floods. Poverty – If forests are destroyed poor people will be deprived of the basic necessities.

Read the paragraphs and answer the questions that follow
Nature worship is an age old tribal belief based on the premise that all creations of nature have to be protected. Such beliefs have preserved several virgin forests in pristine form called Sacred Groves (the forests of God and Goddesses). These patches of forest or parts of large forests have been left untouched by the local people and any interference with them is banned. Certain societies revere a particular tree which they have preserved from time immemorial. The Mundas and the Santhal of Chota Nagpur region worship mahua (Bassia latifolia) and kadamba (Anthocaphalus cadamba) trees, and the tribals of Odisha and Bihar worship the tamarind (Tamarindus indica) and mango (Mangifera indica) trees during weddings. To many of us, peepal and banyan trees are considered sacred

Question : Mahua and Kadamba are worshipped by which tribal community?
Answer : Mundas and Santhals

Question : What are Sacred Groves?
Answer : Forest fragments which are protected by communities and have religious connotations for the protecting community

Question : “Nature worship is an age-old tribal belief based on the premise that all creations of nature have to be protected” Which values does it promote?
Answer : Preserve natural ecosystem/ conserve and maintain the diversity

Very Short Questions for Class 10 Social Science Forest and Wildlife Resources

Question : How is the biological loss, is the loss of cultural diversity ?
Answer : These losses have marginalized and impoverished many indigenous and other forest dependent communities, who directly depend on various components of the forest and wildlife for food, drink, medicine, cultural, spirituality, etc.

Question : How are the different categories of existing plants and animal species categorized?
Answer : The different categories of existing plants and animal species are categorized on the basis of the International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (IUCN).

Question : Name the state which was first to pass the JFM resolution.
Answer : Odisha

Question : Which species are on the verge of extinction ?
Answer : Cheetah, pink-headed duck, mountain quail, forest spotted owlet and plants like mahua and hubbardia heptaneuron are on the verge of extinction.

Question : What is ‘Jhum’ ?
Answer : ‘Jhum’ is a type of cultivation practiced in the northeastern and central India. It is also known as shifting cultivation, a type of ‘slash and burn’ cultivation.

Question : Where is Bhairodev Dakav ‘Sonchuri’ ?
Answer : Bhairodev Dakav ‘Sonchuri’ is situated in the Alwar district of Rajasthan. The inhabitants of five villages in this district have declared 1,200 hectares of forest as the Bhairodev Dakav ‘Sonchuri’ which do not allow hunting.

Short Questions for Class 10 Social Science Forest and Wildlife Resources