CBSE Questions for Class 10 Geography Forest And Wildlife Resources Quiz 1 - MCQExams.com

Since the inception of Central Zoo Authority in 1992, the Authority has evaluated 347 zoos, out of which 164 have been recognized.

Hence, 164 is the correct answer.

In Bishnoi villages in Rajasthan, herds of blackbucks, peacocks and nilgai are seen as an integral part of the community and nobody harms them. Bishnoi community is known for protecting the blackbucks.

Chipko Movement, Navdanya Andolan and Beej Bachao Andolan are awareness movements that are taken up against deforestation to protect trees. But Project Tiger is not associated with these movements. The main goal of this project was to protect and conserve tigers in their natural habitat and prevent them from extinction.

IUCN stands for International Union for Conservation of Nature. It works for the conservation of nature and the sustainable use of natural resources. It was founded by Julian Huxley in the year 1948. Its headquarter is located at Gland in Switzerland. 

In mountainous areas between 1500 and 3000 metres, temperate forests containing coniferous trees like pine, deodar, silver fir, spruce, maple and cedar, are found. These forests cover mostly the southern slopes of the Himalayas, places having high altitude in southern and north-east India.

Hence the correct option is D.

• Unclassed Forests are forests and wastelands belonging to both government and private individuals and communities
• Forests, other than reserved and protected forest, are classified under this category.
• In India, Unclassed Forests are in majority in NE States.
  
• Hence the correct option is A.

Jim Corbett national park is the oldest national park in India and was established in 1936 as Hailey national park to protect the endangered Bengal tiger. It is located in Nainital district of Uttarakhand and was named after Jim Corbett who played a key role in its establishment. The park was the first to come under the Project tiger initiative. The park has sub-Himalayan belt geographical and ecological characteristics.

The IUCN Red List includes 3079 animal and 2655 plant species as endangered (EN) worldwide. Rhino, Indian bustard and tiger fall in this category.

Among the given options, India Rhino is an endangered animal. In 2012, the IUCN Red List included 3079 animal and 2655 plant species as endangered (EN) worldwide. 

• The species which are not found after searching known areas where they may occur is said to have undergone extinction. 
  
• Extinction in biology or ecology means end of organism or group of organisms.
  
• Some of the animals that faced extinction are woolly mammoth, stellar sea cow, dodo etc.
  

• IUCN publishes the "Red Book" every year which consists of classification of plant and animal species according to their conservation status.

'Project Tiger' was launched in the year 1973 by the Government of India during the tenure of Smt. Indira Gandhi, the then prime minister. The main goal of this project was to conserve Bengal tigers in their natural habitat and prevent them from extinction. A number of tiger reserves and zones were created for this purpose. These are maintained by the National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA). 

• Himalayan Brown bear is a rare species found in Northern India and some parts of Pakistan.
• It is classified as critically endangered species in IUCN Red Book.
• The population of Himalayan brown bear is believed to have increased to 200.
• It is also known as "Dzu-The".
  

• Vulnerable species is a category in IUCN Red Data Book.
• Vulnerable means species are under threat of endangerment.
• Gangetic dolphin lives in fresh water.
• Gangetic dolphin is the National Aquatic Animal of India.
  

• The famous Chipko movement in the Himalayas has not only successfully resisted deforestation in several areas but has also shown that community afforestation with indigenous species can be enormously successful. 
  
• Chipko Movement was initiated by Sunderlal Bahuguna in 1927 and later the movement picked up its pace in 1973.
• Chipko Movement followed Gandhian method of non-violence and Satyagraha.