CBSE Questions for Class 10 Geography Forest And Wildlife Resources Quiz 3 - MCQExams.com

• 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.
  

'Project Tiger' was started in the year 1973 by the Government of India. The main goal of this project was to conserve Bengal tigers in their natural habitat and prevent them from extinction. 

The Sariska tiger reserve is situated in the district of Alwar in Rajasthan. In 1878, it got the status of tiger reserve. It is spread over an area of 866 km 2.

This tiger reserve protects Bengal tigers. It is a part of Aravalli range.

The destruction of forests and wildlife leads to deforestation. Deforestation is the process of cutting down forests in order to satisfy human needs like laying roads, for the purpose of wood for furniture etc.

It has a number of negative effects like loss of livelihood of the local communities as the forests serve as the livelihood for the people living in the area. Depletion of culture because traditional wildlife would get exhausted leading to the people moving away from the areas to urban areas. Depletion of biological stock is the other effect caused due to deforestation.

Deforestation is the process of cutting down forests in order to satisfy human needs like laying roads, for the purpose of wood for furniture etc.

Deforestation has many negative effects like Increase in temperature on the earth, Ground water depletion, and Weather change in different parts of the world

Periyar Tiger Reserve is located in Kerala. It is a protected area in the districts of Idukki, Kottayam and Pathanamthitta in Kerala. It is notable as an elephant reserve and a tiger reserve. The protected area covers an area of 925 km2. 

Blackbuck - Endangered 2. Asiatic elephant - Vulnerable 3. Andaman wild pig - Endemic 4. Himalayan brown bear - Rare 5. Pink head duck - Extinct.

1. Endangered Species: Danger of extinction. Examples- black buck, crocodile, Indian wild ass, Indian rhino, lion-tailed macaque, Sangai (brow antler deer in Manipur), etc.

2. Vulnerable Species: Declined to levels, to move into the endangered category in the near future if the negative factors continue to operate. The examples of such species are blue sheep, Asiatic elephant, Gangetic dolphin, etc.

3. Endemic Species: Only found in some particular areas, usually isolated by natural or geographical barriers. Examples of such species are the Andaman teal, Nicobar pigeon, Andaman wild pig, mithun in Arunachal Pradesh.

4. Rare Species: Species with a small population may move into the endangered or vulnerable category. The examples of such species are the Himalayan brown bear, wild Asiatic buffalo, desert fox and hornbill, etc.

5. Extinct Species:  A species may be extinct from a local area, region, country, continent or the entire earth. Examples of such species are the Asiatic cheetah (declared extinct in 1952), pink head duck.

• Joint forest management is a policy of forest conservation in which the government and local communities strive for the conservation of forests.
  
• Chipko Movement: Chipko Movement was a forest conservation movement in India. It began in 1973. Alaknanda floods alarmed people of how deforestation has resulted in the disturbance.
  
• Beej Bachao Andolan is a forest conservatory movement which not only aimed at protecting traditional seeds but also to promote the local traditions of the communities living there.
  
• All of the above movements involved communities. But wildlife sanctuaries are demarcated to limit the entry of local communities into forest areas this is done by the Government and Forest Department. 
  

• UNESCO established a programme of biosphere reserve in 1971 which was known as Man and Biosphere programme. The main goal of this programme was to establish a scientific basis to improve relation between man and environment to achieve sustainable development.
  
• As of March 2016, about 669 biosphere reserves in 120 countries, including 16 trans-boundary sites, have been included in the World Network of Biosphere Reserves.
  

In the heart of India, Madhya Pradesh, Pench National Park is located in the districts of Seoni and Chhindwara. Named after the pristine river Pence which flows through the park, Pench National Park is one of the most popular wildlife reserves in India. The sanctuary emerged as one of the best managed tiger reserves in the country.

Hence, option D is the correct answer.