Mangroves are salt-tolerant forest ecosystems. Name the largest mangrove forests in the world that constitute 7% of the world's mangroves, house a variety of wildlife sanctuaries, and are also a potential site to harness tidal energy.
The Sunderbans in West Bengal
This state with the largest forest cover in the country is also the second-richest in mineral deposits. Its forests are being destroyed due to effects of open-cast mining of coal, iron ore, bauxite, and copper. Name it.
Madhya Pradesh
The term used for the conservation of ecosystems and natural habitats and the maintenance and recovery of viable populations of species in their natural surroundings is
Ex-situ conservation
Project Tiger, a programme to maintain a viable population of tigers in the country and to chalk out areas for their habitat, was launched in the year
1973
Sea turtles are called living fossils for they have been on the earth in their present form for over 150 million years. Of the five species of sea turtles found in the waters of the Indian subcontinent, which is the most populous species?
Olive Ridley
The Giant Panda is the official symbol of the WWF (World Wide Fund for Nature). In which country is this animal found?
China
The Gir forest was declared a protected area to ensure the safety of this animal and to protect its last habitat. This forest in Gujarat is famous for
Lion
An endangered animal, the Elephas maximus is now predominantly found in the protected wildlife sanctuaries and national parks of Kerala, Karnataka, and Orissa. Its common name is
Asian elephant
One of the following bird species was thought to be extinct but has been rediscovered in India by the BNHS ( Bombay Natural History Society) in 2002. Name the species.
Forest Owlet
Which of the following species of rhinoceros is said to be the most critically endangered species.
Javan rhino
There are three kinds of deserts in India: sand desert, salt desert, and cold desert. One of the states has a cold desert. Name it.
Jammu and Kashmir
Jammu and Kashmir
