Geography › Biogeography & Natural Vegetation – UPSC Prelims PYQs

Consider the following statements : Statement–I : The soil in tropical rain forests is rich in nutrients. Statement–II : The high temperature and moisture of tropical rain forests cause dead organic matter in the soil to decompose quickly.

Which one of the following is correct in respect of the above statements?

Consider the following States :

1. Chhattisgarh
2. Madhya Pradesh
3. Maharashtra
4. Odisha With reference to the States mentioned above, in terms of percentage of forest cover to the total area of State, which one of the following is the correct ascending order?

Consider the following States :

1. Arunachal Pradesh
2. Himachal Pradesh
3. Mizoram In which of the above States do 'Tropical Wet Evergreen Forests' occur?

If you travel through the Himalayas, you are likely to see which of the following plants naturally growing there?

1. Oak
2. Rhododendron
3. Sandalwood

Select the correct answer using the code given below.

Consider the following pairs : Wetlands

1. Harike Wetlands : Confluence of Beas and Satluj/Sutlej
2. Keoladeo Ghana National Park : Confluence of Banas and Chambal
3. Kolleru Lake : Confluence of Musi and Krishna

Which of the above pairs is/are correctly matched?

A particular State in India has the following characteristics :

1. It is located on the same latitude which passes through northern Rajasthan.
2. It has over 80% of its area under forest cover.
3. Over 12% of forest cover constitutes Protected Area Network in this State.

Which one among the following States has all the above characteristics?

A geographic area with an altitude of 400 metres has following characteristics: Month J F M A M J J A S O N D Average maximum temp. °C 31 31 31 31 30 30 29 28 29 30 31 Average minimum temp. °C 21 21 21 21 21 20 20 20 20 20 20 Rainfall (mm)

51 85 188 158 139 121 134 168 185 221 198 86

If this geographic area were to have a natural forest, which one of the following would it most likely be?

Which one of the following is not essentially a species of the Himalayan vegetation?

Match List – I with List – II and select the correct answer using the code given below the lists: List – I (National Park / Wildlife Sanctuary) A. Chandra Prabha B. Karera C. Jaisamand D. Nahargarh List – II (Nearby Town)

1. Jaipur
2. Jhansi
3. Agra
4. Varanasi
5. Udaipur

Code: A B C D

Which one among the following covers the highest percentage of forest area in the world?

Open stunted forests with bushes and small trees having long roots and sharp thorns or spines are commonly found in

Match List I (Mangrove) with List II (State) and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists:

1. Karnataka
2. Kerala
3. Andhra Pradesh
4. Maharashtra
5. Tamil Nadu

List I (Mangrove) A. Achra Ratnagiri B. Coondapur C. Pichavaram D. Vembanad

List II (State)

Codes:

Which one of the following pairs is correctly matched?

The Alpine vegetation in the western Himalayas is found only up to a height of 3000 metres, while in the eastern Himalayas it is found up to a height of 4000 metres. The reason for this variation in the same mountain range is that