Indian geography miscellaneous

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  1. Where was the first Bio-reserve established in India?








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    Established in the year 1986, Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve is the first biosphere reserve in India. It is an International Biosphere Reserve in the Western Ghats.

    Correct Option: C

    Established in the year 1986, Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve is the first biosphere reserve in India. It is an International Biosphere Reserve in the Western Ghats.

  1. Which are the States in which the Agasthyamala biosphere is spread?








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    The Agasthyamalai Biosphere Reserve (ABR) was established in 2001 and includes 3,500.36 square km of which 1828 km² is in Kerala and 1672.36 km² is in Tamil Nadu. It straddles the border of Kollam and Thiruvananthapuram Districts in Kerala and Tirunelveli and Kanyakumari Districts in Tamil Nadu, South India at the southern end of the Western Ghats.

    Correct Option: D

    The Agasthyamalai Biosphere Reserve (ABR) was established in 2001 and includes 3,500.36 square km of which 1828 km² is in Kerala and 1672.36 km² is in Tamil Nadu. It straddles the border of Kollam and Thiruvananthapuram Districts in Kerala and Tirunelveli and Kanyakumari Districts in Tamil Nadu, South India at the southern end of the Western Ghats.

  1. Which wildlife sanctuary has the project to conserve the rhinos in India?








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    Kaziranga National Park is a national park in the Golaghat and Nagaon districts of the state of Assam, India. A World Heritage Site, the park hosts two-thirds of the world's Great One-horned Rhinoceroses.

    Correct Option: C

    Kaziranga National Park is a national park in the Golaghat and Nagaon districts of the state of Assam, India. A World Heritage Site, the park hosts two-thirds of the world's Great One-horned Rhinoceroses.

  1. There is a need to keep larger area under forests for








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    Ecological balance has been defined by various online dictionaries as "a state of dynamic equilibrium within a community of organisms in which genetic, species and ecosystem diversity remain relatively stable, subject to gradual changes through natural succession." Afforestation is the transformation of wasteland into the forest or the woodland. It restores the ecological balance of all ecosystems and maintains biological diversity.

    Correct Option: D

    Ecological balance has been defined by various online dictionaries as "a state of dynamic equilibrium within a community of organisms in which genetic, species and ecosystem diversity remain relatively stable, subject to gradual changes through natural succession." Afforestation is the transformation of wasteland into the forest or the woodland. It restores the ecological balance of all ecosystems and maintains biological diversity.

  1. The first biosphere reserve that was set up in India in 1986 is








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    Established in the year 1986, Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve is the first biosphere reserve in India. It is an International Biosphere Reserve in the Western Ghats. Other early biosphere reserves of India: Nokrek and Nandadevi in 1988; and Great Nicobar, Manas, Sunderbans and Gulf of Mannar in 1989.

    Correct Option: B

    Established in the year 1986, Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve is the first biosphere reserve in India. It is an International Biosphere Reserve in the Western Ghats. Other early biosphere reserves of India: Nokrek and Nandadevi in 1988; and Great Nicobar, Manas, Sunderbans and Gulf of Mannar in 1989.