Q130. Which Indian state has the largest forest cover by area?
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(A) Madhya Pradesh
(B) Assam
(C) Arunachal Pradesh
(D) Chhattisgarh
Answer: (A) Madhya Pradesh
Explanation: Madhya Pradesh has the country’s largest forest cover by absolute area in recent India State of Forest Reports. Absolute forest area differs from percentage of a state’s land under forest, where smaller northeastern states often rank higher.
Q129. The revised Green India Mission roadmap emphasized ecological restoration in which regions?
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(A) Central Indian Highlands and Sundarbans
(B) Deccan Plateau and Andaman Islands
(C) Thar Desert and Eastern Ghats
(D) Aravallis, Western Ghats, Himalayas and mangroves
Answer: (D) Aravallis, Western Ghats, Himalayas and mangroves
Explanation: Restoration priorities include fragile mountain ecosystems, major biodiversity landscapes and coastal mangroves. Planting and ecosystem rehabilitation must match native conditions. Mangroves protect shorelines, while Himalayan and Western Ghats forests safeguard watersheds and habitat.
Q128. Which activity directly helps forest conservation?
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(A) Social forestry
(B) Mining
(C) Urbanization
(D) Commercial logging
Answer: (A) Social forestry
Explanation: Social forestry promotes tree cultivation on community land, roadsides and other suitable sites to supply fuelwood, fodder and timber. It can reduce pressure on natural forests while providing environmental and livelihood benefits to surrounding populations.
Q127. Consider: 1
. Project Elephant began in 1992.
2. Project Tiger began in 1973.
3. Sundarbans Biosphere Reserve lies in West Bengal.
4. Keoladeo National Park lies in Madhya Pradesh.
Which are correct?
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(A) 1, 2 and 3
(B) 1, 3 and 4
(C) 2 and 3
(D) 2, 3 and 4
Answer: (A) 1, 2 and 3
Explanation: The Sundarbans Biosphere Reserve is in West Bengal’s mangrove-rich delta. Project Tiger began in 1973 and Project Elephant in 1992. Keoladeo National Park lies in Rajasthan, making the fourth statement incorrect.
Q126. Which river system forms the world’s largest delta, also associated with the Sundarbans?
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(A) Indus
(B) Ganga–Brahmaputra
(C) Godavari
(D) Krishna
Answer: (B) Ganga–Brahmaputra
Explanation: The Ganga and Brahmaputra, together with the Meghna system, build the Bengal delta by depositing sediment near the Bay of Bengal. Its extensive tidal wetlands provide the physical setting for the Sundarbans mangrove ecosystem.
Q125. Which river, along with the Brahmaputra, forms the delta containing the Sundarbans?
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(A) Godavari
(B) Ganga
(C) Krishna
(D) Yamuna
Answer: (B) Ganga
Explanation: The Ganga combines with the Brahmaputra and Meghna drainage network to form the Bengal delta. Sediment deposition, tides and brackish waters favour mangroves. The Godavari and Krishna make separate deltas farther south on India’s east coast.
Q124. Which organization publishes the State of the World’s Forests report?
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(A) IUCN
(B) UNEP
(C) WWF
(D) FAO
Answer: (D) FAO
Explanation: The Food and Agriculture Organization publishes the State of the World’s Forests series, assessing global forest trends and policy. Such assessments help compare deforestation, sustainable forest management, biodiversity and the importance of restoring natural woodland ecosystems.
Q123. Which Indian World Heritage site received a ‘Good’ conservation outlook in the IUCN’s November 2025 review?
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(A) Nanda Devi and Valley of Flowers National Parks
(B) Sundarbans National Park
(C) Khangchendzonga National Park
(D) Great Himalayan National Park
Answer: (C) Khangchendzonga National Park
Explanation: Khangchendzonga National Park protects high-elevation Himalayan ecosystems, including forests and alpine habitats. Conservation assessments consider threats and management effectiveness. The protected area spans pronounced elevation gradients and supports distinctive mountain flora and wildlife.
Q122. In which Kerala forest region were seven moth species reported for the first time in the state in 2025?
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(A) Wayanad Wildlife Sanctuary
(B) Periyar Tiger Reserve
(C) Silent Valley
(D) Ranipuram forest
Answer: (D) Ranipuram forest
Explanation: Ranipuram in Kerala’s Kasaragod district forms part of the Western Ghats landscape. Insect discoveries illustrate the biodiversity richness of forest habitats. Surveys of understudied forest patches regularly add to knowledge of native species distributions.
Q121. Which was notified as India’s 56th tiger reserve?
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(A) Guru Ghasidas–Tamor Pingla
(B) Bandhavgarh
(C) Sundarbans
(D) Kanha
Answer: (A) Guru Ghasidas–Tamor Pingla
Explanation: Guru Ghasidas–Tamor Pingla in Chhattisgarh was notified as the fifty-sixth tiger reserve. Tiger conservation depends on connected forest ecosystems, adequate prey and protected movement corridors. The reserve encompasses forested landscapes in northern Chhattisgarh.
