The Environmental studies MCQ section provides the most important question and answer session in the environment and ecology section as a part of any competitive examination. These environmental studies MCQ are very important and provide a handy practice before any exam.
Sanctuaries and Biosphere Reserves MCQ-Environmental studies
1. International ‘Tiger Day’ is
(A) 24th JulyÂ
(B) 29th July
(C) 20th July
(D) 25th July
2. ‘Project Tiger’ in India was started in
(A) 1970Â
(B) 1973
(C) 1981
(D) 1984
3.  National Biological Garden of India is situated in _____?
(A) Mumbai
(B) Lucknow
(C) New Delhi
(D) Bengaluru
4.  Which one of the following is the first National Park of India?
(A)Â Kanha National Park
(B)Â Dudhwa National Park
(C)Â Rajaji National Park
(D)Â Jim Corbett National Park
5.  The Rajiv Gandhi National Park is located in____?
(A) Andhra PradeshÂ
(B) Rajasthan
(C) Madhya Pradesh
(D) Karnataka
6.  The term ‘M-STrIPES’ seen in the news in the context of
(A) Captive breeding of Wild Fauna
(B) Maintenance of Tiger Reserves
(C) Indigenous Satellite Navigation System
(D) Security of National Highways
7. Maintenance of genetic diversity in National Parks is done by
(A) In-situ conservation
(B) Ex-situ conservation
(C) Gene pool
(D) None of the above
8.  The Periyar Wildlife Sanctuary is famous for
(A) LionsÂ
(B) Spotted deer
(C) Tigers
(D) Wild Elephants
9. Betla National Park is situated at
(A) Uttar Pradesh
(B) Jharkhand
(C) Madhya Pradesh
(D) Odisha
10. Rani Jhansi Maritime National Park was founded in
(A) 1994
(B) 1995Â
(C) 1996
(D) 1997
11.  The largest Tiger Habitat in India is inÂ
(A) Andhra Pradesh
(B) Karnataka
(C) Madhya Pradesh
(D) Uttar Pradesh
12. Where is the home of the Asiatic Lion?
(A) Gir ForestÂ
(B) Kanha
(C) Corbett Park
(D) Dudhwa
13.  Which one of the following is not a Biosphere Reserve?
(A) Agasthyamalai
(B) Nallamalai
(C) NilgiriÂ
(D) Panchmarhi
14. Which of the following sanctuaries is not correctly matched with the specified protected species?
(A) Jim Corbett – Tiger
(B) Ghana – Lion
(C) Kaziranga – Rhinoceros
(D) Periyar – Elephants
15. Which one of the following pairs is
not correctly matched?
Biosphere Reserve     Location
(A) Manas            – Meghalaya
(B) Nanda Devi        – Uttarakhand
(C) Kanchenjunga     – Sikkim
(D) Agasthyamalai     – Kerala
16. Biosphere reserves are areas to preserve
(A) Grasslands
(B) Agricultural produce
(C) Atmospheric balance
(D) Genetic diversity
17.  Out of all the Biosphere Reserve in India, twelve have been recognized on the world Network by UNESCO. Which one of the following is not one of them?
(A) Gulf on Mannar
(B) Kanchenjunga
(C) Nanda Devi
(D) Manas
18. Number of biosphere reserves of India find a place in UNESCO network of biosphere reserve?
(A) 10
(B) 06
(C) 12
(D) 09
19. Which one of the following pairs is correctly matched?
(A) Simlipal – Assam
(B) Nokrek – Meghalaya
(C) Dehang Debang – Sikkim
(D) Agasthyamalai – Karnataka
20. Which of the following biosphere reserves of India is spread over Garo Hills?
(A) NokrekÂ
(B) Agasthyamalai
(C) Dehang Debang
(D) Nanda Devi
21. In which State Nanda Devi Biosphere Reserve is located?
(A) Chhattisgarh
(B) AssamÂ
(C) Himachal Pradesh
(D) Uttarakhand
22. Which one of the following is a ‘Word Heritage’ site?
(A) Nanda Devi Biosphere Reserve
(B) Corbett National Park
(C) Rajaji National Park
(D) Gir Forest
23.  Which of these is the latest addition to the list of Biosphere Reserves in India?
(A) Nokrek
(B) Khangchendzonga
(C) Similipal
(D) Nilgiri
24. In which one among the following categories of protected areas in India are local people not allowed to collect and use the biomass?
(A) Biosphere Reserve
(B) National Parks
(C) Wetlands declared under Ramsar Convention
(D) Wildlife Sanctuaries
25. Which of the following National Parks/Sanctuary is known as ‘World Natural Heritage’?
(A) Ranthambore National Park, Sawai Madhopur
(B) Keoladeo National Park, Bharatpur
(C) Desert National Park, Jaisalmer
(D) Tal Chhapar Sanctuary, Churu
26. In India ‘Project Elephant’ was launched in the yearÂ
(A) 1968
(B) 1970
(C) 1972
(D) 1992
27. Where is the wild ass sanctuary?
(A) UP
(B) Assam
(C) Gujarat
(D) Rajasthan
28. One horned rhinoceros is found in the following States.
(A) Arunachal Pradesh and Tripura
(B) West Bengal and Assam
(C) Arunachal Pradesh and Assam
(D) West Bengal and Tripura
29. Sanctuary famous for Rhinoceros
(A) Kaziranga
(B) Gir
(C) Ranthambore
(D) Corbett
30. In which of the following National Parks of India Rhinoceros rehablitation is being done?
(A) Corbett National Park
(B) Dudhwa National Park
(C) Kanha National Park
(D) Kaziranga National Park
31. Which of the following is not correctly matched?
(A) Mahuatai Sanctuary – Palamu
(B) Topchanchi Sanctuary -Dhanbad
(C) Udhwa Bird Sanctuary -Kodarma
(D) Lavalong Sanctuary – Chatra
32. Select the State from amongst the following, with the maximum number of wildlife sanctuaries. (National Park and Sanctuaries)
(A) Uttar Pradesh
(B) Rajasthan
(C) Madhya Pradesh
(D) West Bengal
33. Which one among the following has the maximum number of National Parks?Â
(A) Andaman and Nicobar Islands
(B) Arunachal Pradesh
(C) Assam
(D) Meghalaya
34. Which one of the following States has the ideal habitat for the Siberian crane?Â
(A) Rajasthan
(B) Arunachal Pradesh
(C) Andhra Pradesh
(D) Odisha
35. Which of the following is not correctly matched?
National Park -State
(A) Bandipur – Karnataka
(B) Rajaji – Uttarakhand
(C) Similipal – Odisha
(D) Pin Valley – Jammu and Kashmir
