Indian Forest Resources Questions and Answers KSEEB Class 10 Social Science

Indian Forest Resources Class 10 Questions and Answers KSEEB 10th Social Science

I. Fill in the blanks with suitable answers:

Question 1.
The _______________ forests do not shed their leaves all the same time in the year.
Answer:
Tropical Evergreen

Question 2.
Monsoon forests are also known as _______________
Answer:
Tropical Decidious forests

Question 3.
The Himalayas have _______________ type of forests.
Answer:
Mountain

Question 4.
The _______________ forests are mainly found in the deltas of rivers.
Answer:
Mangrove

Question 5.
The Nagarjuna sagar wild life sanctuary is an _______________ state.
Answer:
Telangana.

II. Answer the following after discussing them in groups.

Question 1.
What is meant by forests?
Answer:
A large area of land covered with trees and undergrowth is called forests. It is generally extensive and commercial value. It consists of either natural or planted vegetation.

Question 2.
Name the areas where desert vegetation is found in India?
Answer:
Thar desert, parts of Punjab, Haryana, Rajasthan and Deccan Plateau

Question 3.
Mention any four measures for the conservation of forests?
Answer:
Measures for the conservation of forests in India.

• Control of deforestation
• Restriction of grazing
• Control of forest fires
• Prevention of encroachment on forests
• Control of forest insects and diseases
• Controlling illegal cutting of trees
• Scientific cutting of trees.
• Legislation to check deforestation
• Encourage afforestation
• Creating of awareness among the people about the importance of forests.

Question 4.
What is meant by wild life sanctuaries?
Answer:
Wild life sanctuary (WLS): refers to a place meant for providing protection to wild life. It is an area where killing or capturing of any species of animals is prohibited except under orders of the competent authority.

Question 5.
Name the National Parks of Karnataka.
Answer:

• Bandipur National Park
• Nagarahole National Park
• Banerghatta National Park

Question 6.
Mention the main objectives of Biosphere reserves.
Answer:
The main objectives of Biosphere reserves are conservation, research, education and local involvement of people.

Additional Questions and Answers

Question 1.
Explain the importance of Forests.
Answer:
Forests constitute one of the natural resources of India. Directly they provide a large variety of woods which are used as fuel, timber and industrial raw materials. Forests provide fodder for livestock and employment opportunites for the people.

Indirectly forests preserve the physical features, check soil erosion, control floods and regulate the flow of rivers. Forests prevent desertification, help to improve soil fertility, make the climate equable and help to maintain ecological balance. They provide shelter to wildlife.

Question 2.
Write a short note on Tropical Evergreen Forests.
Answer:
The Tropical Evergreen Forests : These forests are found in areas of heavy annual rainfall exceeding 250cm. They are found mainly on the western slopes of the Western Ghats and hills of north eastern states of Assam, Nagaland, Meghalaya, Tripura, Manipura and Andaman – Nicoba islands.

These forests are dense and the trees grow to a great height. The trees and plants do not shed their leaves during the year at the same time. Hence they are evergreen. The important trees are Teak, Rosewood, Ebony, Mahogany, Gurjan and Champa.

Question 3.
Name the areas in which Tropical decidious forests are found in India.
Answer:
A wide area largely on the eastern slopes of the Western bhats including Maharashtra, Karnataka, Kerala and Tamil Nadu, Chotanagpur plateau, footn hills of the Himalayas, parts of Odisha and West Bengal.

Question 4.
Name some trees found in Tropical decidious forests of India.
Answer:
The trees found in Tropical decideous forests of India are Teak, Sal, Sandalwood, Kusum, Kanju, Myrobalan, Siris, Mango, Neem, Tamrind etc.

Question 5.
Describe Mangrove forests.
Answer:
Mangrove Forests: These forests are found in wet marshy areas, in river deltas and along the sea coast washed by tides. They are mainly found in the deltas of rivers on the eastern coast and in pockets on the western coast of India. The important trees are Rhizophora, Canes, Screw pipe, Palms, Sundari etc. The tree trunks are supported by a number of stilt-like roots which are submerged under water.

Question 6.
Why are the Mangrove forests of the Ganga delta called ‘Sunderbans’?
Answer:
The Mangrove forests of the Ganga delta are called ‘Sundersans’ because the Sundari trees is found in these Mangrove forests.

Question 7.
Write a short note on the distribution of forests in India.
Answer:
The total forest area of India was about 7.74 lakh km². It accounted for aboue 23.6% of the total geographical area of the country. This is much below the 33.3% recommended by the National Forest Policy Resolution of 1952. Even it is below the world’s average. (29.5%)

Forests in India are not evenly distributed. Nearly 60% of the forest area of the country is in the Himalayas and peninsular hills and 20% is in the northern plains. Among the states Madhya Pradesh has the largest area under forests and Goa has the least in India.

Question 8.
Why has the area covered by forests declined in India.
Answer:
Forests play an important role in the National economy of India. Unfortunately the area under forests has been declining in recent years. The expansion of agricultural land, construction of roads and railway, irrigation projects, industrialization, urbanization, over grazing, forest fires etc are the main causes for the destruction for forests. Hence the conservation of forests for the future generation is very essential.

Question 9.
Name the important wild life Sancturies of India?
Answer:
The important WLS are as follows- Annamalai and Madumalai (Tamil Nadu) Dandeli, Bhadra, Talalaveri, B.R. Hills. (Karnataka) Periyar (Kerala), Nagarjunasagar (Telangana), Bharathpur and Rathambor (Rajasthan) Manas (Assam), Jaldapara (W.Bengal) etc.

Multiple Questions and Answers

Question 1.
Tropical Evergreen forests are found in areas of
a. With an annual rainfall of 100-200 cm
b. With an annual rainfall exceeding 250 cm
c. With an annual rainfall of 60-100 cm
d. With an annual rainfall of 10-50 cm
Answer:
b. With an annual rainfall exceeding 250 cm

Question 2.
Tropical deciduous forests in Karnataka are found in
a. Gulbarga
b. Bengalaru
c. Western Ghats
d. Mysore
Answer:
c. Western Ghats

Question 3.
The ‘Sundari’ trees are found in
a. Mountain forests of Niligiri
b. Tropical forests of Western Ghats
c. Everygreen forests of Western ghats
d. Mangove forests of deltas of rivers.
Answer:
d. Mangrove forests of deltas of rivers.

Question 4.
The prevention of destruction of forest is called
a. Soil conservation
b. Wild life conservation
c. Water conservation
d. Forests Conservation
Answer:
d. Forests Conservation

Question 5.
One of methods of conservation of forests is
a. Urbanization
b. Indian trialization
c. Cultivation
d. Reforestation
Answer:
d. Reforestation

Question 6.
The total forest area of India is about
a. 4.77 lakh km²
b. 77.4 lakh km²
c. 7.74 lakh km²
d. 74.7 lakh km²
Answer:
c. 7.74 lakh km²

Question 7.
Biligiri Ranga Hills of Karnataka has been declared as _____________
a. National Park
b. Biosphere Reserve
c. Wild Life Sanctuary
d. National Resource
Answer:
c. Wild Life Sancturary

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