Deforestation Test

Deforestation

This is online test 01 for CBSE class 12 Biology Environmental Issues (Deforestation).. There are 10 questions in this test with each question having around four answer choices.

Questions & Answers

1
In certain parts of India, forests are burnt and the ash is mixed with the soil and the land used forcultivation leads to deforestation and this process is named as :
  • A
    Bioharvesting
  • B
    Terrace farming
  • C
    Humid farming
  • D
    Shifting cultivation
    Correct
2
Deforestation is responsible for :
  • A
    Co-extinction
    Correct
  • B
    Background radiation
  • C
    Eutrophication
  • D
    Biomagnification
3
Deforestation generally decreases
  • A
    Global warming
  • B
    Rainfall
    Correct
  • C
    Soil erosion
  • D
    Drought
4
Forest act was first enacted in
  • A
    1972
  • B
    1952
  • C
    1927
    Correct
  • D
    1891
5
Shifting cultivation practiced in India is called
  • A
    Harshi
  • B
    Sawani
  • C
    All of the above.
  • D
    Jhum
    Correct
6
Floods can be checked by
  • A
    Reforestation
    Correct
  • B
    Making dams
  • C
    Modern agriculture practices
  • D
    Deforestation
7
Chipko movement originated in
  • A
    Kangra valley of H.P.
  • B
    Panchmari in M.P
  • C
    Tehri Garwal of U.P.
    Correct
  • D
    Silent valley of H.P.
8
Deforestation does not lead to
  • A
    Destruction of natural habitat of wild animals
  • B
    Alteration of local weather conditions
  • C
    Soil erosion
  • D
    Quick nutrient cycling
    Correct
9
Jhum cultivation refers to
  • A
    Cultivation of Jamun trees
  • B
    Tribal method of shifting cultivation
    Correct
  • C
    Cultivation of terraces
  • D
    Cultivation of medicinal plants by tribes
10
Which one represents regulative function of forests
  • A
    Storage and release of gases
    Correct
  • B
    Production of essential oils
  • C
    Conservation of soil and water
  • D
    Production of wood