RAPID PRACTICE TEST

[UPSC Prelims 2020]

(instant assessment of exam preparedness)

Shield IAS
[GEOGRAPHY;
ENVIRONMENT
AND
ECOLOGY]

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 25 MCQs : Time - 25 Minutes

Q.1) Consider the following statements Which of the statements given above
w.r.t. Bird life International: is/are correct?
1.It is the world’s largest nature (a) 1 only
conservation Partnership. (b) 2 only
2.It identifies the sites referred to as (c) Both 1 and 2
‘Important Bird and Biodiversity Areas’. (d) Neither 1 nor 2
3. Zoological Survey of India (ZSI) is its
partner organisation. Q.5) Consider the following statements
Which of the statements given above w.r.t. Mangroves For Future (MFF):
is/are correct? 1. It is co-chaired by the IUCN and UNDP.
(a) 1 and 2 only 2. MFF is inclusive of all types of coastal
(b) 1 and 3 only ecosystem.
(c) 2 and 3 only 3. It is a collaboration between
(d) All of the above governments.
Which of the statements given above
Q.2) Biological phenomenon where one is/are correct?
plant inhibits the growth of another is (a) 1 and 2 only
called: (b) 3 only
(a) Predation (c) 2 and 3 only
(b) Commensalism (d) 1 and 3 only
(c) Parasitism
(d) Allelopathy Q.6) Consider the following
statements:
Q.3) Consider the following statements: 1. Shola Grasslands are patches of stunted
1. Palau is first country to ban 'Reef toxic' sub-tropical montane forest.
sun cream. 2. Shola Grasslands are found in higher
2. Palau is part of the Polynesia region in montane regions of South India.
the western Pacific Ocean. Which of the statements given above
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
is/are correct? (a) 1 only
(a) 1 only (b) 2 only
(b) 2 only (c) Both 1 and 2
(c) Both 1 and 2 (d) Neither 1 nor 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
Q.7) Consider the following
Q.4) Consider the following statements w.r.t. State of Forest Report
statements w.r.t. Green Credit Scheme: 2019:
1. It functions under the provisions of 1. Forest cover as percentage of total
Forest Rights Act, 2006. geographical area is highest in Meghalaya.
2. It addresses the concerns linked with 2. Mangrove cover has been separately
compensatory afforestation. reported in the report.

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3. Top three states showing mangrove (c) World Customs Union
cover increase are Gujarat followed by (d) IMF
Maharashtra and Odisha.
Which of the statements given above
Q.12) Consider the following statements:
is/are correct? 1. Pink pages in IUCN Red List include
(a) 1 and 2 only
the critically endangered species.
(b) 3 only 2. Green pages in IUCN Red List include
(c) 2 and 3 only protected and conserved areas.
(d) 1 and 3 only Which of the statements given above
is/are correct?
Q.8) Identify the correct chronological
(a) 1 only
order:
(b) 2 only
(a) Central Zoo Authority > Community
(c) Both 1 and 2
Conserved Area > Project Elephant >
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
Project Tiger
(b) Project Tiger > Central Zoo Authority
Q.13) Consider the following statements:
> Project Elephant > Community
1. National Biodiversity Authority (NBA)
Conserved Area
is a statutory body.
(c) Central Zoo Authority > Project Tiger >
2. It looks in issues of Convention of
Project Elephant > Community Conserved
Biodiversity (CBD).
Area
Which of the statements given above
(d) Central Zoo Authority > Community
is/are correct?
Conserved Area > Project Tiger > Project
(a) 1 only
Elephant
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
Q.9) Which of the following is not a
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
Snow Leopard Range country?
(a) Pakistan
Q.14) Consider the following statements:
(b) Tajikistan
1. TRAFFIC is an inter-governmental
(c) Kyrgyzstan
organization working globally on trade in
(d) Azerbaijan
wild animals and plants.
2. TRAFFIC is a joint programme of World
Q.10) Nauradehi wildlife sanctuary is
Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) and UNEP.
situated in the state of
Which of the statements given above
(a) Madhya Pradesh
is/are correct?
(b) Maharashtra
(a) 1 only
(c) Odisha
(b) 2 only
(d) Chhattisgarh
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
Q.11) ‘Which of the following is not a
partner of International Consortium on
Q.15) Arrange the tiger density in
Combating Wildlife Crime (ICCWC)?
descending order in the following Tiger
(a) CITES
Reserves:
(b) INTERPOL

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(a) Orang> Kaziranga > Jim Corbett > owing to heavy rainfall in its
Bandipur catchment area.
(b) Kaziranga > Jim Corbett > Orang > Which of the statements given above
Bandipur is/are correct?
(c) Orang> Jim Corbett > Kaziranga > (a) 1 only
Bandipur (b) 3 only
(d) Jim Corbett > Orang > Kaziranga > (c) 1 and 3
Bandipur (d) 1, 2 and 3

Q.16) Apennines mountains range is Q.19) Consider the following statements:

located in – 1) Alluvial soils are widespread in the
(a) France northern plains and the river valleys.
(b) Spain 2) Alluvial soils vary in nature from
(c) Germany sandy loam to clay.
(d) Italy 3) They are depositional soils
transported and deposited by rivers
Q.17) Consider the following statements: and streams.
1) Peat bogs are an important means of Which of the statements given above are
climatic dating. correct?
2) Analysis of pollen grains in peat bogs (a) 1 only
and other deposits shows the (b) 2 only
geographical extent of plant species in (c) 1 and 2
the past. (d) 1, 2, and 3
Which of the above statement/ statements
is/are true? Q.20) Which of the following statements
(a) 1 only is incorrect?
(b) 2 only (a) Sugarcane belongs to the bamboo
(c) Both 1 and 2 family of plants and is indigenous to
(d) Neither 1 nor 2 India.
(b) Too heavy rainfall results in rich sugar
Q.18) Consider the following statements: content, whereas deficiency in rainfall
1) The Brahmputra river has its origin in produces fibrous crop.
the Chemayungdung glacier of the (c) It can grow on a variety of soils
Kailash range near the Mansarovar including loamy clayey loams, black
lake. cotton soils, brown or reddish loams and
2) Its tributaries are Burhi Dihing, even laterites.
Subansiri, Kameng, Manas and (d)It is labour-intensive cultivation.
Sankosh.
3) The Brahmaputra is well known for Q.21) Which of the following
floods, channel shifting and bank environmentalist first gave the concept
erosion. This is due to the fact that of Biodiversity ‘Hotspots’?
most of its tributaries are large and (a) Gaylord Nelson
bring large quantity of sediments (b) Norman Myers
(c) John Muir

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(d) Julia ‘Butterfly’ Hill 1. Gahirmatha Beach is part of the
Bhitarkanika Wildlife Sanctuary.
Q.22) Which of the following tiger 2. Silent Valley National Park is in Kerala.
species is not extinct? Which of the statements given above
(a) Caspian Tiger is/are correct?
(b) Java Tiger (a) 1 only
(c) Amur Tiger (b) 2 only
(d) Bali tiger (c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
Q.23) Consider the following
statements: Q.25) Consider the following
1. African Cheetah is endangered in IUCN statements:
Red List. 1. Sri Lankamaleswara Wildlife Sanctuary
2. Asiatic Cheetah is critically endangered is in the state of Tamil Nadu.
in IUCN Red List. 2. Meghamalai wildlife sanctuary is in the
Which of the statements given above state of Andhra Pradesh.
is/are correct? Which of the statements given above
(a) 1 only is/are correct?
(b) 2 only (a) 1 only
(c) Both 1 and 2 (b) 2 only
(d) Neither 1 nor 2 (c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
Q.24) Consider the following
statements:

Answer Key

1. Ans. a) 14. Ans. d)

2. Ans. d) 15. Ans. a)
3. Ans. a) 16. Ans. d)
4. Ans. b) 17. Ans. c)
5. Ans. a) 18. Ans. d)
6. Ans. b) 19. Ans. d)
7. Ans. c) 20. Ans. b)
8. Ans. c) 21. Ans. b)
9. Ans. d) 22. Ans. c)
10. Ans. a) 23. Ans. b)
11. Ans. d) 24. Ans. c)
12. Ans. a) 25. Ans. d)
13. Ans. c)

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