WLS AND NP Flashcards
1
Q
which NP is at basin of indus
A
Hemis NP below which is Tsokar then Tsomoriri
2
Q
WLS near kargil
A
Salim ali
3
Q
Dachingum is at the basin of which river
A
jhelum
4
Q
zbarwan range lies near which NP
A
dachingum and occupies half of dal lake catchment
5
Q
dagwagh river from marsar lake passes through
A
dachingum home to hangul
6
Q
which NP close to srinagar
A
Dachigam
7
Q
KishtwarNP is famous for
A
snow leopard
8
Q
rivers surrounding kishtwar
A
marwa west
rinnary up
kibal south
great himalaya east
9
Q
which rivers flow through hokera wetland
A
jhelum basin
Rivers doodhganga and sukhang
10
Q
which wetland is across kashmir valley
A
hokera
11
Q
wetland that has no natural inlet and outlet
A
surinsar mansar lake
12
Q
gujjar and bakrawala stays along which wetland
A
surinsar
across chenab basin
13
Q
Tsokar made of
A
startsapuk tso (hypersaline) Tso kar (white salt efflorescence) A1 category
14
Q
Tsomoriiri
A
fed by snow melt
near changthang plateau and landlocked therefore brackish
15
Q
wular lake rivers
A
jhelum and kishanganga
Between great him and pir pnajal
Tctonic lake and largest freshwater lake
16
Q
lake known as mahapadmasar and visited by Al biruni
A
Wular
17
Q
lake near kunjam pass and samdra tapu plateau
A
chandrataal
18
Q
kunjam pass joins
A
pir panjal and great him
19
Q
pongdam across which river
A
beas
earthfilled dam
20
Q
which dam called mahrana pratap sagar
A
pongdam
21
Q
giri river passes through which wetland
A
renuka
22
Q
which NP with cold desrt biosphere
A
pin valley HP
23
Q
tirthan river flower through
A
great him NP in kullu region HP
24
Q
simbalbara is contigous with
A
kalesar and rajaji and is on the border
and has sal tress in HP
25
siberian ibex found
pin valley HP
26
himalyan tahr found in
Inderkilla HP
27
Chail, lippa asra and khirganga NP in
HP
28
Jim corbett is also known as
hailey
29
flower valley is situated in
UK
30
What are WLS that makes up rajaji
chilla motichur and rajaji
ganga and son river flows through it and it is spread across 3 district
elephants also found and one horn rhino
31
Which NP makes Nandadevi biosphere
valley of flower and nandadevi
32
which are the glaciers in nandadevi
ramani and trishul
33
which river flows through nandadevi
rishiganga
| rishiganga later joins dauliganga
34
where is flower valley situated
between zaskar and great himalayas and pushparvati river flows through it
35
in which NP gaumukh glacier situated
gangotri NP
36
gangotri is situated at catchment area of
bhagirathi
37
where is govind pashu situated
in garwal region and contigous with gangotri and kedarnath NP
bearded vultures are found here and project snowleopard started here
38
where is Asan wetland situated
UK and is also famous for vultures
39
what comprises of dudhwa tiger reserve
It comprises of:
Dudhwa National Park through which Suheli and Mohana streams flow,
Kishanpur Wildlife Sanctuary through which Sharda River flows, and
Katarniaghat Wildlife Sanctuary through which Geruwa River flows.
All of these rivers are tributaries of the Ghagra River.
40
where is pilibhit NP
UP
41
where is nawabganj wetland situated
in UP and is famous for siberian crane
42
samaspur wetland situated
6 connected lakes and egyptian vultures and fish eagles are found
tall grass called sarpat also found
43
sandi wetland
IBA UP
ancient name dahar
river garra flows and sarus crane found
44
where is sur sarovar or keetham lake
UP
45
where is parvati agra bird sanctuary
UP
| The sanctuary includes two oxbow lakes, Parvati Tal and Arga Tal, and covers and area of 10.84 square kilometers.
46
does dudhwa national park come under project tiger
yes swap deer also found
47
river flowing through kishanpur WLS
sharda river
48
river flowing through katarniaghat WLS
geruwa river also it is tributary of ghagra river
49
river tons originates from
govind pashu
50
alaknanda river originates from v
valley of flowers
51
harike dun is situated in
UK
52
data book what does pink page
CE
53
green page
formally endangered now recovered
54
red
threatned by extinction
55
criteria CE
90% reduction in 10 yrs
less 50 left
extinct in wild 50% in 10 yrs
56
endangered criteria
70% reduction in 10 yrs
less 250 left
extinct in wild 20% in 20 yrs
57
vulnerable criteria
50 % reduction in 10 yrs
less 1000 left
extinct in wild 60% in 100 yrs
58
which category NP belong
cat II with high restriction where grazing of livestock not allowed
NP cannot be downgraded
59
who declares NP and how are boundaries fized
state and centre declares it and boundaires are fixed by legislation and to change require approval of NBWL
60
is research and tourism allowed in NP
research no but tourism yes
61
category in which WLS belong
IV
62
are grazing allowed in WLS
yes but vaccinated and chief warden permission required
63
how can the boundaries be altered of WLS
help of SBWL
64
is research and tourism allowed
research no tourism yes
65
which category is biosphere
MAB cat 5
66
how is boundaries of biosphere be altered
fixed by legislation and declared by state or central
67
is research allowed in biosphere
yes ( only in biosphere research allowed but tourism only in buffer zone)
68
who take care biosphere
management by state but funding by centre
69
what is protected special agriculture zone
PSAZ by TN in cavery delta region here in PSAZ now new project allowed
70
conservation reserve
WPA under state and is buffer zone belong to cat 5 which is inhabited and owned by gov
declared in consultation with local gov
TN tiruppadimarathur 1st conservation reserve
71
community reserve
state gov can notify cat 6
72
which state has highest community reserve
meghalaya
73
which is first community reserve
keshopur PN formed under WPA
74
gogabeel
oxbow lake bihar first community reserve
| formed by mahanadi and kanakar river
75
CPA
under CRZ 2011 state gov prepare it and issued under EPA
76
shailesh nayak committe
CRZ
77
which areas under CRZ
all territorial water excluding AN and lakshadweep
78
CRZIA and CRZ IB
ecosensitive areas and area between HTL and LTL
in cludes mangrooves coral nesting ground birds archealogical sites defence atomic greenfield airports and disposal of treated water
79
CRZ ii
area developed close to shoreline till landward till 50 m includes building on existing roads on landward side , desalination and non conv power sources, food grains and edible oil cargo storage
FLOOR SPACE INDEX DECREASE and it is according to 1991 census
80
CRZ iii
if pop density more 2161 sqkm from HTL to 50m no development zone if less then construction only between 200 to 500 and area upto 200 is NDZ
81
CRZ4
12 nautical miles from LTL
82
CRZ 1 AND 4 REGULATED BY
CENTER REST BY STATE
83
ehich countries have highest number of biosphere
EU
N america
asia
latin and then africa
84
where is the lion tailed macaque breeding center
aringar anna chennai
| mysore zoo
85
under MoEFCC ICZM
BEAMS beach cleaning program
86
national center for coastal management
MoEFFC delineates and maps ESZ along coast
87
JFM
1988 forest policy but is not statutory it has forest afficial and local comm and exec comm to manage forest
88
community forest res
statutory and member exclusively from gram sabha and no rep from office
89
marine protected area comes under
WPA
90
how many flyaway are present
9 of them spread in 30 countries
91
which flyaaway passes india
3 the Central Asian flyway, East Asian flyway and East Asian–Australasian flyway. In India,
92
which country holds the presidentship for CMS till 2023
india
93
gandhinagar declaration
ecological connectivity
94
species added in appendix 1
asian elephant
jaguar
GIB, bengal florican
Albatros and oceanic white tip shark
95
species under appendix 2 of CMs
smooth hammerhead shark
| these species have benefir from international cooperation
96
is CMS legally binding
UNEP yes legally binding
97
which countries are not party to CMS
US china russia not party to CMS
98
does sites under IBA ensure legal protection
no
99
IBA
IBA was developed and sites are identified by BirdLife International. There are over 13,000 IBAs worldwide. india it is by BNHS (NGO 1883)
100
condition to be listed as IBA
A. Globally threatened species
In general, the regular presence of a Critical or Endangered species, irrespective of population size, at a site may be sufficient for a site to qualify as an IBA. For Vulnerable species, the presence of more than threshold numbers at a site is necessary to trigger selection.
A2. Restricted-range species
A3. Biome-restricted species
A4. Congregations This applies to 'waterbird' species is modelled on criterion 6 of the Ramsar Convention for identifying wetlands of international importance. Depending upon how species are distributed, the 1% thresholds for the biogeographic populations may be taken directly
101
who manages IUCN of birds
birdlife interntional and also release world birdwatch
102
sites of IBA in goa
navelim
bondla
netraveli
mahadyayi
103
other imp iba
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kolleru
papikonda
sandi up
dibrusaikhowa
kaziranga
Tsokar
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104
IBA sites in kerala
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achanacoil
anamudishola
camel hump mountain
malayatoor
mankulam
wayanad kurinjimala
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105
where is singhphan WLS
nagaland ans is continous with abhaypur forest assam
106
what is ISOEA
The Indian Ocean's South-East Asian (IOSEA) Marine Turtle memorandum of understanding (MoU) is a non-binding intergovernmental agreement that aims to protect, conserve, and recover sea turtles and their habitats in the Indian Ocean and Southeast Asia till torres strait . and agreement falls under CMS
107
does loggerhead nest in india
no
| iucn V
108
olive ridly
iucn v and is carnovores they can also be found in guj laksh TN and A&N mah
109
green and hawskill
iucn E and hawskill CE both found A&N and lakshadweep
110
leatherback
V
| they are not found in artic and antartic and nest only in indonesia and in india found only in A&N
111
flatback
data insufficient
112
black softshell
extinct in wild
113
save kurma and operaiton oliva
olive ridley
114
mission oilver
coastal guards
115
turtle survelliance alliance
IUCN partnership and they introduced in pobitora black soft shell turtle
116
lima action plan
comprehensive set of actions for MAB strategy
117
rhino vison
WWF india and bodoland territorial council to achive 3000 pop by 2020 39% increase in number achieved in 9 years
118
9 areas under rhino vision
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kaziranga
pobitora
orang
manas
laokhowa
burachapori
dibru saikhowa
also rhino from pobitora will be shifted to manas
```
119
which 3 rhino species in india
indian, javan and sumatran form which javan and sumatran are CE
120
national rhino conservation
between india and nepal and special cater to dudhwa and valmiki
121
waht is new delhi declaration
bhutan nepal india and malaysia to increase 3 rhino species
122
miyawaki
3 to 4 sampling / sqm
123
advantages of miyawaki
maharashtra
lowers temp and grows faster and less population required and more 30 species planted
regenerate land in less time
124
disadvantages of miyawaki
no medicinal property and cannot bring rain
125
mandarine duck
maguri motapung wetland assam
126
what is coelcant
grant fish before dino
127
three banded rosefinch
bird
128
bharitalasuchi tapani
carnivore reptile
129
nacadubasumalasaraswamisadavisam
butterfly
130
tribes that reside in simplipal
kharia bhumjia bathudi kolha gonda santhal and makida
131
which tribe stays at nagrhole
jenukurba
132
periyar tribes
manan paliyan uralis and ulladan
133
melghat tribe
koru
134
maldhari tribe
gir
135
nandadevi tribe
bhotia
136
amrabad tribe
chenchu
137
dibang
idu mishi
138
what is kinhasa resolution
cultural mode preservation
139
singchung tribe
gugun tribe it is community reserve
140
biodievrsity heritage site under which act and what is criteri a
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under BDA act
depends on species richness
high endemism
fossil bed or cultural artistic values
rare keystoen species
```
141
who notifies BHS
state gov in consultation with local boards and there are 18 of them
142
devalsari
UK
143
nallur tam groove
banglore
144
hogrekan
chikmangalur
145
univ agri
bangalore
146
ambaraguda
karnataka
147
Glory allapali
maharashtra
148
tonglu and dotry
WB
149
mandasaru
odisha
150
ameenpur
tengana
151
chilkigarh
WB
152
klawkur
meghalaya
153
dialong
manipur
154
majuli
assam
155
gharial rehab
UP
156
naro hills
MP
157
asramam
kerala
158
shistuta hiray akesh
mah
159
purvathalirai
goa
160
patalkot
MP
161
who publishes world heritage outlook
IUCN
162
who conduscts tiger census
NTCA after 4 yrs
163
highest number of tiger state and NP
MP and pench
164
how many tiger states
20
165
max tiger found in
central and eastern ghats
166
what are the method used
MSTRIPES, CaTraT, cytochrome C, extract compare for tigers
MAXENT max entropy models
hot spotters for leopards
SECR spatially explicit recapture to check pop density
167
name the 4 species of bsutard
GIB
macquae
bengal florican
lesser bengal florican
168
what is dhuraj
paradise flycatcher state bird MP
169
chlymodomonas nivalis
red snow in antartica
170
what is also known as nasikabatrachus
purple frog EDGE
171
what is MODIS
detect forest fires
172
what are deemed forest
neither recorded nor notifie and countrys only 1 % area under deemed
173
are deemed forest legal
yes
174
who implements forest landscape restoration
implemeted by national eco development and IUCN
| haryana madhya , mah karna
175
what is soil organic carbon
contributes to 56% of carbon stock
176
national afforestation and ecodev bon under
min env 1992
177
soil organic carbon
one of the 3 global indicators of land degradation
trends in land cover change LCC
net primary productivity
carbon stocks measured as soil organic carbon SOC
178
bonn challenge
COP 2015
150 million hectares of deforested and degraded land into restoration by 2020 and 350 million by 2030
INDIA- 13 million by 2020 and 8 by 2030
179
what is forest PLUS 2.0
USAID= and MOEFFC 5 yr program and helps india to participate in REDD+
180
IFOREST
fuelwood mangement
181
what are programs launched by G20
global initative for reducing land degradation
| Global coral reef R and D accelerator
182
what is delhi declaration
gender and health
ecosystem restore
Peace forest initiative SKorea
recovery of more 5 millio hectare by 2030 therefore now 26 million
183
where is forest research institute
dehradun
184
who launched drought toolbox
UNCCD WMO and FAO UNEP and univ nebraska
185
new york declaration
50% reduction by 2020 and natural forest loss 2030
| voluntary and non binding
186
RIO + 20 3 convention
UNFCC, CBD, UNCCD
187
what are initiatives of COP 14
international coalition for action on sand dust storms (UNDP, UNEP, FAO, WHO)
Adapt now global call for leadership
Intiaitive of sustainabiltiy and stabiltiy and security ISSS 14 african countries
youth caucas on desrtificaation
188
great green wall intiative
restore 100 million hectares 11 countries Burkina Faso, Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sudan and Chad and is UNCCD
189
coral reef
there are more cold water reef than tropical reefs
190
coral conditions
20 to 32 degree
clean water 300 ft or 91 mt b
ut mostly 60 to 90 ft 18 to 27 mt
191
fringing coral
andaman, kutch and mannar
atolls: lakshadweep
barrier : lakshadweep and nico
192
coral triangle
indonesia
malaysia
phillipines
193
places india famous for coral reefs
angria bank - mah
| netrani - karna
194
where is national community institute
goa in katmand island
195
which country is first country to ban reef toxins
oxybenzone in suncreen by palamu
196
who started coral reef recovery
the Coral Reef Recovery Project is a joint venture of WTI and the Gujarat Forest Department, supported by Tata Chemicals Limited (TCL)
197
are shallow water coral found all over world
no only deep water coral can be found all over the world
198
blue flag certification
denmark foundationfor env education
199
ghogala
diu
200
shivrajpur
guj
201
padubri
karna
202
kappad
kerala
203
kovalam
tamil nadu
204
eden
podincherry
205
rushikonda
andhra pradesh
206
miramar
goa
207
golden beahv
odisha
208
radhanagar
andaman and ni
209
what are permitted under PPV and FR
save use sow resow exchange share or sell his farm produce except brand name
210
which country is birthplace of asian bamboo
india
211
where is tirap mine
assam
212
himalayan quail
uttarakhand
213
what is tettibolus trishula
grasshopper
214
white backed
Cr
215
long billed v
CR
216
slender billed vulture
CR
217
egyptian vulture
endangered
218
Himalayan
nt
219
bearded vulture
nt
220
cinerous
nt
221
eurasian and griffon
least concern
222
which is the only vulture sanctuary
ramadevrabetta
223
which is state animal of assam
gangetic dolphins
224
tandem boat survey method is used to count
gangetic dolphins
225
baiji
yangstze
226
bhulan
indus
227
susu
ganges
228
boto
amazon
229
where can ganges dolphins be found
ganges meghna and bramhaputra
230
are dolphins toothed mammals
yes
231
smallest dolpjin in world
mau new zealand
232
largest dolphin
orca
| all oceans even arctic
233
rann of kutch
wild ass
234
kaziranga and jaldaphara
onr
235
van vihar
white tiger
236
desert
gib
237
keoladeo
siberian crane
238
vendangal
tn
239
ranganathala
karna
240
salim ali
tn
241
fishing cat
ambasaddor of orissa and IUCN vulnerable
242
which is lichens first park
MUNSIYARI UK
243
dehing patkai also known as amazon of east is made up of
jeypore
dihing
dirok
244
where are exotic animals registered
with chief wildlife warden of their state
| and DG of foreign trade overseas
245
where are exotic species listed
appendices I II III OF convention of CITES
246
WHO TAKES CARE OF THE MONEY LAUNDERING AND ILLEGAL TRADE IWT
FATF
247
western ghats in hoe many states
6
248
max ESA
karna
maha
kerala
249
who notifies ESA
MoEFCC with suggestion of state
250
kasturirangan and madhav gadgil
37% and 67%
251
prohibited activites in ESA
mining
red category
building and constuction and area dev projects
252
how much km is ESA declared
10 km
253
have the count of leopards increased
yes by 63%
254
max number of leopards found in
mp
| karna
255
management effectives evaluation report MoEFCC
MEE score 62.01% more than global mean
256
NP that got high MEE
tirthan and great hima
257
NP with low MEE
turtle WLS in UP
| Khaparwa WLS in haryana
258
how much is total protected areas india
5%
259
where is black pather found
kabini WLS
260
is southern birdwing endemic
yes
261
caracal
CR list found in guj and raj but IUCN LC
262
hump backed mahseer
cauvery IUCN CR
263
Vulture action plsns to have rescue centre at
pinjore
bhopal
guwait
hyderbada
264
vulture survey condutced in
4 yrs
265
breeding program for
red headed and eyptian
266
project dolpin for
10 yr
267
dolphin rescue guide
by turtle survival alliance
268
antherium
purifies srrounding air
269
national innovation fund
autonmous body of DST
270
state of wolrd forest
UNEP and FAO
271
haith panth
mobile app NHAI
272
community forest resource management
2/3rd members from SC and ST or 5 member
273
community rights
nistar
274
right to ownership
collect , use and dispose of minor forest produce
275
uses of entilement
fish
276
habitat rights to PVTG
right to perform customary religious
right to protect and conserve natural entity
cultivation traditional
rights to exclude any right of hunting
277
are NP WLS included in forest rights
yes
278
nairobi convention
working towards a prosperous Western Indian Ocean Region with healthy rivers, coasts and oceans
279
does india have peatland
no
280
mangroove for future
indian initiative with coop of IUCN
281
20X20
latin america by UN and FAO
282
who manages locust attack
FAO
283
rivet popper hypothesis
impact of loss of species
284
evil quartert
loss of biodiversity
285
who has the power to alter entries in schedules
central gove it can delete or transfer
286
Schedule I
Great Lion NARco liked Black (buck) RHIya
287
Schedule II
KING cobra OF BENGAL porcupine HITS (Himalayan bear ) FLYING squirrel DHOLE with RHESUS
288
schedule III
HHN
hyena
hogdeer
nilgai
289
schedule IV
mangrooves and vulture
290
what is another name for flying fox
fruit bat and is placed in schedule 5
291
who demarcates ESZ
states
292
activities permitted under ESZ
agriculture
horticulture
rainwater harvesting
293
where is valmiki NP
near terai region along the nepal border
294
which river originates through valmiki NP
harsha masu
295
rivers surrounding valmiki
south gandak
| east river pandai
296
which community dwells in bihar valmiki
tharu
297
where is kaimur NP
bihar
298
where do you find vikramshila gangetic dolphin
bihar
299
where is bhimbandh WLS
bihar
300
name the two wetland ramsar of west benga;
sunderbans and east kolkatta
301
which is the only Ramsar Site in the World Practicing Fisheries and Agriculture Traditionally using City Sewage
East Kolkata Wetlands in Kolkata, West Bengal
302
river ramman and river sirikola
singalila NPand is north west NP of WB
303
which NP next to singalila NP from west
neora NP
304
which is NP next to neora
gorumara
305
which river flows through gorumara
murti
jaldak
raidak
306
which deer can be found in nepal and india
sambhar which is largest
307
where can chital be found
chital is endemic to srilanaka and india and found in
| Corbett National park, Kanha National Park, Bandhavgarh National Park and Sariska Tiger Reserve
308
NP next to gorumura
jaldaphara
309
which river flows through jaldaphara
torsa
310
chilapata forest found in
WB and elephant corridor
311
who has highest One horned rhino pop after kaziranga
chilapata
312
which 2 NP form eastern duars
buxa and jaldapara
313
Buxa is famous for which animal
giant squirrel
314
river flowing through buxa
raidak and jayanti they are tributaries of bramhaputra
315
national highway 31C passes through
WB Buxa
316
toto and mich tribes live in
jaldaphara NP
317
where is sajnakhali NP
WB
318
where is chapramari
WB
319
which NP touches bhutan
buxa
320
mayurbhanj ER
part of it in WB
321
which is largest NP in india
hemis
322
where is palamau tiger reserve
in bihar and is one of 9 tiger reserve in catchment area of north koel
