Forests, Wildlife Sanctuaries & National Parks – KLEE General Knowledge Test 3
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Which district of Kerala has the largest forest cover?
- A. Wayanad
- B. Thiruvananthapuram
- C. Idukki
- D. Palakkad
Answer: Option C
Explanation:
Idukki has the largest forest cover.
The district with the least reserve forest in Kerala is
- A. Alappuzha
- B. Thrissur
- C. Kozhikode
- D. Kollam
Answer: Option A
Explanation:
The district with the least reserve forest in Kerala is Alappuzha.
In absolute recorded forest area, Kerala ranks
- A. 8th
- B. 13th
- C. 3rd
- D. 22nd
Answer: Option B
Explanation:
13th among States and UTs.
The world's first Teak Museum is at
- A. Wayanad
- B. Dehradun
- C. Mysore
- D. Nilambur
Answer: Option D
Explanation:
The world's first Teak Museum is at Nilambur (Nilambur, Kerala).
The world's oldest teak plantation is
- A. Parambikulam
- B. Thekkady
- C. Marayoor
- D. Conolly Plot
Answer: Option D
Explanation:
The world's oldest teak plantation is Conolly Plot (Conolly Plot, Nilambur).
The only place in Kerala with natural growth of sandalwood is
- A. Marayoor
- B. Munnar
- C. Peechi
- D. Nilambur
Answer: Option A
Explanation:
The only place in Kerala with natural growth of sandalwood is Marayoor.
The Kerala Forest Research Institute (KFRI) is at
- A. Wayanad
- B. Peechi
- C. Munnar
- D. Thiruvananthapuram
Answer: Option B
Explanation:
The Kerala Forest Research Institute (KFRI) is at Peechi (Peechi, Thrissur).
The first wildlife sanctuary in Kerala is
- A. Silent Valley
- B. Eravikulam
- C. Periyar
- D. Neyyar
Answer: Option C
Explanation:
The first wildlife sanctuary in Kerala is Periyar.
The largest wildlife sanctuary in Kerala is
- A. Chinnar
- B. Parambikulam
- C. Wayanad
- D. Periyar
Answer: Option D
Explanation:
The largest wildlife sanctuary in Kerala is Periyar.
The second largest sanctuary in Kerala is
- A. Aralam
- B. Neyyar
- C. Wayanad
- D. Periyar
Answer: Option C
Explanation:
The second largest sanctuary in Kerala is Wayanad.
Shendurney Wildlife Sanctuary is in the district of
- A. Kollam
- B. Thrissur
- C. Idukki
- D. Kannur
Answer: Option A
Explanation:
Shendurney Wildlife Sanctuary is in the district of Kollam.
The name "Shendurney" comes from the tree species
- A. Rosewood
- B. Chenkurinji
- C. Sandalwood
- D. Teak
Answer: Option B
Explanation:
The name "Shendurney" comes from the tree species Chenkurinji.
The Kodanad Elephant Training Centre is in
- A. Idukki district
- B. Ernakulam district
- C. Wayanad district
- D. Kollam district
Answer: Option B
Explanation:
The Kodanad Elephant Training Centre is in Ernakulam district.
The sanctuary in Kerala accessible only through Tamil Nadu is
- A. Chimmini
- B. Chinnar
- C. Parambikulam
- D. Thekkady
Answer: Option C
Explanation:
The sanctuary in Kerala accessible only through Tamil Nadu is Parambikulam.
The Grizzled Giant Squirrel is a prominent inhabitant of
- A. Aralam
- B. Neyyar
- C. Periyar
- D. Chinnar Wildlife Sanctuary
Answer: Option D
Explanation:
The Grizzled Giant Squirrel is a prominent inhabitant of Chinnar Wildlife Sanctuary.
Choolannur (Chulanur) Sanctuary is dedicated to the
- A. peafowl
- B. tiger
- C. Nilgiri tahr
- D. elephant
Answer: Option A
Explanation:
Choolannur (Chulanur) Sanctuary is dedicated to the peafowl (Kerala's only peafowl sanctuary).
Chulanur Peafowl Sanctuary is in
- A. Kollam district
- B. Palakkad district
- C. Thrissur district
- D. Kannur district
Answer: Option B
Explanation:
Chulanur Peafowl Sanctuary is in Palakkad district.
India's first butterfly sanctuary, Aralam, is in
- A. Kannur district
- B. Wayanad district
- C. Kollam district
- D. Idukki district
Answer: Option A
Explanation:
India's first butterfly sanctuary, Aralam, is in Kannur district.
Asia's first Butterfly Safari Park was launched in 2008 at
- A. Aralam
- B. Thattekad
- C. Thenmala
- D. Kumarakom
Answer: Option C
Explanation:
Asia's first Butterfly Safari Park was launched in 2008 at Thenmala (Thenmala Ecotourism, Kollam).
The first bird sanctuary in Kerala is
- A. Kadalundi
- B. Kumarakom
- C. Mangalavanam
- D. Thattekad
Answer: Option D
Explanation:
The first bird sanctuary in Kerala is Thattekad (Thattekad, Ernakulam).
Salim Ali described ____ as the richest bird habitat in peninsular India.
- A. Kumarakom
- B. Mangalavanam
- C. Thattekad
- D. Kadalundi
Answer: Option C
Explanation:
Thattekad.
Kumarakom Bird Sanctuary is also known as
- A. Mangalavanam
- B. Vembanad Bird Sanctuary
- C. Thattekad Sanctuary
- D. Kadalundi Sanctuary
Answer: Option B
Explanation:
Kumarakom Bird Sanctuary is also known as Vembanad Bird Sanctuary (Vembanad Bird Sanctuary (Kottayam)).
The smallest bird sanctuary in Kerala, located in Kochi city, is
- A. Mangalavanam
- B. Kadalundi
- C. Kumarakom
- D. Thattekad
Answer: Option A
Explanation:
The smallest bird sanctuary in Kerala, located in Kochi city, is Mangalavanam.
Kadalundi Bird Sanctuary is spread across islands in
- A. Ernakulam district
- B. Kozhikode district
- C. Kannur district
- D. Malappuram district
Answer: Option D
Explanation:
Kadalundi Bird Sanctuary is spread across islands in Malappuram district.
Eravikulam National Park is famous as the habitat of the
- A. Nilgiri Tahr
- B. Tiger
- C. Indian bison
- D. Lion-tailed macaque
Answer: Option A
Explanation:
Eravikulam National Park is famous as the habitat of the Nilgiri Tahr.
The largest national park in Kerala is
- A. Eravikulam
- B. Pampadum Shola
- C. Silent Valley
- D. Periyar
Answer: Option D
Explanation:
The largest national park in Kerala is Periyar.
The smallest national park in Kerala is
- A. Mathikettan Shola
- B. Anamudi Shola
- C. Pampadum Shola
- D. Eravikulam
Answer: Option C
Explanation:
The smallest national park in Kerala is Pampadum Shola.
The district with the largest number of national parks is
- A. Palakkad
- B. Idukki
- C. Pathanamthitta
- D. Wayanad
Answer: Option B
Explanation:
The district with the largest number of national parks is Idukki.
Silent Valley National Park is famous for the
- A. Lion-tailed macaque
- B. Grizzled giant squirrel
- C. Nilgiri tahr
- D. Peafowl
Answer: Option A
Explanation:
Silent Valley National Park is famous for the Lion-tailed macaque.
Silent Valley National Park is in the Kundali Hills of
- A. Idukki district
- B. Palakkad district
- C. Wayanad district
- D. Malappuram district
Answer: Option B
Explanation:
Silent Valley National Park is in the Kundali Hills of Palakkad district.
Kallen Pokkudan is associated with
- A. Narmada Bachao Andolan
- B. the Chipko movement
- C. mangrove conservation
- D. Save Silent Valley
Answer: Option C
Explanation:
Kallen Pokkudan is associated with mangrove conservation.
The autobiography of Kallen Pokkudan is
- A. Ente Katha
- B. Aathmakatha
- C. Jeevithasamaram
- D. Kandalkkadukalkkidayil Ente Jeevitham
Answer: Option D
Explanation:
"My Life Among the Mangroves".
India's first biological park is
- A. Peechi
- B. Thenmala
- C. Agasthyavanam Biological Park
- D. Silent Valley
Answer: Option C
Explanation:
India's first biological park is Agasthyavanam Biological Park.
The first riverfront community reserve in India is
- A. Mangalavanam
- B. Kadalundi-Vallikkunnu
- C. Thattekad
- D. Kumarakom
Answer: Option B
Explanation:
The first riverfront community reserve in India is Kadalundi-Vallikkunnu.
Periyar Wildlife Sanctuary was included under
- A. Project Snow Leopard
- B. Project Crocodile
- C. Project Elephant
- D. Project Tiger
Answer: Option D
Explanation:
Periyar Wildlife Sanctuary was included under Project Tiger.