TOP 20 GK QUESTIONS :--)
➢ MCQ’s type questions,
1. Which of these is a
variant of the tropical rainforest?
(a) Savanna (b)
Mangrove forest (c) Taiga
Answer → (b) Mangrove
forest
2. Rainforests provide which
of the following products?
(a) Coffee
(b) Raw materials for chewing gum (c) Both
Answer → (c) Both
3. What type of soil is
found in tropical rainforests?
(a) Thick and infertile (b)
Thick and fertile (c)
Fertile
Answer → (a) Thick and
infertile
4. Rainforests play which of
these significant roles?
(a) Control weather
patterns (b) Maintain Earth’s limited supply of
drinking and freshwater (c) Both
Answer – (c) Both
5. What is a major threat to
rainforest ecosystems?
(a) Volcanoes (b)
Forest fires (c) Illegal logging
Answer – (c) Illegal
logging
6. This rainforests has been
referred to as the ‘lungs of our planet’.
(a) African rainforest (b)
Amazon rainforest (c) Asian rainforest
Answer – (b) Amazon
rainforest
7. What is the top part of a
rainforest called?
(a) Canopy (b)
Emergent layer (c) Green roof
Answer – (b) Emergent
layer
8. In which layer of the
rainforest do snakes live apart from the forest floor?
(a) Understory (b)
Canopy layer (c) Emergent layer
Answer – (b) Canopy
layer
9. Many plants have found
ways to adapt themselves to the rainforest. One of these is a vine called
Liana. Which option below describes how they survive in the rainforest?
(a) They climb the trunks of
other trees in search of light (b) Their leaves are often arranged at different
angles so that it avoids shading its own leaves (c) Both
Answer – (a) They climb the
trunks of trees in search of light
10. What is the percentage
of the Earth’s total surface is covered with rainforests?
(a) More than 6% (b)
More than 2% (c) Less than 2%
Answer – (c) Less than 2%
➢ Fill in the blanks,
1. Tropical rainforests
represents the oldest major vegetation type that is still present on the
terrestrial Earth. True or False?
TRUE.
2. Rainforests are located
in a band around the equator between which two areas? TROPIC OF CANCER AND CAPRICORN.
3. What is a Green Mantella? RAINFOREST FROG.
4. Most of the rainforests
are located in which three continents?
ASIA, AFRICA AND SOUTH AFRICA.
5. How many layers are there
in rainforests? FOUR.
6. Poison arrow frogs live
in rainforests. Where do they lay their eggs? On LEAVES.
7. This brilliant colored
bird found in tropical America is the largest species of parrots. Name it. MACAW.
8. Continuous sunshine is
crucial for the diversity of rainforests. How many hours of sunlight does a
tropical receive, every day, throughout the year? 12 HOURS.
9. Which rainforests plant has helped increase
the survival rate for Acute Child Leukaemia? ROSY PERIWINKLE.
10. Which layer of the rainforest is home to
birds and butterflies? EMERGENT LAYER.
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