MCQ on GSEB Class 9 Social Science Chapter 18 Wildlife
What is the primary objective of Project Tiger in India?
- A) To save tigers
- B) To protect elephants
- C) To conserve crocodiles
- D) To preserve rhinos
Answer: A) To save tigers
Where can the Asiatic lion be mainly found in India?
- A) Nilgiri Hills
- B) Western Ghats
- C) Gir forests of Gujarat
- D) Rajasthan Desert
Answer: C) Gir forests of Gujarat
What poses the greatest threat to wildlife in India?
- A) Pollution
- B) Climate change
- C) Human activities
- D) Disease outbreak
Answer: C) Human activities
Where are flying squirrels commonly sighted?
- A) Rajasthan Desert
- B) Marshy lands of Kerala
- C) Himalayan region
- D) Western Ghats forests
Answer: D) Western Ghats forests
What is the purpose of the Hangool Project in Kashmir?
- A) Protecting snow leopards
- B) Conserving crocodiles
- C) Preserving barasinga deer
- D) Safeguarding rhinos
Answer: C) Preserving barasinga deer
How many wildlife species are recorded in India?
- A) 100,000
- B) 81,251
- C) 200,000
- D) 50,000
Answer: B) 81,251
In which region are snow leopards predominantly found?
- A) Ladakh and dry cold area
- B) Peninsular Plateau
- C) Desert of Rajasthan
- D) Northern Plain
Answer: A) Ladakh and dry cold area
What is the primary reason for the decline in vulture populations?
- A) Pollution
- B) Habitat loss
- C) Hunting
- D) Consumption of polluted meat
Answer: D) Consumption of polluted meat
Which wildlife species is primarily found in the Brahmaputra river swamp?
- A) Bengal tiger
- B) One-horned rhino
- C) Snow leopard
- D) Asiatic lion
Answer: B) One-horned rhino
What is the primary threat to the Asiatic lion population in India?
- A) Climate change
- B) Habitat loss
- C) Human-wildlife conflicts
- D) Pollution
Answer: C) Human-wildlife conflicts
