Pakistan being located on the confluence of the western end of the Indian subcontinent and the Iranian plateau supports a varied and interesting mix of flora and fauna belonging to the:

Related Mcqs:

1. Rich in fauna and flora areas:

   A. Northern mountainous areas embracing Himalayan, Korakoram and Hindu Kush ranges
   B. In northern areas, Malakand, Hazara and Azad Kashmir are rich in fauna and flora
   C. Both (a) & (b)
   D. None of these

2. The flora and fauna in lakes and ponds represents:

   A. Lentic biota
   B. Latic biota
   C. Abiotic
   D. None of these

3. The relationship between the alga Microcystis and the surrounding fauna corresponds to:

   A. Amensalism
   B. Parasitism
   C. Predation
   D. Exploitation

4. Unutilized place for the growth of flora (vegetation) is:

   A. Dark cave
   B. Pond
   C. River bank
   D. Saline water

5. The desert areas in Indo-Pakistan subcontinent covers about ________.

   A. 1.8 million square km
   B. 1.7 million square km
   C. 1.9 million square km
   D. None of these

6. The regulations towards the management of wildlife in the subcontinent date back to _____ . When the policy guidelines were given for the conservation of natural resources:

   A. 1894
   B. 1896
   C. 1898
   D. 1900

7. An association between two organisms belonging to different species, which live together for mutual benefit or on partner gets benefit and other, is neither benefited nor harmed is known as:

   A. Predation
   B. Parasitism
   C. Symbiosis
   D. None of these

8. The terms used for various programmes of extending tree cover to non-forestry areas, used rather loosely in Indo-Pak subcontinent are:

   A. Social forestry, farm forestry, agroforestry
   B. Community forestry, environmental forestry, tree farming
   C. Forest farming, village woodlots, small-scale forestry
   D. All of the above

9. Thar Desert supports a fair population of _____ is found only here in the wild state:

   A. Chinkara gazella
   B. Peacock
   C. Both (a) & (b)
   D. None of these

10. Chir forests are near the western limit of their range in Pakistan and they extend eastwards upto _________

    A. Bhutan
    B. Sri Lanka
    C. Nepal
    D. Afghanistan