Question Paper
Class / Subject: Class 8 (ICSE) · Geography
Chapter: Chapter 3 — Chapter 3: India - Climate, Vegetation and Forests
Time Allowed: 32 minutes
Max Marks: 16
1. What influences India's climate? [1]
(A) Monsoon, altitude and sea distance
(B) Only altitude
(C) Only monsoon
(D) Nothing specific
2. Where do tropical rainforests grow in India? [1]
(A) High-rainfall areas
(B) Dry desert areas
(C) Only mountain peaks
(D) Nowhere in India
3. Where do deciduous forests grow? [1]
(A) Moderate-rainfall regions
(B) Only deserts
(C) Only oceans
(D) Only high mountains
4. Where does thorn scrub vegetation grow? [1]
(A) Dry areas
(B) High-rainfall areas
(C) Underwater
(D) Only in cities
5. What do forests provide? [1]
(A) Timber, medicine and wildlife habitat
(B) Nothing useful
(C) Only decoration
(D) Only tourism value
6. What else do forests help with? [1]
(A) Regulating climate and preventing erosion
(B) Nothing important
(C) Only providing shade
(D) Only aesthetic value
7. What is a concern for India's forests? [1]
(A) Deforestation
(B) Excessive rainfall
(C) Too much wildlife
(D) Nothing is concerning
8. Why is forest conservation important? [1]
(A) To protect resources and the environment
(B) No reason
(C) It's not important
(D) Only for looks
9. What influences India's climate? [1]
(A) Monsoon, altitude and sea distance
(B) Only altitude
(C) Only monsoon
(D) Nothing specific
10. Where do tropical rainforests grow in India? [1]
(A) High-rainfall areas
(B) Dry desert areas
(C) Only mountain peaks
(D) Nowhere in India
11. Where do deciduous forests grow? [1]
(A) Moderate-rainfall regions
(B) Only deserts
(C) Only oceans
(D) Only high mountains
12. Where does thorn scrub vegetation grow? [1]
(A) Dry areas
(B) High-rainfall areas
(C) Underwater
(D) Only in cities
13. What do forests provide? [1]
(A) Timber, medicine and wildlife habitat
(B) Nothing useful
(C) Only decoration
(D) Only tourism value
14. What else do forests help with? [1]
(A) Regulating climate and preventing erosion
(B) Nothing important
(C) Only providing shade
(D) Only aesthetic value
15. What is a concern for India's forests? [1]
(A) Deforestation
(B) Excessive rainfall
(C) Too much wildlife
(D) Nothing is concerning
16. Why is forest conservation important? [1]
(A) To protect resources and the environment
(B) No reason
(C) It's not important
(D) Only for looks