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Camel, lion, rabbit, mice etc.

Correct answer is Yak.

There are around 89,000 species of animals living in India which becomes 6.5% of the worlds animal species.

Elephant, Rhino, Deer, Barasingha, Lion, Monkey, Langoor, Crocodile, Tortoise etc.

To improve blood circulation.

Forests play a vital role in the life of human beings by: 

(i) Modifying local climate. 

(ii) Controlling soil erosion. 

(iii) Supporting a variety of industries. 

(iv) Providing livelihood for many communities. 

(v) Controlling wind and temperature and cause rainfall. 

(vi) Providing humus to the soil and shelter to the wild life.

1. The richness of wild variety of fauna is due to the high variety of variation in the relief, rainfall, temperature, etc. There are 89,457 known species of flora, out of which many are in the list of endangered species. 

2. The variety of fauna can be seen in different parts of India such as in the mountains, the deserts, the plateaus, the rivers, the lakes, etc.

3. If we try to divide the species then it may make several groups as follows: Mammals – 390, Fish – 2546, Birds – 1232, Insects – 60,000, Reptiles – 456, Mollusks – 5,000, Amphibians – 209.

All the animals living in a particular area and time are called Fauna.

All the vegetation available in an area is called Flora.

1. The regions that show similarity in their ecology are called natural vegetation regions.
2. Existence and growth of any vegetation depend on the climate of that region.
3. Regions that have identical climate have mostly identical vegetation. For example, Gujarat has a hot climate with no major mountains.
4. Hence, we find trees like neem, baval almost in entire Gujarat.

Classification of vegetation:

On the basis of altitude, types of soil, rainfall and temperature, the natural vegetation regions can be divided into five types.

  They are:

1. Tropical Rain Forests
2. Tropical Deciduous Forests
3. Tropical Desert Vegetation
4. Temperate Forests and Grasslands
5. Mangrove (Tidal) Forests.

Diversity in Indian natural vegetation (Flora):

1. About 47,000 species of flora are found in India.
2. There are about 5000 varieties of trees, in India. Out of them 450 are used for commercial purpose.
3. About 15,000 varieties of flowering plants are found here. This forms about 6% of the flowering plants grown across the world.
4. Several non-flowering plants like fern, algae, moss, etc. also grow in India.
5. Since ancient time India is famous for a variety of herbal plants it grows. Indian Ayurveda has discussed about 2000 medicinal plants.
6. Thus, India has a great diversity of natural vegetation.

1. The various kinds of flora i.e.. plants that grow naturally in a region is known as natural vegetation of that region. For example, in Gujarat we find neem (limda), baaval, etc. grown everywhere.

2. India has diverse natural vegetation. With respect to diversity in vegetation, India stands 10th rank in the world and 4th rank in Asia.

3. A large area which is mainly covered with trees and plants in called a forest.

B. Turpentine

• The Wild life Protection Act was passed in 1972. 
• Fourteen biosphere reserves have been set up in the country to protect flora and fauna. 
• Four out of these, the Sunderbans in the West Bengal, Nanda Devi in Uttaranchal, the Gulf of Mannar in Tamil Nadu and the Nilgiris (Kerala, Karnataka and Tami Nadu) have been included in the world network of Biosphese reserves. 
• Financial and technical assistance is provided to many Botanical Gardens by the government since 1992. 
• Project Tiger, Project Rhino, Project Great Indian Bustard and many other eco developmental projects have been introduced. 
• 89 National Parks, 490 Wildlife sanctuaries and many Zoological gardens are set up to take care of Natural heritage. 

• ​​​​​​ India has more than 89,000 of animal species. The country has more than 1200 species of birds. They constitute 13% of the world’s total. 
• There are 2500 species of fish, which account for nearly 12% of the world’s stock. It also shares between 5 and 8 per cent of the world’s amphibians, reptiles and mammals.
• The elephants are the most majestic animals among the mammals. They are found in the hot wet forests of Assam, Karnataka and Kerala. 
• One-horned rhinoceroses are the other animals, which live in swampy and marshy lands of Assam and West Bengal. Arid areas of the Rann of Kachchh and the Thar Desert are the habitat for wild ass and camels respectively. 
• Indian bison, nilgai (blue bull), chousingha (four horned antelope), gazel and different species of deer are some other animals found in India. It also has several species of monkeys. 
• India is the only country in the world that has both tigers and lions. The natural habitat of the Indian lion is the Gir forest in Gujarat. 
• Tigers are found in the forests of Madhya Pradesh the Sundarbans of West Bengal and the Himalayan region. 
• Leopards too are members of the cat family. They are important among animals of prey. 
• The Himalayas have a hardy range of animals, which survive in extreme cold. Ladhak’s freezing high altitudes are a home to yak, the shaggy horned wild ox weighing around one tonne, the Tibetan antelope, the bharal (blue sheep), wild sheep, and the kiang(Tibetan wild ass). Furhter more, the ibex, bear, snow-leopard and very rare red panda are found in certain pockets. 
• In the rivers, lakes and coastal areas turtles, crocodiles and gharials are found. The latter is the only representative of a variety of crocodile, found in the world today. 
• Bird life in India is colourful. Peacocks, peasants, ducks, parakeets, cranes and pigeons are some of the birds inhabiting the forests and wetlands of the country.

• Our country India is one of the twelve mega bio-diversity countries of the world. With about 47,000 plant species India occupies tenth place in the world and fourth in Asia in plant diversity. 

• There are about 15, 000 flowering plants in India which account for 6 per cent in the world’s total number of flowering plants. 

• The country has many non-flowering plants such as ferns, algae and fungi. India also has 89,000 species of animals as well as a rich variety of fish in its fresh and marine waters.

Do it yourself with the help of India Map.

Rajasthan, Punjab, Haryana, Gujarat, Uttar Pradesh etc.

Ganga, Brahmaputra, Mahanadi, Godavari, Krishna and Kaveri.

The forests available in the delta region of Ganga and Brahmaputra is called Sundervan because Sundari trees are found here.

There exist few small pieces of dense vegetation in plains which are called Beer.

Punjab’s vegetation region was continuely decreasing due to many factors such as reckless cutting of trees, animal grazing and lack of laws. That’s why the British took certain steps to save natural vegetation and these were :

• Reclamation of forests was made and they were divided into many categories.
• Animal grazing was stopped to save natural vegetation.
• Extra vegetation was cleared to provide land for agriculture. Here more food grains were produced to meet the increasing needs of the people.

Correct option is (b) 3.65%.

Correct answer is Only 3.65%