NCERT Solutions For Class 9 Contemporary India

Choose the right answer from the four alternatives given below:
(i) To which one of the following types of vegetation does rubber belong to?
(a) Tundra          (c) Himalayan
(b) Tidal             (d) Tropical Evergreen
(ii) Cinchona trees are found in the areas of rainfall more than
(a) 100 cm         (c) 70 cm
(b) 50 cm           (d) less than 50 cm
(iii) In which of the following state is the Simlipal bio-reserve located?
(a) Punjab          (b) Delhi
(c) Odisha          (d) West Bengal
(iv) Which one of the following bio-reserves of India is not included in the world network of bioreserve?
(a) Manas           (c) Gulf of Mannar
(b) Nilgiri          (d) Panna

Answer the following questions briefly.
(i) What is a bio-reserve? Give two examples.
(ii) Name two animals having habitat in tropical and montane type of vegetation.

Distinguish between
(i) Flora and Fauna
(ii) Tropical Evergreen and Deciduous forests

Name different types of Vegetation found in India and describe the vegetation of high altitudes.

Quite a few species of plants and animals are endangered in India. Why?

Map Skills

On an outline map of India, label the following.
(i) Areas of Evergreen Forests
(ii) Areas of Dry Deciduous Forests
(iii) Two national parks each in Northern, Southern, Eastern and Western parts of the Country

Project/Activity

(i) Find some trees in your neighbourhood having medicinal values.
(ii) Find ten occupations getting raw material from forests and wildlife.
(iii) Write a poem or paragraph showing the importance of wildlife.
(iv) Write the script of a street play giving the importance of tree plantation and try to enact it in your locality.
(v) Plant a tree either on your birthday or one of your family member’s birthday. Note the growth of the tree and notice in which season it grows faster.