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Ecosystem services from forests include:
Forests deliver many essential ecosystem services.
‘Rain shadow’ effect in Meghalaya is caused by:
Mountains trap moisture, leading to heavy rainfall on windward slopes.
Limestone caves form via:
Carbonic acid in water dissolves limestone over millennia.
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Mineral springs at Sohra are:
These are cooled sulphuric waters rising from underground.
Active tectonics cause:
The region is seismically active due to Himalayan uplift.
Deposits of ____ are found near Jowai:
Coal seams are found in Jaintia Hills.
The Meghalaya plateau is primarily:
The Dipterocarp plateau is largely limestone.
Meghalaya hosts which wild cattle relative?
The Nilgai (blue bull) occasionally ranges here.
Cherrapunji’s forest floor has rich ____ biodiversity:
Humid soils support a profusion of microbial life.
One small cat species endemic to NE India is:
Fishing cats are found in wetland fringes.
Which endangered bird is found here?
This hornbill is a flagship species of NE India.
Meghalaya is home to which endemic frog genus?
Discoveries of new frogs include Khasi–named species.
Sacred groves preserve:
Certain groves are protected by tribal customs and rituals.
Unregulated water extraction leads to:
Excessive abstraction can deplete aquifers.
Cloud forests in Meghalaya capture water via:
Epiphytes trap fog water which drips to the ground.
Umiam Dam was built primarily for:
It generates electricity and supplies water.
One major river in Meghalaya is:
Umiam Lake is an artificial reservoir formed by damming.
Local communities help conservation via:
Traditional councils regulate forest resource use sustainably.
The "GOI Green Meghalaya Mission" focuses on:
It aims to restore lost forests and green cover.
Balphakram is also a ____ reserve:
It is part of the United Nations’ network of biosphere reserves.
Which national park is in Meghalaya?
Balphakram National Park lies in Garo Hills.
State biodiversity board formed under:
Meghalaya Biodiversity Council manages local biodiversity.
Monsoon-triggered landslides are worsened by:
Forest loss makes slopes unstable during heavy rains.
Illegal extraction of ____ threatens cave habitats:
Unregulated mining damages cave ecosystems.
Bamboo fading is due to:
Excessive cutting reduces bamboo cover essential to ecology.
Jhum cultivation involves:
Forest is cleared, burned, and cultivated for a short duration.
A major environmental threat in Meghalaya is:
Shifting jhum (slash‑and‑burn) farming degrades forests.
Which is NOT a cave in Meghalaya?
Borra Cave is in Andhra Pradesh, not Meghalaya.
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