Dr. HomiBhabha Competition Test Series.

Answer File

First link to any food chain is a green

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plant because
B

    (A) fixed at one place   (A) Wrong.

(B) they alone has a capacity to
      (B) Right.
synthesize food
    (C) they can eat everything   (C) Wrong.
    (D) they respire   (D) Wrong.

2 Which is a primary consumer? D

    (A) Scavenger   (A) Wrong.

    (B) Saprophyte   (B) Wrong.
    (C) Carnivore   (C) Wrong.
    (D) Herbivore   (D) Right.
 Correct path of energy flow in a system
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is
A

(A) Producer → Herbivores →

      (A) Right.
Carnivores → Decomposer
(B) Producer → Carnivores →
      (B) Wrong.
Herbivores → Decomposer
(C) Herbivores → Producer →
      (C) Wrong.
Carnivores → Decomposer
(D) Herbivores → Carnivores →
      (D) Wrong.
Producer → Decomposer
Energy and nutrients enter a
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community by way of the
A

    (A) Producer   (A) Right.

    (B) Consumer   (B) Wrong.
    (C) Detrivores   (C) Wrong.
    (D) Scavengers   (D) Wrong.
When man eats fish ,which feeds on
First link to any food chain is a green
5 zooplankton , which has eaten small B plant
plants. The producer in the chain is
    (A) zooplankton   (A) Wrong.
    (B) small plant   (B) Right.
    (C) man   (C) Wrong.
    (D) fish   (D) Wrong.
 What is correct sequence in the food
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chain in grassland
B

    (A) Grass → wolf → deer → buffalo   (A) Wrong.

    (B) Grass → insect → bird → snake   (B) Right.
    (C) Grass → snake → insect → deer   (C) Wrong.
    (D) Bacteria → grass → rabbit → wolf   (D) Wrong.
Big fish eats small fish, which eats
7 water fleas supported by A Big Fish → Water fleas → Phytoplankton
phytoplankton, the water fleas are
    (A) primary consumer   (A) Right.
    (B) secondary consumer   (B) Wrong.
    (C) top consumer   (C) Wrong.
    (D) producer   (D) Wrong.
In natural ecosystem , decomposers
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include
B

    (A) only microscopic animal   (A) Wrong.

    (B) only bacteria and fungi   (B) Right.
    (C) both 1 and 2   (C) Wrong.
    (D) None of above   (D) Wrong.
Organisms of the same tropic levels
9 are  A Primary Consumer

(A) Right. Also Grasshopper is another

    (A) deer and honey bee  
example
    (B) cheetah and wild bear   (B) Wrong.
    (C) snake and earthworm   (C) Wrong.
    (D) crow and cow   (D) Wrong.
 The food chain in which
microorganisms break down the energy
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rich compounds synthesized by
A
producers is
    (A) detritus food chain   (A) Right.
    (B) predator food chain   (B) Wrong.
    (C) consumer food chain   (C) Wrong.
    (D) parasitic food chain   (D) Wrong.

The process of separating the cotton

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fiber from seed is called
D

(A) Wrong. The process of making yarn

    (A) Spinning  
from the fiber
    (B) Retting   (B) Wrong
(C) Wrong: the art of forming a fabric by
    (C) Weaving   interlacing at right angles two or more sets
of yarn or other material
    (D) Ginning   (D) Right.
Which of the following item is prepared
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from potato?
C Sago is prepared from starchy substance.

    (A) Rubber   (A) Wrong.

    (B) Jaggery   (B) Wrong.
    (C) Sago   (C) Right.
    (D) Oil   (D) Wrong.
13 Abiotic components in an ecosystem is A Abiotic variables found in terrestrial
ecosystems can include things like rain,
wind, temperature, altitude, soil,
pollution, nutrients, pH, types of soil, and
sunlight.
    (A) Water   (A) Right.
    (B) Bacteria   (B) Wrong.
    (C) Fungi   (C) Wrong.
    (D) Ant   (D) Wrong.
14 Biotic component include B Biotic are living component
    (A) only producer   (A) Wrong.
    (B) producer , consumer and decomposer   (B) Right.
    (C) only consumer   (C) Wrong.
    (D) only producers and consumers   (D) Wrong.
Solar Energy is the source of
Photosynthesis in plants which is the main
producer.

Primary source of energy in an

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ecosystem is
C

    (A) sugar stored in plants   (A) Wrong.

    (B) heat liberated during respiration   (B) Wrong.
    (C) solar energy   (C) Right.
    (D) heat liberated during fermentation   (D) Wrong.
 Eco- Friendly means using natural
Which of the following will lead to eco- product. Bio-pesticides is also right. How
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friendly farming?
C will you select the option. In farming
priority is for compost and then pesticide.
    (A) Maximum use of pesticides.   (A) Wrong.
    (B) Maximum use of chemical fertilizers.   (B) Wrong.
    (C) Maximum use of compost.   (C) Right.
    (D) Use of bio pesticides.   (D) Wrong.
Why watermelons grow well in sandy
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soil?
B Characteristic of sandy soil.

    (A) Sandy soil retains water.   (A) Wrong.

    (B) Sandy soil allows air circulation.   (B) Right.
    (C) Humus is more in this soil.   (C) Wrong.
(D) We can give more fertilizers to this
      (D) Wrong.
soil.
Fertility of soil can be increased by
Every crop requires different ingredients
which of the following methods?
from the soil so the farmer has to grow
a) Supply plenty of water.
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b) Grow same crop every year.
D different crop everytime. The used
ingredients will be recovered or a period
C) Use fertilizer.
of time.
d) Grow different crop every year.
    (A) a,c   (A) Wrong.
    (B) a,d   (B) Wrong.
    (C) b,c   (C) Wrong.
    (D) c,d   (D) Right.
Biodegradable is used for those things
that can be easily decomposed by natural
agents like water, oxygen, ultraviolet rays
of the sun, acid rains, micro-organisms.
Non-Biodegradable: Those materials
19 Find the odd one out. B which cannot be broken down or
decomposed into the soil by natural
agents are labeled as non-biodegradable.
These substances consist of plastic
materials, metal scraps, aluminum cans
and bottles, hazardous chemicals
    (A) Plastic bag.   (A) Wrong : Non Biodegradable
    (B) Jute bag.   (B) Right. Biodegradable
    (C) Polythene bag.   (C) Wrong: Non Biodegradable
    (D) Rexin bag.   (D) Wrong: Non Biodegradable
20 Find odd activity. C Rest options use raw soil.
    (A) To prepare idol from a soil.   (A) Wrong.
    (B) To cover walls of the house with soil.   (B) Wrong.
(C) Right. While making brick, soil is
    (C) Prepare bricks from soil.  
roasted.
(D) To construct small bunds in the
      (D) Wrong.
rivulet using stones and soil.

Some statements about sprinkle

21 irrigation are given. Select the correct C
one.

    (A) Water drips near roots of the plant.   (A) Wrong.

(B) Water flows through channels in the
      (B) Wrong.
soil.
(C) Water get sprayed on the crop from
      (C) Right.
above.
(D) Water is carried in pipes which have
      (D) Wrong. Drip irrigation.
holes.

A great deal of water is found beneath

22 the soil within porous rock reservoirs C
called

    (A) Ponds   (A) Wrong.

    (B) runoff   (B) Wrong.
    (C) groundwater   (C) Right.
    (D) lakes   (D) Wrong.
Which branch of biodiversity provides
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60% of all the world's medicine
C

    (A) Animals   (A) Wrong.

    (B) Bacteria   (B) Wrong.
    (C) Plants   (C) Right.
    (D) All of the above   (D) Wrong.
 Complete the analogy: Ragi is grown in areas with heavy rainfall
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High rainfall : Ragi :: Low rainfall : ?
A Bajra is grown in areas with low rain fall
    (A) Bajra.   (A) Right.
    (B) Wheat.   (B) Wrong.
    (C) Varai.   (C) Wrong.
    (D) Rice.   (D) Wrong.
Which factor is essential for hatching of
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hen's egg?
C

    (A) Pressure.   (A) Wrong.

    (B) Air.   (B) Wrong.
    (C) Warmth.   (C) Right.
    (D) Sunlight.   (D) Wrong.