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TEST 10 – ENVIRONMENT - I
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1. With respect to the principles of ecosystem, 3. Ecological tipping point refers to
consider the following statements
(a) Farthest place of biosphere where there is
1. Flow of energy in an ecosystem is an existence of life
unidirectional.
(b) Critical point in an evolving situation that
2. Flow of Nutrient in an ecosystem is cyclic. leads to a new and irreversible development
Which of the statements given above is/are
(c) Margins of biomes
correct?
(d) Climax community of the succession
(a) 1 only

(b) 2 only
4. The Reserve Bank has instructed that the
(c) Both 1 and 2
linkage of Aadhaar number to bank account is
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
mandatory under the

(a) Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988

2. Environment is a sum total of biotic and abiotic
(b) Banking Regulation Act, 1949
components, influences and events
surrounding an organism. Here which of the (c) Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002

following is/are an example of abiotic (d) Finance Bill 2017

component?

1. Lipids and humic substances.

5. The only global and UN-based
2. Sea sponges
intergovernmental organization established
3. Subsoil Fauna exclusively for the conservation and

4. Atmosphere management of terrestrial, aquatic and avian

migratory species throughout their range under
5. Radiation
the United Nations Environment Program
Select the correct answer using the codes given
(UNEP) is
below.
(a) Vienna Convention
(a) 2, 4 and 5 only
(b) Bonn Convention
(b) 4 and 5 only
(c) Washington Convention
(c) 1, 2, 4 and 5
(d) Ramsar convention
(d) 1, 4, and 5 only

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6. Consider the following statements
1. When compared to the static water, the
oxygen level is high in running water.
2. High BOD, COD in water bodies turns the
habitat hyperoxic and anoxic.
Which of the statements given above is/are
correct?
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
8. Which of the following are the characteristics of
climax community?
1. Vegetation is tolerant to environmental
conditions.
2. When compared intermediate community it
has more diversity and complex food web.
3. Individuals in the climax stage are replaced
by others of the same kind.
Select the correct answer using the codes given
below.
(a) 1 and 2 only
(b) 2 and 3 only

(c) 1 and 3 only

7. A bush land has two top predators X and Y, in
(d) 1, 2 and 3
which X is a greater predator than Y. This bush
land also has two herbivores A and B, in which
A is preferred by X and B is preferred by Y. Now
9. Consider the following statements regarding
because of poaching, the population of A has
the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear
reduced considerably. Which of the following
Weapons (ICAN)
impact will be experienced in the long run?
1. It is working to promote adherence to and
1. Competition between two predators
full implementation of the Treaty on
2. Man animal conflict will be created. Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons

3. Predators ‘Y’ will be pushed out of the 2. It is a global coalition of nations under the
habitat. United Nations General Assembly, and it
received the Noble Peace Prize in 2017.
4. Population of herbivore ‘B’ will be reduced.
Which of the statements given above is/are
Select the correct answer using the codes given
correct?
below.
(a) 1 only
(a) 1 and 2 only
(b) 2 only
(b) 1, 2 and 3 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(c) 1, 2 and 4 only
(d) Neither 1 Nor 2
(d) 1, 2, 3 and 4

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10. The ‘India State Hunger Index (ISHI)’ is Select the correct answer using the codes given
annually developed and published by below.

(a) World Food Programme (a) 1 and 3 only

(b) 2 only
(b) Ministry of Food and Public Distribution
(c) 1, 2 and 3
(c) NITI Aayog
(d) None of the above
(d) None of the above

13. With respect to Boreal forest, consider the

11. With reference to the International Fund for following statements:
Agricultural Development (IFAD), which one of 1. Mostly it is occupied by soft wood trees.
the following statements is correct?
2. Supports pure stand of coniferous forest.
(a) It is a fund created by the World Bank for
3. Soil is mineral deficit and alkaline.
third world countries to promote
Which of the statements given above is/are
agriculture.
correct?
(b) It is a specialised agency of the United (a) 1 and 2 only
Nations dedicated to eradicating poverty
(b) 2 and 3 only
and hunger in developing countries.
(c) 1 and 3 only
(c) It is a specialized fund under the World
(d) 1, 2 and 3
Trade Organization to promote Genetically
Modified Crops
14. Consider the following trees
(d) It is a fund created by the European Union
for the development of Agriculture in 1. Sheesham

African countries 2. Sal

3. Avicennia

Which of the above trees grows in tropical

12. Which of the following animal species are
deciduous forest?
naturally found in Antarctica?
(a) 1 and 2 only
1. Caribous
(b) 2 and 3 only
2. Lemming
(c) 1 and 3 only
3. Musk ox
(d) 1, 2 and 3

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15. Consider the following statements 17. With respect to the coral distribution in India,
consider the following statements
1. When compared to Eutrophic Lake,

Oligotrophic Lake has high species 1. In India coral diversity is high in Gulf of

diversity. kutch.

2. Nitrogen and phosphorous determine the 2. Most of the atoll reef is located in
Lakshadweep islands.
trophic level of water bodies, because they

are the vital nutrient for primary 3. In India there is no co-development of

productivity. mangrove and corals in any coast.

Which of the above statement is/are not Which of the statements given above is/are

correct? correct?

(a) 1 only
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(b) 2 only
(c) 1 and 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) 2 and 3 only
(d) Neither 1 nor 2

18. Which of the following is/are the reason for the

16. Which of the following food chain mostly
absence of coral reef in India’s northern coast
follows a detritus pathway?
of Bay of Bengal?
1. Oligotrophic lake
1. High influx of fresh water

2. Mangrove ecosystem 2. Existence of huge suspended particles

3. Tropical Evergreen Forest 3. Heavy monsoonal rain.

Select the correct answer using the codes given Select the correct answer using the codes given
below. below.

(a) 1 only (a) 1 and 2 only

(b) 2 only (b) 2 and 3 only

(c) 3 only (c) 1 and 3 only

(d) None of the above (d) 1, 2 and 3

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19. On the occasion of National Ayurveda Day, 21. Colony collapse disorder phenomenon is
India's first All India Institute of Ayurveda related to which species

(AIIA) was established at (a) Olive Ridley

(b) Dolphins
(a) Delhi
(c) Elephants
(b) Varanasi
(d) Bees
(c) Haridwar

(d) Mumbai 22. Sea grasses have undergone a considerable

20. Which of the following provisions is/are added
in the Plastic waste management rules 2016?
1. Minimum thickness of plastic carry bags
has been increased from 40 microns to 50
microns.
decline in the last few decades as a result of
eutrophication, and from the destruction of
seabed habitat by coastal developments such
as dredging and port installations. Which of the
following species depends almost exclusively on
seagrass and is found in shallow tropical
waters of the Indian Ocean and South-west
Pacific?
(a) Irrawaddy dolphin

2. It expands the jurisdiction of applicability of (b) Olive ridley

this rule from the municipal area to rural (c) Harbour porpoise

areas. (d) Dugong

3. Bring in the responsibilities of producers

and generators both in plastic waste 23. The health and extent of coral reefs are largely
dependent on coastal mangrove forests. In
management system and to introduce
which of the following ways do mangrove forest
collect back system of plastic waste by the affect coral reef?
producers/brand owners, as per extended 1. Stabilize shorelines
producers responsibility. 2. Blocks fresh water flow into coral
ecosystem
Select the correct answer using the codes given
below. 3. Provide nursery habitat that maintain
fisheries
(a) 1 and 2 only
Which of the statements given above is/are
correct?
(b) 2 and 3 only
(a) 1 and 2 only
(c) 1 and 3 only
(b) 2 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3
(c) 1 and 3 only

(d) 1, 2 and 3

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24. What does Biotic potential mean? Which of the statements given above is/are
correct?
(a) The maximum reproductive capacity of an
organism under optimum environmental (a) 2 only
conditions.
(b) 1 and 2 only
(b) The maximum energy mass that a organism
(c) 2 and 3 only
can produce under ideal environmental
conditions. (d) 1, 2 and 3

(c) It is the upper limit to biotic life sustenance

in the absence of mortality 26. Consider the following pairs
(d) Non-living chemical and physical parts of Port Names Location
the environment that affect living
1. Kamarajar - Ennore
organisms and the functioning of
ecosystems. 2. V.O Chidambaranar - Tuticorin

3. Jawaharla Nehru - Kandla

25. Marine debris and pollution consisting mostly 4. Deendayal - Mumbai

of plastic trash is accumulating in oceans Which of the pairs given above is/are correctly
around the world. From the surface of the matched?
ocean, you might not even realize that a vast
(a) 1 and 2 only
garbage patch swirls under the water. With
ever-changing content and borders, scientists (b) 1, 2 and 3 only
have difficulty estimating the size of these
(c) 1, 2 and 4 only
garbage patches. The Great Pacific Garbage
Patch exists in the northern Pacific Ocean, (d) 1, 2, 3 and 4
stretching between Japan and the United
States.
27. The schemes SANKALP and STRIVE, which are
With reference to the above passage, what recently in News, are related with which of the
effect does garbage patches have on the ocean following?
ecosystem?
(a) Spreading digital knowledge in the rural
1. Inhibits the growth of algae, as plastics can areas of the country
block sunlight.
(b) Creating awareness about the cleanness
2. Plastic can enter into food web of marine across the country
ecosystem.
(c) Improving quality and market relevance of
3. PCB, or polychlorinated biphenyl, is known skill development training programs
to accumulate in plastic, and can
(d) Promoting tourism among the foreign
accumulate to toxic levels in marine life and
tourists
in the humans that consume marine life.

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28. The Cell for IPR Promotions & Management 30. Desertification is defined as a process of land
(CIPAM), which ensures focused action on degradation in arid, semi-arid and sub-humid
issues related to IPRs, is a professional body areas due to various factors such as
under?
1. Overgrazing
(a) Ministry of Commerce and Industry
2. Urbanization
(b) NITI Aayog
3. Over drafting of groundwater
(c) Department of Industrial Policy and
4. Tillage practices in agriculture that place
Promotion
soils less vulnerable to wind.
(d) Ministry of Finance
Select the correct answer using the codes given
below.

29. The dissolved oxygen (DO) is oxygen that is (a) 2 and 3 only
dissolved in water. The oxygen dissolves by
(b) 1 and 2 only
diffusion from the surrounding air; aeration of
(c) 1, 2 and 3 only
water that has tumbled over falls and rapids.
Why is Dissolved oxygen important in water? (d) 1, 2, 3 and 4

1. Dissolved oxygen is used as an indicator of

water quality and eutrophication status of 31. Which of the following biotic interaction will
estuaries. have the following characteristics?

2. It is necessary for the survival of fish, 1. Act as ‘conduits’ for energy transfer across
invertebrates, bacteria, and underwater trophic levels.
plants
2. Provide population stability.
3. Decomposition of organic matter
3. Maintains species diversity in a community.
Select the correct answer using the codes given
Select the correct answer using the codes given
below.
below.
(a) 1 and 2 only
(a) Mutualism
(b) 2 and 3 only
(b) Competition
(c) 1 and 3 only
(c) Predation
(d) 1, 2 and 3
(d) Amensalism

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32. What are the possible effects of Eutrophication 34. Which of the following is not an example of Ex-

in a water body? situ bioremediation?

1. Increased biodiversity
(a) Land farming
2. New species invasion
(b) Windrow Composting
3. Toxicity of water increases due to certain
(c) Bioventing
Algal bloom

Select the correct answer using the codes given (d) Bioreactor

below.

(a) 2 only
35. Consider the following statements regarding
(b) 1 and 2 only
the ASEAN Defence Ministers’ Meeting (ADMM-
(c) 1 and 3 only
Plus)

(d) 2 and 3 only

1. It is a platform to strengthen security and

defence cooperation for peace, stability, and

33. Consider the following statements with development in the region.
reference to Planktons in marine ecosystem
2. Only Asian countries are eligible for
1. They are non mobile, too small and weak to
participation in this platform.
swim against the current, exist in a drifting
state. 3. Both China and India are dialogue partner

2. Planktons in marine ecosystem perform to this organization.

both the roles of producers as well as

Which of the statements given above is/are
decomposer.
correct?
Which of the statements given above is/are
correct? (a) 1 only

(a) 1 only (b) 1 and 2 only

(b) 2 only (c) 2 and 3 only

(c) Both 1 and 2

(d) 1, 2 and 3

(d) Neither 1 nor 2

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36. The Integrity Index, which will bring out annual Which of the statements given above is/are
scores/rankings of Public Sector Undertakings correct?
/ Public Sector Banks and Financial
(a) 1 only
Institutions / Departments / Ministries of
Government of India based on anti-corruption (b) 2 only

measures taken by them, is launched by (c) Both 1 and 2

(a) NITI Aayog (d) Neither 1 nor 2

(b) Central Vigilance Commission

(c) Department of Public Enterprises 39. National Board for Wild Life, a “Statutory

(d) Central Bureau of Investigation Organization” constituted under the Wildlife

Protection Act, 1972 is chaired by which of the
following persons?
37. Which of the following is/are the activities of
(a) The Prime Minister
the India Post Payment Bank (IPPB)?
(b) Minister for Environment
1. Acceptance of demand deposits
(c) Retired Supreme court judge
2. Payments and remittance services
(d) An eminent person appointed by the
3. Functioning as Business Correspondent
government
(BC) of another bank

4. Issuance of Credit Cards

40. Recently, government has issued an order that
Select the correct answer using the codes given
the biometric identification of Aadhaar is
below.
mandatory for all small savings schemes. This
(a) 1 only order is applicable for which of the following
schemes?
(b) 1 and 2 only
1. Post office deposits
(c) 1, 2 and 3 only
2. National Savings Scheme
(d) 1, 2, 3 and 4
3. Kisan Vikas Patra

4. Public Provident Fund (PPF)

38. Consider the following with reference to
Indicator species Select the correct answer using the codes given
below
1. Amphibians make good indicator species
because they live in two environments, land (a) 1 and 2 only
and water.
(b) 1 and 3 only
2. Indicator species can also be used to
(c) 1, 2 and 3 only
determine the health of an ecosystem.
(d) 1, 2, 3 and 4

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41. Consider the following statements regarding Which of the statements given above is/are
the Consumer Court correct?

1. Submitting complaint is very simple and (a) 1 only

the consumer is not required to pay any
(b) 1 and 2 only
court fee but just a nominal fee.
(c) 2 and 3 only
2. Approaching a consumer court is very
simple and extremely cheap as you can (d) 1, 2 and 3
represent yourself without having to hire a
lawyer.
43. Which of the following has the largest biomass
3. The court will give a verdict in favour of the in most terrestrial food chains?
consumers/customers even if do not have
(a) Top carnivores
any proof of exploitation, i.e., bills or other
documents. (b) Carnivores

Which of the statements given above is/are (c) Hetrotrophs

correct?
(d) Autotrophs
(a) 1 only

(b) 1 and 2 only

44. Which among the following Biotic interactions
(c) 2 and 3 only is matched correctly?

(d) 1, 2 and 3
Example Biotic
Interaction

42. Consider the following statements regarding

1. Relationship between - Amensalism
the Secure Himalaya Project
cattle egrets and
1. It was launched by Union Ministry of cattle.
Environment, Forests and Climate Change
(MoEFCC) in association with the United 2. Trees in Rainforest - Commensalism
Nations Development Programme (UNDP). ecosystem

2. It aims to ensure conservation of locally 3. lion and zebra - Predation

and globally significant biodiversity, land
and forest resources in high Himalayan Select the correct answer using the codes given
ecosystem spread over four states viz. below.
Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir,
(a) 3 only
Uttarakhand and Sikkim.
(b) 1 and 3 only
3. The key focus areas of the project is
protection of Snow leopard and other (c) 1 and 2 only
endangered species and their habitats, (d) 1, 2 and 3
securing livelihoods of people in the region
and enhancing enforcement to reduce
wildlife crime.
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45. Consider the following statements with 47. Which of the following statements is not

reference to biodiversity correct with reference to Vegetative propagation

/ clones?
1. Biodiversity usually increases as we move

from Coastal marshland to mid ocean (a) Vegetative propagation is a form of asexual

ridges reproduction of a plant.

(b) Only one plant is involved and the offspring

2. Biodiversity decreases as we climb along a
is the result of one parent.
mountain.
(c) The new plant is not genetically identical to
Which of the statements given above is/are
the parent.
correct?
(d) In vascular plants, vegetative reproductive
(a) 1 only
plant parts include roots, stems, and
(b) 2 only leaves.

(c) Both 1 and 2

(d) Neither 1 nor 2 48. Recently the Government of India laid the
foundation for the construction of National
Water way 4. With respect to statement above,
46. Consider the following statements with consider the following statements
reference to Marine upwelling zones
1. It is being implemented by the Ministry of
1. Surface water is more nutrient-rich than shipping.
Deep ocean water.
2. It is being constructed through the part of
2. Coriolis Effect is largely responsible for Krishna and Godavari Rivers.

upwelling in coastal regions. 3. It connects the Indian states of Telangana

Which of the statements given above is/are and Andhra Pradesh only.

correct? Which of the statements given above is/are

correct?
(a) 1 only

(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(b) 1 and 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(c) 2 and 3 only
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
(d) 1, 2 and 3

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49. ‘Uday Kotak Committee Report’, sometimes 52. Consider the following statements with
seen in the news, is related to reference to Primary succession

(a) Constitutional Reforms 1. In ecology, primary succession is

(b) Border protection network succession driven only by the abiotic

components of an ecosystem.
(c) Reforms on Corporate Governance

(d) New Fiscal year policy 2. Climate change due to non anthropological

reasons will induce primary succession.

Which of the statements given above is/are

50. Consider the following statements regarding
the Rashtriya Gokul Mission correct?

1. It aims to curb the export of bovine meat to (a) 1 only

foreign countries.
(b) 2 only
2. It aims to conserve and develop indigenous
(c) Both 1 and 2
breeds in a focused and scientific manner
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
3. It is being implemented by the Ministry of
Agriculture.

Which of the statements given above is/are 53. Consider the following characteristics
correct?
1. They are the most common type of coral
(a) 1 only reef that we see.

(b) 1 and 2 only

2. They grow near the coastline around
(c) 2 and 3 only islands and continents.

(d) 1, 2 and 3 The above characteristics are suitable to which

of the following coral reefs?

51. The most biologically diverse ecosystems on (a) Barrier reefs

Earth is
(b) Atolls
(a) Littoral forest
(c) Patch reefs
(b) Tropical rain forest
(d) Fringing reefs
(c) Tundra ecosystem

(d) Temperate deciduous forest

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54. Consider the following statements with Select the correct answer using the codes given
reference to Biomagnification below.

1. It is an increase in concentration of a (a) 1 only

pollutant from the environment to the first
(b) 2 only
organism in a food chain.
(c) 1 and 2 only
2. Biomagnification occurs with toxins that
are stored short term in the organism (bio (d) 1 and 3 only

accumulative) and are metabolized and

excreted quickly.
57. If the Pradhan Mantri Gramin Digital
Which of the statements given above is/are
Saksharta Abhiyan (PMGDISHA), which was
correct?
recently launched were to be successful in its
(a) 1 only implementation, then the desired result would

(b) 2 only be

(c) Both 1 and 2 1. All the rural persons across the country

(d) Neither 1 nor 2 will own personal computers in a

subsidized prize.

2. All the rural areas throughout the country

55. The Intensified Mission Indhardaush, which
will be connected through Broadband
was in news recently, aims to achieve
Internet connections.
(a) Universal Banking Norms
3. One person in every family will be digitally
(b) Universal Immunisation coverage
literate.
(c) Holistic development of Tribal People
Select the correct answer using the codes given
(d) Interlinking of rivers from North to South
below.

(a) 1 only
56. Which of the following states will be covered
(b) 2 only
under the Bharatmala Project?
(c) 3 only
1. All the Himalayan states
(d) 1, 2 and 3 only
2. All the North East Indian states

3. All the Coastal states of India

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58. Consider the following statements with 60. Denitrification is a key process in water
reference to Jhuming cultivation in India treatment, it is the conversion of nitrates (NO3)
to inert nitrogen gas (N2). Which of the
1. Jhum (Shifting) cultivation is a primitive
following agents aid in the process of
practice of cultivation in States of North
denitrification?
Eastern Hill Region of India and people
(a) Bacteria
involved in such cultivation are called
Jhumia. (b) Algae

(c) Virus
2. Jhuming cultivation will allow tropical rain
forests to expel unproductive species in (d) Fungi

that ecosystem and becomes more diverse

Which of the statements given above is/are 61. India is the world’s largest importer of palm oil,
correct? driving 23 per cent of total global demand. If
India were to produce Palm oil locally, which of
(a) 1 only
the following region is apt for it?
(b) 2 only
(a) Rajasthan
(c) Both 1 and 2 (b) Maharashtra

(d) Neither 1 nor 2 (c) Himachal Pradesh

(d) Kerala

59. Which of the following statements is not

correct with reference to ecotype? 62. Consider the following statements with

(a) An ecotype is a population (or subspecies or reference to mulching

race) that can be adapted to any 1. Stubble burning which is widely practiced
environmental conditions. in north India, is a form of Mulching

(b) Species in ecotypes are narrowed down 2. It is generally advisable to practice

more specifically. mulching during the rainy season

Which of the statements given above is/are

(c) Ecotypes appear in response to a process of
correct?
natural selection within species.
(a) 1 only
(d) An ecotype may become a species through a
(b) 2 only
process of isolation which keeps the ecotype
from interbreeding with others (c) Both 1 and 2

(d) Neither 1 nor 2

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63. With the reference to the CarbFix project, 65. Consider the following Pairs

which was frequently in News, Which one of Dances Regions

the following statements is correct? 1. Yakshagana - Karnataka

2. Nati - Himachal Pradesh

(a) It aims to fix health issues related to
3. Dumhal - Jammu and Kashmir
carbohydrates consumption in human
Which of the pairs given above is/are correctly
bodies
matched?
(b) It is a project intended to lock away carbon
(a) 1 only
dioxide by reacting it with basaltic rocks
(b) 1 and 2 only
(c) It is a Private space mission intended to (c) 2 and 3 only
send humans to International Space (d) 1, 2 and 3
Station

(d) It is a pilot project extracting hydrocarbons 66. Which of the following groups of animals can
be found mostly in Inter-tidal zones?
from deep seas.
(a) Mammals

(b) Amphibians

64. The Indus River flows through which of the (c) Vertebrates

following Indian States? (d) Invertebrates

1. Jammu and Kashmir

67. Which of the following species are present only
2. Punjab
in India?

3. Himachal Pradesh 1. Asiatic Lion

2. Kashmir Stag
Select the correct answer using the codes given
3. Asiatic Cheetah
below.
4. Pygmy Hog
(a) 1 only
Select the correct answer using the codes given
(b) 1 and 2 only below.

(a) 1 and 2 only

(c) 1 and 3 only
(b) 2 and 4 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3
(c) 2, 3 and 4 only

(d) 1, 2 and 4 only

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68. Which of the following statements is not Which of the statements given above is/are
correct with reference to Hydroponics? correct?

(a) A plant just needs select nutrients, some (a) 1 only

water and not sunlight to grow. (b) 2 only

(b) Not only do plants grow without soil, they (c) Both 1 and 2
often grow a lot better with their roots in (d) Neither 1 nor 2
water instead.

(c) Hydroponic gardening virtually eliminates 71. Consider the following features
the need for herbicides and pesticides
1. It is the longest glacier in the Karakoram
compared to traditional soil gardening. Ranges.
(d) Any water that is used in hydroponic 2. It is known for India's great military action.
gardening stays in the system and can be 3. It is northeast to the point where the Line of
reused Control ends.
From the given above features we can trace
which of the following glaciers?
69. Which of the following are the effects of growing
(a) Gangotri
Plantation crops?
(b) Zemu
1. Depletes soil fertility
(c) Siachin
2. Reduces biodiversity
(d) Baltoro
3. Decreases soil erosion

4. Deforestation 72. Consider the following Pairs

Select the correct answer using the codes given
Passes Places
below.

(a) 2 and 4 only 1. Bara lacha - Leh to Manali

(b) 2 and 3 only 2. Banihal - Jammu to Srinagar

(c) 1, 2 and 4 only 3. Rohtang - Kullu to Lahul and spiti

(d) 1, 3 and 4 only valley

4. Zoji La - Srinagar and Leh

70. Consider the following statements with Which of the pairs given above is/are correctly
reference to Zero tillage matched?

1. Soil erosion is almost eliminated through (a) 1 and 4 only

no-till farming. (b) 1, 2 and 4 only

2. It increases the use of chemical herbicides (c) 1, 3 and 4 only

and pesticides. (d) 1, 2, 3 and 4

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73. Arrange the following states in the increasing 75. Consider the following statements with
order in terms of number of Tiger reserves reference to National Plan for Conservation of
Aquatic Ecosystems (NPCA)
possessed by them.
1. National Plan for Conservation of Aquatic
1. Karnataka Ecosystems (NPCA) was launched by the
Government in 2013 by merging two
2. Uttarakhand
erstwhile schemes viz. National Lake

3. Jharkhand Conservation Plan (NLCP) and National

Wetlands Conservation Programme (NWCP).
4. Jammu and Kashmir
2. It was launched as a centrally sponsored
scheme with Central and State Government
Select the correct answer using the codes given
sharing the cost.
below.
Which of the statements given above is/are
(a) 4 - 3 - 2 - 1 correct?

(b) 1 - 4 - 3 - 2 (a) 1 only

(b) 2 only
(c) 1 - 4 - 2 - 3
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) 1 - 2 - 3 – 4
(d) Neither 1 nor 2

74. Consider the following statements with 76. Which of the following regions will come under
Coastal regulation zone-I category by Coastal
reference to Biomining
Regulation Zone (CRZ) Notification, 2011?
1. Biomining is a technique of extracting 1. Salt Marshes
metals from ores and other solid materials
2. Areas which are developed upto to the
typically using Virus. shoreline and falling within municipal
limits.
2. Biomining is an environmentally friendly
3. Mangroves
technique compared to typical mining.
4. Turtle nesting grounds
Select the correct answer using the codes given
Select the correct answer using the codes given
below. below.

(a) 1 only (a) 1 and 2 only

(b) 2, 3 and 4 only

(b) 2 only
(c) 1, 3 and 4 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) 1, 2, 3 and 4
(d) Neither 1 nor 2

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77. Which of the following statements about 79. Consider the following statements
captive breeding is not correct?
1. They are a pastoral agricultural ethnic
(a) Captive Breeding programs are group.
departments within zoos, rescues,
sanctuaries and so on in which animals are 2. They variously follow Hinduism, Islam, and

kept in enclosures and are bred to produce Sikhism.

future generations of their species 3. They sell milk and milk products in the
(b) Some major changes in behaviour of market mostly through middlemen for cash
captivity bred animals are are a decrease in and occasionally barter
predator avoidance, decrease in foraging
4. They speak the language of the states
abilities, increase in sleeping patterns,
decrease in overall activity, and some where they live in.
problems in social behaviours. The above mentioned attributes are applicable
(c) Zoos are some of the biggest funders of to
animal conservation projects and research.
(a) Toda
(d) Zoos cannot cross breed animals and
(b) Gujjars
increase the gene pool of an animal species
by breeding animals from different zoos in (c) Changpa
different parts of the world.
(d) Bakarwal

78. Consider the following statements with

reference to the status of Vermin in India: 80. Consider the following Pairs

1. Wildlife Act, 1972 empowers every State’s Festivals Famous Regions

Chief Wildlife Warden to authorise hunters
1. Dussehra - Mysore
to cull animals in a region where they are a
proven nuisance. 2. Hemis - Ladakh

2. Once slotted as vermin, these animals, are 3. Pushkar - Amristar

“open season” and could become easy game
4. Shivratri - Mandi
for hunters as well as traders in meat.
Which of the pairs given above is/are correctly
Which of the statements given above is/are
correct? matched?

(a) 1 only (a) 1 and 4 only

(b) 2 only (b) 1, 2 and 4 only

(c) Both 1 and 2 (c) 1, 3 and 4 only

(d) Neither 1 nor 2 (d) 1, 2, 3 and 4

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81. The Hoysala architecture is predominantly 83. Consider the following statements with
found in which of the following temples? reference to Sacred groves

1. Hoysaleswara temple, Halebidu 1. Sacred groves of India are forest fragments

of varying sizes, which are communally
2. Chennakeshava Temple, Belur
protected, and which usually have a
3. Virupaksha temple, Hampi significant religious connotation for the
protecting community.
4. Chennakeshava Temple, Somanathapura
2. Hunting and logging are usually strictly
Select the correct answer using the codes given
prohibited within these patches.
below.
3. Sacred groves confined to the region of
(a) 1, 2 and 3 only
North east India.
(b) 1, 2 and 4 only Which of the statements given above are
(c) 1, 3 and 4 only correct?

(d) 2, 3 and 4 only (a) 1 and 2 only

(b) 2 and 3 only

(c) 1 and 3 only

82. Consider the following statements with
reference to Trophy Hunting (d) 1, 2 and 3

1. Trophy hunting is the selective hunting of

animals for human recreation where animal 84. India has embarked on an ambitious
or part of the animal (horns, skin, etc) kept Rs10,000-crore deep sea mission, likely to
as the trophy. commence by the year end, to explore and mine
mineral wealth beneath the ocean floor. Which
2. Hunting for sport is prohibited in India but
among the following can be an effect of deep
international trade in exotic species has
sea mining?
been allowed as per the provisions of
Foreign trade (Development and Regulation) 1. Seabed habitat degradation

Act, 1992, and the EXIM (export-import) 2. Pelagic ecosystem impacts

policy of India. 3. Noise pollution
Which of the statements given above is/are Select the correct answer using the codes given
correct? below.

(a) 1 only (a) 1 and 2 only

(b) 2 only (b) 1 and 3 only

(c) Both 1 and 2 (c) 2 and 3 only

(d) Neither 1 nor 2 (d) 1, 2 and 3

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85. India has become the first nation in the world Select the correct answer using the codes given

to adopt an agroforestry policy. The National below.

Agroforestry Policy, which deals with the (a) 1 only

practice of integrating trees, crops and
(b) 1 and 2 only
livestock on the same plot of land, was
(c) 1, 2 and 3 only
launched February 10, 2014 the first day of the

World Congress on Agroforestry, held in Delhi. (d) 1, 2, 3 and 4

With respect to agroforestry, consider the

following statements
87. Consider the following species in India

1. Agroforestry helps minimize the need for

1. Great Indian bustard
chemical nutrients and fertilizers.
2. Pink headed duck
2. Gestation period is very low in agroforestry
3. Namdapha Flying Squirrel
3. Less intensive knowledge is required for
4. Purple frog
agroforestry
Which of the above species is/are critically
Which of the statements given above is/are
endangered and is/are found in tropical
correct? evergreen forests?

(a) 1 only (a) 3 only

(b) 1 and 2 only (b) 1 and 3 only

(c) 2 and 3 only (c) 2 and 3 only

(d) 1, 2 and 3 only (d) 1, 2 and 3 only

86. Which of the following rivers is/are flowing in 88. Environmental Impact Assessment has to be

the state of Jharkhand? conducted during

1. Damodar river (a) Before initiation of Development project

(b) After initiation of Development project

2. Bokaro River
(c) Either before or after initiation of
3. Subarnarekha river
Development project
4. Konar River
(d) During to progress of Development project
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89. Which of the following assist in the process of 91. Ecological succession is characterized by
carbon sequestration?
1. Increased productivity
1. Algal Bloom
2. Decreased niche development
2. Urban forestry
3. Increased complexity of food webs
3. Decrease in peat bogs
Select the correct answer using the codes given
Select the correct answer using the codes given below.
below.
(a) 1 and 2 only
(a) 1 and 2 only
(b) 2 and 3 only
(b) 2 and 3 only
(c) 1 and 3 only
(c) 1 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3
(d) 1, 2 and 3

92. Consider the following statements with

90. Consider the following statements with
reference to National Chambal Sanctuary
reference to Sea weeds
1. National Chambal Sanctuary is the tri-state
1. Marine microalgae, or seaweeds, are plant-
protected area in northern India for the
like organisms that generally live attached
protection of the Critically Endangered
to rock or other hard substrata in coastal
Gharial, the red-crowned roof turtle and the
areas.
Endangered Ganges river dolphin.
2. All seaweeds are edible, though some are
2. It is part of the Kathiawar-Gir dry
more nutritional and palatable than others,
deciduous forests.
and some can cause stomach upset.
Which of the statements given above is/are
Which of the statements given above is/are
correct?
correct?
(a) 1 only
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(b) 2 only

(c) Both 1 and 2

(c) Both 1 and 2

(d) Neither 1 nor 2 (d) Neither 1 nor 2

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93. Which of the following can be attributed as the 95. Consider the following statements with
effect of snow on plants? reference to Vulture Safe Zones

1. It acts as blanket and prevents further drop 1. It is a form of Ex-situ conservation

in temperature and protects seedlings from mechanism
excessive cold and frost.
2. A Vulture Safe Zone (VSZ) is a geographical
2. It results in mechanical straightening of area, the natural habitat of wild vultures, of
tree stem. at least 100 Km radius made free of the

3. It elongates the period of vegetative growth. presence of the drug diclofenac in animal
carcasses, the major food of vultures.
Select the correct answer using the codes given
below. Which of the statements given above is/are
correct?
(a) 1 only
(a) 1 only
(b) 3 only

(c) 2 and 3 only (b) 2 only

(d) 1 and 2 only (c) Both 1 and 2

(d) Neither 1 nor 2

94. Consider the following statements with

reference to Biosphere reserves 96. Which of the following are ecological causes of

1. Biosphere reserves are nominated by coral bleaching?

national governments and remain under 1. Solar irradiance

the sovereign jurisdiction of the states
2. Decrease in sediment load
where they are located.
3. Rapid dilution of fresh water
2. In Biosphere reserves people are an integral
part of it. Select the correct answer using the codes given
below.
Which of the statements given above is/are
correct? (a) 1 and 2 only

(a) 1 only (b) 2 and 3 only

(b) 2 only (c) 1 and 3 only

(c) Both 1 and 2 (d) 1, 2 and 3

(d) Neither 1 nor 2

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97. Consider the following statements with 99. Environmental Impact Assessment notification,
1994 is placed under which of the following
reference to Wetlands Rules, 2017
legislation?
1. The new rules, notified by the environment (a) Forest Conservation Act
ministry, centralise wetlands management. (b) Biodiversity Act

(c) Environmental Protection Act

2. Wetland rules, 2017 deletes manmade
(d) Wildlife Protection Act
wetlands from the definition of wetlands.

Which of the statements given above is/are

100. Some statements about the Mangrove forest in
correct? India are given below. Indicate whether they
are true or false using the code given below the
(a) 1 only statements

(b) 2 only 1. Mangroves are a group of trees and shrubs

that live in the coastal intertidal zone.
(c) Both 1 and 2 2. All of these trees grow in areas with low-
oxygen soil, where slow-moving waters
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
allow fine sediments to accumulate.

3. Mangrove forests can grow at higher

latitudes also.
98. Consider the following statements with
4. The intricate root system of mangroves also
reference to Green List makes these forests unattractive to fish and
other organisms.
1. Green list is a Global standard to evaluate
Code:
the governance of protected areas.
(a) 1 2 3 4
2. It is a programme of UNEP, IUCN and False False True True
WWF.
(b) 1 2 3 4
True True True False
Which of the statements given above is/are

correct? (c) 1 2 3 4
False False False False
(a) 1 only
(d) 1 2 3 4
(b) 2 only True True False False

(c) Both 1 and 2

(d) Neither 1 nor 2

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