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PHYSICS

1. (1) [NCERT-388] 7. (2) [NCERT-310]

a sin T nO § 1·
Y ¨B v d ¸
sin T | T © ¹
D
8. (4) [NCERT-285]
Y
a nO 'x d sin T nO
D
1 u 600 u 10 9 u 2 = 10×6.2×10–6 = 6.2×10–5 m
Y=
1 u 10 3 9. (3) [NCERT-290]
Y = 1.2 mm
2Y = 2.4 mm C 3 u 108
O'
2. (3) [NCERT-391] f uP 5 u 1014 u 1.5

m = 4000 Å
10. (2) [NCERT-275]
Effective path length in air (n 1L 1 – n 2L 2) and
Io 2S
transmitted intensity from A I 'x
2 O
transmited intensity from
2S
I
B o cos 2 60
FG IJ
Io 1
2 = (n L – n2L2)
O 1 1
2 H K
2 2
11. (4) [NCERT-372]
= Io/8
3. (1) [NCERT-260] A1 E lmax (A1  A 2 )2
,
A2 1 lmin (A1  A 2 )2
DO D
(P  1)t u
d d lmax  lmin (A1  A 2 )2  (A1  A 2 )2
lmax  lmin (A1  A 2 )2  (A1  A 2 )2
O O
(P  1) ŸP 1
t t A12  A 22  2A1A 2  A12  A 22  2A 1A 2
=
A  A 22  2A1A 2  A 12  A12  A 22  2A 1A 2
2
1
600 u 10 9
P  1 1.5
12 u 10 7 4A 1A 2 2A1A 2
= 2(A 2  A 2 ) A12  A 22
4. (2) [NCERT-272] 1 2

2K E  K 2 EK 2 2 E
5. (1) [NCERT-372] = 2 2 2 = 2 =
K E K K (1  E ) 1  E
2

12. (1) [NCERT-380]

6. (3) [NCERT-311]
E 0.4
For using wavelength E' u3 0.3 mm
P 4
(2n  1)OD d (2n  1)DO 13. (1) [NCERT-285]
y Ÿ
2d 2 2d
sini sin 37 3
2 2 2 2
n = sinr sin r 2
d d d d
O , ,
(2n  1) 3D 5D 7D 3 sin37
2 sinr

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2 §2·
sin1 ¨ ¸ 200 u 5000 u 10 8
sin r = Ÿr =3× = 1.5 cm
5 ©5¹ .2 u 10 1
14. (1) [NCERT-280] 24. (1) [Concept NCERT-370]

2O 2 u 6328 u 10 10 180o 420 nm

w = u = 0.36 degree
d 0.2 u 10 3 S 3rd bright fringe x 700 nm = 5th Bright fringe x O
15. (1) [NCERT-272]
3 u 700
O 420 nm
§D· § S· 5
Iresultant = 4I0 cos2 ¨ ¸ 4l0 cos2 ¨ ¸
©2¹ ©3¹
25. (2) [Concept NCERT-362]
16. (4) [NCERT-295]
Momentum of the electron will increase. So the
5893 u 62 wavelength (O= h/p)of electrons will decrease and
N1O1 N2 O 2 Ÿ N2 84
4358 fringe width decreases as E v O .
17. (1) [NCERT-280]
26. (4)
DO 6000 u 10 10 u .25
E Ÿ E = 0.15 mm 27. (3)
d 1u 103
28. (1)
18. (2) [NCERT-311]
I v a2
3.75 u 10 6
7.5
5000 u 10 10 a1 I1 4
=2:1
So path difference is half integral multiple of O. a2 I2 1
19. (3) [NCERT-262] 29. (3)
E O O
T Ÿd 30. (4)
D d T
Let n1 bright fringe of O1 be coincide with n2 bright
6000 u 10 10
d fringe of O2 then
1u S m= 0.03 mm
180 n1O1D n 2 O 2D
20. (2) [NCERT-265] d d
d l1 l2 9 u 16 144 12mm n1O1 = n2O2
21. (2) [NCERT-370] n1 O2 10000 5
O n2 O1 12000 6
Angular portion of first minima is =v
d
n1O1D
x=
30 u S 5000 u 10
o 10 d
or =
180o d
5 u 12000 u 10 10 u 2
d = 9.55 ×10–5 cm = = 6 mm
2 u 10 3
22. (1) [NCERT-372]
31. (1)
Dt
3d 32. (4)

D
S= P 1 t 33. (1)
d
Dt § 5 · Dt 34. (4)
= ¨ 1¸ =
2d © 3 ¹ 3d For dark fringe
23. (1) [NCERT-372] DO
x = (2n – 1)
DO 2d
X (Bright) = 3
d
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2 u 10 3 u 0.9 u 10 3 K
O= = 6 × 10–5 cm I' =
3 u1 2
35. (3) 40. (1)
Distance of nth maxima For central maxima

OD O
x= n sinT =
d a
x vO but T is very very small
Oblue vOgreen Y
sin T | tan T
36. (3) D
For 1st minima
Y O OD
asinT = O Ÿ y
D a a
O 5000 u 10 10 1 Hence width of central maxima = 2Y
sinT = 3 =
a 0.001 u 10 2
OD
T = 30o = 2
a
37. (4)
38. (4) 41. (4)
I = Imax + Imin According to Bragg's law
= I1 + I2 + 2 I1 I2  I1  I2  2 I1 I2 a sinT = nO
a sin30o = 1 × O
I = 2(I1 + I2)
a = 2O.
39. (3)
for 1st secondary maxima
For O, path difference
3O
2S a sinT1 =
I= × O = 2S 2
O
3O
O sinT1 =
and for 2a
4
3O
2S O S =
I= u 2 u 2O
O 4 2
Intensity I = 4I0 cos2(I/2) § 3·
T1 = sin–1 ¨© ¸¹
4
§ 2S ·
K = 4I0 cos2 ¨© ¸¹
2
42. (1)
K = 4Io
43. (2)
§ S · 44. (1)
I' = 4I0cos2 ¨©
2 u 2 ¸¹ 3O1 = 4O2
n1O1 = n2O2
3O1 = 4O2
45. (3)

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CHEMISTRY
58. (2) [NCERT-307]
46. (1) [Mod. CBSE]
The reaction conditions leading to the best yield of
C2H5Cl are C2H6 (excess)  Cl2 
UV light
o
47. (4) [CBSE-2001]

Cl

48. (4) [CBSE-1980]

2 5
C2H5OH + 4I2 + 6NaOH o CHI3 + 5NaI + 5H2O
(yellow cry solid)
+ HCOONa
59. (2) [NCERT-312]
49. (3) [CBSE-1993]
In presence of light and air CHCl3 get oxidised to When chlorine gas is reacted with propene at high
Phosgene gas. temperature (4000C), then substitution takes place
50. (1) [CBSE-1971,86] of addition reaction. Hence, allyl chloride is formed.
C6H5NH2 + CHCl3 + alcKOH o C6H5NC + 3KCl
+ 3H2O
51. (2) [CBSE-1971]
60. (3) [NCERT-301]

52. (2) [CBSE-1997] CH3–CH2–CH = CH – CH3

2R  X  Ag2O 
dry
oR  O  R  2AgX . (Trans-2-pentene)

53. (3) [CBSE-1986] Since trans is more stable than cis.

It is application of freon. 61. (2) [CBSE-2003]
54. (2) [CBSE-1991]
CCl3CHO + NaOH o CHCl3 + HCOONa.
55. (1) [CBSE-1991]
R–X + NaOH o ROH + NaX is a nucleophilic
substitution.
56. (1) [mod.CBSE-1986]
The equimolar mixture of concentrated hydrochloric
acid and anhydrous ZnCl2 is called Lucas reagent.
Lucas reagent is used to distinguish between 10,
20 and 30 alcohols.
57. (1) [mod.CBSE-1976]
2 2

has three-NO2 (nitro groups) which activate the

compound, for nucleophilic sub Rn thus it undergoes
hydrolysis easily to form corresponding hydroxy
derivative.
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62. (4) [CBSE-1998] 70. (2) [NCERT 310]
Chloroform on reaction with nitric acid gives AlCl3 + Cl2 o AlCl4– + Cl+
chloropicrin (nitro chloroform) according to following
reaction. 71. (3) [NCERT 286]

CHCl3  HNO3 o C(NO2 )Cl3  H2O CH3CH 2CH 2I 

KOH ( alc .)
 HI
o CH3CH CH 2 
Br2
o
nitro chloroform
(chloropicrin)
CH3CHBrCH 2Br 
NaNH 2
2HBr
o CH 3C { CH
63. (4) [NCERT-309]
72. (2) [NCERT 315]

A is

B is

73. (3) [NCERT 314]

74. (3) [NCERT 319]

64. (1) [NCERT 285] EW G increases reactivity of chlorine in
chlorobenzene, when placed at ortho and para
position mainly.
75. (4) [NCERT 323]
P=q×l
76. (1) [NCERT 300]
A is CH3–CH2–Cl

65. (3) [NCERT 284] B is CH3–CH2–MgCl

It is a fact. C is CH3–CH3

66. (1) [NCERT 291] 77. (2) [NCERT 326]

Since B.P. depends upon surface area and no. of

halogen atoms. So order is
iii < i < iv < ii.
67. (1) [NCERT 295]
CH3––CH2–CH2–CH2 –– Br will under go more easily
SN2 Rn due to least stable combocation and least
steric hindrence.
78. (2) [NCERT 323]
68. (2) [Mod. NCERT]

AgNO2
R  X  o RNO2
Nitroalkane

69. (2) [Exemplar]

p-isomer fits in the crystal lattice better than the o
isomer.

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79. (1) [Exemplar] 86. (2) [NCERT 321]
Y will be Friedel crafts reaction of aryl halide is an example
of electrophilic substituation reaction
80. (1) [Exemplar]
87. (4) [NCERT 317]
Halogen atom is replaced by another halogen.
It is fact.
81. (1) [Exemplar]
88. (2) [NCERT 300]
SN1 reaction of optically active alkyl halide gives
resmic mixture as product. Dargen process is best as side product are
gaseous and escapes.
82. (2) [NCERT 322]
89. (1) [NCERT 314]
It is fact.
83. (3) [NCERT 324]
have two chiral carbon with
DDT is not metabolised very rapidely by animals.
point of symmetry.
84. (2) [NCERT 323]
90. (3) [NCERT 316]
CHCl3 + O2 o COCl2 + HCl
Grignard reagent is prepared by the actio of
85. (3) [NCERT 321]
magnesium in dry ether on alkyl halide.
Although chlorine is an electron with drawing group
yet it is ortho, para, directing in electrophilic
aromatic substitution reactions becouse reactivity
is controlled by inductive effect and orientation is
controlled by resonance.

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BIOLOGY
91. (2) [NC-II-221] 97. (2) [NC-II-231]
We must remember that the physico-chemical Populations evolve to maximise their reproductive
(abiotic) components alone do not characterise the fitness, also called Darwinian fitness (high r value),
habitat of an organism completely; the habitat in the habitat in which they live.
includes biotic components also – pathogens,
parasites, predators and competitors – of the98. (2) [NC-II-233]
organism with which they interacts constantly.
In the rocky intertidal communities of the American
Water: Next to temperature, water is the most Pacific Coast the starfish Pisaster is an important
important factor influencing the life of organisms.
predator. In a field experiment, when all the starfish
In fact, life on earth originated in water and is
unsustainable without water. were removed from an enclosed intertidal area,
more than 10 species of invertebrates became
92. (4) [NC-II-222] extinct within a year, because of interspecific
The salt concentration (measured as salinity in competition.
parts per thousand), is less than 5 per cent in inland99. (1) [NC-II-235]
waters, 30-35 per cent the sea and > 100 per cent
in some hypersaline lagoons. Some organisms are Gause’s ‘Competitive Exclusion Principle’ states
tolerant of a wide range of salinities (euryhaline) that two closely related species competing for the
but others are restricted to a narrow range same resources cannot co-exist indefinitely and
(stenohaline).
the competitively inferior one will be eliminated even-
93. (2) [NC-II-225] tually. This may be true if resources are limiting,
but not otherwise.
Keolado National Park (Bhartpur) in Rajasthan host
thousands of migratory birds coming from Siberia 100. (1) [NC-II-235]
and other extremely cold northern regions.
94. (1) [NC-II-225] Connell’s elegant field experiments showed that on
the rocky sea coasts of Scotland, the larger and
In animals, the organism, if unable to migrate, might competitively superior barnacle Balanus dominates
avoid the stress by escaping in time. The familiar the intertidal area, and excludes the smaller
case of bears going into hibernation during winter
barnacle Chathamalus from that zone. In general,
is an example of escape in time. Some snails and
fish go into aestivation to avoid summer–related herbivores and plants appear to be more adversely
problems-heat and desiccation. Under unfavourable affected by competition than carnivores.
conditions many zooplankton species in lakes and
101. (3) [NC-II-236, 237]
ponds are known to enter diapause, a stage of
suspended development. Commensalism is the interaction between sea
95. (3) [NC-II-226] anemone that has stinging tentacles and the clown
fish that lives among them. The fish gets protection
Some organisms possess adaptations that are from predators which stay away from the stinging
physiological which allow them to respond quickly tentacles. The anemone does not appear to derive
to a stressful situation. If you had ever been to any
any benefit by hosting the clown fish.
high altitude place (>3,500m Rohtang Pass near
Manali and Mansarovar, in China occupied Tibet) 102. (3) [NC-II-243]
you must have experienced what is called altitude
sickness. Its symptoms include nausea, fatigue Regulater – Maintain
and heart palpitations. This is because in the low homeostasis
atmospheric pressure of high altitudes, the body
does not get enough oxygen. Conformer – Body temperature
changes as per
96. (4) [NC-II-227]
environment
Bacteria in a culture plate can be called a
population, Population ecology links ecology whith Migration – Temporarily
evolution and population genetics, group of movement
individuals resulting from asexual reproduction is
considered a population for the purpose of Suspension – Escape unfavourable
ecological studies condition
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103. (2) [NC-II-220] 108. (2)
109. (4)
104. (4) [NC-II-221]
Key elements that lead to so much variation in the
physical and chemical conditions of different
habitats are temperature, water, light and soil.
110. (2)
105. (1) [NC-II-220]
Regional and local variations within each biome
lead to the formation of a wide variety of habitats.
Major biomes of India. On planet Earth, life exists
not just in a few favourable habitats but even in
extreme and harsh habitats – scorching Rajasthan
desert, perpetually rain-soaked Meghalaya forests,
deep ocean trenches, torrential streams, 111. (1)
permafrost polar regions, high mountain tops,
boiling thermal springs, and stinking compost pits,
to name a few. Even our intestine is a unique habitat
for hundreds of species of microbes. 112. (4)
106. (3) [NC-II-222]
The salt concentration (measured as salinity in
parts per thousand), is less than 5 per cent in inland
waters, 30-35 per cent the sea and > 100 per cent
in some hypersaline lagoons. Some organisms are
tolerant of a wide range of salinities (euryhaline)
but others are restricted to a narrow range
(stenohaline). Many freshwater animals cannot live
for long in sea water and vice versa because of the
osmotic problems, they would face.
107. (1) [NC-II-223]
113. (4)
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[NC-II-227]
[NC-II-226]
A large variety of marine invertebrates and fish live
at great depths in the ocean where the pressure
could be >100 times the normal atmospheric
pressure that we experience. How do they live under
such crushing pressures and do they have any
special enzymes? Organisms living in such
extreme environments show a fascinating array of
biochemical adaptations.
[NC-II-225]
We can say that adaptation is any attribute of the
organism (morphological, physiological,
behavioural) that enables the organism to survive
and reproduce in its habitat. Many adaptations have
evolved over a long evolutionary time and are
genetically fixed.
[NC-II-230]
In 1981, the r value for human population in India
was 0.0205.
[NC-II-230]
Exponential growth: Resource (food and space)
availability is obviously essential for the unimpeded
growth of a population. Ideally, when resources in
the habitat are unlimited, each species has the
ability to realise fully its innate potential to grow in
number, as Darwin observed while developing his
theory of natural selection. Then the population
grows in an exponential or geometric fashion. If in
a population of size N, the birth rates (not total
number but per capita births) are represented as b
and death rates (again, per capita death rates) as
d, then the increase or decrease in N during a unit
time period t (dN/dt) will be
dN/dt = (b – d) × N
Let (b–d) = r, then
dN/dt = rN
[NC-II-232]
Some organisms breed only once in their lifetime
(Pacific salmon fish, bamboo) while others breed
many times during their lifetime (most birds and
mammals).
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114. (4) [NC-II-232] 122. (2) [NC-II-231]
Some organisms breed only once in their lifetime Verhulst-Pearl Logistic Growth is described by the
(Pacific salmon fish, bamboo) while others breed following equation -
many times during their lifetime (most birds and
mammals). Some produce a large number of small- § K N ·
dN/ dt rN ¨ ¸
sized offspring (Oysters, pelagic fishes) while © K ¹
others produce a small number of large-sized
offspring (birds, mammals). 123. (3) [NC-II-220]
Ecology is basically concerned write four levels of
115. (1) [NC-II-234] biological organisation - organisms, population,
Plants therefore have evolved an astonishing variety communities and biomes.
of morphological and chemical defences against 124. (1) [NC-II-220]
herbivores. Thorns (Acacia, Cactus) are the most Ecology at the organismic level is essentially
common morphological means of defence. physiological ecology which tries to understand how
different organisms are adapted to their
116. (4) [NC-II-234]
environments in terms of not only survival but also
The weed Calotropis growing in abandoned fields. reproduction.
The plant produces highly poisonous cardiac 125. (3) [NC-II-220]
glycosides and that is why you never see any cattle Arctic & Alpine tundra biome is situated in minimum
or goats browsing on this plant. annual temperature zone.
117. (2) [NC-II-234] 126. (4) [NC-II-221]
The most important ones are temperature, water,
For plants, herbivores are the predators. Nearly 25
light and soil. We must remember that the physico
per cent of all insects are known to be phytophagous
chemical (abiotic) components aloner don’t
(feeding on plant sap and other parts of plants).
characterise the habitat of an organism completely;
118. (1) [NC-II-234-235] the habit includes biotic components also -
pathogen, parasites, predators and competitors -
Flamingo — South America of the organism will which they interact constutly.
Galpagos — Abingdon 127. (4) [NCERT -222]
Stenothermal are restricted to narrow range of
Scotland — Connell
temperatures, Eurythermal thrive in a wide range of
Mediterranean — Ophrys temperatures .
128. (2) [NCERT -222]
119. (4) [NC-II-236]
The salt concentration of water is measured as
Commensalism : salinity in parts per thousand.
129. (4) [NCERT -223]
– Orchid and mango
Various charactristies of the soil such as soil
– Egret and cattle composition, grain size & aggregation determine
the percolation & water holding capcity of the soils.
– Clown fish and adamsia
These charactcristics along with parameters such
– Barnacle and balaenoptera as pH, mineral composition & topography determine
to a large extent the vegetaion in any area.
120. (1) [NC-II-233]
130. (2) [NCERT -222]
In amensalism on the other hand one species is Many fresh water animals cannot live for long in
harmed whereas the other is unaffected. Predation, sea water & vice versa because of the osmotic
parasitism and commensalisms share a common problems
characteristic– the interacting species live closely 131. (3) [NCERT -224]
together.
Conform : An overwhelming majority (99%) of
121. (4) [NC-II-224] animals & nearly all plants cannot maintain a
constant internal enovironment .
This is the main reason why very small animals
132. (2) [NCERT -224]
are rarely found in polar regions. During the course
of evolution, the costs and benefits of maintaining Heat loss or heat gain is a function of surface area,
a constant internal environment are taken into since small animal have a larger surface area relative
consideration. to their volume, they tend to lose body heat very
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133. (3) [NCERT -225] 147. (1) [NCERT -233]
Migratory organisms can move away temporarily – In amensalism one species is harmed where as
from the stressful habitat to a more hospitable area. the other is unaffected.
134. (4) [NCERT -225] – Both lose in competion
Keolado National park (Bharatpur) is situated in – One species is benefitted & the other is neither
Rajasthan benefitted non hormed- commenalism
135. (4) [NCERT -225] – Both species benefit in mutualism
Thick walled spores are formed to survive 148. (4) [NCERT -234]
unfavourable conditions in bacteria, fungi and Lower The following chemical substances are produced
plants by plants as defences against grazers & browsers
136. (3) [NCERT 225] quinine, Opium and strychnine.
Suspend : In bacteria fungi lower plants various 149. (2) [NCERT -236]
kinds of thick walled spores are formed which help Brood parasitism in birds is a fascinating example
them to survive unfarouable conditions of parasitism in which the parasitic bird lays its
137. (3) [NCERT -225] eggs in the nest of its host & lets the host incubate
them .
Desert plants CAM pathway
150. (4) [NCERT -237]
Kangaroo rats Internal fat oxidation
Fig plant & wasp – mutualism
Bears Hibernation
151. (3) [NCERT -237]
Snails & fish Aestivation
Mycorrhizae are association between fungi & the
138. (3) [NCERT -226] roots of higher plants.
If you had ever been to any high altitude place you 152. (4) [NC-II-233]
must have exprienced what is called altitude
Predation: What would happen to all the energy
sickness .
fixed by autotrophic organisms if the community
139. (4) [NCERT -226] has no animals to eat the plants? You can think of
In humans normal body temperature is 98.6o F or predation as nature’s way of transferring to higher
37oC . trophic levels the energy fixed by plants.
140. (1) [NCERT -227] 153. (3) [NC-II-233]
The rates expressed is change in number In the rocky intertidal communities of the American
(increases on decrease) with respect to members Pacific Coast the starfish Pisaster is an important
of the population. predator. In a field experiment, when all the starfish
Birth rate = 5/25 = .2 of springs per fish per year . were removed from an enclosed intertidal area,
more than 10 species of invertebrates became
141. (2) [NCERT -229]
extinct within a year, because of interspecific
Under normal conditions, births & death are the competition.
most important factors influencing population
154. (3) [NC-II-233]
density .
142. (3) [NCERT -229] Although animals eating plants are categorised
separately as herbivores, they are, in a broad
If N is the population density at time t, then its ecological context, not very different from predators.
density at time t +1 is Nt + 1 = Nt + [(B + I) – (D +
155. (4) [NC-II-234]
E)].
143. (3) [NCERT -229] The Abingdon tortoise in Galapagos Islands
became extinct within a decade after goats were
When resources are unlimited the population grows introduced on the island, apparently due to the
in an exponetial fashion or geometric fashion. greater browsing efficiency of the goats.
144. (3) [NCERT -230] 156. (3) [NC-II-234]
Integral form of the exponentical growth equation is For plants, herbivores are the predators. Nearly 25
Nt = Noert . per cent of all insects are known to be phytophagous
145. (1) [NCERT -231] (feeding on plant sap and other parts of plants).
A population growing in a habitat with limited 157. (3) [NC-II-235]
resources show initally a lag phase, followed by If two species compete for the same resource, they
phases of acceleration & deceleration & finally an could avoid competition by choosing, for instance,
asymptote when the population denisty reaches the different times for feeding or different foraging
carrying capacity. patterns. MacArthur showed that five closely related
146. (2) [NCERT -231] species of warblers living on the same tree were
Which growth model is considered more relatistic able to avoid competition and co-exist due to
logistic growth model. behavioural differences in their foraging activities.
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158. (2) [NC-II-235] 166. (4) [NC-II-222]
Connell’s elegant field experiments showed that Some organisms are tolerant of a wide range of
on the rocky sea coasts of Scotland, the larger salinities (euryhaline) but others are restricted to a
and competitively superior barnacle Balanus
narrow range (stenohaline).
dominates the intertidal area, and excludes the
smaller barnacle Chathamalus from that zone. In 167. (2) [NC-II-223]
general, herbivores and plants appear to be more Ideally then, the organism should try to maintain
adversely affected by competition than carnivores. the constancy of its internal environment (a process
159. (4) [NC-II-236] called homeostasis) despite varying external
Parasitism – Cuscuta environmental conditions that tend to upset its
Mutualism – Fig-wasp homeostasis.
Commensalism – Epiphyte Orchid 168. (3) [NC-II-238]
Amensalism – Black walnut The Mediterranean orchid Ophrys employs ‘sexual
160. (1) [NCERT -227] deceit’ to get pollination done by a species of bee.
Although an in individual organism is the one that 169. (3) [NC-II-221]
has to cope with a changed enerironment, it is at
the population level that natural selection operates Major biomes of India : (a) Tropical rain forest; (b)
to evolve the desired traits . Deciduous forest; (c) Desert; (d) Sea coast
161. (1) [NC-II-220-222] 170. (1) [NC-II-225]
Precipitation – Rain and snow
Aestivation – Escape heat
Diapause – Suspended
Diapause – Suspend
development
development
Habitat – Boiling thermal
spring Hibernation – Escape in time
Stenohaline – Salinity Migration – Escape stressful
162. (2) [NC-II-220] habitat
171. (3) [NC-II-225]
Many adaptations have evolved over a long
evolutionary time and are genetically fixed. In the
absence of an external source of water, the
kangaroo rat in North American deserts is capable
of meeting all its water requirements through its
internal fat oxidation (in which water is a by
product).
172. (4) [NC-II-220]
163. (4) [NC-II-222] On planet Earth, life exists not just in a few
The salt concentration (measured as salinity in favourable habitats but even in extreme and harsh
parts per thousand), is less than 5 per cent in inland habitats – scorching Rajasthan desert, perpetually
waters, 30-35 per cent the sea and > 100 per cent rain-soaked Meghalaya forests, deep ocean
in some hypersaline lagoons. trenches, torrential streams, permafrost polar
164. (3) [NC-II-222] regions, high mountain tops, boiling thermal springs,
The salt concentration (measured as salinity in and stinking compost pits, to name a few.
parts per thousand), is less than 5 per cent in inland 173. (4) [NC-II-220]
waters, 30-35 per cent the sea and > 100 per cent
in some hypersaline lagoons. Some organisms are
tolerant of a wide range of salinities (euryhaline)
but others are restricted to a narrow range
(stenohaline).
165. (2) [NC-II-224]
Evolutionary biologists believe that the ‘success’
of mammals is largely due to their ability to maintain
a constant body temperature and thrive whether
they live in Antarctica or in the Sahara desert.

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174. (4) [NC-II-221]
Each organism has an invariably defined range of
conditions that it can tolerate, diversity in the
resources it utilises and a distinct functional role
in the ecological system, all these together
comprise its niche.
175. (2) [NC-II-228]
Natality refers to the number of births during a given
period in the population that are added to the initial
density.
176. (1) [NC-II-231]
A population growing in a habitat with limited
resources show initially a lag phase, followed by phases
of acceleration and deceleration and finally an
asymptote, when the population density reaches the
carrying capacity.
177. (3) [NC-II-237]
the mycorrhizae are associations between fungi
and the roots of higher plants. The fungi help the plant
in the absorption of essential nutrients from the soil
while the plant in turn provides the fungi with energy-
yielding carbohydrates.
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178. (2) [NC-II-235]
Gause’s ‘Competitive Exclusion Principle’ states that
two closely related species competing for the same
resources cannot co-exist indefinitely and the
competitively inferior one will be eliminated eventually.
This may be true if resources are limiting, but not
otherwise.
179. (3) [NC-II-232, 234]
Both the species benefit in mutualism and both
lose in competition in their interactions with each other.
180. (3) [NC-II-223]
Similarly, in the aquatic environment, the sediment-
characteristics often determine the type of benthic
animals that can thrive there.
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