Q13 Percolation tanks and wells are used for :

a) irrigation b) harvesting of flood water

c) supply of drinking water d) all the above

Q14 Which of the following soil is transported by air?

Class –9th (Biology) Assignment a) alluvial b) aeolian c) elluvial d) glacial

Natural Resources Date: 13/09/2022

Q15 Soil that is best suited for plant growth is :
Q1 Soil is the component of : a) clayey b) loam c) sandy d) gravel
a) atmosphere b) hydrosphere c) lithosphere d) None of the above
Q16 Sun causes weathering of rocks through :
Q2 Air is a mixture of : a) mechanical force b) physical phenomena
a) nitrogen, oxygen, methane, carbon dioxide c) chemical changes d) biological changes
b) nitrogen, oxygen, carbon dioxide, water vapours
c) nitrogen, carbon dioxide, oxygen, carbon monoxide Q17 Biological weathering is caused by :
d) nitrogen, oxygen, carbon monoxide, water vapours a) lichens b) mosses c) roots of plants d) all the above

Q3 Which one is inexhaustible resource? Q18 Wind breaks are :

a) fossil fuels b) minerals c) soil d) solar radiation a) raising edges
b) growing grasses alternating with crops
Q4 Cloud formation takes place in which part of atmosphere : c) mud walls
a) troposphere b) stratosphere c) thermosphere d) ozonosphere d) rows of trees and shrubs

Q5 To which height is ozonosphere present over the equator : Q19 Signs of eutrophication of water bodies include :
a) 11-16 km b) 23-25 km c) 16-20 km d) 10-12 km a) reduced oxygen demand b) rapid decomposition of organic matter
c) algal bloom d) fluorosis
Q6 Rajasthan and Gujarat fall under :
a) semiarid zone b) arid zone c) intermediate zone d) wet zone Q20 Minamata human diseases is caused by pollution of water by :
a) cadmium b) lead c) mercury d) arsenic
Q7 SPM includes :
a) flyash b) dust c) soot and smoke d) all the above Q21 Green plants in an ecosystem are called :
a) producers b) consumers c) decomposers d) None of the above
Q8 Which of the following is a secondary pollutant?
a) PAN b) particulate matter Q22 Ecosystem comprises both abiotic and biotic components. Biotic component of an ecosystem
c) hydrocarbons d) chlorofluorocarbons consists of :
a) producers b) consumers c) decomposers d) all of the above
Q9 Photochemical smog is formed by :
a) 𝑁𝑂2 b) 𝑆𝑂2 c) 𝐶𝑂2 d) 𝐶𝑂 Q23 Name the gas which plays a major role in global warming :
a) Carbon monoxide b) nitrous oxide c) carbon dioxide d) sulphur dioxide
Q10 Causes of water pollution are :
a) inorganic b) organic c) biological d) all of these Q24 Green house effect is caused by :
a) green plants b) infrared rays c) UV-rays d) X-rays
Q11 Run-off from fertilizer-rich crop-fields causes :
a) turbidity of water bodies b) precipitation of toxicants Q25 Ozone hole over Antarctica appears during :
c) eutrophication of water bodies d) thermal pollution of water bodies a) spring b) summer c) autumn d) winter

Q12 Cadmium pollution of water body produces a disease of humans called : Q26 A major component of the atmosphere on Venus and Mars planet is :
a) plumbasim b) black foot disease a) carbon dioxide b) oxygen c) nitrogen d) water vapours
c) methaemoglobinaemia d) itai-itai
Q27 All the elements of life support system are :
a) inter-related b) inter-dependent c) interconnected d) all the above
Q28 In a natural ecosystem, decomposers include : Q43 Pollution of water is caused by :
a) bacteria and fungi b) parasitic algae c) macroscopic animals d) all the above a) industrial effluents b) sewage c) farm runoff d) all of these

Q29 Pollution is not caused by : Q44 Greenhouse effect is caused by :

a) thermal power plants b) automobiles a) green plants b) infrared rays c) UV-rays d) X-rays
c) radioactive power plants d) hydroelectric power plants
Q45 Air is :
Q30 Biosphere occurs : a) good conductor of heat
a) in lithosphere b) bad conductor of heat
b) in lithosphere and hydrosphere c) neither good or bad conductor of heat
c) at place of interaction of lithosphere, hydrosphere and atmosphere d) sometimes goo and sometimes bad conductor of heat
d) in atmosphere and hydrosphere
Q46 Greenhouse is related to :
Q31 Air is : a) global warming b) terrace gardening
a) exhaustible resource b) inexhaustible resource c) kitchen garden d) increase growth of algae
c) perishable resource d) both (b) and (c)
Q47 Major source of air pollution is :
Q32 Daytime temperature of moon is : a) burning of fossil fuels b) burning of wood
a) 60℃ b) 70℃ c) 90℃ d) 110℃ c) burning of biogas d) burning of dung

Q33 Percentage of total water found as fresh water : Q48 Organisms such as lichens are very sensitive the level of ____ in the atmosphere.
a) 46% b) 32% c) 16% d) 2.5% a) carbon dioxide b) sulphur dioxide c) carbon monoxide d) methane

Q34 Toxic chemical released by paper industry is : Q49 Major source of formation of soil is :
a) cadmium b) mercury c) lead d) nickel a) rocks b) snow covered mountains
c) rivers beds d) volcanoes
Q35 Fertilizers cause :
a) eutrophication of water bodies b) killing of most microorganisms Q50 Solar radiation heat-up :
c) destruction of crumb structure d) all the above a) land faster than the water bodies b) land slower than the water bodies
c) equally both land and water bodies d) neither land nor water bodies
Q36 Wind causes weathering of rocks through :
a) chemical change b) abrasion c) mechanical force d) frost action Q51 Soil erosion is caused due to :
a) strong wind b) heavy rains
Q37 Forest destruction results in : c) keeping the fields fallow for a long d) all of these
a) loss of wild life b) floods an drought c) soil erosion d) all of these
Q52 Soil erosion is can be prevented by :
Q38 The ultimate source of energy in an ecosystem : a) terrace farming b) intensive cropping c) deforestation d) both (a) and (b)
a) sunlight b) glucose c) protein d) green plants
Q53 Name the gas which plays major role in global warming :
Q39 Which are sensitive to 𝑆𝑂2 pollution? a) carbon monoxide b) nitrous oxide c) carbon dioxide d) sulphur dioxide
a) mosses b) lichens c) algae d) ferns
Q54 The conversion of 𝑁𝑂3 to 𝑁2 is called :
Q40 Eutrophication results in reduction of : a) nitrification b) denitrification c) ammonification d) nitrogen fixation
a) dissolved hydrogen b) dissolved oxygen c) mineral salts d) dissolved nitrate
Q55 Nitromonas bacteria convert :
Q41 In nitrogen cycle, which bacteria are responsible for nitrification : a) nitrite to nitrate b) ammonia into nitrate
a) Clostridium b) Rhizobium c) ammonia into nitrite d) nitrite into ammonia
c) Nitrosomonas d) Nitrobacter and Nitrobacter
Q56 The ozone layer of the atmosphere blocks :
Q42 Nif genes occur in a) infrared radiations b) sunlight
a) Rhizobium b) Streptococcus c) Penicillium d) Aspergillus c) UV radiations d) both UV and infrared radiation
Q57 Which of the following contribute to green house effect? Q69 When we breathe in air, nitrogen also goes inside along with oxygen. What is fate of this
a) methane (𝐶𝐻4 ) b) carbon dioxide (𝐶𝑂2 ) nitrogen?
c) chlorofluorocarbons (𝐶𝐹𝐶𝑠) d) all of these a) it moves along with oxygen into the cell
b) it comes out with the 𝐶𝑂2 during exhalation
Q58 Who is popularly known as ‘water man’? c) it is absorbed only by the nasal cells
a) Gajendra Singh b) Rajendra Singh c) Louis Pasteur d) Tansley d) nitrogen concentration is already more in the cells so it is not at all absorbed

Q59 Chlorofluorocarbons have been in use for : Q70 One of the following factors does not lead to soil formation in nature :
a) aerosol propellants b) formation of foam c) refrigerators d) all the above a) sun b) water c) wind d) polythene bags

Q60 Ozone hole was discovered in : Q71 Major source of mineral in soil is the :
a) 1992 b) 1985 c) 1995 d) 1998 a) parent-rock from which soil is formed b) plants
c) animals d) bacteria
Q61 The two forms of oxygen found in the atmosphere are :
a) water and ozone b) water and oxygen Q72 The process of nitrogen-fixation by bacteria does not take place in the presence of :
c) ozone and oxygen d) water and carbon dioxide a) molecular form of hydrogen b) elemental forma of oxygen
c) water d) elemental form of nitrogen
Q62 The atmosphere of the Earth is heated by radiations which are mainly :
a) radiated by sun b) re-radiated by land Q73 Biotic component of biosphere is not constituted by :
c) re-radiated by water d) re-radiated by land and water a) producers b) consumers c) decomposer d) air

Q63 What would happen, if all land and water present in the environment is converted to ozone? Q74 Total Earth’s surface covered by water is :
a) we will be protected more a) 75% b) 60% c) 85% d) 50%
b) it will become poisonous and kill living forms
c) ozone is not stable, hence it will be toxic Q75 Choose the correct sequences :
d) it will help harmful sun radiations to reach earth and damage many life forms a) 𝐶𝑂2 in atmosphere decomposers organic carbon in animals organic carbon in
plants
Q64 If there were no atmosphere around the earth, the temperature of the earth will : b) 𝐶𝑂2 in atmosphere organic carbon in plants organic carbon in animals
a) increase inorganic carbon on soil
b) go on decreasing c) inorganic carbonates in water organic carbon in plants organic carbon in animals
c) increase during day, and decrease during night scavengers
d) be unaffected d) organic carbon in animals decomposers 𝐶𝑂2 in atmosphere organic carbon in
plants
Q65 Which of the following is not a green house gas ?
a) methane b) carbon dioxide c) carbon monoxide d) ammonia Q76 Rainfall patterns depend on :
a) the underground water table
Q66 Which of the following is a recently originated problem of environment? b) the number of water bodies in an area
a) ozone layer depletion b) green house effect c) the density pattern of human population in and area
c) global warming d) all of the above d) the prevailing season in an area

Q67 Ozone layer is getting depleted because of : Q77 One of the following processes is not a step involved in the water-cycle operating in nature :
a) excessive use of automobiles a) evaporation b) transpiration c) precipitation d) photosynthesis
b) excessive formation of industrial units
c) Excessive use of man-made compounds containing both fluorine and chlorine Q78 Among the given options, which one is not correct for the use of large amount of fertilizers
d) excessive deforestation and pesticides?
a) they are eco-friendly
Q68 “Ozone-hole” means b) they turn the fields barrens after some time
a) a large sized hole in the ozone layer b) thinning of the ozone layer c) they adversely affect the useful component from the soil
c) small holes scattered in the ozone layer d) thickening of ozone in the ozone layer d) they destroy the soil fertility
Q79 The nitrogen molecules present in air can be converted into nitrates and nitrites by : Q90 Devices used to remove gaseous and particulate air pollutants are called :
a) a biological process of nitrogen fixing bacteria present in the soil a) Scrubber b) Chimneys
b) a biological process of carbon fixing factor present in soil c) Sedimentation tanks d) All of the above
c) any of the industries manufacturing nitrogenous compounds
d) the plants used as cereal crops in field Q91 The life sustaining zone of the earth, where lithosphere, hydrosphere and atmosphere
interact is called :
Q80 The term “water pollution” can be defined in several ways. Which of the following a) Ecosystem b) Stratosphere c) biosphere d) ozonosphere
statements does not give the correct definition?
a) the addition of undersirable substances to water bodies Q92 Which one of the following is an inexhaustible natural resource?
b) the removal of desirable substances from water bodies a) Air b) Water c) Soil d) None of these
c) a change in pressure of the water bodies
d) a change in temperature of the water bodies Q93 Total organic matter present in an ecosystem is called :
a) Biomass b) Biome c) Litter d) Food
Q81 Which step is not involved in the carbon cycle?
a) photosynthesis b) transpiration Q94 Which one of the following is a degradable pollutant?
c) respiration d) burning of fossil fuel a) DDT b) Sewage c) Plastics d) Heavy metals

Q82 Top-soil contains the following : Q95 Biological 𝑂2 demand measures :

a) humus and living organisms only b) humus and soil particles only a) industrial pollution
c) humus living organisms and plants d) humus living organisms and soil particles b) dissolved oxygen needed by microbes
c) pollution capacity of effluents
Q83 Low-visibility during cold weather is due to : d) air pollution
a) formation of fossil fuel
b) unburnt carbon particles or hydrocarbon suspended in air Q96 Biogeochemical cycling means cycling of :
c) lack of adequate power supply a) water b) energy in an ecosystem
d) None of these c) nutrient in an ecosystem d) gases between plants and atmosphere

Q84 Oxygen is returned to the atmosphere mainly by : Q97 The world environmental day is celebrated on :
a) burning of fossil fuel b) respiration a) 5th June b) 6th June c) 15th June d) 6th August
c) photosynthesis d) fungi
Q98 Which one of the following is sedimentary cycle :
Q85 An increase in carbon dioxide contents in the atmosphere would not cause : a) oxygen cycle b) nitrogen cycle c) hydrogen cycle d) phosphorus cycle
a) more heat to the retained by the environment
b) increase in photosynthesis in plants Q99 The bulk of nitrogen in nature is not fixed by :
c) global warming a) Lightening b) Chemical industries c) Nitrifying bacteria d) Symbiotic bacteria
d) abundance of desert plants
Q100 Which one of there is a plant residue?
Q86 Oxygen is harmful for : a) Pesticides b) Fertilizers c) Bagasse d) Dung
a) ferns b) nitrogen-fixing bacteria
c) chara d) mango tree Q101 Depletion of ozone layer is mainly due to :
a) Methane b) Carbon monoxide c) chlorofluorocarbon d) Nitrogen
Q87 Soil erosion can be prevented by :
a) raising forests b) deforestation Q102 The function of Nitrosomonas bacteria in nitrogen cycle is to :
c) excessive use of fertilizer d) overgrazing by animals a) oxidises ammonium salts into nitrites b) oxidise nitrites into nitrates
c) oxidise nitrites into ammonium salts d) oxidise nitrates into nitrites
Q88 Growth of lichens on barren rocks is followed by the growth of :
a) moss b) ferns c) gymnosperms d) algae

Q89 Marked temperature changes in aquatic environment can affect :

a) breeding of animals b) more growth of aquatic plants
c) process of digestion in animals d) availability of nutrients
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