: r & HU “ ENVIRONMENTAL STUDY MAN Rig, er orstrean eoosystent a Bacera ang, Mi Vecomprsers s the main dovopsers oF ty Nae St river or stream ecoaystern ‘Seve the stan of civiization human els are dope eQahhentent for drinking and irrigation, Ii other word Sx agrtouttare ana arinking purpose, Heed, sine the Niosha, Nite have ate! as craftes of civilizations. The ndlent on river to get water to Meet y Js human beings are Using rive lawn of civilization many riyg "My great civilizations took bin Ihe . cities ere origi % hed thele maturity on the banks of rivers, Barliest great cities too were originated oni, . Privers, 2 Neetoty of fates, eras, snails are used a sea fox, Many fishermen communities obtap, thy, {veto thom this sea weath, River water is used to generate eleoticty called as hydro ‘Xlver water has many dissolved minerals and its ofl, He Satture and industries, ectricity itis extensively used in 9. in Agri, CQ on EcosusrEM Ecosystems and Intererelated Concepts ~\. The main source of energy for ecosystem is: (KUD2009) §&) Sen (8) Petroleum (C) Wood (0) All these 2 The term ‘Ecosystem’ was first proposed by sun (ALER Odum (B) AG. Tonsley (C) Newton (D) Robert Brown , S. An ecosystem consists of... {A) Green plants and ani (B) Green plants and decomposers (© Producers and consumers ‘orimals, decomposers & abiotic environment. 3QQAn ecosystem is a coll (A) Lving components-mi plants, animals & fungi (8) Nonliving components-dimate & chemicals(QfBoth A and B (D)None of these A Which one of the following is an abiotic component of tfie ecosystem?, (A) Fungi (B) bacteria (C) Plants —~ (D) Humus. _5:The first necessity of ecosystem is wn. (A) Water (B) Energy (C) Nitrogen (D) Oxygen $ Which one of the following is an abiotic component of the ecosystem? (A) Bacteria (B) Plants (C) Humus (0) Fungi Producers/Consumers/ Decomposers 7 Which amongst the following is primary consumer? 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J non ec ‘ inthe we iwation process fe yeled throu .g environment (D) carbon cannot be recycled. their nonlin (0) Fossil fuels (A) Oceans ee 24. Which of the following are major players i" aaa Homan beings & marine birds. (A) Human beings & fish. mals & fish. (Q Fish & marine birds. Oe Sane of ae oxygen is ®) Photosynthesis BY green plants see sntal segments {D) Both Band C (Q Exchange of axygen among the envronme 26. Hydrological cycle is driven by =» d (A) Water {By Solor energy (C) Tees (0) Clouds 27. For recycling matter which is important? th (A) Producers (C)Carnivores (8) Consumers (0) Allof these _ 18, Which ofthe following is nat recycled? : (B) Oxygen _(C) Nitrogen (D) Energy (A) CO, Ecological Succession the surroundings e surrot fion which is in perfect harmony with these 29. Among the followings ment (A) Climox community (B) Pioneer community (C) Transitional Community (D) None oft! 30. The first community that inhibits a bare area is called...community (KUD 2013) (A) Pioneer (B) Climax (C) Transitional (D) None of these ‘41, The intermediate communities between pioneer and climax communities are called .«communities (A)Serial or transitional (B) Intermediate (C) Middle (D) None of these 32, Among the followings statements pertaining fo ecologeal succession mer the wrong on®. (A) - Succession tends o progress from stable biotic community to unstable biotic community (8) There Is some regularity ond uniformity isthe process of succession (C) Succession tends to progress from simple food chain to complex food webs (D) _ Succession of plonts ond onimal communities takes place simultaneously 433, The biotic succession that occurs on place devoid of earlier life is called... (A) Primary suecetsion (B) Secondary suecession (C) Uimate succession (D) None of these 34, Succession taking place on newly formed island or newly formed lake is called... (A) Primary suecession(B) Secondary succession(C) Ulimate succession (D) None of these 35. Left undisturbed, ecological succession will eventually result in the establishment of ~~ (AJA climax community (B)Transitional Community(C) Unstable Community (D) None of these @ scanned with OKEN ScannerECOSYSTEM 49 36. IF succession takes place in forest e that Ie dest) eat Fire i destroyed by land slide or earth oo by Forest Fite or on @ land that is (A) Primary succession(B) Secondary succession : ry succestion(C) Re-suecestion Inne ata 37. The organisms first colonizing the bure area ee calle. a] (A) Pioneers (B) Seres, {C) Disseminules(D) None of these 38. The succession developing on bate rock Is called : (A) Xerosere (B) Psommosere (C) tithos 39, Intermediate communities appeating In a casita pes (A) Pioneer (8) Sere (C) Climax (D) None 40°A primary succession on bate rock starts with vu. 5 4A) lichens (B) Herbs (C) Tr i 42, Phenomenon of succession is... alee res (A) static (B) orderly. (C) community controlled (D) both B and C 43.4 community that starts the process of succession in a habitat is called (A) Biotic community (B) Abiotic community (C) Pioneer community (D)Arffical community. | Fan In a food chain animals constitute the ..... re she bd a (B) Second trophic level Intermediate trophic level (D) Ultimate trophic level 5. A food web consists of. cae (A) 2 portion of a food chain, (B) producers, consumers and decomposers _{CVinterlocking food chains. (D) a set of similar consumers 46, A trophic level refers to .... (A) Area in the tropics. {BY an organism's position in a food chain (C) An organism's position in an ecosystem. (D) An organism's position in a biome. “The shorter the food chain ... (Af greater is the available food energy (B) minimum is the available food energy (C) no food energy is available (D) none of the above 48. Which of the following is a true representation of a food chain? (A) Grass >Tiger >Rabbit > Grasshopper(B) Tiger Rabbit > Grasshopper->Grass (C) Grass >Grasshopper>Rabbit Tiger (D) Rabbit ~*Tiger-*Grass Grasshopper 49. A food web consists of su (A)Single food chain (B) two separate food chains (C)more than two interconnected food chains (D)None of the above 50. The food chain in which microorganisms breakdown dead producers is called (A)Consumer food chain(B) Predator food chain (C) Parasitic food chain (D) Detritus food chain, 51. Which one is the correct food chain? (A) Phytoplankton > Zooplankton ~ Fish (B) Zooplankton ~>Phytoplankton - Fish (C) Grass Fish Zooplankton (D) Zooplankton -> Protozoan ~Fish. _/Ste\n a food chain, green plants constitute: We Firs rophiclevel (B) 2"4 rophiclevel _(C) timate trophiclevel (D) termediate rophic level 53. Standing crop biomass is measured in... (A) glm2 (B) Kg/m2 (C)Tonnes 54, Which of the following is correct ? (A)Energy is always upright (C) pyramid of number is always upright (D)All These (B) pyramid of Biomass is even upright (D) pyramid of energy is inverted also @ scanned with OKEN ScannerJUMAN Ric, MENTAL sTubY & H a 50 ENVIRO! ? . bers 55. Which ecologeal pyramid ie always 110817 yagi Seen bere (A) Pyramid of blomase (0) Pyromid (©) Pyramid of energy» d decompoter: 56. A food chain cons{sts of (0) Producers carnivores ond desemporer (A) Producers carnivores and decomposers (p) Producers, ong (C) Producers, herbivares and carnivores decomposers : : : 87. In the food chain saprophytic organisms are; {D) Decomposers (A) Producers (B) Predators (C) Consur ' hain is 58. Detritus food chain in comparison to grazing food cha (D) None (A) Generally longer (8) Generally sore (O Fae of grass is 1 on. The iger Bioma,, 59. Ina grass —> deer —» tiger, food chain, The bio will be Ok (D) 1 kg. (A) 100 kg (B) 10kg (C) 150 kg Types of Ecosystems 60. Agro-ecosystem i : D) None (A) Natural (B) Grassland ecosystem (C) Man-made f 61. Tropical forests occur in India in (D) No where. (A) Jammu & Kashmir (B) Rajasthan (€) Kerala and Assam (D) 62. Most stable ecosystem is tain (A) Forest (B) Desert (©) Ocean (D) Mountai 63. Biotic Community in running waters is governed by (A) Oxygen content (B) Light penetration (C) Velocity of ne (D) All these 64. Match the terms of Column I with appropriate terms of Column Il. Column | Column It (i) Tropical rain forests, (a) Cacti (ii) Temperate broad leaf forests _(b) Pine and deodar (iii) Coniferous forests (c) Dipterocarpus (iv) Deserts (a) Cynodon (v) Grass lands (e) Oaks. (A) ing ike, ilkb, ivea, ved (8) ib, teg, i-b, iv-a, ved (C) -a, ii-c, iii-b, ived, ve (D)none of these (8) i-o, t-c, feb, ived, vee (G) none of these 85. Acquarium is an example for. (A) Micro-ecosystem (B) Macro ecosystem (C) Mega ecosystem (D) None of these 66.Ocean ecosystem is an example for (A) Natural ecosystem (B) Anthropogenic ecosystem(C) Macro-ecosystem (D) Both A and C 67. Garden, aquariums are... {A) anthropogenic ecosystem (B) Artifical ecosystem (C) Natural (D) Both A and B 68. What is common among Forests, grasslands, oceans, seas ? {A)All are natural ecosystems {B) All are man-made ecosystems (C) All are micro-ecosystems (D) None of these 69. Species found in forests cannot be found in oceans and forests. Hence, .... (A) Species composition varies from one ecosystem to another {(B) Species composition remains same irrespective of the place (C) Both A and B (D) None of these @ scanned with OKEN Scanner3; ECOSYSTEM 51 70. Which of the Following terminologies is not associated with the vertical structure of forest? (A) Canopy (B) Understory (C) Forest floor {D) First floor 71. The primary producers in a forest ecosystem are su. (A) trees ond plonts having chlorophyll (B) herbivores (C) cornivores (D) bacteria and other micro-organisms 72. Mark the function/s of forest ecosystem ? (A)Protects protects the soll from eroston & desertification (B) Protects biodiversity (C) Absorbing carbon dioxide acts as lungs of ecosystem (D) All these 73. Mark the chief producer/s of grassland ecosystem (A\Mony species of herb (®) Mony species of shrubs(C) Mony speces of gross (D) All theze 74, Match the followings that are related to grassland ecosystem (a) Grass, shrubs and herbs 1, Decomposers (b) Birds, jackals, fox 2. Primary consumers (@) Buffaloes, deer, rabbit 3. Secondary consumers (d) Actinomycetes and Bacteria 4, Producers (A) o-4,b-3, ¢-2, d-1 (B) a-4,b-1, ¢-2, d-3 (C) a3, bel, ¢-2, dT (D)None of these 75. About grassland ecosystem we can say. (A) Ithos supported millions of people who engaged in animal husbandry (B) It has prevented the soll from erosion and desertification (C) Ithas protected biodiversity like forests (D) All these 76. Among the followings the relatively more stable ecosystem if... (A) Forest ecosystem (B) Grassland ecosystem (D) Marine ecosystem (D) None of these 77. Cod and Haddocks in sea/ocean ecosystem aren (A) Top consumers (B) Primary producers (C) Primary consumers (D) None of these 78. About ocean ecosystem we can cay.. (A) It supplies various kinds of sea wealth like fishes, crabs and other things to human beings (B) They ossist hydrological cycle (C) Oceanis a cheap medium of transportation _—_(D) All these 79. Abiotic components of forests are... (A) Light (B) Temperature (QRainfall composition of soil (D) All these 80. Most fertile and productive soils in the world have developed under grassland. What could be the reason for this? (A) The rainfall in grasslands is inadequate and hence excessive leaching of minerals is blocked. (B) The humus & partially decomposed organic materials expand its capability to retain water. (C) Both a & b. (D) None of the above 81. In an aquatic ecosystem phytoplankton can be considered as a .. (A) Consumer (8) Producer (©) Soprotrophic organisms{D) Macro consumer 82. ‘Aquarium’ is an example of .... . (A) Man-made ecosystem(B) Natural ecosystem (C) Desert ecosystem (D) Forest ecosystem 83. Tendency of pollutants to become concentrated in successive trophic levels is known as (A) Bioremediation. (B) Biomagnifications _(C) Biopiracy (D) Biorhythm. 84. Which of the following is not a problem associated with agro- ecosystems? (A) Creating a situation ideal for disease & insect pests(B) Lack of inorganic nutrient recyding (0) Increased water and energy consumption : (0) Increased dependence on relatively few varieties of plants for food. @ scanned with OKEN Scanner————:z_————_ es 52 STUDY & HUMAN Pay, " ENVIRONMENTA! 009 the following it blodegradable pollutant 2 (KUD 2 en Hey (C) Sewoue st (KUD 2009/KUD2013) — (A) Degradable polite toncderedale pollutant (C) Fossil WulPh fee o tay 87. Eutrophication Is... (A) an improved water quality status of lakes. (8) rent of acamation of an lens hwaterbodle 85. Which of (A) Plastic 6. ) (0) Glots pieces {€) a proces in he carbon cycle, (D)o water purification ech 88. Increase in fauna and decrease in flora would be harmful due to si psarah : {AY Diseases (8) co, (€) Oxygen (0) Radioactive pohy, . The gemmote 1 ration aro called + ara we tk in mig {c)Dizmindes(0) Propagules 790. Name the animal or being that was considered as @ “Friend of Agriculturists {A) Earthworm {B) Dog (C) Cot (0) Donkey 91. Mention the name of British ecologist who described natural systems in “contta, interchange” among their living and nonliving parts. (A) Sir Arthur Tonsley (8) Darwin (C) Clement (D)None of these a & ( | i OSS 3XC 04D OSB. OKC o7:c 1D IZA BA TAA 15A:1 We CC BBB fn 278 (28D 29:A 30:4 Sia 35:A 36:B SZ: 38:C 39:8 4:C 8 45:C ABB ATA ac 52A 53D SAA BIC $6:D 6:C BIC CD S4:a 8A 69:A 70D 71:A 72:D 7D TEA 78D 79:D 80:6 B4:C BEC BBB BIB 88:8 se a he Project Tiger was Taunched in 1972 To save The Tiger population from ihe brink of extinglon, R resent there are 27 tiger reserves in the country covering on area of 35 000 Km2. In 2008, there were nly 1400 tigers in the country. The Govt of India started Project Elephant in 1991 with the aim of saving the roject covers 12 states where elephants are found. IThere are 33 botanical Gardens, 275 Zoos; Deer packs, Safari Parks ond aquaria etc in India. IThe Madras Crocodile Bank was the first Crocodile breeding centre in Asia. IMagnitude or intensity of earthquakes released by earthquakes is measured by Richter scale devi Charles F Richer in 1935 place of the origin of an earthquake fs called focus or hypo-centre which is clways hidden ins earth, the epicenter or epicentre is the point onthe Eorth’s surface that is directly above the hypocenter the point where an earthquake or underground explosion originates. AM jatic elephont. The 4 @ scanned with OKEN Scanner