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of the following is an
4) Which conservation?
1) A pesticide is sprayed on a food crop. situ
example of ex
The food chain is: Food crop-Rat
Snake-Hawk. In this food chain, the a) Biosphere reserves
highest concentration of pesticide is
b) National parks
found in sanctuaries
c) Wild life
a) Food crop d) Botanical gardens
b) Rat
c) Snake statements
d) Hawk 5) Consider the following
convention of
which are true regarding
2) Consider the following statements. biological diversity (CBD)
1) It is a transitional area between two
ecosystems. 1) It is a legally binding treaty.
summit
2) It has greater number of species. 2) It is an outcome of earth
3) Marshes is an example for ecotone. held in the year 1992.
3) One of its objectives is fair and
Which of the statements are true equitable sharing of benefits arising
regarding ECOTONE? from genetic resources.
a) 1and 2 4) CBD secretariat is located at
b) 2 and 3 Geneva.
c) 1and 3 Choose correct answers fromn the codes
d) All the above given below
a) 1 and 3 only
3) Consider the following ecological b) 1, 3 and 4 only
pyramids of the ecosystem. c) 1, 2 and 3 only
1) Pyramid of numbers d) All the above
2) Pyramid of biomass
3) Pyramid of energy 6) Which of the following protocol deals
with matters related to living modified
In which of the following the structure of organisms (LMOs)?
the ecological pyramid is both inverted
as well as upright? a) Nagoya protocol
a) 1only b) Cartagena protocol
b) 1and 2 c) Montreal protocol
c) 2 and 3 d) Kyoto protoco!
d) 2 only
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Choose correct answers from
the following
statementS
given below.
the codes
7) Which of to
is INCORRECT with regard a) 1, 2 and 3only
which
Biodiversity hotspots. b) 1, 3 and 4 only
was given by Norman c) 2, 3 and 4 only
a) Concept
d) Allthe above
Myers. are
b) Endemismn and loss of habitat
qualify
to 10) Consider the following statements
the two criteria required
for Hotspot.
about Gangetic river dolphin.
hotspots.
c) India has 4 biodiversity 1) It is the
hotspots national aquatic animal of
d) There are 46 biodiversity
in the world. India.
2) It is also known as Susu.
8) Consider the following statements 3) It has very poor eyesight.
regarding national parks. 4) Major threat for Gangetic dolphins
is pollution, Construction of
1) It is defined by state government barrages, heavy siltation.
via notification. Choose correct answers from the codes
2) State government unilaterally can given below.
fix and alter the boundaries of a) 1, 2 and 3 only
national park. b) 2, 3 and 4 only
3) There are 5 national parks in c) 1, 3 and 4 only
Karnataka. d) All the above
4) Minimal human activities are
permitted in a national park. 11) Consider the following statements
Choose correct answers from the codes regarding wetlands.
given below.
a) 1and 3 only 1) Ramsar convention is a convention
b) 1, 2and 3 only On wetlands which is legally
c) 2, 3 and 4 only binding treaty.
d) All the above 2) Montreux record gives details of
wetlands where there has been or
) Consider the following statements. likely to be adverse ecological

1)
change.
Blackbuck is found in central, Choose correct answer/s from the codes
western and southern India. given below.
2) Bishnoi community is known for its a) 2 only
efforts in Conservation of b) 1 only
blackbucks. c) 1and 2only
3) It is the state animal of Andhra d) Neither l and 2
Pradesh.
4) It is nocturnal in nature.
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u InstiLMee for (iil Sen ice Eauiuation following
elements
Consider the
15) Oxides of Sulphur
12) Consider the following statements 1) Nitrogen
of
with regard to coral reefs? 2) Oxides Chlorine
Oxides of
3)
1) Coral deposits are usually made up responsible for
of calcium carbonate. are
mainly
2) There are no coral reef formations
Which acid rain?
ocCurrence of
in India. only
a) 1 and 2
3) Warm tropical oceans are suitable only
b)2 and 3
for growth of coral organisms. only
c) 1and 3
Which of the following is/are true about above
coral reefs? d) All the
a) 1and 2 only following statements
Consider the POP
b) 2 and 3 only 16)
which are correct regarding
c) 1and 3 only (persistent organic pollutants).
d) 2 only
lipid solubility and
have high
13) Consider the following statements 1) They
low water solubility.
regarding ozone layer. of undergoing into
1) It is naturally found in the 2) They are capable and bio
bioaccumulation
stratosphere.
2) It helps in protecting earth from magnification.
3) Dirty dozen" pollutants are
harmful UVrays. associated with POP.
3) Ozone gas causes health problems
the first
among human beings. 4) Stockholm converntion is
Which of the following is/are true about global effort with regard to POP
0Zone? Choose correct answers from the codes
a) 2 only given below
b) 2 and 3 only a) 1, 2 and 3 only
c) 1and 3 only b) 1, 3and 4 only
d) 1, 2and 3 only c) 1, 2 and 4 only
d) All the above
14)Montreal protocol is a legally binding
treaty that deals with
a) Biodiversity
b) Ozone depletion
c) Ocean acidification
d) Forest degradation

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Whatare
19) floods
ecosystem?
following statements controllingof
17) Consider the in water.
regarding Eutrophication. 1) It helps purificationof
of nitrates and Helps in biodiversity
1)It refers to addition 2) reservoir of
and as a groundwater
phosphates through fertilizers 3) It acts
in
body.
sewage to a fresh water 4) Helps
the growth of replenishment.
2) It leads to increase in the codes
Choose correct answers from
phytoplankton.
3) Eutrophication Converts
given below
eutrophic lake into oligotrophic 2, 3 and 4 only
a) 1,
lake. 4 only
caused due to
b) 1, 3 and
4) Eutrophication only
activities is called as
c) 1and 4
human
natural eutrophication.
d) 2 and 3only
Choose correct answers from the codes option is
following
20)Which of the
given below. increasing order
correct with regard to
a) 1and 2 only
mentioned in the
b) 1, 2and 3 only of threat of species
Red data book?
c) Allthe above
d) 2, 3 and 4 only
a) Threatened, Vulnerable
18) Consider the following statements Endangered, Critically Endangered.
about Agro- Forestry. b) Endangered, Threatened
1) It means raising of trees in the
Vulnerable, Critically Endangered.
farmland for commercial and non
c) Threatened, Endangered
commercial purpose.
2) It is aform of social forestry.
Vulnerable, Critically Endangered.
d) Critically Endangered, Threatened
3) Central Agroforestry Research
Institute is situated at Bhopal, Vulnerable, Endangered.
Madhya Pradesh.
Which of the following is /are true.
a) 1 only
b) 1and 2 only
c) All the above
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is a
25) Lichens
between bacteria
following statements and
21) Consider the a) algae
which is/are correct. fungi
use sunlight to
b)algae and
1) All producers and fungi
produce their own
food and they c) bacteria mosses
are called as autotrophs. d) fungiand
decomposers are 2022
2) Consumers and the tiger census,
called as heterotrophs. According to
26) following is the TIGER
a) 1only which of the
state' in India?
b) 2only
c) Both 1and 2 a) Karnataka
d) Neither 1nor 2 b) West Bengal
c) Madhya Pradesh
22) Epiphytes which grow on other d) Uttarakhand
plants is a best example of which of
the following mechanismn
Consider the following.
27) 1)
a) Commensalism Nutrients movement
b) Mutualism the rate of
2) To increase
c) Colonization
d) Antibiosis
decomposition
flow
3) To support the energy
23) Earthworm is an example for which 4) Improving soil fertility
of the following.
a) Decomposers What is the mainrole of decomposers
b) Carnivores in the ecosystem?
c) Detritivores a) 1,2 and 3only
d) Omnivores b) 2, 3 and 4 only
c) 1, 3 and 4 only
24) Consider the following pollutants. d) 1, 2, 3and 4 only
1) Carbon dioxide
2) Ozone 28) Which of the following forms upper
3) Hydrofluorocarbon part of aquatic ecosystem?
4) Water vapour
Which of the following are Green House
a) Nekton
gases (GHG)? b) Benthos
a) 1, 2 and 3 only c) Periphyton
b) 2, 3 and 4 only d) Plankton
c) All the above
d) 1, 2and 4 only
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33) Consider the
29) Which of the following improves regarding Nutrient cycles.
stability in an ecosystem?
1) Increase in length of food chain faster in
) Nutrient replacement is
2) Increase in number of links in the sedimentary cycle than it is in
food web gaseous cycle.
Choose the correct options from above. 2) Calcium cycle is an example of
a) l only gaseous cycle.
b) 2 only 3) Reservoir of gaseous cycle is
c) Both l and 2 only
atmosphere where as that of
d) Neither 1nor 2
sedimentary cycle is earth crust.
30) Which of the following statements Which of the above statements is/are
about ecosystem is TRUE? correct?
a) 1and 3 only
a) Secondary Consumers are the b) 3 only
largest and most powerful. c) 1, 2 and 3
b) Primary consumers are more in d) None of the above
number than producers.
c) Producers are more than primary 34) Arrange the processes of Nitrogen
Consumers. cycle in the right order from start to
d) Primary Consumers are least end.
dependent upon producers. 1) Ammonification
2) Denitrification
31) Which of the following statements are
3) Nitrification
true?
4) N2 fxing
1) In commensalismn one species is
a) 3, 2, 1, 4
inhibited while the other species is b) 4, 1, 3, 2
unaffected.
c) 2, 3, 1, 4
2) In amensalism neither species
d) 4, 3, 1, 2
affect the other.
3) In mutualism both the species get
35) The species such as Sundri and
benefitted by each other.
Rhizophora are found in which of the
a) 1and 3 only
following forests?
b) 1and 2 only
c) AlI are correct
d) Neither is Correct
a) Tropical moist deciduous
b) Tropical dry deciduous
c) Littoral and swamps
32) Which of the following is an example d) Montane sub-tropical forests
of inverted pyramid of numbers?
a) Tree Ecosystem
b) Grassland ecosystem
c) Pond ecosystem
d) Estuarine ecosystem
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Hydric soils, Eutrophic,
Tide" refers to
39) pathway and Detritus
high productivity are the
36) The term "Brown characteristics of which of the
a) High tides occurring
equinox
during the
ecosystem?
a) Lake ecosystem
following
in the ocean
b) Harmful Algal Blooms b) Wetland ecosystem
particles to the
c) Upwelling of clay margins. c) Marine ecosystem
surface near the ocean
d) Incoming sand water near the d) Grassland ecosystem
due to tsunami
Coastal areas
pairs.
waves.
40)
Choose the incorrect
A. Desert vegetation
1. Sloping
37) Which of the following is/are branches and
characteristic of ageing lakes? needle like
leaves
1) Increase in rate of growth of algae, B. Taiga vegetation
aquatic plants and various fauna. 2. Deep roots
C. Tundra
2) Nutrient enrichment 3. Waxy stem,
thick leaves or vegetation
3) Increase in dissolved oxygen no leaves
Choose from the codes given below. D. Tropical
4. Canopy
a) 1only vegetation
b) 1 and 3 only
c) 1and 2 only a) 3 and 4 only
d) All of the above
b) 1, 2 and 3 only
c) 2 and 3only
38) Consider the following statements d) None of the above
about coral reefs.
1) Fringing reefs are extensive linear
41)Which of the following statements
reef complexes that parallel about Mangrove is/or correct?
shore, and are separated from it by
lagoon.
2) Barrier reefs are reefs that grow 1) Mangroves are halophytes which
directly from a shore. produces pneumatophores to aid
3) An atoll is a roughly circular respiration.
2) Seeds of Mangroves germinate in
oceanic reef system surrounding a the tree itself.
large (and often deep) central
3) Mangroves thrive well in shady area
lagoon. with lovw solar intensity.
Which of the above statements are
INCORRECT? Choose correct options from above.
a) 1 and 2 only
b) 1only a) l only
c) 2and 3 only b) 1 and 3 only
d) None of the above c) 1and 2 only
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air pollutant?
a) Plastic 46)Concretisation due to urbanisation is
b) Nitrogen dioxide major emerging problem causing which
of the
c) Ozone following
d) Volatile organic componds problems? environmental
43) Burning of Biomass 1) It reduces the surface
releases which Albedo
of the following 2) Urban Heat Island effect
1) Carbon monoxide
gases? 3) Radioactive pollution
2) Ozone 4) Emission of CO2
3) Methane Choose the correct options.
4) Carbon dioxide a) 2 and 4 only
Choose the correct codes from above b) 2, 3 and 4 only
a) 1and 2 c) 1, 2 and 3 only
b) 1, 3, and 4 d) All of the above
c) 1, 2 and 4
47) The Itai- Itai disease (a painful
d) All of the above
disease of bones and joints) is caused
by poisoning of which of the metals?
44)Consider the following. a) Lead
1) Beet
2) Rice husk b) Mercury
3) Wooden chips c) Arsenic
d) Cadmium
4) Wheat stalks
Biofuels can be manufactured fron 48) Central
which of the following? pollution control was
established under which act?
a) 1and 4
a) Water Act 1974
b) 2, 3 and 4 b) Air Act 1981
c) 1, 3 and 4 c) Water cess Act
d) All of the above
d) Environment protection Act
1986
45) The REDD and REDD+ mechanisms
developed by UNFCC refer to
a) To reduce the usage of 0zOne
depleting substance.
b) To reduce the green hose gases in
the atmosphere.
c) Conservation and sustainable
management of forests.
d) Control and reduction of the
vehicular emission.

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Consider the following
52) about statements
biosphere the ecosystem.
following
49)Which of the
location is
incorrectly a) Ecosystem is structural
reserve and their
functional unit of the and
matched? b) Many ecosystems can make up a
biosphere
A.Ladakh single biome.
1. Cold desert B.Sikkhim Living and
2. Khangchendzonga
3. Dibru-Saikhova C. Assam
c) Both
components of the non-living
environment are
D.Odisha ecosystem.
4. Similipal part of the
d) Edaphic factors are the
statements
50) Consider the following components of ecosystem.
about the disposal of wastes. Which of the above are true about
1) Incineration refers to burning of ecosystem?
waste in the absence of oxygen.
process of a) 1, 2 and 3 only
2) Pyrolysis is
combustion of waste in the b) 2, 3 and 4 only
presence of oxygen. c) 1, 2and 4 only
statements
d) All of the above
Which of the above are

correct?
a) 1 only 53)The Kigali agreement is an amendment
b) 2 only to which of the following convention?
c) Both a) Kyoto Protocol
d) None of the above b) Bonn Convention
c) Montreal Protocol
51) Consider the following statements d) Cartagena Protocol
about Eutrophication.
1) Eutrophication leads to decrease in 54) Consider the following
primary productivity. statements.
2) Eutrophication leads to nutrient
1) The Montreux Record is a
enrichment.
of all the wetland sites
register
3) Oxygen availability decreases due present in
India.
toeutrophication.
Which of the following 2) Keoladeo National Park, Loktak
correct?
statements are lake and Chilika lake are placed in
a) Only 1 the Montreux record.
b) 1 and 2 only Which of the following
c) 2 and 3 only true about Montreux statement/s is/are
d) a) 1only
record?
All of the above
b) 2 only
c) Both 1and 2
d) None of the above
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following gases.
58) Consider the
55) Consider the following. ) Methane
1) Tilling 2) NitrousOxide
2) Mulching 3) Carbon dioxide
3) Terrace Cultivation
4) Overgrazing Which of the above are released by
causes of soil
agriculture?
Which of the above are
a) Only l and 3
b) Only 1 and 2
erosion?

c) Only 2 and. 3
a) 1, 3 and 4 only d) Allof the above
b) 1and 4 only
c) 2, 3 and 4
d) 3 and 4 only 59) Consider the following state ments
trade
about TRAFFIC, the wildlife
monitoring network.
56) Consider the following statements
about Air quality index (AQI).
1) TRAFFIC is an Intergovernmental
1) AQI has 5 categories of air quality organisation established by WWF
and IUCN.
2) It predicts ozone levels in your
area. 2) Its mission is to ensure that trade
3) It determines the intensity sound in wild plants and animals is not a
threat to the Conservation of
and sound pollution.
nature.
Which of the above about AQI are Which of the above is/are true?
INCORRECT? a) 1only
b) 2 only
a) 2 and 3 only c) Both
b) 1and 3 only d) None of the above
c) All of the above
d) None of the above 60) Consider the following statements.
1) The Kyoto Protocol of 2005 was the
57) Consider the following statements first legally binding climate treaty.
about the Carboxy-haemoglobin. 2) It required developed countries to
reduce emissions by an average of
1) It is formed when haemoglobin 7% below 1990 levels.
combines with carbon dioxide. 3) The second commitment period of
2) It usurps the space in haemoglobin the Kyoto Protocol ended in 2020.
that normally carries oxygen. Which of the above are true about Kyoto
protocol?
Which of the above is/are true? a) 2 and 3only
a) 1 only b) 1 and 3only
b) 2only c) land 3 only
c) Both 1and 2
d) 1, 2 and 3
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is a) 1and 2 only
61) The Nagoya Protocol signed in 2010 b) 3only
related to
handling, c) 2and 3 only
a) It aims to ensure the safe d) None of the above
transport and use of Living
Modified Organisms resulting from
modern Biotechnology. 65)The term 'carrying capacity' of a
species in the context of ecology refers
b) It aims to contribute to the
conservation and sustainable use to
a) Resources that it consumes
of Biodiversity.
c) It aims at sharing the benefits b) The highest amount of stress it
can withstand.
arising from the utilisation of
c) It's population size that the
genetic resOurces 1n a fair and
environment can sustain
equitable way.
d) It aims at reducing the emission of indefinitely
gases that contribute to Global d) Reproductive capacity of it
Warming.
66) Which of the following authority
62) What is the role lichens in case of recommends for the alteration of the
boundaries of a National Park?
pollution?
a) They treat the polluted water
b) They indicate the pollution a) State legislature
c) They increase the pollution b) Parliament
d) They are not related to pollution c) Gram Sabha
d) National Board for wildlife
63) In a particular area if the population
of Leopard is abnormally high 67) Consider the following abiotic factors.
compared to other species, it would 1) Nutrients
result in 2) Sunlight
a) predation 3) Oxygen
b) Inter-specific competition
c) Intra-specific competition Which of the above limit the productivity
d) Mutualism of Aquatic Habitats?

64) Consider the following characteristics. a) 1and 2 only

1) Theamount of Biomass at all tropic b) 2 and 3only
levels is equal c) 1and 3 only
2) Number of organisms at all levels in d) All of the above
equal.
3) Organisms are interdependent On
each other.

Which of the above is/are characteristic/s

of a balanced ecosystem?

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considered as
72) Why are Lichens
Stockholm Convention, Pioneer commnunity?
o8) Uder the banned becaUse bioindicator of the
Endosulfan was a) It acts as
House Gs
a) It is a Green depleting
pollutions.
very
b) It
Ozone
b) They are considered to have
substnce high primary productivity.
disruptor of initiating
c) is an endocrine c) They are capable
above ecological succession even On
d) None of the
bare rock.
following pairs is
69) Which among the d) All of the above
incorrectly matched?
A. Release of CO characteristics.
1) Incomnplete 73)Consider the following
combustion of 1) Long lived
fuels
B. Release of NO2
2) Immobile
2) Lightening C. Radioactive 3) Soluble in fats
3) Nuclear power wastes 4) Biologically active
plants D. Greenhouse biomagnification to occur,
4) Solar energ In order for the
the above
effect
pollutant must possess which of
characteristics?
Impact
70) In India, first Environment
notified
Assessment (EA)norms were a) 1 and 2 only
under which act? b) 2 and 3 only
of 1972
a) Wildlife protection act c) 3 and 4 only
Act 1986
b) Environment Protection d) 1,3 and 4 only
c) Indian Forest act 1927
d) The Air Act 1981 74)Consider the statements about
Community Reserve.
71) Consider the following statements
about Eco sensitive zones (ESZ). 1) It is established under the
Wildlife
(Protection) Amendment Act of
1Okm
1) ESZs are the areas within 2002.
around Protected areas, National any area
Parks, Wildlife Sanctuaries. 2) State government declares
as community reserve.
2) It is notified by the Ministry of 3) Kokkarebellur is the only
Environment and Forests under the
community reserve in Karnataka.
Wildlife protection act. INCORRECT
Which of the above is/are
Which of the above is/are correct?
about Community reserve?
a) 1only
b) 2 only a) 1and 2 only
c) Both land 2
d) Neither 1 nor 2
b) 2 and 3 only
c) 1 and 3 only
d) 1, 2 and 3
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78) Consider the following statemnents.
following statements
75) Consider the 1) It is used in order to overcome the
bout Biosphere Reserves. of Pyramid of
shortcomings
Reserves are established
1) Biosphere numbers.
under Biodiversity Act 2002. 2) Individuals in each trophic level are
reserves in
2) There are 18 biosphere weighed instead of being counted.
India, of which 13 are part of the
Network of Biosphere 3) It is determined by measuring the
World organism
dry weight of all
Reserves (WNBR).
occupying each trophic level.
Which of the above statements is/are the
These statements describe which of
incorrect?
following ecological pyramid?
a) 1only
b) 2 only a) Pyramid of Productivity
c) Both 1and 2 b) Pyramid of Biomass
d) Neither 1 or 2 c) Pyramid of Energy
d) Both Band C
76) Which state has the largest elephant
population in India as per recent 79) Which of the following is the
Elephant census? characteristic of keystone species?
a) Karnataka
b) Kerala a) It has a disproportionately large
c) Assam impact on an ecosystem.
d) Odisha b) It typically reduces overall diversity
of an ecosystem.
77) The term Endemic Species in the c) It is typically an herbivore.
Context of Wildlife conservation refers d) Only animals can be a keystone
to species.
a) A species whose population is
decreasing alarmingly and found in 80) Consider these statements about
only few restricted areas on the Biosphere.
earth. 1) It is absent at the extremes of north
b) A species confined to particular and south pole.
region and not found anywhere 2) Sun is the ultimate SOurce
else.
energy.
c) Decline in number of species in 3) Living organisms are uniforml
wild and are on the verge of distributed throughout Biosphere.
extinction Which of the above statement/s is/ ar
d) A species which acts as the glue true?
that holds a habitat together. a) 1 and 2 only
b) 2 and 3 only
c) l and 3 only
d) 1, 2 and 3
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Which of the following staternent/s is/are
chain starts with
81) The marine food organisms?
Correct?
which of the following a) 1only
a) Fishes
b) 2 only
b) Corals c) 3 only
c) Zooplankton d) Both 1 and 2
d) Phytoplankton

Hotspots, which of 86) Consider the following staterments

82)In a Biodiversity
characteristics is NOT about the National Green Tribunal
the following
(NGT). quasi-judicial body
found?
1) NGT is
a) Endemism established under National Green
b) Increased species loss Tribunal Act, 2010.
tition is low
c) Inter-species compe 2) It's bound by the
Code of Civil
d) Species richness Procedure, 1908.
principal place of
legislation 3) Bhopal is the
83) Which of the following Rights? sitting of NGT.
provides Community Forests Which of the following
is/are correct
Act, 1986
a) Environment Protection about NGT?
2006
b) Forests Rights Act a) 1 only
c) Biodiversity Act 2002 b) 1and 3 only
d) Indian Forest Act 1927 c) 2 and 3only
proclaimed d) 1, 2 and 3
84)The U.N. General Assembly
the decade 2021-2030 as following is not
Restoration 87) Which one of the
a) Decade of Ecosystem considered as pollutant normally?
b) Decade of Biodiversity a) Methane
Fight
c Decade of Deserts and the b) Carbon dioxide
against the Desertification.
Safety. c) Carbon monoxide
d) Decade of Action for Road d) Sulphur dioxide
statements
85) Consider the following building refers to
about aquatic ecosystems. 88) The term Green
flowing in its design and
a) A building that, reduces
1) Lentic ecosystem has and construction
negative
waters like creek, streams
rivers.
impacts on our climate. renewable
that uses
2) Loticecosystem has
stagnant water b) A building
electrification.
likelakes and ponds. energy in its
aftorestation in th
3) Benthic ZOne is the ecological c) A building with
a body backyard
region at the lowest level of designed to withstar
of water d) A building
the disasters.
ocean or a lake.
4) Such as an

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for Ocean 93) Consider the following staternents

89) Indian National Centre about the "Red Sanders".
Information Services (INCOIS) was 1) This tree species endernic to
established as an autonomous body in
tropical dry deciduous forest of
1999 under which Ministry? South India.
a) Ministry of Earth Sciences 2) Its primarily used for decorative
b) Ministry of Environment, Forest and ornamental purpose.
and Climate change Which of the following statement/s is/are
c) Ministry of Jal Shakti true?
d) Home Ministry a) 1only
b) 2 only
90) If you travel across India, where will c) Both 1 and 2
you most likely to come across the d) Neither 1 nor 2
'Great Indian Bustard' in its natural
habitat? 94) Which of the following is NOT the
a) A.Indian Desert characteristic of the stable
b) B.North Eastern evergreen forest community?
c) C.Western Ghats a) Must be resistant to invasive alien
d) D.Eastern Ghats species.
b) It should be able to restore itself in
91)Consider the following statements a short period of time.
regarding "individuals of the c) Resilience to occasional
Ecosystem". disturbances.
1) An individual is fully adapted to its d) Productivity should vary from year
environment.
to year to a great extent.
2) The individuals of the different
species have the potential for
95) Consider the following water
interbreeding, and produce fertile pollutants.
offspring 1) Nitrates
Which of the above statement/s is/are 2) Fluorides
INCORRECT?
3) Ethylene
a) 1 only
4) Formaldehyde
b) 2 only Which of the above are the major
c) Both l and 2
d) None of the above underground water pollutants in India?
a) 1 and 2 only
92) International day for biodiversity is b) 1, 2 and 3 only
observed on c) 2, 3and 4 onmly
a) April 21 d) All of the above
b) March 20
c) May 22
d) June 5
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Appraisal
Bioremediation 99) GeneticEngineering
following Committee (GEAC) is constituted
96) Consider the under which legislation?
techniques.
1972
1) Comnposting a) Wildlife Protection Act,
standards Act,
2) Land farming b) Food safety and
3) Biopiles 1986
4) Bioreactors Indications of Goods
Ex-situ c) Geographical
(Registration and Protection) Act,
Which of the above are the
bioremediation techniques? 1999
(Protection) Act, 1986
d) Environment
a) 2, 3 and 4 only
b) 2and 4 only on the earth
1,3 and 4 only 100) Most of the freshwater
c) is found in which
form?
d) All of the above
glaciers
a) Exists as ice caps and
97) Chronic exposure to which metal
causes Black foot disease?
b) Exists as groundwater
freshwater lakes and
a) Arsenic c) Found in
rivers
b) Lead
d) Exists as soil moisture
c) Cadmium
d) Nickel

98) Which of the following landmark

agreements is NOT an outcome of
Earth Summit 1992?
a) Convention on Biological Diversity
(CBD)
b) UN Framework Convention On

Climate Change (UNFCCC)

c) U.N Convention to combat
Desertification (UNCCD)
d) Clean Development Mechanism
(CDM)