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Q.1
What is Plankton?
Microscopic floating organisms - Plants and animals.
bottom dwelling aquatic organisms
large plants in water
none
Q.2
In summer, humid regions typically have ________ daily temperature ranges and _______ maximum temperatures than drier regions.
Smaller, lower
Smaller, higher
Larger, lower
Larger, higher
Q.3
Red Data Book Provides data on
Red flowered plants
Red colored fishes
Lists of plants and animals
Endangered plants and animals
Q.4
The legally binding international agreement to reduce Greenhouse gases by 5% 2012 is _________
Vienna convention
Montreal Protocol
Kyoto Protocol
Ozone Protocol
Q.5
The only known breeding colony of the greater and lesser Flamingos in our country is seen in _______ desert.
The Great Rann of Kutch
The Thar
Ladakh
Atacama
Q.6
Salim Ali Centre for Ornithology and Natural history is located at ______
Pune
Hyderabad
Kerala
Coimbatore
Q.7
Lead in water can cause
eye disease
arthritis
kidney damage
hair falling
Q.8
Suppose saturated polar air has an air temperature and dew point of -10o C, and unsaturated desert air has an air temperature of 35o C and a dew point of 10o C. The desert air contains ______ water vapour and has a ________ relative humidity than the polar air.
More, lower
More, higher
Less, lower
Less, higher
Q.9
Radiation can cause
cardiac disease
Haemophilia
leukemia
bone marrow diseases
Q.10
Which one of the following statements for pyramid of energy is incorrect, whereas the remaining three are correct?
It is upright in shape
Its base is broad
It shows energy content of different trophic level organisms
It is inverted in shape
Q.11
When a liquid thermometer is held in direct sunlight,
It will accurately measure the air temperature
It will measure a much higher temperature than that of the air
It will measure a much lower temperature than that of the air
It will measure the temperature of the sun rather than the air
Q.12
Asiatic lion is found only in _______
Gir Forest
Manas
Kasiranga
Sundarbans
Q.13
The temperature scale where 0
o
represents freezing and 100
o
boiling:
Fahrenheit
Celsius
Kelvin
Absolute
Q.14
The concept of ecological pyramid was first proposed by
E.P. Odum
A.G. Tansley
Juday
Charles Elton
Q.15
When it is January and winter in the Northern Hemisphere, it is ______and ________in the Southern Hemisphere.
January and summer
January and winter
July and winter
July and summer
Q.16
_______ species is known as Azadirachta Indica.
Neem
Mango
Jackfruit
Banana
Q.17
_______ tree is known as "flame of the forest"?
Zizyphus
Butea monosperma
Jackfruit
Pongamea
Q.18
Conservation within the natural habitat is
insitu conservation
exsitu conservation
invivo conservation
exvivo conservation
Q.19
Low level ozone is referred to as __________ ozone.
tropospheric
stratospheric
ionosperic
exospheric
Q.20
Most of the radiation emitted by a human body is in the form of:
Ultraviolet radiation and is invisible
Visible radiation but is too weak to be visible
Infrared radiation and is invisible
Humans do not emit electromagnetic radiation
Q.21
Solar radiation reaches the earth's surface as:
Visible radiation only
Ultraviolet radiation only
Infrared radiation only
Visible and infrared radiation only
Ultraviolet, visible, and infrared radiation
Q.22
Heat transferred outward from the surface of the moon can take place by:
Radiation
Convection
Conduction
Latent heat
Q.23
Often before sunrise on a clear, calm, cold morning, ice (frost) can be seen on the tops of parked cars, even when the air temperature is above freezing. This condition happens because the tops of the cars are cooling by:
Conduction
Convection
Latent heat
Radiation
Q.24
An example of lotic system
Pond
River
Lake
Reservoir
Q.25
Oil spills are a source of pollution for
water
land and water
land and air
air and noise
Q.26
"A good absorber of a given wavelength of radiation is also a good emitter of that wavelength." This is a statement of:
Stefan-Boltzmann's law
Wien's Law
Kirchoff's Law
The First Law of Thermodynamics
The Law of Relativity
Q.27
Zoological Survey of India is at
Delhi
Mumbai
Kolkata
Chennai
Q.28
The climate of a given region is
average temperature and precipitation conditions for every day of the year in a given region
average temperature and precipitation conditions
its weather patterns
its weather
Q.29
In which Indian state is Corbett National park located
Madya Pradesh
Uttarakhand
Kerala
Tamilnadu
Q.30
The World Wetlands Day is celebrated on ________
February 02
February 28
June 05
March 21
Q.31
From which language did the word Tsunami originate?
Chinese
Korean
Japanese
Malayan
Q.32
The main atmospheric layer near the surface of earth is
troposphere
mesophere
ionosphere
stratosphere
Q.33
Water used for paper mills should not contain
magnesium
sodium
iron
chlorine
Q.34
The earth's atmospheric window is in the:
Ultraviolet region
Visible region
Infrared region
Polar regions
Q.35
Carbon monoxide is a pollutant because it
reacts with 0
2
reacts with haemoglobin
inhibits glycolysis
inactivates nervous system A
Q.36
An ideal shelter for housing a temperature-measurement instrument should be:
White
Black
In the shade
Both white and in the shade
Both black and in the shade
Q.37
Air pollution is likely to be most severe
in the interior of continents
near the center of an anticyclone
in the summer
when the atmosphere is turbulent
Q.38
Environmental education should be in _______ approach.
interdependent
interpreting
interdisciplinary
balanced
Q.39
A high density of elephant population in an area can result in
mutualism
Intraspecific competition
Interspecific competition
Predation on one another
Q.40
All of the following are advantages of dams except
flood control
recreation
hydroelectric power
enhancing natural spawning patterns of fish
Q.41
One third of the global cases of Tuberculosis is in
Britain
Sweden
India
China
Q.42
Blue revolution is associated with
Agriculture
Iron and steel
Irrigation
Fishing
Q.43
High biological oxygen demand indicates:
absence of microbial pollution
moderate microbial pollution
intense level of microbial pollution
all of these
Q.44
If very cold air is brought indoors and warmed with no change in its moisture content, the saturation vapor pressure of this air will______ and the relative humidity of this air will_____ .
Increase, increase
Decrease, decrease
Increase, decrease
Decrease, increase
Q.45
Which of the following helps to explain why even though northern latitudes experience 24 hours of sunlight on June 22, they are not warmer than latitudes further south?
Solar energy is spread over a larger area in northern latitudes
Some of the sun's energy is reflected by snow and ice in the northern latitudes
Increased cloud cover reflects solar energy in the northern latitudes
Solar energy is used to melt frozen soil in the northern latitudes
All of the above
Q.46
The first national park of Kerala
Aralam
Kottayam
Idukki
Iravikulam
Q.47
Agastyamalai Biosphere reserve is in
Pathanamthitta
Thiruvananthapuram
Idukki
Wayanad
Q.48
In meteorology, the word insolation refers to:
A well-constructed, energy-efficient home
The solar constant
Incoming solar radiation
An increase in solar output
Q.49
In ecological succession from pioneer to climax community, the biomass shall
decrease
no relation
increase and then decrease
increase continuously
Q.50
The most important human activity, leading to the extinction of wildlife, is
Pollution of wildlife, is
Hunting for valuable wildlife products
Introduction of alien species
Alternation and destruction of the natural habitats
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