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Environment

Description: Environment (M)
Number of Questions: 15
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Tags: Environment (M) World Physical Geography Percentages Percentage Quantitative Ability Quantitative Aptitude
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Red data books give an account of

  1. extinct animals only

  2. fossil plants

  3. endangered plants only

  4. endangered plants and animals


Correct Option: D

The longest inland waterways in the world is

  1. Mississippi River System

  2. The Great Lakes

  3. Saint Lawrence River

  4. River Rhine


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Correct Answer: Mississippi River System

Tar sands containing large molecular hydrocarbon like crude are found in limited quantities in several parts of the world but most important known occurrence is in

  1. USA

  2. Canada

  3. Australia

  4. Russia


Correct Option: B

The Taiga belt lies between the

  1. temperate grasslands and tundra

  2. mediterranean climate and tundra

  3. monsoon climate and tundra

  4. Tibet-type climate and tundra


Correct Option: A

Man and Biosphere Programme is sponsored by

  1. CSIR

  2. UNESCO

  3. IUCN

  4. NEERI


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Correct Answer: UNESCO

The process of evaporation of water in nature is one of the basic components of the hydrological cycle. The other process that is considered to be essential for the completion of the hydrological cycle is the

  1. flow tide and ebb tide in a river

  2. movement of water vapour in the atmosphere

  3. flow of water in the sea

  4. movement of water in the water table


Correct Option: B

In sito conservation of natural, genetic resources can be achieved by

  1. controlling the native habitat

  2. controlling air pollution

  3. restricted human interference in the biosphere

  4. establishing national parks and wild life sanctuaries


Correct Option: D

Which forest is known for large scale lumbering?

  1. Equatorial forests

  2. Mixed forests

  3. Coniferous forests

  4. Monsoon forests


Correct Option: C

Organisms adapted for a particular niche belongs to

  1. cohesion species

  2. ecological species

  3. micro species

  4. none of these


Correct Option: B

Match the List I (Major Biome) with List II (Physical Characteristic) and select the correct answer using the codes given below the List. List I List II A. The northern most of Temperate formation 1. Floristically poor (i.e. a continuous belt across north America and northern Eurasia) B. Arctic Tundra Vegetation 2. Boreal forest C. Marine Environment classification 3. Pelagic division D. The terrestrial biomes of the Tropics 4. Soviet Steppe and north American prairie

  1. (A) 2 (B) 4 (C) 3 (D) 1

  2. (A) 2 (B) 1 (C) 3 (D) 4

  3. (A) 4 (B) 3 (C) 5 (D) 2

  4. (A) 4 (B) 1 (C) 3 (D) 2


Correct Option: B

Which of the following characteristics is related to Savanna grassland?

  1. Torrential rainfall throughout the year

  2. Hot and dry summer, mild and wet winter

  3. Rainfall in summer, dry winter

  4. Cloud burst in summer


Correct Option: D

The ecological equilibrium in mined areas can be achieved by

  1. preventing soil erosion

  2. developing a vegetational cover

  3. preventing overgrazing

  4. introducing agriculture


Correct Option: B

Biosphere reserves are being threatened with

  1. rainfall

  2. pollution

  3. soil erosion

  4. population rate


Correct Option: B

Which of the following statements best defines the ecosystem?

  1. A system that classifies organisms

  2. A system which comprises the physical environment and the organisms that live therein

  3. A system that studies the volume, intensity and velocity of sound

  4. A system that governs the radiation of energy from the sun


Correct Option: B

Match the List I with List II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the List.

 
List - I (Climate type)
List - II (Characteristics)
A. Savannah 1. Rainfall below 15 cm and thorny scrub vegetation
B. Humid Subtropical 2. No prolonged dry season and reinforced vegetation
C. West coast marine 3. Annual rainfall 75 cm, no pronounced dry season forest vegetation
D. Middle latitude desert 4. Rain scanty, long dry season, bush and short grass vegetation
5. Annual temperature range below 20oC and mixed hardwood to coniferous vegetation
  1. A - 4, B - 3, C - 5, D - 1

  2. A - 1, B - 5, C - 2, D - 4

  3. A - 5, B - 2, C - 1, D - 4

  4. A - 4, B - 5, C - 2, D - 1


Correct Option: A
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