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Environment

Description: Environment (M)
Number of Questions: 15
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Man and Biosphere Programme is sponsored by

  1. CSIR

  2. UNESCO

  3. IUCN

  4. NEERI


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Correct Answer: UNESCO

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

Mulching helps in

  1. moisture conservation

  2. weed control

  3. improvement of soil structure

  4. increasing soil fertility


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Mulching helps in moisture conservation. As these mulches slowly decompose, they provide organic matter which helps keep the soil loose.

In dry farming, the fertility of the land can initially be increased by

  1. agrostology

  2. basin listing

  3. growing grazing fields

  4. animal husbandry


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Correct Answer: animal husbandry

Digging pits on the slopes just for the accumulation of run off is called

  1. Contour terracing

  2. Bench terracing

  3. Contour trenching

  4. Leveling


Correct Option: C

Bunds, dams and drains are constructed to prevent

  1. stream bank erosion

  2. sheet erosion

  3. slip erosion

  4. gully erosion


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

 Bunds, dams and drains are constructed to prevent gully erosion.

Consider the following regions:

  1. Gulf of Khambat
  2. Gulf of Kachchh
  3. Sunderbans

The correct sequence of these regions in the descending order of their tidal energy potential is

  1. 1, 2, 3

  2. 3, 2, 1

  3. 3, 1, 2

  4. 1, 3, 2


Correct Option: A

Which of the following Indian states has the maximum density of forest cover?

  1. Mizoram

  2. Manipur

  3. Assam

  4. Madhya Pradesh


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Madhya Pradesh

In India, the organisation for environmental planning is

  1. CSIR

  2. UNCW

  3. NEERI

  4. ICAR


Correct Option: C

Majuli, the largest river island in the world, is environmentally degraded due to _____.

  1. floods
  2. erosion
  3. increasing population pressure
  4. development of transport activities
  1. 1 and 4

  2. 1 and 3

  3. 1, 2 and 3

  4. 2, 3 and 4


Correct Option: C

What is/are the disadvantage(s) of ploughing in arid and semi arid zones?

  1. There is a loss of soil water.

  2. Soil particles become smaller.

  3. Soil organisms are exposed.

  4. All of the above


Correct Option: A

When was the National Research Centre on Plant Biotechnology established?

  1. 1958

  2. 1972

  3. 1965

  4. 1985


Correct Option: D

As per the report on the State of Forests released on February 13, 2008, what is the percentage coverage of forest area in the total geographical area of the country?

  1. 22·20%

  2. 19·90%

  3. 20·60%

  4. 21·30%


Correct Option: C

‘Rally for Valley’ programme in India was organised to highlight the problem of

  1. environment degradation

  2. biodiversity

  3. resettlement to displaced people

  4. loss of agricultural land


Correct Option: C
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