AARI - Quiz on Environment Part 2 : This series of quiz will enhance you to get knowledge related to Environment and Environmental Issues....

AARI - Quiz on Environment Part 2

Q1. Which one among the following industries is the maximum consumer of water in India?

A  Engineering
B  Paper and pulp
C  Textiles
D  Thermal power

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Question 1: The correct answer is Thermal power.

Q2. Fruits stored in a cold chamber exhibit longer storage life because?

A  Exposure to sunlight is prevented
B  Concentration of carbon dioxide in the environment is increased
C  Rate of respiration is decreased
D  There is an increase in humidity

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Question 2: The correct answer is Rate of respiration is decreased.

Q3. Many transplanted seedling do not grow because?

A  the new soil does not contain favourable minerals
B  most of the root hairs grip the new soil too hard
C  most of the root hair are lost during transplantation
D  leaves get damaged during transplantation

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Question 3: The correct answer is most of the root hair are lost during transplantation.

Q4. Under the Scheduled Tribes and Other Traditional Forest Dwellers (Recognition of Forest Rights) Act,2006, who shall be the authority to initiate the process for determining the nature and extent of individual or community forest rights or both?

A  State Forest Department
B  District Collector / Deputy Commissioner
C  Tahsildar / Block Development Officer / Mandal Revenue Officer
D  Gram Sabha

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Question 4: The correct answer is Gram Sabha.

Q5. Improper handling and storage of cereal grains and oilseeds result in the production of toxins known as aflatoxins which are not generally destroyed by normal cooking process. Aflatoxins are produced by?

A  bacteria
B  protozoa
C  moulds
D  viruses

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Question 5: The correct answer is moulds.

Q6. Acid rain is caused by the pollution of environment by?

A  carbon dioxide and nitrogen
B  carbon monoxide and carbon dioxide
C  ozone and carbon dioxide
D  nitrous oxide and sulphur dioxide

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Question 6: The correct answer is nitrous oxide and sulphur dioxide.

Q7. Which one of the following terms describes not only the physical space occupied by an organism, but also its functional role in the community of organisms?

A  Ecotone
B  Ecological niche
C  Habitat
D  Home range

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Question 7: The correct answer is Ecological niche.

Q8. Photochemical smog is a resultant of the reaction among?

A  NO2, O3 and peroxyacetyl nitrate in the presence of sunlinght
B  CO, O2 and peroxyacetyl nitrate in the presence of sunlight
C  CO, CO2 and NO2 at low temperature
D  high concentration of NO2 O3 and CO in the evening

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Question 8: The correct answer is NO2, O3 and peroxyacetyl nitrate in the presence of sunlinght.

Q9. In the grasslands, trees do not replace the grasses as a part of an ecological succession because of?

A  Insects and fungi
B  Limited sunlight and paucity of nutrients
C  Water limits and fire
D  None of the above

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Question 9: The correct answer is Water limits and fire.

Q10. Which of the following is the correct sequence of ecosystems in the order of decreasing productivity?

A  Oceans, lakes, grasslands, mangroves
B  Mangroves, oceans, grasslands, lakes
C  Mangroves, grasslands, lakes, oceans
D  Oceans, mangroves, lakes, grasslands

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Question 10: The correct answer is Mangroves, grasslands, lakes, oceans.

Q11. Contour bunding is a method of soil conservation used in?

A  Desert margins, liable to strong wind action
B  Low flat plains, close to stream course, liable to flooding
C  Scrublands, liable to spread of weed growth
D  None of the above

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Question 11: The correct answer is None of the above.

Q12. The most important strategy for the conservation of biodiversity together with traditional human life is the establishment of?

A  biosphere reserves
B  botanical gardens
C  national parks
D  wildlife sanctuaries

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Question 12: The correct answer is biosphere reserves.

Q13. Every year, a month long ecologically important campaign / festival is held during which certain communities / tribes plant saplings of fruit-bearingtrees. Which of the following are such communities/ tribes?

A  Bhutia and Lepcha
B  Gond and Korku
C  Irula and Toda
D  Sahariya and Agariya

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Question 13: The correct answer is Gond and Korku.

Q14. Lichens, which are capable of initiating ecological succession even on a bare rock, are actually a symbiotic association of?

A  algae and bacteria
B  algae and fungi
C  bacteria and fungi
D  fungi and mosses

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Question 14: The correct answer is algae and fungi.

Q15. In India, cluster bean (Guar) is traditionally used as a vegetable or animal feed, but recently the cultivation of this has assumed significance. Which one of the following statements is correct in this context?

A  The oil extracted from seeds is used in the manufacture of biodegradable plastics
B  The gun made from its seeds is used in the extraction of shale gas
C  The leaf extract of this plant has the properties of anti-histamines
D  It is a source of high quality biodiesel

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Question 15: The correct answer is The gun made from its seeds is used in the extraction of shale gas.

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