Given below are the names of four energy crops.
Which one of them can be cultivated for ethanol?
Subject: Environment
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Given below are the names of four energy crops.
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Consider the flowing pairs
Consider the flowing pairs:
Protected area Well-known for
1. Bhiterkanika, Orissa Salt Water Crocodile
2. Desert National Park, Great Indian Bustard
Rajasthan
3. Eravikulam, Kerala Hoolak Gibbon
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Sustainable development is described as the development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs. In this perspective, inherently the concept of sustainable development is intertwined with which of the following concepts
Sustainable development is described as the development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs. In this perspective, inherently the concept of sustainable development is intertwined with which of the following concepts?
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Due to their extensive rice cultivation, some regions may be contributing to global warming. To what possible reason/reasons is this attributable
Due to their extensive rice cultivation, some regions may be contributing to global warming. To what possible reason/reasons is this attributable?
1. The anaerobic conditions associated with rice cultivation cause the emission of methane.
2. When nitrogen based fertilizers are used, nitrous oxide is emitted from the cultivated soil.
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Consider the following which can be found in the ambient atmosphere
Consider the following which can be found in the ambient atmosphere:
1. Soot
2. Sulphur hexafluoride
3. Water vapour
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What are the possible limitations of India in mitigating the global warming at present and in the immediate future
What are the possible limitations of India in mitigating the global warming at present and in the immediate future?
1. Appropriate alternate technologies are not sufficiently available
2. India cannot invest huge funds in research and development
3. Many developed countries have already set up their polluting industries in India
Which of the statement given above is/are correct? -
Excessive release of the pollutant carbon monoxide (CO) into the air may produce a condition in which oxygen supply in the human body decreases. What causes this condition
Excessive release of the pollutant carbon monoxide (CO) into the air may produce a condition in which oxygen supply in the human body decreases. What causes this condition?
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From the point of view of evolution of living organisms, which one of the following is the correct sequence of evolution
From the point of view of evolution of living organisms, which one of the following is the correct sequence of evolution?
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India is a party to the Ramsar Convention and has declared many areas as Ramsar Sites.
India is a party to the Ramsar Convention and has declared many areas as Ramsar Sites.
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Other than Jatropha curcas, why is Pongamia pinnata also considered a good option for the production of biodiesel in India
Other than Jatropha curcas, why is Pongamia pinnata also considered a good option for the production of biodiesel in India?
1. Pongamia pinnata grows naturally in most of the arid regions of India
2. The seeds of Pongamia pinnata are rich in lipid content of which nearly half is oleic acid
Which of the statement given above is/are correct?