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Subject: Environment

  • Consider the following statements

    Consider the following statements:
    1. Salt-water crocodile is found in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands.
    2. Shrew and tapir are found in the Western Ghats of the Malabar region.

  • Consider the following statements

    Consider the following statements:
    1. Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) in respect of carbon credits is one of the Kyoto Protocol Mechanisms.
    2. Under the CDM, the projects handled pertain only to the Annex-I countries.

  • Consider the following

    Consider the following :
    1. Camphor
    2. Chicory
    3. Vanilla
    Which of the above is/are plant product(s) ?

  • Consider the following

    Consider the following:
    1. Oxides of Hydrogen
    2. Oxides of Nitrogen
    3. Oxides of Sulphur
    Which of the above causes/cause acid rain ?

  • Consider the following statements

    Consider the following statements:
    1. The boundaries of a National Park are defined by legislation.
    2. A Biosphere Reserve is declared to conserve a few specific species of flora and fauna.
    3. In a Wildlife Sanctuary, limited ‘ biotic interference is permitted.
    Which of the statements given above is /are correct ?

  • Consider the following statements

    Consider the following statements :
    1. Biodiversity hotspots are located only in tropical regions.
    2. India has four biodiversity hotspots i.e., Eastern Himalayas, Western Himalayas, Western Ghats and Andaman and Nicobar Islands.
    Which of the statements given above is/are correct ?

  • Consider the following

    Consider the following:
    1. Photosynthesis
    2. Respiration
    3. Decay of organic matter
    4. Volcanic action
    Which of the above add carbon dioxide to the carbon cycle on earth?

  • Consider the following kinds of organisms

    Consider the following kinds of organisms:
    1. Bat
    2. Bee
    3. Bird
    Which of the above is/are pollinating agent/agents?

  • Consider the following kinds of organisms

    Consider the following kinds of organisms:
    1. Bacteria
    2. Fungi
    3. Flowering plants
    Some species of which of the above kinds of organisms are employed as biopesticides?

  • Consider the following

    Consider the following:
    1. Black-necked crane
    2. Cheetah
    3. Flying squirrel
    4. Snow leopard
    Which of the above are naturally found in India?