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111.

Primary productivity at the climax stage of a succession is

(a)higher than consumption

(b)lower than the consumption

(c)equal to consumption

(d)not related to consumption

Comment

Answer is: C

112.

The pyramid of number of parasitic food chain in forest ecosystem is

(a)always inverted

(b)always upright

(c)mixture of inverted and upright

(d)sometimes inverted and sometimes upright

Comment

Answer is: A

113.

Atmospheric ozone layer which protect us from UV-B and C is getting depleted most by addition of

(a)chloroflurocarbon

(b)carbon monoxide

(c)carbon dioxide

(d)sulphur dioxide

Comment

Answer is: A

114.

What is 'oilzapper'?

(a)It is an eco-friendly technology for the remediation of oily sludge and oil spills

(b)It is the latest technology developed for under-sea oil exploration

(c)It is a genetically engineered high biofuel-yielding maize variety

(d)It is the latest technology to control the accidentally caused flames from oil wells

Comment

Answer is: A

115.

The 1989, Helsinki declaration was on

(a)CFC production and consumption to be frozen at 1986 levels by 1990

(b)Protection of Ozone layer, phasing out CFC production and consumption by 2000

(c)Prevention of environmental degradation

(d)None of these

Comment

Answer is: B

116.

Endosulfan, a pesticide which was banned by the Supreme Court of India, is listed under

(a)Rotterdam convention

(b)Stockholm convention

(c)Bonn convention

(d)Ramsar convention

Comment

Answer is: A

117.

The National River Conservation Authority is chaired by

(a)Jayanthi Natarajan

(b)CP Joshi

(c)MS Swaminathan

(d)None of these

Comment

Answer is: D

118.

The 'Montreaux Record' is a register of

(a)invasive Alien Species and their ecological hazards outside their native environment

(b)wetland sites under the threat of anthropogenic activities

(c)endangered species of tropical and sub-tropical fauna

(d)coastal cities under direct threat of consequences of global warming

Comment

Answer is: B

119.

REDD Plus programme is concerned with which of the following?

(a)Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty(NPT)

(b)Convention on Biological Diversity(CBD)

(c)Millennium Development Goals(MDG)

(d)Earth Summit

Comment

Answer is: B

120.

A high BOD value in aquatic environment is indicative of

(a)a pollution free system

(b)a highly polluted system due to excess of nutrients

(c)a highly polluted system due to abundant heterotrophs

(d)a highly pure water with abundance of autotrophs

Comment

Answer is: B

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