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631.

Among the following climatic factors, which one has the least effect upon terrestrial ecosystem?

(a)Temperature variation

(b)Wind

(c)Conditions of sunlight

(d)Availability of water

Comment

Answer is: B

632.

The state of inactivity adopted by desert animals during the hottest and driest season is known as

(a)basal metabolism

(b)dormancy

(c)aestivation

(d)hibernation

Comment

Answer is: C

633.

Which one 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

Comment

Answer is: B

634.

The pyramid of biomass will be inverted in the ecosystem of

(a)forests

(b)ponds

(c)grasslands

(d)drylands

Comment

Answer is: B

635.

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

636.

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

637.

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

638.

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

639.

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

640.

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

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