Environment & Biodiversity MCQs
Environment, Ecology & Biodiversity Multiple choice questions for GK paper in SSC, NDA, CDS, UPSC, UPPSC and State PSC Examinations.
21. Which of the following is true about nuclear waste?
- It can be kept underwater permanently for its safe storage
- It does not decay for a long time
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22. Which of the following is true about Sulpher Dioxide?
- It is a colourless gas with strong odour
- It is used as a food preservative.
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23. The Stockholm Convention is related to which of the following?
24. Which of the following facilitates decline in forests?
- Less afforestation
- Ruthless deforestation
- Increase in desertification
- Soil Erosion
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25. Which of the following statements are correct with respect to food chain?
1. A food chain starts with producers and ends with top carnivores.
2. The sequence of eaten and being eaten involves transfer of food energy from trophic level to another.
3. An ecosystem may consist of several interrelated food chains.
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1. A food chain starts with producers and ends with top carnivores.
2. The sequence of eaten and being eaten involves transfer of food energy from trophic level to another.
3. An ecosystem may consist of several interrelated food chains.
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26. In which of the following type of biotic interaction one species is harmed and the other is unaffected?
27. Which of the following statements are correct regarding dissolved oxygen?
1. Dissolved oxygen escapes the water body through airwater interface and through the respiration process by organisms.
2. The amount of dissolved oxygen retained in water is not influenced by temperature.
3. Many aquatic organisms are likely to die when the dissolved oxygen level falls below 3-5 ppm.
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1. Dissolved oxygen escapes the water body through airwater interface and through the respiration process by organisms.
2. The amount of dissolved oxygen retained in water is not influenced by temperature.
3. Many aquatic organisms are likely to die when the dissolved oxygen level falls below 3-5 ppm.
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28. Suicide palm Dimaka are found in which of the following regions?
29. Which of the following statements is/are correct regarding the pillars of the Ramsar Convention?
1) Work towards the wise use of all their wetlands through national land-use planning
2) Designate suitable wetlands for the List of Wetlands of International Importance
3) Cooperate internationally concerning transboundary wetlands
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1) Work towards the wise use of all their wetlands through national land-use planning
2) Designate suitable wetlands for the List of Wetlands of International Importance
3) Cooperate internationally concerning transboundary wetlands
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30. Global Tiger Forum was established in which of the following year?
