81. Argon is the third most common gas in the Earth’s atmosphere, at 0.93%. This gas is generated due to decay of which among the following isotopes in the Earth’s crust ?
[A] K-40
[B] Ca-40
[C] Ca-48
[D] K-41
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82. Along with Jatropha, the seed oil of which among the following plants has been found to be useful in diesel generators being explored in hundreds of projects throughout India and other developing countries as feedstock for biodiesel?
[A] Arachis hypogea
[B] Pongamia pinnata
[C] Butea monosperma
[D] Pterocarpus santalinius
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Correct Answer: B [Pongamia pinnata]
83. Which among the following planet / body shows anti-green house effect?
[A] Mars
[B] Venus
[C] Jupiter
[D] Titan
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Correct Answer: D [Titan]
Notes:
In our solar System, Mars and Venus show the Green House Effect, but Titan, the largest planet of Saturn and Pluto, shows the opposite phenomena which is called Anti-Green House Effect.
84. Which among the following always decreases in a Food chain across tropic levels?
[A] Number
[B] Accumulated chemicals
[C] Energy
[D] None of the above
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Correct Answer: C [Energy]
Notes:
The Pyramid of Energy is always upright
85. The name of Billy Arjan Singh is most closely associated with which among the following National Parks of India?
[A] Jim Corbett National Park
[B] Dudhwa National Park
[C] Panna National Park
[D] Rajaji National Park
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Correct Answer: B [Dudhwa National Park]
Notes:
Billy Arjan Singh was born in Gorakhpur in 1917 and had died in January 2010. He was a hunter who once after killing a young leopard, became a conservationist and campaigned for creating the Dudhwa National Park. He was awarded the World Wildlife Fund’s Gold Medal in 1976. He received the Padma Shri in 1995 and again in 1996 a WWF Gold Medal. In 1997, he also received Order of the Golden Ark.Billy Arjan Singh established the Tiger Haven Society in 1992 and also released a work `Tiger Haven`.
86. Madhav Gadgil Panel or The Western Ghats Ecology Expert Panel (WGEEP) had, in May 2011 had suggested listing of which among the following regions in the State as Ecologically Significant Area (ESA)?
[A] Eastern Ghats
[B] Western Ghats
[C] Both 1 & 2
[D] Eastern Himalayas
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Correct Answer: B [Western Ghats]
87. Which among the following alkane has largely replaced the ozone layer-depleting halomethanes in household refrigerators and freezers?
[A] Methane
[B] Propane
[C] Butane
[D] Ethane
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Correct Answer: C [Butane]
88. Which among the following protocols is also related to the Access and Benefit Sharing (ABS) mechanism?
[A] Kyoto protocol
[B] Nagoya Protocol
[C] Geneva Protocol
[D] Cartagena Protocol
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Correct Answer: B [Nagoya Protocol]
89. In which among the following states, Government had identified maximum number of Ecologically Sensitive Zones under the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986?
[A] Maharatsra
[B] Andhra Pradesh
[C] Tamil nadu
[D] Karanataka
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Correct Answer: A [Maharatsra]
90. Green Economy is led by?
[A] United Nations Environment Programme
[B] International Hydrological Organization
[C] Intergovernmental Panel for Climate Change
[D] European Union
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Correct Answer: A [United Nations Environment Programme]
