Multiple Choice Questions

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Annual migration does not occur in the case of

  • salmon

  • siberian crane

  • salamander

  • salamander


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salamander

Salamonder is semiterrestrial lizard-like tailed amphibian lives under stones, logs and inside crevices. They show hibernation.
Salmon anadromous i.e., they spend their adult lives at sea but return to fresh water to spawn.  The pacific species is legendary after migrating downstream as a smolt a sockeye salmon ranges many hundreds of miles over the pacific for nearly four year and than returns to spawn in the head waters of its parent stream.
Migration tern travels about 1100 miles during winter and return back during summer.

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Jurassic period of the Mesozoic era is characterised by

  • gymnosperms are dominant plants and first birds appear

  • radiation of reptiles and origin of mammal like reptiles

  • dinosaurs become extinct and angiosperms appear

  • dinosaurs become extinct and angiosperms appear

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Microbes found to be very useful in genetic engineering are

  • Escherichia coli and Agrobacterium tumefaciens

  • Vibrio cholerae and a tailed bacteriophage

  • Diplococcus sp. and Pseudomonas sp

  • Diplococcus sp. and Pseudomonas sp

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Which of the following pairs of an animal and a plant represents endangered organisms in India?

  • Bentinckia nicobarica and red panda

  • Tamarind and rhesus monkey

  • Cinchona and leopard
  • Cinchona and leopard
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Curing of tea leaves is brought about by the activity of

  • bacteria

  • mycorrhiza

  • viruses

  • viruses

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Which one of the following is not a living fossil?

  • King crab

  • Sphenodon

  • Archaeopteryx

  • Archaeopteryx

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Which one of the following is the correctly matched pair of an endangered animal and a National Park?

  • Lion — Corbett National Park

  • Rhinoceros — Kaziranga National Park

  • Wild ass — Dudhwa National Park

  • Wild ass — Dudhwa National Park

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A person showing unpredictable moods, outbursts of emotion, quarrelsome behaviour and conflicts with others is suffering from

  • schizophrenia

  • borderline personality disorder (BPD)

  • mood disorders

  • mood disorders

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An important evidence in favour of organic evolution is the occurrence of

  • homologous and vestigial organs

  • analogous and vestigial organs

  • homologous organs only

  • homologous organs only

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Which of the following is considered a hot-spot of biodiversity in India?

  • Western ghats

  • Indo-Gangetic plain

  • Eastern ghats

  • Eastern ghats

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