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41.

Which one of the following is being tried in India as a biofuel substitute for fossil fuels

  • Jatropha

  • Azadirachta

  • Musa

  • Musa

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42.

Which one of the following is not used for construction of ecological pyramids?

  • Dry weight

  • Number of individuals

  • Rate of energy flow

  • Rate of energy flow

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43.

Treatment of seed at low temperature under moist conditions to break its dormancy is called

  • scarification

  • vernalization

  • chelation

  • chelation

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44.

Which ecosystem has the maximum biomass?

  • Forest ecosystem

  • Grassland ecosystem

  • Pond ecosystem

  • Pond ecosystem

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45.

Presence of plants arranged into well defined vertical layers depending on their height can be seen best in :

  • Tropical Savannah

  • Tropical Rain Forest

  • Grassland

  • Grassland

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46.

Match the items given in Column I with those in Column II and select the correct option given below :

Column I Column II
a Eutrophication i UV-B radiation
b Sanitary landfill ii Deforestation
c Snow blindness iii Nutrient enrichment
d Jhum cultivation iv Waste disposal

  • a b c d
    ii i iii iv
  • a b c d
    i iii iv ii
  • a b c d
    i ii iv iii
  • a b c d
    iii iv i ii

47.

In stratosphere, which of the following elements acts as a catalyst in degradation of ozone and release of molecular oxygen?

  • Carbon

  • Cl

  • Oxygen

  • Fe


48.

What type of ecological pyramid would be obtained with the following data?
Secondary consumer : 120 g
Primary consumer : 60 g
Primary producer : 10 g

  • Inverted pyramid of biomass

  • Pyramid of energy

  • Upright pyramid of biomass

  • Upright pyramid of numbers


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49.

Which of the following is a secondary pollutant?

  • CO

  • CO2

  • O3

  • SO2


C.

O3

O3 (ozone) is a secondary pollutant. These are formed by the reaction of primary pollutant.

CO – Quantitative pollutant
CO2 – Primary pollutant
SO2 – Primary pollutant


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50.

World Ozone Day is celebrated on

  • 5th June

  • 21st April

  • 22nd April

  • 16th September


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