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71.

The soil which is transported by wind is known as

  • colluvial

  • eolian

  • aluvial

  • glacial soil


B.

eolian

Soil transportation is common in dry regions where soil is chiefly sandy and the vegetation is very poor. Transported soils are those where the weathered material is taken away at other places. Depending on the nature of these transporting agents the transported soil may be

(i) Glacial transportation by glaciers

(ii) Eolian transportation by wind

(iii) Alluvial transportation by running water

(iv) Colluvial transportation by gravity


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72.

In the treatment of waste water discharge, which treatment stage involves biological treatment?

  • Primary treatment

  • Secondary treatment

  • Tertiary treatment

  • Reverse osmosis stage


73.

Ozone depletion in stratosphere would result in 

  • forest fires

  • global warming

  • skin cancer incidence

  • None of the above


74.

A lake with nutrients is called

  • trophic

  • euphotic

  • oligotrophic

  • eutrophic


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75.

According to Kyoto protocol the major nations abide to reduce concentration of green house gases by

  • 2008

  • 2010

  • 2012

  • 2018


76.

Bio- indicators are used for

  • oxygen demand

  • air pollution

  • mineral present

  • All of the above


77.

At which latitude, heat gain through insolation approximately equals heat loss through terrestrial radiation?

  • 66° North and South

  • 2212° North and South

  • 40° North and South

  • 4212° North and South


78.

More than 70% of world's freshwater is contained in

  • Antartica

  • Glaciers and Mountains

  • Greenland

  • Polar ice


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79.

Which one of the following pairs is mismatched?

  • Biomass burning - Release of CO2

  • Fossil fuel burning - Release of CO2

  • Nuclear power - Radioactive wastes

  • Solar energy - Green house effect


80.

Identify the correctly matched pair

  • Montreal protocol - Global warming

  • Kyoto protocol - Climatic change

  • Ramsar convention - Ground water pollution

  • Basal convention - Biodiversity conservation


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