Which one of the following places in India the first bird-sanctuary was set up ?

• Vdeanthangal

• Kundremukha

• Bannarghata

• Keoladeo

ASSERTION (A) : In the Arctic ecosystem , if lichen production were either impaired or destroyed , the whole system would collapse beacause the herbivorous and carnivorous directly and indirectly depend upon lichens.

REASON (R) : The Arctic ecosystem has a very complex trophic structure.

• Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is correct explanation of (A).

• Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not correct explanation of (A).

• (A) is true , but (R) is false.

• (R) is true but (A) is false.

Which one of the following is not true about the native animal life of the rainy tropics ?

• An immense number and variety of insects

• Few arboreal fauna

• Few grazing and carnivorous animals

• Abundant aquatic life.

• a-iv , b-i , c-ii , d-iii

• a-i , b-iv , c-iii , d-ii

• a-ii , b-i , c-iv , d-iii

• a-iii , b-ii , c-i , d-iv

In which of the following years the Kyoto Protocol was signed ?

• 1987

• 1997

• 1990

• 1985

Which one of the following models is based on the study of human ecology ?

• Hagerstarnd's Innovations Diffusion Model 

• Weber's Location Model

• Zelinsky's Mobility Transition Model

• Burgess and Park's Concentric Zone Model

Which one of the following is not the ingredient of sustainable development ?

• Intergeneration transferability

• Social Justice

• Inter-regional transferability

• Non-optimal resource utilization

Which of the following occupies Trophic Level I in food chain ?

• Bacteria

• Cranivorous

• Primary consumers

• Plants

Ecological Niche

• Interaction between man and environment

• The functional role of an organism in the ecosystem

• Interdependence of man and plant

• None of the above

Ecosystem has two components which are

• Animals and plants

• Trees and weeds

• Frogs and men

• Abiotic and biotic