“Test -1”
- At Which of the Following Places Vulture Breeding Farm is Not Located
a. Pinjore (Haryana)
b. Buxa (West Bengal)
c. Guwahati (Assam)
d. Porbandar (Gujarat)
2. Taxol plant (Taxus wallichiana) listed under the red data is Found in
a. Eastern Himalaya
b. DIHANG – DIBANG BIOSPHERE RESERVE
c. Gulf of Mannar Biosphere Reserve
d. Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve
3. Which of the Following Pairs is wrongly Matched ?
a. Sea Lilies : Crinoidea Class
b. Feather Stars : Echinoidea Class
c. Sea Urchins : Echinoidea Class
d. Sea Cucumbers : Holothuroidea Class
4. Consider the Following Statements
1.StarFishes Belongs to Asteroidea Class
2.Serpent Stars Belongs to Ophiuroidea Class
3.Sea Daisies Belongs to Concentricycloidea Class
Of These Which is/are Correct ?
a. Only 1& 2
b. Only 2 & 3
c. Only 1 & 3
d. 1,2,3
5. Consider the Following Species
1.Squids
2.Octopuses
3.Cuttlefish
4.Nudibranchs
Of these which of the above Belongs to Molluscs Class
a. Only 1 & 2
b. Only 2 & 3
c. 1 & 4
d.1,2,3,4
6. After Gujarat, Which of the Following State Tops in Protected Area Network
a.Maharashtra
b. Jammu & Kashmir
c. Andhra Pradesh
d.Madhya Pradesh
7. Diversity is biodiversity present
a) within community
b) between community
c) ranges of community
d) All of these
8. All of the following statements about ecology are correct except:
A) Ecology is the study of the interactions between biotic and abiotic aspects of the environment.
B) Ecology is a discipline that is independent from natural selection and evolutionary history.
C) Ecologists may study populations and communities of organisms.
D) Ecology spans increasingly comprehensive levels of organization, from individuals to ecosystems.
9. Which of the following levels of organization is arranged in the correct sequence from most to least inclusive?
A) ecosystem, community, population, individual
B) community, ecosystem, individual, population
C) individual, population, community, ecosystem
D) population, ecosystem, individual, community
10. Which of the following are important biotic factors that can affect the structure and organization of biological communities?
A) nutrient availability, soil pH, light intensity
B) precipitation, wind, temperature
C) predation, competition, disease
D) A and B only
11. Landscape ecology is best described as the study of
A) the array of interacting species within a community.
B) abiotic factors and the community of species that exist in a particular area.
C) physiological and behavioral ways in which organisms meet the challenges of their environment.
D) related arrays of ecosystems.
12. Ecology as a discipline directly deals with all of the following levels of biological organization except
A) community.
B) population.
C) organismal.
D) cellular.
13. The biogeographic realms described by Darwin, Wallace, and others are associated with patterns of
A) light intensity.
B) precipitation and temperature.
C) continental drift.
D) climate.
14.Which ecological unit or relationship is least related to abiotic factors?
A) community
B) symbiosis
C) population
D) species
15. Which of the following are correct statements about light in aquatic environments?
1. Water selectively reflects and absorbs certain wavelengths of light.
2. Photosynthetic organisms that live in deep water probably utilize red light.
3. Light intensity is an important abiotic factor in limiting the
distribution of photosynthetic organisms.
A) 1 only
B) 2 only
C) 1 and 3only
D) 2 and 3 only
16.Which one of the following is the correct sequence of decreasing order of the given currencies in terms of their value in Indian Rupees?
a. US dollar, Canadian dollar, New Zealand dollar, Hong Kong dollar
b. US dollar, New Zealand dollar, Canadian dollar, Hong Kong dollar
c. US dollar, Hong Kong dollar, New Zealand dollar, Canadian dollar
d. US dollar, Hong Kong dollar, Canadian dollar, New Zealand dollar
17. A country is said to be in debt trap if
a. it has to abide by the conditionalities imposed by the International Monetary Fund
b. it has to borrow to make interest payments on outstanding loans
c. it has been refused loans or aid by creditors abroad
d. the World Bank charges a very high rate of interest on outstanding as well as new loans
18. World Economic Outlook (WEO) was Published by
a. International Monetary Fund
b. World Bank
c. World Trade Organisation
d.World Economic Forum
19. Arrange the Following Components in Chronological Order according to their Net Capital Inflow
a. NRI Deposits – FDI- External Commercial Borrowings – Portfolio Investments
b. FDI- NRI Deposits – External Commercial Borrowings-Portfolio Investments
c. External Commercial Borrowings –Portfolio Investments- FDI-NRI Deposits
d. NRI Deposits – External Commercial Borrowings- FDI- Portfolio Investments
20.Consider the Following Financial Institutions
1.Export-Import Bank of India (EXIM)
2. National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD)
3. National Housing Board (NHB)
4. Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI)
Of These Which are/Were Regulated and Supervised by the RBI
a.3 & 4 Only
b. 2,3,4 Only
c. 1,2 Only
d.1,2,3,4
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