Natural Resources | Nature Conservation, Question Paper - 01

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_____ and _____ are combination of Agroforestry (a) Fodder crops, fibre crop (b) Food crops, fibre crop (c) Trees, grasses (d) Food crops, tree crop A non-renewale so rce of energy is (a) !ile life (b) Fossils f els (c) !ater (d) Forest

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A plant endemic to #ndia Answer: (a) is (a) $anyan (b) %in&go (c) 'e( oia (d) Tritic m A recent tec*ni( e for Answer: (b) t*e st dy of +egetation is (a) %ro nd p*otograp*y (b) ,emote sensing (c) Field wor& (d) -bser+ation A renewable e/*a stible nat ral reso rce is (a) Forest (b) 0oal (c) 1etrole m (d) 2inerals Answer: (a)

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(c) Afforestation (d) 1lantation of trees :. An endangered bird is Answer: (c) (a) 1assenger 1igeon (b) 1in&-*eaded d c& (c) %reat #ndian $ stard (d) 8 lt re An endangered species Answer: (c) from t*e following (a) A<ardirac*ta (b) ,osa indica (c) ,a wolfia serpentina (d) Acacia arabica An e/ample of e/-sit conser+ation is (a) 'eed ban& (b) 'acred gro+es (c) 7ational par&s (d) !ildlife 'anct ary An e/*a stible renewable reso rce is (a) 0oal (b) 'olar energy (c) Fres* water (d) 1etrole m An ine/*a stible and renewable so rce of energy is (a) !ood (b) 7at ral gas (c) Fossil f el (d) =ydropower Ant*ropogenic e/tinction occ rs d e to (a) 4art*( a&es (b) Floods (c) 0*anging en+ironmental conditions (d) = man acti+ities $iogas is w*ic* type of nat ral reso rces (a) ,enewable (b) #ne/*a stible (c) 7on-con+entional (d) $ot*(a) and(c) Answer: (a)

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Natural Resources | Nature Conservation, Question Paper - 02

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0*ip&o 2o+ement is an e/ample of forest conser+ation t*ro g* (a) Te*ri-%ar*wal district (b) 6ttaranc*al (c) 1 blic awareness and participation (d) 1olitical iss e 0*ip&o mo+ement is related to

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(a) Forest conser+ation (b) 'oil conser+ation (c) !ater conser+ation (d) !etland conser+ation ". 0*ip&o mo+ement was la nc*ed for protection of (a) Forests (b) %rass lands (c) !et lands (d) >i+e stoc&s 0onser+ation of species in its nat ral *abitat is (a) #n-sit (b) 4/-sit (c) #n-+itro (d) $ot*(b) and(c) ?eforestation brings abo t (a) 'oil erosion (b) !eed control (c) ?ecreases dro g*t (d) #ncreased s nlig*t ?eforestation is ca sed d e to (a) 'il+ic lt re (b) 0onstr ction of roads (c) ,ainfall (d) 1lantation of trees ?eforestation is t*e ma@or ca sal agent of (a) ?epletion of nat ral reso rces (b) 4n+ironmental poll tion (c) ?esertification of *abitat (d) %enetic erosion ?eforestation will decrease (a) 'oil erosion (b) >and slides (c) 'oil fertility (d) ,ainfall ?e+elopment of botanical garden is w*at type of conser+ation (a) 4/-sit (b) A common (c) An easy (d) #n-sit 4/ sit conser+ation is carried o t in (a) 'anct ary (b) 7ational par& (c) $iosp*ere reser+e (d) Aoo. 4/tensi+e planting of trees to increase forest co+er is called (a) ?eforestation (b) Agroforestry (c) 'ocial forestry (d) Afforestation For mapping. ,emote sending e( ipment is mo nted on (a) Aircraft and satellite (b) '*ip and spacecraft Answer: (a)

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(c) 'atellite and spacecraft (d) All t*e abo+e 1". Forests control dro g*t by (a) 1re+enting soil erosion (b) #ncreasing o/ygen (c) #ncreasing * midity and rainfall (d) 1re+enting floods Fres* water present on eart* is (a) :5..B (b) ;.;1B (c) 2.. B (d) 1.:5B Fres* water problem arises d e to (a) %lobaly a+ailable stoc&s are ins fficient (b) 6ne+en distrib tion on eart* (c) 7o regeneration of re( ired ( antity t*ro g* nat ral *ydrological cycle (d) Any one of abo+e Answer: (c)

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Natural Resources | Nature Conservation, Question Paper - 03

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%amma and C-rays are not sed for remote sensing beca se (a) T*ey are absorbed by ob@ect (b) T*ey are reflected by ob@ect (c) T*ey are absorbed by layer atmosp*ere (d) T*ey are not absorbed %eo-stationary satellites (a) ,otate +ery fast (b) Are located near t*e eart* (c) Are stationary (d) ,otate wit* speed e( al to t*at of eart* = man dominated biosp*ere is called (a) Troposp*ere (b) 'tratosp*ere (c) =emisp*ere (d) 7oosp*re #n a 7ational 1ar& protection is pro+ided to (a) 4ntire ecosystem (b) Flora and fa na (c) Fa na only (d) Flora only #n #ndia, common type of forest is (a) Tropical t*om forests (b) 'al and Tea& forests (c) Tropical most decid o s forest (d) Tropical dry decid o s forest #n national par& protection is

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pro+ided to (a) Flora only (b) Flora and fa na (c) Fa na only (d) 4ntire ecosystem 5. #ne/*a stible reso rce among t*e following is (a) 2inerals (b) 'olar energy (c) 1lants (d) Fossil f els #7'AT system is type of (a) 'atellite (b) %eo-stationary satellite (c) ' n-sync*rono s satellite (d) -rbital satellite #slands *a+e *ig*er n mber of endemic species as t*ey are separated from land masses by (a) ?eserts (b) 2o ntains (c) >arge e/panses of water (d) 8alleys #t is not a protected forest (a) ,eser+e forest (b) 'anct ary (c) 0ore of biosp*ere (d) -rc*ard #607 stands for (a) #ndian 6nion of c*emical 7omenclat re (b) #ndian 6nion of conser+ation of nat re (c) #nternational nion for conser+ation of nat re (d) #nternational nion for conser+ation of n trients >ife s pproting <one eart*Ds s rface is (a) >it*osp*ere (b) $iosp*ere (c) 'tratospere (d) 4cotene 2ain ca se of e/tinction of species from tropical areas is (a) Afforestation (b) ?eforestation (c) 1oll tion (d) 'oil erosion 2ain so rce of water to soil is (a) ,ainfall (b) ,i+er (c) 0anals (d) >a&es 2a/im m se of fres* water is in (a) Agric lt re (b) ?omestic se (c) #nd stry (d) 1iscic lt re Answer: (b)

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Natural Resources | Nature Conservation, Question Paper - 04

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2ore t*an 5;B of worldEs fres* water Answer: (b) is contained in (a) 1onds (b) %laciers and polar ice caps (c) %reen land (d) -ceans 2ost effecti+e controlling floods is (a) ?eforstation (b) 0onstr cting dams (c) ,eforestation (d) ?agging canal 2ost of t*e endangered species are +ictims of (a) Acid rain (b) 0ompetition wit* e/otic species (c) -+er * nting (d) =abitat ?estr ction 7at ral reso rce w*ic* *a+e definite cycle is (a) 4/*a stible 7on-renewable (b) #ne/*a stible (c) 7on con+entional (d) 4/*a stible ,enewable 7at res *ydrogical cycle in+ol+es (a) 4+aporation, condensation (b) 0ondensation, precipitation (c) 4+aporation, precipitation (d) 4+aporation, condensation and precipitation - t of total amo nt of water, t*e water fo nd in seas and oceans is abo t (a) 5;B (b) :;B (c) :5B (d) 9.B 1lanned management of nat ral reso rces is (a) 7ot possible (b) 7ot easy (c) called conser+ation (d) 0alled depletion 1lantation of trees along wit* monocot crops is &nown (a) Agroforestry (b) 'il+ic lt re (c) 'ocial forestry (d) Afforestation 1lanting of trees on n sed farm land, road and rail sides etc is called (a) 'ocial forestry (b) Agroforestry (c) %eneral forestry (d) 0ommercial forestry Answer: (c)

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Natural Resources | Nature Conservation, Question Paper 0

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,ed data boo& deals wit* (a) 2aintains and p blis* list of endengered and endemic species (b) 2aintains and p blis* list of 1lants t*at are e/tinct (c) 2aintains and p blis* list of Animals t*at are e/tinct (d) 2aintains and p blis* list of dangero s species ,eforstation is (a) 1lantation of forests (b) 1lantation forests in deforested areas (c) 0 tting down of forets (d) 2anagement of forets ,emote sensing in+ol+es t*e se of (a) 42, (b) 72,

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(c) 4', (d) '', ). ,eso rces w*ic* are a+ailable in nlimited ( antity are (a) 7ational reso rces (b) 4/*a stible reso rces (c) #ne/*a stible reso rces (d) 7at ral reso rces 'erio s t*reat to wild life is (a) =abitat destr ction (b) #nternational trade (c) #ntrod ction of e/otic species (d) -+er e/ploitation '*ifting c lti+ation is also &nown as (a) Ta ngyo system (b) G* m c lti+ation (c) 'ocia forestry (d) 1lant c lti+ation 'olor energy is w*ic* type of nat ral reso rces (a) ,enewable (b) 7on-renewable (c) 4/*a stible (d) #ne/*a stible Ta ngya is practice of (a) '*ifting c lti+ation (b) Agroforestry (c) 1rod ction forestry (d) $ot* A and $ T*e base on w*ic* remote sensors are mo nted is termed as (a) 0amera (b) 4nergy so rce (c) 1latform (d) 'canner T*e endangered fa na is (a) T*e great #ndian $ stard (b) 8i+iparo s toad (c) Forest owl (d) Has*miri stag T*e f nction of tree plantation is celebrated t*ro g* (a) 4n+ironment day (b) 8ani&aran (c) 'ocial forestry programme (d) 8asant 2a*otsa+ T*e * man acti+ities res lting in endangered species are (a) 1oac*ing (b) ?eforestation (c) Forest fires (d) All of t*ese T*e life s pporting gases s c* as -2, 0-2 and 72 are primarily concentrated in _______. (a) troposp*ere (b) e/osp*ere (c) *omosp*ere (d) stratosp*ere T*e main reser+e of fres* water on eart* s rface is (a) %ro nd water Answer: (c)

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(b) ,i+ers (c) >a&es (d) 1olar ice caps and glaciers 1.. T*e management of reso rces on eart* w*ic* Answer: (a) maintains t*e balance between * man re( irements and ot*er species is (a) 0onser+ation (b) 0on+ersation (c) ?i+ersity of ecosystem (d) %eological di+ersity

Natural Resources | Nature Conservation, Question Paper - 0!

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T*e nat ral ca se for e/tinction of species is (a) Floods (b) = nting (c) #nd striali<ation (d) ?estr ction of nat ral *abitats T*e nat ral reso rces a+ailable in limited ( antity at global le+el is (a) 7on renewable (b) ,enewable (c) 4/*a stible (d) #ne/*a stible T*e nat ral reso rces w*ic* are contin o sly cons med by man b t are replenis*ed by nat re wit* a reasonable period of time is called (a) 4/*a stible (b) #ne/*a stible (c) 4/*a stible renewable (d) 4/*a stible non-renewable T*e percentage of e+aporation of water from land and ocean s rface are respecti+ely (a) 13 and 9)B (b) 9) and 13 B (c) 3. and ".B (d) 3; and );B T*e recent tec*ni( e sed for st dy of +egetation is (a) ,emote sensing (b) Field wor& (c) %ro nd potograp*y (d) -bser+ation T*e restricted distrib tion of species in small area called (a) $iome (b) 7ic*e (c) 4ndemism (d) 4ctosp*ere T*e +e*icle sed to carry t*e sensor in remote sensing is (a) 0amera (b) '* ttle (c) 'canner (d) 1latform T*ere is decrease in _____ beca se of deforestation (a) 'oil erosin (b) %lobal warming (c) ,ainfall

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(d) ?ro g*t :. !*ic* *as ca sed ma/im m damage to #ndian forests (a) 'electi+e *ar+esting (b) $loc& c tting (c) Ta ngya c lti+ation (d) G* m c lti+ation !*ic* of t*e following acts as a main so rce of gro nd waterI (a) ,ain (b) ,i+er (c) -cean (d) 0anals !*ic* of t*e following soil is t*e best for plant growt*I (a) >oamy soil (b) 0lay (c) %ra+el (d) 'andy soil !*ic* of t*e following species is endemicI (a) 8anda (b) ?rosera sp (c) %net m la (d) %in&go biloba !*ic* one is not an e/*a stible reso rce (a) 'olar energy (b) 0oal (c) ,ainfall (d) !ind power !*ic* one is not endangeredI (a) $ald 4agle (b) %iant 1anda (c) 1odop*yll m (d) 2ergosa !*ic* one of t*e following in endangered speciesI (a) 0 sc ta (b) 7epent*es (c) ?at ra (d) $ tea sps. Answer: (d)

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