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1 What does Sustainable Development refers to? 2 What does the term environ means? 3 Which of the following Gas used by the plants for Photosynthesis? 4 What does Environment means? Which o...

1 What does Sustainable Development refers to? 2 What does the term environ means? 3 Which of the following Gas used by the plants for Photosynthesis? 4 What does Environment means? Which of the following aspect is not included in the 5 Environment? Which of the following work in which Dr. Rajendra Singh was 6 awarded with the Magsaysay Award? 7 Which of the following is considered as 'Eco-mark' of the Country? In which Country the World Summit on Sustainable 8 Development was held? 9 Which of the following subject under which the Environmental Studies comes? 10 By whom the Chipko Movement was headed? What are the ac vi es in which the School and college students can 11 understand environmental awareness aspects by engaging themselves? 12 Who propounded the term Ecology? 13 Which of the following is the example of Non-Scavenger? 14 What is the name of Tropical Grassland ecosystems in Africa? 15 What is the name of the Organisms found in burnt soils? What is the name of the sequence of ea ng and being eaten in an 16 ecosystem? 17 Which Lake have high nutrient concentra on? Which of the following area in which Terrace forming is 18 practiced as a soil conservation measure? What is the name of the organisms which feed on dead 19 organisms, wastes of living organisms? What is the name of the tropical grasslands in Africa with tall 20 grasses scattered with shrubs or stunted trees? 21 Microorganisms play a crucial role in cycling of................. 22 Under which category does Chemoautotrophs come? 23 What is the form of Flow of Energy in ecosystem? 24 What is the name of the Lakes with low nutrient concentration? Which of the following can be a man made cause of earthquakes? 25 26 On the bank of which river Tehri dam was constructed? 27 What is the name of an Ar cial Technique to induce Rainfall? 28 Jaduguda is known for …………………….. 29 Which country is the largest producer of wind energy? 30 which of the following is the source of bio-fuel? 31 Nuclear energy is based on …………..reactions. With which natural phenomenon, Vetiver (khusKhus) grass 32 technology is associated with 1 ti ti ti fi ti ti  33 what is a oresta on? 34 Which of the following pair is matched correctly? 35 which of the following is the component of natural gas? 36 The study of soil is called as 37 Approximately how many million hectares of land every year made by world wide deser ca on? What is Nitrification? 38 39 Who have taken up the cause of Sardar Sarovar dam related issue? What is the name of a layer of sediment or rock that is highly 40 permeable and contains water? what is the target of the world food summit, 1996 to reduce 41 the number of undernourished to just half by year 42 On the bank of which river Bhakra Nangal dam was constructed? 43 In which resource, Jharia, Raniganj, Singrauli and Neyveli are rich? 44 Which of these is not a good aquifer? 45 Which of these is a strategic mineral? 46 For what Tradi onal Agriculture is not responsible? 47 Gross primary productivity is highest in. 48 What is the name of the boreal forests? 49 From which plant, Vinblas n and Vincris ne are obtained? 50 What is the name of the poisoning due to which Itai disease is caused? 51 What is the name of the Tropical Cyclones in the western tropics? 52 What are the two major Components of the Environment? In which Place, an environment issue with mass movement 53 against establishment of nuclear power plants was witnessed? 54 What is a Forest Fire? 55 Biomass energy can be obtained from. Which type of coal has the second highest carbon and calorific 56 value? In which state, Natural geysers which operate due to 57 geothermal energy are present? 58 Which type of soil erosion is thetype of wind induced soil erosion? 59 In which region, deforesta on rates are the highest? Which is the most efficient energy source for producing 60 electricity? 61 From which of the following source, bio-mass energy can be obtained? 62 Which of the following is not a natural resource? Which of the following is an example of non-renewable sources of 63 energy? Which of the following processes is not responsible for 64 desertification? 65 Which of the following is a part of atmosphere? 2 ff ti ti ti ti ti ti fi ti  Which ministry is concerned with planning, monitoring, 66 implementing various environmental issues in India? Which of the following types of coal has the second highest 67 carbon value? As per the Forest act, cultivation of which of the following is a 68 forest activity? 69 In what form Water is present in the atmosphere? 70 An alloy is a material obtained by 71 In which country the precious metals like gold and pla num occur? 72 Which of these is a pollu on free fuel source? 73 Top soil layer contains 74 In which district, Kaiga nuclear plant is located? what is the name of a layer of sediment or rock that is highly 75 permeable and contain water? What are the two types of reac ons in which the Nuclear energy can be 76 generated? 77 Contour farming, terracing, strip cropping are types of Ocean des produced by gravita onal forces of sun and moon contain 78 energy which produces de.the high de and low de refers to 79 Which of the following deltas is the dal power in India? 80 what is the approximate percentage of the earth's surface is covered by water? A layer of sediment of rock that is highly permeable and 81 contains water is called an................. 82 Which type of coal is the highest in carbon and calorific value? 83 Which of the following is not a type of surface mining? 84 From which source Biomass energy can be obtained? Development of a bare area without any life form during 85 ecological succession is called 86 Which of the following pyramid is always upright? 87 The ecological succession stops with a ………………………….. 88 Which of the following plant is capable of nitrogen xa on? 89 Which of the following plant is the most stable ecosystem? Which of the following is a mixture of methane, carbon 90 dioxide, hydrogen and hydrogen? Sulphide? These derive their nutrition by breaking down the complex 91 organic molecules into simple inorganic nutrients………………….. 92 What is the name of Temperate grasslands in Africa? The energy stored at consumer level for use by the next 93 trophic level is defined as………………. Which of the following feed on dead organisms, wastes of 94 living organisms and their cast offs? 95 What is the other name of Grassland of America? Richness refers to rate of change in species 96 composition across different habitats. 97 Where Abohar Wildlife Sanctuary is situated? 3 ti ti ti ti ti ti ti fi ti ti ti  The first act that passed in India right after Stockholm 98 conference was the Act What is the name of the project launched by the UNESCO in 99 the year 1971? The Environment (Protection) Act of India was passes in the 100 year 101 The forest cover in India is NEERI stands for 102 103 which organism produce their own food? 104 In which country, Prairies are generally found? 105 Where Kaziranga national park is situated? 106 How many tigers are left in the world according to WWF? 107 Who initiated the Ganga Action Plan? 108 The scientific study of human population is known as 109 Which of the following sources of energy is less eco friendly? 110 What is the type of succession occurring on saline soils? 111 How much percentage of water on earth is Saline? 112 From which reservoir Bangalore gets water? 113 What does trees produce during photosynthesis? 114 Which is known as the world’s we est place? Which one of the National parks do not have tigers as their 115 main wildlife? Which of the following is not an in situ method of 116 conservation? Which National Park conserves the one - horned rhino as the 117 important wildlife? Shannon-wiener index and Simpson index are popular indices 118 of measuring which diversity? Which of the following is not a biogeographic habitat of India 119 as per classification? 120 Which of the following is an extinct species? Which of the following animal species have become rare in 121 Western Ghats? 122 Which of the following is a hotspot of Biodiversity in India? Which of the following hotspot of Biodiversity has the 123 maximum number of plant and vertebrate species? 124 Which of the following is an extinct species? Which of the following hotspots of biodiversity has the 125 maximum number of plant and vertebrate species? Which national park does not have tiger as their major wildlife 126 under protection? Which of the following is an ex situ method of conservation of 127 biodiversity? 128 Which of the following is an example of ex-situ conservation? Which one of the following National parks does not have tigers 129 as their main wildlife? 4 tt  When an organism is not seen in the wild for more than 50 130 years it is said to be? 131 Which of the following is not a Tiger reserve? Which of the following hotspots of biodiversity has maximum 132 number of plant and vertebrate species? 133 Which of the following is a unit of biodiversity? Which of the following is an in-situ biodiversity conservation 134 site? In which part of India Strobilanthuskunthianusor Neelakurinji 135 that blooms in every 12 years is found? 136 What is the name of the regional center of NWDB in South India? The Royal Bengal Tiger’s important habitat (which is under threat now) 137 is What is the name of the United Na ons conference on environment 138 and development in 1992 at Rio-de-janeiro? The IUCN of nature and natural resources published a book which 139 include the list of endangered species of plants and animals called, Which species Is said to be ex nct when it is not seen in the wild for 50 140 years at a stretch? what is the name of the conserva on which is achieved by protec on 141 of wild ora and fauna in their natural habitat? The forest area covered by Western Ghats extends to the states like 142 Maharashtra, Karnataka. Kerala and 143 where Ghana bird sanctuary is located? The environment protection act came into force on November 144 19,1986 in Whose birth anniversary late prime minister? Cryopreservation of plant seeds and pollen is done at a very 145 low temperature of -196°C using what is A specie which is found nowhere but in a particular 146 region? 147 what is the approximate number of national Parks in India? 148 Which of the following is not a method of In situ conservation? From where the wonder drug penicillin used as an antibiotic is 149 derived? A species whose number has been reduced to a critical level if it is not protected, conserved and it is in immediate danger of 150 extinction. 5 fl ti ti ti ti  Development with Development without destruc on Development of agriculture only destruc on Surround Round Both a and b O2 CO2 SO2 Sum total of all conditions Water Air that affect the life Economical, political, and Cultural, historical and ethical Technological, social moral Social Forestry Water Conservation Clean technology pot pitcher cup Rio de Janeiro Vienna Johannesburg Multidisciplinary unidisciplinary natural Sundarlal Bahuguna Medha Patkar Salumarada Timmakka Compe ons NSS NCC Lamarck Charles Babbage Charles Darwin Termites Ca le Earthworms Pampas Veldts Savannas Psychrophiles Pyrophiles Mesophiles Trophic structure Bio c chain Ecological chain Eutrophiclake Oligotrophiclake Endemic lake High rainfall areas Dry lands Grasslands Chemotrophs Decomposers Carnivores Steppes Pampas Savannas Nitrogen Phosphorous Sulphur Consumers Decomposers Producers Bidirectional Cyclic Unidirectional Oligotrophic Dystrophic Endemic Impoundment of huge Replacing ground cover on Draining sub surface water quantities of water in a water courses lake behind a big dam Satluj Narmada Bhagirathi Cloud seeding H2O implantation Cloud making Uranium Mining Calcium Deposits Mercury Poisoning Denmark France Switzerland Eupatorium Jathropa Eekelyptus Fission Fusion Inertia Landslides Earthquakes Humus 6 tt ti ti ti ti ti  Planting trees where Planting trees where there was preceding vegetation Cutting trees a belt earlier was not there Kudremukh – iron ore Jaduguda-coal mining Sukinda-gold mining Methane Ethane Propane Topography Peogenesis Pedology 12 100 10 Converting ammonia into Converting atmospheric Converting atmospheric atmospheric nitrogen nitrogen to ammonia nitrogen to nitrates/nitrites Meneka Gandhi Prakash Jhatkar Ashta Chaturvedi Puddle aquifer stream 2020 2021 2030 Beas Satluj Brahmaputra Bauxite Hematite Petroleum Sand Gravel Granite Chromium Copper Gold Salinity Deforestation Soil Erosion Moist temperature forests Grassland Estuaries Evergreen coniferous Temperate rain forests Tropical scrub forests forests Periwinkle Foxglove Cinchona Cadmium Mercury Arsenic Willy Willies Hurricanes Typhoons Biotic and abiotic Plants and animals Man and nature components Kaiga Bhopal Tarapore Man-made phenomenon Chemical phenomenon Physical phenomenon Agricultural and urban wastes Petro Crops Forest residues Anthracite Bituminous Lignite Himachal Pradesh Haryana Meghalaya Sheet Erosion Suspension Gully Erosion Tropical Temperate Sub-polar regions Nuclear power Hydro power Wind power Agricultural and Urban waste Energy Plantations Petro Crops Biomass Energy Air Water and land Biomass Coal Wind energy Mixed cropping Overgrazing Deforestation Lithosphere Hydrosphere Stratosphere 7  Ministry of science and Ministry of urban Ministry of food agriculture technology development Anthracite Bituminous Lignite Tea Rubber Mulberry Water vapour Liquid Snow Combina ons of minerals Combina ons of minerals and non-minerals Non – mineral water India America South Africa Natural gas Coal oil Oil Minerals H2O Sunlight Shimoga Gulbarga North canara aquifer aqueous Conifer Nuclear ssion Nuclear fusion Both a and b Soil erosion prac se Soil conserva on prac se Deser ca on prac se Rise and fall of water in oceans Drying of water in oceans Both 1 and 2 Western Ghats Kanyakumari Eastern Ghats 50% 85% 67% Rotifer Aquifer Reservoir Anthracite Bituminous Lignite Open - pit mining Dredging Strip mining Energy Plantations Petro crops Agricultural and urban wastes Invasion Nudation Reaction Pyramid of biomass Pyramid of energy Pyramid of numbers Climax community Ecological Community Nuclear Holocaust Cyanobacteria Legumes Groundnut Pond ecosystem Forest ecosystem City ecosystem Bio-oil Biogas gasohol Decomposers detritivores carnivores velds pampas steppes Primary production secondary production teritiary production Sanguinivores Decomposers Detritivores Steppes Velds Praires Alpha Beta Gamma Haryana Punjab U.P. 8 ti fi fi ti ti ti ti ti ti ti Forest Wildlife Air Global environment Man and Biosphere Nature 1980 1986 1996 (21.4% AS OF 2019) 33.70% 50% National Eugenics & National Environmental National Ecological & Ecological Research Engineering Research Environment Research Institute Institute Institute Autotrophs Consumers Heterotrophs US & Canada Central Africa Australia Bihar Assam TN 5000 3200 10000 Indira Gandhi VP Singh Atal Bihari Vajpayee Democracy Demography Ecology Biogas Wind Solar Energy Mesosere Hydrosere Psammosere 66% 97% 85% KRS Bidadi Sharavathi Oxygen Carbon dioxide Nitrogen Shilling Silent valley Mawsyuram - chirapunji belt Gir Corbett Dudwa Biosphere reserve Wildlife Sanctuaries National Parks Dachigam Bandipur Kaziranga Genetic diversity species diversity ecosystem diversity Himalayas Western Ghats Deccan Peninsula Pelican Siberian White Crane Passenger pigeon Lion tailed macaque, mouse Slender Loris, civet cat Guerilla, chimpanzee deer only and flying squirrel Deccan peninsula Gangetic Plains Eastern Himalayas Caribbean Madagascar Tropical Andes Dugong Great Indian Bustard Dodo Caribbean Tropical Andes Madagascar Kanha Kaziranga Dudwa Biosphere Reserves Wildlife Sanctuaries National Parks Gene bank Biosphere reserve Sanctuary Gir Corbett Dudwa 9 Endangered Extinct Least Concern Sariska Kazhiranga Corbett Eastern Himalayas Tropical Andes Madagascar Genetic diversity species diversity Ecosystem diversity Arboretum Botanical garden Biosphere reserve Silent Valley national Kaziranga national park Nagarhole National Park park AP, Agricultural University GKVK, Bangalore Kerala, Agricultural University Kolkata Sunder bans Darjeeling Earth summit Sustainable summit Environmental summit Green data book Yellow data book Blue data book Parakeet Sparrow Dodo Out-situ conserva on Ex –situ conserva on In-situ conserva on Andhra Pradesh Goa Tamilnadu Rajasthan U.P Himachal Pradesh Rajiv Gandhi Jawaharlal Nehru Lal bahadur shastri Ice Liquid ammonia Carbon tetrachloride Endemic Academic Epidemic 100 300 200 Wildlife sanctuaries national park biosphere reserves Bacteria fungus algae Extinct endangered rare 10 ti ti ti Development by exploi ng resources None NO2 Landscape Internal Solar Energy bowl Geneva governmental C.K. Jannu Classroom ac vi es Ernst Haeckel Vulture Prairies Thermophiles Food chain Dystrophic lake Deserts Detritivores Prairies Manganese Carnivores Branched Meromictic Exoatmospheric nuclear testing Beas Fake cloud In vitro conservation India Sugarcane Zero sum game Deep well digging 11 ti ti ti Providing fertilizers to grown up trees gurtyure - Coal dethane Calology 15 Converting nitrates/nitrites into atmospheric nitrogen. Medha patekar pond 2015 Godavari Coal Pumice Iron Depletion of nutrients Agro-ecosystems Temperate deciduous forests Poppy Lead Storm spinners Physical and chemical Kota Natural phenomenon All of these Peat Andhra Pradesh Belly erosion Polar Solar power All of these Nuclear energy Solar energy Mining Troposphere 12  Ministry of forests and environment Peat None of these All these None of these Europe Carbon CO2 Mysore Jellyfer Carbon Nuclear Deforesta on prac se None of the above Sunderbans 97% Ponds Peat Long wall mining All of these Stabilization No pyramid can always be upright Algae Sugarcane Ocean ecosystem Methane herbivores prairies Secondary Consumer Chemoautotrophs Pampas Point Rajasthan 13 ti ti Water Sustainable Nature 1994 46.30% None of the above Living Organisms Malaysia Madhya Pradesh 1500 Rajiv Gandhi Community development Nuclear Energy Halosere 75% Harangi Carbon Monoxide Himalayan ranges Ranthambore Botanical Gardens Corbett none of the above Sunderbans Great Indian Hornbill deer, Hippopotamus Central India Western Ghats Red panda Indo-Burma Eastern Himalayas Ranthambore Botanical Gardens All of these Ranthambore 14  Vulnerable Ranthambore Carribean All of the above Orchidarium Nanda Devi National Park TN, Agricultural University Siluguri Educa onal summit Red data book Peacock None of the above None of the above Madhyapradesh Indira Gandhi Liquid nitrogen Endangered 50 gene bank gymnosperm vulnerable 15 ti