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1. Which one of the following pairs is correctly matched? (A) Specification for environmental management system ISO 14001 (B) Environmental performance evaluation ISO 14040 (C) Guidelines for environmental auditing ISO 14000 (D) Environmental labels and declaration ISO 14004     Click Here for Answer    Answer - (A)     2. Quantifying the energy and raw material requirement as a part of life cycle assessment, is termed as (A) Life Cycle improvement analysis. (B) Life Cycle impact analysis. (C) Life Cycle inventory. (D) Life Cycle pre-requisites.     Click Here for Answer    Answer - (C)     3. Wilting coefficient of a loam represents (A) The minimum water content of the soil at which plants can no longer obtain water (B) Water holding capacity (C) Capillary water (D) Field capacity     Click Here for Answer    Answer - (A)     4. The sequence of fossil fu...

1. Limnetic zone in freshwater ecosystem is characterised by (A) Presence of rooted vegetation (B) Absence of rooted vegetation (C) Presence of large proportion of lime (D) Absence of phytoplankton     Click Here for Answer    Answer - (B)     2. Vegetation cover shows maximum reflectance in which of the following regions of the electromagnetic radiation spectrum? (A) Ultraviolet (B) Near infrared (C) Middle infrared (D) Visible     Click Here for Answer    Answer - (B)     3. During remote sensing of the vegetation cover, the spectral reflection of vegetation over electromagnetic radiation spectrum depends upon (A) Pigmentation in the leaf (B) Structure of the leaf (C) Moisture content of the leaf (D) All the above characters     Click Here for Answer    Answer - (D)     4. Which of the follow i ng organic compounds is not of biogenic origin? (A) Iso...

1. The allochthonous microorganisms of an ecosystem are (A) Indigenous microorganisms (B) Migrant (C) Parasitic (D) Pathogenic     Click Here for Answer    Answer - (B)     2. The biodegradation of plant material is slow because of presence of (A) Cellulose (B) Xylene (C) Extensin/protein (D) Lignin     Click Here for Answer    Answer - (D)     3. An ecotype is (A) Genetically different forms of the same organisms (B) Genetically similar forms of the same organisms (C) Morphologically different forms of the same organisms (D) Both (A) and (B)     Click Here for Answer    Answer - (A)     4. The following are the characters of species diversity: (i) More richness (ii) More evenness (iii) More dominance (iv) Less dominance (v) Less richness (vi) Less evenness Point out the combination of cond i tions in which species diversity of an ecosyste...

1. Which of the following is not an IUCN-designated threatened species found in  India ? (A) Asiatic Lion (B)  Bengal  Tiger (C) Indian White rumped vulture (D) Mountain gorilla     Click Here for Answer    Answer - (D)     2. Which of the following ecosystems has the lowest net primary production per square metre? (A) A grassland (B) A coral reef (C) An open ocean (D) A trop i cal rain forest     Click Here for Answer    Answer - (C)     3. The rate of energy at consumer’s level is called (A) Primary productivity (B) Gross primary productivity (C) Net primary productivity (D) Secondary productivity     Click Here for Answer    Answer - (C)     4. Establishment of a species in a new area is referred to as (A) Stabilization (B) Aggregation (C) Ecesis (D) Migration     Click Here for Answer    Answer - (C) ...