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question_answer1)
Which ecological factors are most strong determinants of various biomes
A)
Temperature and precipitation done
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B)
Soil and wind done
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C)
\[pH\]and humidity done
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D)
Light and wind done
clear
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question_answer2)
Planktons are those unicellular or multicellular organisms which
A)
Passively float at or near the surface of water done
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B)
Remain held by surface tension force done
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C)
Are attached at the bottom done
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D)
Actively swim on the surface done
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question_answer3)
"Biosphere" is called as
A)
Part of atmosphere where the livings cannot live done
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B)
Part of atmosphere where the livings can live done
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C)
Both a and b done
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D)
None of the above done
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question_answer4)
"Biomes" describe
A)
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B)
Major ecological grouping of plants done
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C)
Major ecological groupings of animals done
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D)
Relation between plants, animals and climate done
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question_answer5)
Which one is the main source of minerals essential for man and other organisms
A)
Lithosphere done
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B)
Ionosphere done
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C)
Mesosphere done
clear
D)
Stratosphere done
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question_answer6)
Deciduous forests are mainly found in region where annual precipitation ranges between
A)
50 to 75 cm done
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B)
75 to 150 cm done
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C)
150 to 200 cm done
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D)
Above 200 cm done
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question_answer7)
A natural region characterised by hot summer, warm winter and treeless vegetation
A)
Tropical desert done
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B)
Steppes grassland done
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C)
Savannah grassland done
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D)
Temperate desert done
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question_answer8)
Biome is
A)
A part of the planet and its atmosphere done
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B)
Interacting communities of organism and its environments done
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C)
Biotic flora of a place done
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D)
Biotic fauna of a place done
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question_answer9)
Scorpion, spiders, lizards and rattle snake are inhabitants of
A)
Tropical rain forest done
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B)
Temperate forest done
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C)
Grassland biome done
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D)
Desert biome done
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question_answer10)
Noosphere relates to an environment dominated by
A)
Zooplanktons done
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B)
Nannoplanktons done
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C)
Man done
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D)
Carnivores done
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question_answer11)
Which of the following is a biome
A)
Wheat field done
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B)
Rain water pond done
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C)
Grass field done
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D)
Deciduous forest done
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question_answer12)
The typical biome of an area having 50 to 100cm of rainfall is
A)
Desert done
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B)
Grassland done
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C)
Deciduous forest done
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D)
Coniferous forest done
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question_answer13)
Alpine tundra is found in
A)
Siberia done
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B)
Greenland done
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C)
Both a and b done
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D)
Himalayas done
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question_answer14)
Rainfall is absent but precipitation occurs in
A)
Arctic desert done
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B)
Tropical desert done
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C)
Chapparal done
clear
D)
Savannah done
clear
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question_answer15)
Taiga refers to
A)
Temperate deciduous forest done
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B)
Subtropical semi-deciduous forest done
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C)
Evergreen forest done
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D)
North temperate coniferous forest done
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question_answer16)
Chapparal occurs in area
A)
Africa done
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B)
Siberia done
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C)
Mediterranean done
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D)
Arabia done
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question_answer17)
Rainfall occurs in chapparal during
A)
The whole year done
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B)
Summer done
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C)
Winter done
clear
D)
Spring-autumn done
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question_answer18)
Deserts occur in areas of
A)
Adverse human disturbance done
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B)
Underground saline water done
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C)
Little underground water done
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D)
Rain shadow done
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question_answer19)
All types of latitudinal biomes are found telescoped on high hills found in
A)
Tropical areas done
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B)
Subtropical areas done
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C)
Temperate areas done
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D)
None of the above done
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question_answer20)
Biome represents
A)
All the organisms of earth done
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B)
Flora of a land done
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C)
Flora and fauna of a land done
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D)
A major ecosystem delimited by climate or geography done
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question_answer21)
In India, rain forests are found in [DPMT 1980]
A)
Uttar Pradesh and Bihar done
clear
B)
Madhya Pradesh and Orissa done
clear
C)
Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh done
clear
D)
Western Ghats and Eastern Himalayas done
clear
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question_answer22)
Temperate forests occur in India in [JIPMER 1983]
A)
Indo-Gangetic plains done
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B)
Himalayas done
clear
C)
Eastern India done
clear
D)
Southern Peninsula done
clear
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question_answer23)
Tropical rain forests are found in [NCERT 1983; MP PMT 1996; BHU 1998]
A)
Andamans done
clear
B)
Bihar done
clear
C)
Himachal Pradesh done
clear
D)
Jammu and Kashmir done
clear
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question_answer24)
Succulent xerophytes are likely to be found in [CPMT 1983, 84, AFMC 1986, 90; MP PMT 1990]
A)
Tropical rain forest done
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B)
Deciduous forest done
clear
C)
Desert done
clear
D)
Tundra done
clear
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question_answer25)
Savannah's are [BHU 1983; MP PMT 1989, 91, 2002; Haryana PMT 1993; BHU 1996]
A)
Tropical rain forest done
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B)
Desert done
clear
C)
Grassland with scattered trees done
clear
D)
Dense forest with close canopy done
clear
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question_answer26)
In India coniferous forests are found in [BHU 1983; MP PMT 1992]
A)
Madhya Pradesh done
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B)
Himalayan region done
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C)
Satpura hills done
clear
D)
Rajasthan done
clear
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question_answer27)
In India, tropical evergreen forests occur in [DPMT 1984]
A)
Himachal Pradesh done
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B)
Madhya Pradesh done
clear
C)
Assam done
clear
D)
Tamil Nadu done
clear
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question_answer28)
Rhododendron is the characteristic vegetation of [CPMT 1985; BHU 2000]
A)
Tropical zone done
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B)
Alpine zone done
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C)
Gangetic plains done
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D)
Mangroove belt done
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question_answer29)
MAB stands for [BHU 1985; CBSE PMT 1997]
A)
Man and biosphere done
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B)
Man antibiotics and bacteria done
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C)
Man and biotic community done
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D)
Mayer, Anderson and Bishby done
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question_answer30)
The upper part of sea water mainly contains [DPMT 1985]
A)
Nektons only done
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B)
Planktons only done
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C)
Nektons and planktons both done
clear
D)
None of the above done
clear
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question_answer31)
Alpine plants show [CPMT 1988]
A)
Mesophytism done
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B)
Halophytism done
clear
C)
Xerophytism done
clear
D)
Luxuriant growth done
clear
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question_answer32)
Term 'biosphere' is used for the zone of earth where life exists [CPMT 1989; MP PMT 1990]
A)
On lithosphere done
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B)
In the hydrosphere done
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C)
In the lithosphere and hydrosphere done
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D)
In the lithosphere, hydrosphere and atmosphere done
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question_answer33)
The region consisting of long and severe winters and growing season consisting of few months of summers constitutes [CPMT 1991; Pb. PMT 1998]
A)
Savannah ecosystem done
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B)
Tiaga ecosystem done
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C)
Tundra ecosystem done
clear
D)
None of the above done
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question_answer34)
The sphere of living matter together with water, air and soil on the surface of earth is [BHU 1991; AIIMS 1998]
A)
Lithosphere done
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B)
Biosphere done
clear
C)
Hydrosphere done
clear
D)
Atmosphere done
clear
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question_answer35)
A biome consist of organisms of various trophic levels [AMU 1991]
A)
Reacting with their abiotic environment done
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B)
Constituting a complex sociological unit done
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C)
Living a symbiotic life done
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D)
Inhabiting a desert done
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question_answer36)
Biomass produced by plants in oceans accounts for [AMU 1992]
A)
55% done
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B)
65% done
clear
C)
75% done
clear
D)
85% done
clear
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question_answer37)
Temperate evergreen forests are found in [MP PMT 1992]
A)
Himalayan ranges done
clear
B)
Western ghats done
clear
C)
Aravali ranges done
clear
D)
Assam done
clear
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question_answer38)
Tropical dense forest is due to [MP PMT 1994; CPMT 2002]
A)
High temperature and excess rain done
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B)
Low temperature and excess rain done
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C)
High temperature and lesser rain done
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D)
Wild animals (tigers, lions, bears etc.) done
clear
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question_answer39)
Which one is not dangerous for life and atmosphere [MP PMT 1998]
A)
Biopollutants done
clear
B)
Ozone layer done
clear
C)
Nuclear blast done
clear
D)
Deforestation done
clear
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question_answer40)
Treeless biome of cold climates is [AFMC 1999; KCET 2000]
A)
Savannah biome done
clear
B)
Chapparal biome done
clear
C)
Temperate biome done
clear
D)
Tundra biome done
clear
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question_answer41)
Which part of the world has a high diversity of organisms [CBSE PMT 1999]
A)
Grasslands done
clear
B)
Savannahs done
clear
C)
Deciduous forests done
clear
D)
Tropical rain forests done
clear
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question_answer42)
The part of earth and atmosphere supporting life is [AMU 1991; CPMT 1994, 98; Pb. PMT 1999; BHU 2000; MP PMT 2001]
A)
Biosphere done
clear
B)
Biome done
clear
C)
Ecotone done
clear
D)
Biota done
clear
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question_answer43)
The salinity of the oceans is [RPMT 1997]
A)
Increasing done
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B)
Decreasing done
clear
C)
Constant done
clear
D)
Decreasing now but was increasing in past done
clear
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question_answer44)
Which of the following communities is more vulnerable to invasion by outsides animals and plants [CBSE PMT 1998]
A)
Mangroves done
clear
B)
Tropical evergreen forests done
clear
C)
Temperate forests done
clear
D)
Oceanic island communities done
clear
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question_answer45)
In desert grasslands, which type of animals are relatively more abundant [CBSE PMT 1998]
A)
Diurnal done
clear
B)
Arboreal done
clear
C)
Aquatic done
clear
D)
Fossorial done
clear
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question_answer46)
Moderate rainfall during summer [AIIMS 1998]
A)
Desert done
clear
B)
Grasslands done
clear
C)
Scrub forests done
clear
D)
Deciduous forests done
clear
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question_answer47)
The forest that colours in autumn is [CPMT 1992]
A)
Temperate evergreen forest done
clear
B)
Temperate deciduous forest done
clear
C)
Tropical evergreen forest done
clear
D)
Tropical deciduous forest done
clear
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question_answer48)
Relative to roots, the shoots are massive in plants of [CPMT 1992]
A)
Deserts done
clear
B)
Moist temperate done
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C)
Tundra done
clear
D)
Moist tropical forests done
clear
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question_answer49)
Which one has the maximum biomass [Haryana PMT 1993; DPMT 1999; Orissa 2004]
A)
Temperate forest done
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B)
Tropical rain forest done
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C)
Alpine vegetation done
clear
D)
Taiga done
clear
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question_answer50)
Temperate evergreen forests are found in [MP PMT 1994]
A)
Himalayan ranges done
clear
B)
Western ghats done
clear
C)
Aravalli ranges done
clear
D)
Assam done
clear
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question_answer51)
Desert biome does not support much vegetation as it lacks [Haryana PMT 1994]
A)
Sufficient light done
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B)
Favourable temperature done
clear
C)
Sufficient water done
clear
D)
Sufficient nutrients done
clear
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question_answer52)
Stratifications is more common in [Haryana PMT 1994; DPMT 2001, 04]
A)
Tropical rain forest done
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B)
Deciduous forest done
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C)
Temperate forest done
clear
D)
Tropical savannah done
clear
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question_answer53)
Deciduous forests have [AIIMS 1996; AFMC 2004]
A)
Variety of grasses done
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B)
Broad-leaved trees done
clear
C)
Narrow-leaved trees done
clear
D)
Variety of crocodiles done
clear
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question_answer54)
Biome with broad-leaved resinous fire resistant drought enduring plants is [AIIMS 1997]
A)
Savannah done
clear
B)
Steppes done
clear
C)
Chapparal done
clear
D)
Deciduous forest done
clear
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question_answer55)
In India tropical wet evergreen rain forests are not found in [AIIMS 1998]
A)
Tamil Nadu done
clear
B)
Andaman done
clear
C)
West Bengal done
clear
D)
Madhya Pradesh done
clear
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question_answer56)
Inverted pyramid of biomass can be traced in one of the following ecosystems [CET Chd. 1998]
A)
Rain forest done
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B)
Desert done
clear
C)
Ocean done
clear
D)
Tundra done
clear
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question_answer57)
Plants such as Prosopis, Acacia and Capparis represent examples of tropical [CBSE PMT 1998]
A)
Grassland done
clear
B)
Thorny deserts done
clear
C)
Deciduous forests done
clear
D)
Evergreen forests done
clear
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question_answer58)
Which part of the world has high density of organisms [CBSE PMT 1999]
A)
Grasslands done
clear
B)
Savannahs done
clear
C)
Deciduous forests done
clear
D)
Tropical rain forests done
clear
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question_answer59)
The organisms dwelling at the bottom of a lake are called [MP PMT 2000; AFMC 2001]
A)
Phytoplanktons done
clear
B)
Zooplanktons done
clear
C)
Nektons done
clear
D)
Benthos done
clear
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question_answer60)
Terai forest is [Pb. PMT 2000]
A)
Tropical done
clear
B)
Coniferous done
clear
C)
Deciduous done
clear
D)
Temperate deciduous done
clear
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question_answer61)
Savannah is found commonly in [Pb. PMT 2000]
A)
U.S.A. done
clear
B)
U.S.S.R. done
clear
C)
Australia done
clear
D)
India done
clear
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question_answer62)
Which one has evergreen vegetation and drought adapted animals [Haryana PMT 2000]
A)
Chapparral done
clear
B)
Savannah done
clear
C)
Tundra done
clear
D)
Deciduous forest done
clear
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question_answer63)
Plains with snow, ice, and frozen soil for most of the year are found in [Kerala 2000]
A)
Chapparal done
clear
B)
Taiga done
clear
C)
Tundra done
clear
D)
Savannah done
clear
E)
Desert done
clear
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question_answer64)
Grasslands of Asia are [Kerala 2001]
A)
Savannah done
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B)
Pampas done
clear
C)
Steppes done
clear
D)
Veldt done
clear
E)
Prairies done
clear
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question_answer65)
Estuaries occur in [AMU 2001]
A)
Orissa and Tamilnadu done
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B)
Kerala and Tamilnadu done
clear
C)
Kerala and Orissa done
clear
D)
Kerala, Tamilnadu and Orissa done
clear
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question_answer66)
The first biosphere reserve established in India for conserving the gene pool of flora and fauna and the life style of tribals is [Kerala CET 2003]
A)
Nilgiri biosphere reserve done
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B)
Nanda Devi biosphere reserve done
clear
C)
Uttarakhand biosphere reserve done
clear
D)
Great Nicobar biosphere reserve done
clear
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question_answer67)
Maximum productivity is found in [DPMT 2003; BVP 2004]
A)
Grass land done
clear
B)
Tropical rain forest done
clear
C)
Ocean done
clear
D)
None of these done
clear
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question_answer68)
Which one of the following is correct matching of a plant, its habit and the forest type where it normally occurs [AIIMS 2005]
A)
Prosopis, tree, scrub done
clear
B)
Saccharum, grass, forest done
clear
C)
Shorea robusta, herb, tropical rain forest done
clear
D)
Acacia catechu, tree, coniferous forest done
clear
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question_answer69)
In which of the following habitats does the diurnal temperature of soil surface vary most [CBSE PMT 2004]
A)
Desert done
clear
B)
Grassland done
clear
C)
Shrub land done
clear
D)
Forest done
clear
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question_answer70)
The sphere of living matter together with water, air and soil on the surface of earth is [MP PMT 2004]
A)
Lithosphere done
clear
B)
Biosphere done
clear
C)
Hydrosphere done
clear
D)
Atmosphere done
clear
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question_answer71)
Maximum absorption of rainfall water is done by [BHU 2005]
A)
Tropical deciduous forest done
clear
B)
Tropical evergreen forest done
clear
C)
Tropical savannah done
clear
D)
Scrub forest done
clear
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question_answer72)
Biosphere reserve programme started in India [Orissa JEE 2005]
A)
1986 done
clear
B)
1984 done
clear
C)
1982 done
clear
D)
1988 done
clear
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question_answer73)
Which one of the following pairs is mismatched [CBSE PMT 2005]
A)
Tundra - permafrost done
clear
B)
Savanna - acacia tress done
clear
C)
Prairie - epiphytes done
clear
D)
Coniferous forest - evergreen tress done
clear
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