Multiple Choice Questions

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Grassland with scattered trees is :

  • savanna

  • deciduous forest

  • evergreen forest

  • tropical rain forest


A.

savanna

Savannah is a grassland with scattered trees. Eg, Acacia savanna, Phoenix savannah. It doesn not have much species diversity. It is found in equatorial and subtropical regions of the world especialy South America, Central Africa and Australia.


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Outgrowth developing along with hilum of the seed is:

  • Plumule

  • Radicle

  • Strophiole

  • Perisperm


In the life scale of mosquito, comma shaped stage is:

  • larval stage

  • pupal stage

  • imago stage

  • none of these


A student wants to study metaphasic behaviour of chromosomes in a living cell. The technique most suitable is :

  • phase contrast microscope

  • x-ray microscope

  • cell fractionation

  • scanning electron microscope


Acid rain are produced by:

  • excess NO2 and SO2 from burning fossil fuels

  • excess production of NH3 by industry and coal gas

  • excess release of carbon monoxide by incomplete combustion

  • excess formation of CO2 by coinbustion and animal respiration


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The principal cereal crop of India/Asia is :

  • Sorghum

  • barley

  • wheat

  • rice


Removal of top fertile soil by wind or water is :

  • Siltation

  • Soil erosion

  • Weathering of soil

  • Leaching


The leydig cells secrete :

  • oestrogen

  • testosterone

  • progesterone

  • corticosterone


Major coffee producing state of India is :

  • Tamil Nadu

  • Kerala

  • Karnataka

  • Andhra Pradesh


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Two or more species occupying same or ovarlapping areas are :

  • sympatric

  • sibling

  • sub species

  • allopatric