DDT residues are rapidly passed through food chain causing biom

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131.

The Indian rhinoceros is a natural inhabitant of which one of the Indian states?

  • Uttarakhand

  • Uttar Pradesh

  • Himachal Pradesh

  • Himachal Pradesh

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132.

Which one of the following types of organisms occupy more than one trophic level in a pond ecosystem?

  • Phytoplankton 

  • Fish

  • Zoonplankton

  • Zoonplankton

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133.

DDT residues are rapidly passed through food chain causing biomagnification because DDT is 

  • liposoluble

  • moderately toxic

  • non-toxic to aquatic animals

  • non-toxic to aquatic animals


A.

liposoluble

Many pesticides, such as DDT, aldrin and dieldrin are accumulated in the environment. They are fat soluble and generally non-biodegradable, They get incorporated into the food chain and ultimately deposited in the fatty tissue of animals and humans. In the food chain because of their build up, they get magnified in the higher trophic levels called biological magnification. The phenomenon of biological magnification is also reported of certain other pollutants such as heavy metals.eg, mercury, copper and radioactive substances as strontium-90

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134.

Study the cycle shown below and select the option which gives correct words for all the four blanks A, B, C and D.

  • A

    B

    C

    D

    Nitrification

    Ammonification

    Animals

    plants

  • A

    B

    C

    D

    Dentirificiation

    Ammonification

    Plants

    Animals

  • A

    B

    C

    D

    Nitrification

    Denitrification

    Animals

    Plants

  • A

    B

    C

    D

    Nitrification

    Denitrification

    Animals

    Plants

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135.

Which one of the following is being tried in India as a biofuel substitute for fossil fuels

  • Jatropha

  • Azadirachta

  • Musa

  • Musa

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136.

Which one of the following is not used for construction of ecological pyramids?

  • Dry weight

  • Number of individuals

  • Rate of energy flow

  • Rate of energy flow

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137.

Treatment of seed at low temperature under moist conditions to break its dormancy is called

  • scarification

  • vernalization

  • chelation

  • chelation

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138.

Which ecosystem has the maximum biomass?

  • Forest ecosystem

  • Grassland ecosystem

  • Pond ecosystem

  • Pond ecosystem

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139.

Presence of plants arranged into well defined vertical layers depending on their height can be seen best in :

  • Tropical Savannah

  • Tropical Rain Forest

  • Grassland

  • Grassland

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140.

Match the items given in Column I with those in Column II and select the correct option given below :
Column I Column II
a Eutrophication i UV-B radiation
b Sanitary landfill ii Deforestation
c Snow blindness iii Nutrient enrichment
d Jhum cultivation iv Waste disposal

  • a b c d
    ii i iii iv
  • a b c d
    i iii iv ii
  • a b c d
    i ii iv iii
  • a b c d
    iii iv i ii

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