101. Among the following types of Codes : 110.

Among the following continents,

biomes, which one has the hig- (a) (b) (c) (d) which one has the lowest growth
hest species diversity ? (A) 1 3 4 2 rate of population ?
(A) Temperature forests (B) 2 4 3 1 (A) North America
(B) Tropical rainforests (C) 1 4 3 2 (B) South America
(C) Temperature deciduous for- (D) 2 3 4 1 (C) Australia
ests (D) Europe
106. Match List-I with List-II and
(D) Temperate grasslands select the correct answer using 111. Consider the following state-
102. What is eutrophication ? the code given below the lists ments :

(A) Process by which organisms List-I 1. A hurricane acquires its spin

concentrate certain chemical sub- (Natural Region) from the Coriolis effect
stances to levels above those (a) Tundra Region 2. The diameter of the hurri-
found in their natural environ- (b) Equatorial Forest Region cane decreases as it moves
ment away from low latitudes.
(c) Steppe Region
(B) Excessive growth of algae in 3. The diameter of a hurricane
(d) Savanna Region
nutrient-rich water leading to is never below 150 km.
reduced oxygen levels and the List-II
Which of the statements given
death of many organisms (Tribe) above is/are correct ?
(C) The ability of organisms in a 1. Kirghiz 2. Samoyed
(A) 1 only
food chain to convert energy 3. Semang 4. Bedouin
(B) 2 and 3 only
received into living matter 5. Masai
(C) 1 and 3 only
(D) Population explosion of a Codes :
(D) 1, 2 and 3
species in an ecosystem due to (a) (b) (c) (d)
the removal of their predators 112. Match List-I with List-II and
(A) 2 1 4 5
103. Boulder clay is a feature asso- select the correct answer using
(B) 5 3 1 2
ciated with which one of the the code given below the lists
(C) 2 3 1 5
following ? List-I List-II
(D) 5 1 4 2
(A) Mechanical weathering (District) (Rich source of)
107. The Minamata incident, an exam-
(B) Mass movement (a) Almora 1. Gypsum
ple, for environmental degrada-
(C) River deposition tion, is due to which one of the (b) Bikaner 2. Kyanite
(D) Glacial deposition following ? (c) Singhbhum 3. Magnesite
104. What is the maximum potential (A) Air pollution Codes :
number of inhabitants which can (B) Nuclear disaster (a) (b) (c)
be supported in a given ecosys-- (C) Water pollution (A) 3 1 2
tem known as ?
(D) Thermal pollution (B) 3 2 1
(A) Biotic potential
108. During Pleistocene epoch, four (C) 2 1 3
(B) Carrying capacity
glacial phases were identified. (D) 1 3 2
(C) Reproductive capacity Which one of the following is the
(D) Tolerance limit 113. Match List-I with List-II and
correct chronological order in
select the correct answer using
105. Match List-I with List-II and which they appeared during this
the code given below the lists
select the correct answer using epoch from early times ?
List-I
the code given below the lists (A) GunzMindelWurmRiss
(Important Regions
List-I (B) GunzMindelRissWurm
of Plantation)
(Tribe) (C) WurmRissMindelGunz
(a) Mauritius
(a) Aka (D) MindelGunzRissWurm
(b) Formosa
(b) Bondo Poraja 109. Which one of the following
(c) South-Eastern Brazil
(c) Riang climates is found in coastal areas
of California in North America, (d) Coastal Plains of Caribbean
(d) Gaddi Islands
Central Chile in South America
List-II and South-West tip of West List-II
(State) Australia ? (Names of Plantation)
1. Arunachal Pradesh (A) Tropical savanna 1. Coffee
2. Himachal Pradesh (B) Mediterranean 2. Rubber
3. Orissa (C) Humid continental 3. Sugarcane
4. Tripura (D) Low-latitude steppe 4. Tea

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