Environmental Science MCQs

Question 1

Viable material of endangered species can be preserved by

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Gene bank

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Gene library

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Gene pool

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Herbarium

Question 2

Ecotype is a type of species in which environmentally induced variations are

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Genetically fixed

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Temporary

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Genetically not related

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None of the above

Question 3

Organisms having the potential for interbreeding and producing fertile offspring is called

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Species

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Class

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Order

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Genus

Question 4

Expand GIS

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Geographical Information System

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Geographical Information Source

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Geological Information System

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Geological Index System

Question 5

Ex situ conservation includes

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all of the above

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Zoo

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Botanic garden

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Germplasm bank

Question 6

First National Park in India

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Jim Corbett National Park

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Bandipur National Park

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Gir National Park

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Sunderbans National Park

Question 7

A slow moving river of solid ice is called

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glacier

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delta

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watershed

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crevasses

Question 8

_________ is the phenomenon where the earth retains heat.

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Green house effect

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Air pollution

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Global effect

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Land pollution

Question 9

Ozone depletion in the stratosphere will cause

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increased incidence of skin cancer

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forest tires

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global warming

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none of these