Physical Geography

1. An artificial ecosystem is represented by
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(A) pisciculture tank
(B) agricultural land
(C) zoo
(D) aquarium

2. The largest ecosystem of the Earth is
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(A) Blome
(B) Hydrosphere
(C) Lithosphere
(D) Biosphere

3. ‘Green Accounting’ means measuring the National Income of the country taking into account estimation of
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(A) the total forest area of the country
(B) the destruction of forest cover of the country
(C) pollution and environmental damage
(D) area of reclaimed fallow land

4. The sphere of living matter together with water, air and soil on the surface of the earth is known as
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(A) Lithosphere
(B) Biosphere
(C) Hydrosphere
(D) Atmosphere

5. The main cause of global climatic change is
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(A) increase in the content of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere
(B) emissions of industrial gases
(C) adding of dust
(D) changes in plant cover

6. Coastal Andhra Pradesh and Odisha often faces natural disasters due to
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(A) Cyclones
(B) Earthquakes
(C) Landslides
(D) Tornadoes

7. Snakes and vultures are eating rats in a field. If wild dogs are let into the field, what will be the immediate result?
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(A) Decrease in the number of snakes
(B) Decrease in the number of vultures
(C) Decrease in the number of rats
(D) Increase in the number of snakes.

8. Trees are leafless for a shorter or longer season of the year in
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(A) Evergreen forest
(B) Mangrove forest
(C) Scrub jungle forest
(D) Deciduous forest

9. The Montreal Protocol 1987 refers to
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(A) saving the Bio-diversity of our planet
(B) signing of an accord on the peaceful uses of atomic energy
(C) signing of an accord on keeping the antarctica as a nuclear free zone
(D) saving the ozone layer from destruction by reducting the use of CFCs

10. Which one is not a non-conventional energy source?
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(A) Nuclear energy
(B) Solar Energy
(C) Wind energy
(D) Tidal power