Ø 42
per cent of the incoming solar radiation is reflected back
to atmosphere
Ø If
the level of contour lines increased from outer to inner portion, it indicates Hill.
Ø Development
of an embryo from any cell of the gametophyte other than egg cell called Apogamy.
Ø Maximum
net return is obtained when marginal cost (MC) is Equal to the marginal
return (MR).
Ø Kranz
type of anatomy is found in C4 plants.
Ø Number
of sample plots required for a Species in each thinning regime to prepare a
yield table is 600.
Ø Ral,
an oleoresin extracted from Shorea robusta.
Ø Pennisetum
polystachyon is a species of grasses suitable for
soil conservation of ravine lands and the land affected by shifting
cultivation.
Ø Good
seed year of Cedrus deodara is 4-5 years.
Ø Indicator
plant for favourable conditions for natural regeneration of deodar and kail is Viola
canescens.
Ø In
regeneration survey, ‘U’symbol represents Browsed Whippy.
Ø How
many seedlings per acre will you need for planting trees at a spacing of 9 feet
x 9 feet ? – 538.
Ø Which
of the following is NOT true about the role forests play in protecting water
quality? - Releasing nutrients.
Ø Which
of the following is NOT a common characteristic of invasive plants? - Leaf
out later in the spring and lose their leaves earlier in the fall.
Ø Which
of the following factors does NOT have a significant effect on the behavior of
a forest fire? - Soil texture.
Ø Which
term is used to define the capacity of a tree to develop and grow in the shade
while in competition with other trees? – Tolerance.
Ø Competition
for water, minerals, light and space is most severe between two in Closely
related species occupying the same niche.
Ø A
habitat of long severe winters and growing season limited to a few months of
summer constitutes in Taiga ecosystem.
Ø Cherposem
terms do not reflect the idea of ecosystem.
Ø Which
of the following statement is true about mangrove forests? - They grow along
the coast especially in the river deltas; These plants are able to grow in a
mix of saline and fresh water; They grow luxuriantly in muddy areas.
Ø According
to State of Forest Report, 2017 published by Ministry of Environment, Forest
and Climate Change, the total forest cover in India is around 21 %.
Ø A
tabulation of volume, basal area, number of trees, etc. per acre found in full
stands on specified sites at specified ages is yield table.
Ø Harvesting
or killing trees infected or highly susceptible to insects or diseases to
protect the rest of the forest stand is Sanitation cut.
Ø Bonnet
Macauque species is endemic to India.
Ø Eravikulam
NP, Kerala protected areas comprises of montane grasslands
interspersed with forest patches called “Sholas”?
Ø 2,4-D
is
the first widely used herbicide.
Ø The
study of the life history and general characteristics of forest tree, with
particular reference to environmental factors is Silvics.
Ø India’s
first National Centre for Marine Bio-diversity (NCMB) is located in Jamnagar.
Ø A
branch of life sciences that studies the short term and long-term changes in
the size and age composition of population, and the biological and
environmental processes influencing those changes is population dynamics.
Ø As
per the India State of Forest Report, 2017, the three states which have shown
increase in the forest cover in the country are Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka
and Kerala.
Ø Area
wise Madhya Pradesh state has the largest forest cover in the country.
Ø In
which of the following marine protected area would you not find coral reefs? – Sundarbans.
Ø Currently
Asiatic Lions are found only in the Gir National Park of Gujarat. A major
disaster/ disease outbreak is likely to wipe out the entire population in one
stroke, In order to have a backup population in case of such eventuality; an
alternate home for the Asiatic Lion is being created at Kuno Palpur
Sanctuary in Madhya Pradesh.
Ø Indian
Rock Python is a non-poisnous snake of India.
Ø Organisms
which are typically saprophytic, but under certain conditions may be parasitic
eg. Decay fungi in living trees- facultative parasites.
Ø The
swollen tip of a hyphae or germ tube that facilitates attachment and
penetration of the host by the fungi is Appressorium.
Ø Which
is not a part of National Action Plan on Climate Change? - National Mission
on Pollution Control.
Ø Which
common names of insects is associated with the order Hymenoptera? - Wasps
and ants.
Ø Which
of the following engineering structures is not a part of Soil & Moisture
control measures? – Causeway.
Ø Right
chronology for various forest related legislation of our country - Indian
Forest Act, Wildlife Protection Act, Forest Conservation Act
Ø Which
among the following multilateral convention seeks to protect the human health
and environment from Persistant Organic Pollutants (POPs)? - Stockholm
Convention.
Ø Montreal
Protocol of 1987 – Ozone Depleting Substances;
Ø Bonn
Convention of 1979 – The conservation of Migratory Species;
Ø Rotterdam
Convention of 1998 – Consensual International Trade in certain Hazardous
Chemicals and Pesticides
Ø Basel
Convention of 1989 – Regulation of transboundary movement, transit, handling
and use of Living Modified Organisms.
Ø Which
one of the following is a useful biological indicator of Sulphur-dioxide
pollution? – Lichens
Ø The
non-Green-House Gas(GHG) - Carbon Monoxide.
Ø Photochemical
smog always contains Ozone; The toxic effect of Carbon Monoxide is due
to its greater affinity for haemoglobin as compared to oxygen; Lead
is the most hazardous metal pollutant of automobile exhaust.
Ø The
First Chairperson of the National Green Tribunal (NGT) was Justice Lokeshwar
Singh Panta.
Ø Green
Economy is led by United Nations Environment Programme.
Ø Which
among the following protocols is also related to the Access and Benefit Sharing
(ABS) mechanism? - Nagoya Protocol.
Ø Which
among the following city was declared as “Tiger Gateway of India”? – Nagpur.
Ø Which
among the following will emit maximum mass of carbon dioxide, when the same
quantity is burnt of all of them? – Kerosene.
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