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Environment & Ecology UPPSC 2014 GS-I
Question

Biodiversity means:

Answer & Solution

Answer: (Detailed Solution Below)

Option C: diverse kinds of plants and animals in particular area.

Detailed Solution:

The correct answer is “diverse kinds of plants and animals in particular area.”.
Biodiversity means - diverse kinds of plants and animals in a particular area.

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  1. A) Loss of natural habitat
  2. B) To make fire in the forest
  3. C) Illegal commercial trade of wildlife
  4. D) Fast pace of population growth
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  1. A) 10%
  2. B) 23%
  3. C) 33%
  4. D) 53%
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List - I (Tribe) - List - II (Region)

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B. Bhutiya - 2. Tamil Nadu
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D. Sentinelese - 4. Jharkhand

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  1. A) 4 3 2 1
  2. B) 2 4 1 3
  3. C) 3 2 4 1
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  2. B) Sleep with eyelids half open.
  3. C) Briefly and repeatedly stop breathing during sleep.
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  2. B) For releasing heavy metals through absorption by plants
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  2. B) Intermediate-disturbance
  3. C) Age of the ecosystem
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  2. B) C.C. Park
  3. C) A.H. Strahler
  4. D) E.P Odum
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  2. B) Darwin
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