Previous year MCQs

Environment & Ecology UPPSC 2006 GS-I
Question

Environment refers

Answer & Solution

Answer: (Detailed Solution Below)

Option D: all the above

Detailed Solution:

The correct answer is “all the above”.
The correct answer is (4) all the above. All the provided options are accurate descriptions of the term "environment" from different perspectives.

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  2. B) Antibiotics
  3. C) Humalins
  4. D) Analgesics
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  2. B) adverse changes brought in by human activities
  3. C) ecological imbalance because of ecological diversity
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  3. C) Age of the ecosystem
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