Previous year MCQs

Environment & Ecology UPPSC 2021 GS-I
Question

Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the codes given below:
(Biosphere) (Location)
List I - List II

A) Similipal - 1) Uttarakhand
B) Pachmarhi - 2) Meghalaya
C) Nandadevi - 3) Madhya Pradesh
D) Nokrek - 4) Odisha

Answer & Solution

Answer: (Detailed Solution Below)

Option B: 4, 3, 1, 2

Detailed Solution:

The correct answer is “4, 3, 1, 2”.
Biosphere Reserve State
Simlipal Odisha
Pachmarhi Madhya Pradesh
Nanda Devi Uttarakhand
Nokrek Meghalaya

Similar Questions:

The cycling of elements in an ecosystem is called
  1. A) Chemical cycles
  2. B) Biogeochemical cycles
  3. C) Geological cycles
  4. D) Geochemical cycles
Which of the following reasons caused catastrophic coral bleaching and mass coral deaths in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands?
  1. A) Increased industrial activities in the coastal regions
  2. B) Increase of 2° C temperature in the Indian Ocean
  3. C) Heavy marine pollution
  4. D) Decrease of temperature by 4° C in the Indian Ocean
With reference to the electric potential which of the following statements is/are correct?

1. It is a scalar quantity.
2. It is a vector quantity.

Select the correct answer using the codes given below.
Codes :
  1. A) Only 1
  2. B) Only 2
  3. C) Both 1 and 2
  4. D) Neither 1 nor 2
The entire sequence of communities that successively change in a particular area are called:
  1. A) Ecological succession
  2. B) Sere
  3. C) Community dynamics
  4. D) Pyramid of biomass
In social forestry, plantation of which, of the following types of trees is encouraged?
  1. A) Fruit producing
  2. B) Fodder producing
  3. C) Fuel producing
  4. D) Multipurpose type
Which of the following is NOT responsible for increase in the biodiversity of an ecosystem?
  1. A) Productivity of the ecosystem
  2. B) Intermediate-disturbance
  3. C) Age of the ecosystem
  4. D) Less number of tropic levels
With reference to NTPC unit at Singrauli, which of the following statement/s is/are correct?

1. It is situated in Northern part of Chhattisgarh State.
2. It is NTPC’s oldest unit.

Select the correct answer using the codes given below.
Codes :
  1. A) Only 1
  2. B) Only 2
  3. C) Both 1 and 2
  4. D) Neither 1 nor 2
With reference to Socotra Island, which of the following statement/s is/are correct ?

1. It is an Island of Oman, situated in the Arabian Sea.
2. It was designated as a world natural heritage site by UNESCO in 2008.

Select the correct answer using the codes given below.
  1. A) Only 1
  2. B) Only 2
  3. C) Both 1 and 2
  4. D) Neither 1 nor 2
Given below are two statements:

Assertion (A): Natural vegetation is the true index of climate.
Reason (R): Water-loving plants are found in moist climate.

In the context of the above, which one of the following is correct?
  1. A) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)
  2. B) Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A
  3. C) (A) is true, but (R) is false
  4. D) (B) is false, but (R) is true
Given below are two statements, one is labelled as Assertion (A) and other as Reason (R):

Assertion (A) : Teesta river was earlier a tributary of Ganga now it is a tributary of Brahmaputra.
Reason (R) : River capturing is a major feature of Himalayan rivers.

Select the correct answer using the codes given below.
Codes :
  1. A) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is correct explanation of (A)
  2. B) Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not correct explanation of (A)
  3. C) (A) is true, but (R) is false
  4. D) (A) is false, but (R) is true
Which of the following is NOT a green house gas?
  1. A) Argon
  2. B) Chlorofluorocarbon
  3. C) Methane
  4. D) Carbon dioxide
Which one of the following states has the ideal habitat for the Siberian crane?
  1. A) Arunachal Pradesh
  2. B) Assam
  3. C) Andhra Pradesh
  4. D) Rajasthan