Previous year MCQs

Environment & Ecology UPPSC 2024 GS-I
Question

Plants and animals that live on land are called:

Answer & Solution

Answer: (Detailed Solution Below)

Option C: Terrestrial habitants

Detailed Solution:

The correct answer is “Terrestrial habitants”.
Category Definition Examples
Terrestrial Habitants Organisms that live on land. Tiger, Elephant, Oak Tree, Human
Aquatic Habitants Organisms that live in water. Fish, Dolphin, Lotus, Coral
Abiotic Factors Non-living components of an ecosystem. Sunlight, Temperature, Rocks
Biotic Factors Living organisms that influence an ecosystem. Plants, Animals, Microorganisms

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With reference to the detailed report of Tiger Census 2018 released by the Government of India in July 2020, which of the following Statement(s) is/are correct?

1. India has 70% of total global tiger’s population.
2. Nearly 30% of India’s tigers live outside tiger reserve.
Select the correct answer fro? the codes given below.
  1. A) 1 Only
  2. B) 2 Only
  3. C) 1 and 2 both
  4. D) Neither 1 nor 2
Climate change is caused by
  1. A) Green house gases
  2. B) Depletion of ozone layer
  3. C) Pollution
  4. D) All of the above
The only vein that carries oxygenated blood is:
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  2. B) Cystic vein
  3. C) Cardiac vein
  4. D) Hepatic Portal vein
Arrange the following schemes launched by the Government of India in chronological order and choose the correct answer from the codes given below:

1. Swachh Bharat Mission
2. Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana
3. Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Yojana
4. Pradhan Mantri Mahila Shakti Kendra Scheme

Codes:
  1. A) 2, 1, 4, 3
  2. B) 4, 2, 1, 3
  3. C) 1, 2, 3, 4
  4. D) 3, 1, 2, 4
Assertion (1): The Green Belt represents a planning concept for controlling the physical expansion of large cities.

Reason (R): It is an integral component of a city.
Codes:
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  3. C) A is true but R is false
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  2. B) September 16
  3. C) April 29
  4. D) January 30
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Reason (R): The Missile has a range of 490 kilometres.

Select the correct answer from the codes given below:
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  2. B) (A) is false, but (R) is true
  3. C) Both (A) and (R) are true and (k) is the correct explanation of (A)
  4. D) (A) is true, but (R) is false
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  2. B) Primary Consumers are out-number producers
  3. C) Producers are more than Primary Consumers
  4. D) Secondary Consumers are the largest and most powerful
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  2. B) Fossilized pollen
  3. C) Tree ring growth
  4. D) Evaporite deposits
Which one of the following is NOT a "Sustainable Development Goal" (SDG) target to be achieved by 2030?
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  2. B) Quality Education
  3. C) Gender Equality
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  2. B) 25 years
  3. C) 40 years
  4. D) 50 years