Previous year MCQs

Environment & Ecology UPPSC 1999 GS-I
Question

The father of "ecology" is:

Answer & Solution

Answer: (Detailed Solution Below)

Option A: Ernst Haeckel

Detailed Solution:

The correct answer is “Ernst Haeckel”.
Ernst Haeckel is considered the father of ecology. He was the first to coin the term "ecology" and defined it as the study of the relationship between organisms and their environment.

Similar Questions:

Assertion (A): Two per cent of the worlds people live outside their country of birth.
Reason (R): Oceania has the highest percentage of migrants.

Code:
  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) A is false but R is true
The expected GDP growth rate for 1998-99 is:
  1. A) 5.5%
  2. B) 5.6%
  3. C) 5.7%
  4. D) 5.8%
In the series IKJ, NPO, SUT.....the bank space refers to:
  1. A) VXW
  2. B) WXY
  3. C) XZY
  4. D) XYZ
The difference between nuclear reactor and atom bomb is that:
  1. A) There is no chain reaction in nuclear reactor where as this happens in atom bomb
  2. B) The chain reaction in nuclear reactor is controlled
  3. C) The chain reaction in nuclear reactor is not controlled
  4. D) Atom bomb is based on nuclear fusion whereas in nuclear reactor, nuclear fission occurs
The highest number of gold medals in the fifth National Games held at Imphal was won by:
  1. A) Sebastian Xavier
  2. B) Nisha Millet
  3. C) Jaspal Rana
  4. D) Sunita Rani
When did the Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act was enacted in which of the following year?
  1. A) 1974
  2. B) 1975
  3. C) 1976
  4. D) 1977
Assertion (A): The Ganga is a highly polluted river.
Reason (R): The holier the river, the more polluted it is.

Select the correct answer from the following code:
  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) (A) is false, but (R) is true
Which one of the following is not responsible for the extinction of a species?
  1. A) Broad niche
  2. B) Large body size
  3. C) Narrow niche
  4. D) Lack of genetic variability
The highest chemical pollution is caused by the industrial effluents of
  1. A) Leather industry
  2. B) Paper industry
  3. C) Rayon industry
  4. D) Textile industry
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:
  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) A is false but R is true
Match list-I with list-II an select the correct answer using the code given below:
List-I - List-II

A. World T.B. Day - 1. December
B. World Aids Day - 2. January 30
C. Anti Leprosy Day - 3. September 16
D. International ozone Day - 4. March 24

Code:
A B C D
  1. A) 4 1 2 3
  2. B) 3 4 1 2
  3. C) 2 3 4 1
  4. D) 1 2 3 4
Which one of the following statements is true for synecology?
  1. A) It is study of individual species in relation to its environment
  2. B) It is a study of complex inter-relationship of biotic communities
  3. C) It is essentially habitat ecology
  4. D) It is mainly social ecology