Previous year MCQs

Environment & Ecology UPPSC 2012 GS-1
Question

As an ecosystem, wetlands are useful for which of the following?

Answer & Solution

Answer: (Detailed Solution Below)

Option D: All the above

Detailed Solution:

The correct answer is “All the above”.
As an ecosystem, wetlands are useful for nutrients recovery and cycling, releasing heavy metals through absorption by plants. They also control the floods and maintain the rivers.

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C. Non-Cooperation Movement
D. Civil Disobedience Movement

Codes:
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  2. B) 2 and 4 only
  3. C) 3 and 4 only
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  2. B) Economic development
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  3. C) 2008
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2. Eastern Ghat
3. Western Ghat
4. Western Himalaya

Codes:
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  2. B) 1 and 3 only
  3. C) 2 and 4 only
  4. D) 3 and 4 only
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