Previous year MCQs

Environment & Ecology UPPSC 2005 GS-I
Question

Which one of the following trees is considered to be an environmental hazard?

Answer & Solution

Answer: (Detailed Solution Below)

Option D: Eucalyptus

Detailed Solution:

The correct answer is “Eucalyptus”.
Eucalyptus trees are considered an environmental hazard because they can have negative effects on the environment.

Similar Questions:

Sustainable agriculture means:
  1. A) Self-sufficiency
  2. B) To be able to export and import under WTO norms
  3. C) To utilise land so that its quality remains intact
  4. D) To utilise waste land for agricultural purpose
"Project Tiger" of the Government envisages:
  1. A) To observe the habits of the tiger
  2. B) Collect vital information about different species
  3. C) To save the Indian tiger from extinction
  4. D) None of these
World Ozone Day is celebrated on
  1. A) 25th December
  2. B) 21 April
  3. C) 16th September
  4. D) 30th January
Match the following list-I with list-II and select, the correct answer from the code given below the Lists:
List-I (States) - List-II (National parks)

A. Uttar Pradesh - 1. Bandipur
B. Assam - 2. Rajaji National Park
C. Orissa - 3. Similipal
D. Karnataka - 4. Manas

Code:
A B C D
  1. A) 1 2 3 4
  2. B) 2 4 3 1
  3. C) 4 3 2 1
  4. D) 2 3 1 4
Which one of the following trees is considered to be an environmental hazard?
  1. A) Babul
  2. B) Amaltas
  3. C) Neem
  4. D) Eucalyptus
In Uttar Pradesh the largest concentration of population is found in
  1. A) Agra district
  2. B) Allahabad district
  3. C) Ghaziabad district
  4. D) Kanpur Nagar district
Which one of the following is the correct order of biological organization ranging from organism to biosphere?
  1. A) Population > Ecosystem > Community > Landscape
  2. B) Landscape > Community > Ecosystem > Population
  3. C) Population > Community > Ecosystem > Landscape
  4. D) Population > Landscape > Community > Ecosystem
Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists:

National Parks States
A) Indravati 1) Jharkhand
B) Mollem 2) Haryana
C) Kalesar 3) Goa
D) Betla 4) Chhattisgarh
  1. A) 4, 3, 2, 1
  2. B) 4, 2, 3, 1
  3. C) 4, 1, 3, 2
  4. D) 3, 4, 2, 1
Biodegradable pollutant is:
  1. A) Mercury
  2. B) Sewage
  3. C) Plastic
  4. D) Asbestos
The largest number of copper coins in northern and north western India were issued by
  1. A) Indo-Greeks
  2. B) Kushans
  3. C) Sakas
  4. D) Pratiharas
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 75% of the total global tiger population.
2. Nearly 35% of India's tigers live outside the tiger reserve.

Select the correct answer from the codes given below:
  1. A) 1 Only
  2. B) 2 Only
  3. C) Both 1 and 2
  4. D) Neither 1 nor 2
Which one of the following has been recognized as a Megadiverse Country?
  1. A) New Zealand
  2. B) Australia
  3. C) Nepal
  4. D) Austria