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______________ is diffused into the ground by gravitational force.

  1. Rain water

  2. Ocean

  3. River water

  4. None of the above


Correct Option: A

What are names of aquatic biomes?

  1. Marine and fresh water

  2. Oceans and lakes

  3. seas and streams

  4. streams and ice cape


Correct Option: A

What is outer limit of stratosphere?

  1. 30 km

  2. 50 km

  3. 60 km

  4. 40 km


Correct Option: B

Heated water has a harmful effects on

  1. Marine life

  2. Land animals

  3. Birds

  4. Seashore birds


Correct Option: A

Trenches' are also used for

  1. Incineration

  2. Landfilling

  3. Compositing

  4. Pulverization


Correct Option: B

Acclimatization is

  1. Pure-line breeding

  2. Pure-line selection

  3. Introduction

  4. Adaptation to new environment


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Acclimatization is the development of a favourable morphological and physiological response to a change In environment.


Statement 1: Tropical rainforests are disappearing fast from developing countries such as India.
Statement 2: No value is attached to these forests because these are poor in biodiversity. 

  1. Both statements 1 and 2 2 are correct.

  2. Statement 1 is correct but statement 2 is incorrect.

  3. Statement 1 is incorrect but statement 2 is correct.

  4. Both statement 1 and 2 are incorrect.


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Tropical rainforests are disappearing fastly from India due to deforestation, habitat loss and fragmentation. These forests are of extreme value since they contain the maximum biodiversity.  

Who has passed environment protection acts ?

  1. Maharashtra pollution control board

  2. State Pollution Control Board

  3. United Nations Environment Program

  4. Government of India


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

The UNEP (United Nations Environment Program) has passed many environmental conservation acts. To create awareness of the condition, to encourage participation on public level, developing International Environmental Law etc. are its objectives.

Terrestrial vegetation has rapid exchange of oxygen, water and

  1. climate

  2. Nutrients

  3. Carbon dioxide

  4. Precipitation


Correct Option: C

'Marine' biome includes:

  1. Swamps and springs

  2. Rivers, Lakes and Ponds

  3. Streams and Lakes

  4. Deep Sea and Oceans


Correct Option: D