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Environment and Biodiversity Test 3
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Negative marks are -0.33 per wrong answer
Right answer is 1 mark
No time limit but finish in 30 mins
Solution can be found at below chapters:
Test series is based on following chapters.
Environment Chapter 3: Seasons
Q1: Seasons in India are of __ broad categories
3
6
4
5
Q2: The average weather conditions of a place for a longer period are known as?
weather
season
climate
altitude
Q3: day to day or hour to hour condition of the atmosphere is called
weather
altitude
season
climate
Q4: Climate of a place is dependent on its
distance from the sea
altitude
location and relief.
all
Q5: The northern part of India falls in the zone of
sub tropical
temperate
tropical
both a and b
Q6:People living on the coast have an equable temperature throughout the year due to
sea breeze
land breeze
moderation by sea
more rainfall
Q7: clear sunny sky is associated with
low pressure
high pressure
moderate pressure
high rainfall
Q8: Indian winter is associated with
Apparent movement of the sun to the southern hemisphere.
high pressure conditions develop on the north of the Himalayas.
both
none
Q9: Mahogany, ebony, rosewood are types of
tropical evergreen
tropical deciduous
thorny bush
none
Q10: Tropical evergreen forest is associated with
occur in areas with heavy rainfall..
dense forests so that sunlight doesn’t reach the ground
Many species of trees are found here that shed their leaves at different points of the year.
all
Q11: Which is true ?
Mangroves act as a barrier to landward winds during cyclones and protect the coastal regions.
Sunderban mangroves are the only ones in the world where tiger population is found
India has 7% of the mangroves plantation of the world.
all
Q12: Mangroves in the eastern region of India are more luxuriant and diverse due to the
presence of nutrient rich deltas of the rivers.
presence of clean water in rivers.
abundant sunlight
good soil
Q13:Which is true?
The east and northeast margins of continents are covered by temperate evergreen and temperate deciduous trees
The west and southwest margins of continents are covered with Mediterranean vegetation.
both
none
Q14: Taxol is obtained from
himalayan yew
toads
chicona tree
red sander
Q15: Quinine is obtained from
himalayan yew
chincona
chinar tree
tropical willow
Q16: Aspirin is obtained from
himalayan yew
chincona tree
tropical willow
vinca rosea
Q17: which is true?
Tropical regions occupy one fourth of the total area of the world but have 75% of the total world population.
In mountainous regions, the decreasing temperature with increasing altitude leads to corresponding change in the natural vegetation.
both
none
Q18: Altitude wise vegetation means at height of 3000m and above which vegetation is seen
tropical
deciduous
conifers
mosses and lichens.
Q19: Advantages of mangroves are
protect coastal regions from cyclones
are a source of wood for housing
both
none
Q20: Southern India has lower temperature variation due to
better terrain
more rivers
closer to sea
far from mountains
Q21:Which type of forests has highest coverage in India
tropical
tropical semi evergreen
tropical thorn
tropical moist deciduous
Q22: Where is the tropical wet evergreen most likely to occur
western ghats
eastern himalayas
both
none
Q23: Sal, Teak, Neem, Peepal and Shisham are trees found in
Thorny bushes
Tropical deciduous forest
Mountain vegetation
all
Q24: Winters in India are caused by bifurcation of the jet stream due to
himalayas
western ghats
inter tropical convergence zone
tibetan plateau
Q25:In places that are colder the pressure is
low
high
can't say
none
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