Geography of Environment PYQS JUNE & DEC 2012 NTA UGC NET
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Q.1. Domestication of plants and animals was started in (UGC NET JUNE 2012)
(1) Paleolithic period
(2) Mesolithic period
(3) Neolithic period
(4) Pre-Paleolithic period
Answer: (3)
Q.2. Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched? (UGC NET JUNE 2012)
(1) Autotrophs: Take energy from inorganic sources and fix it into energy rich organic compound
(2) Heterotrophs: Obtain their energy from living organism
(3) Herbivores: Organisms that consume plants and animals
(4) Detritivores: Obtain their energy from dead organism
Answer: (3)
Q.3. Selva forests are (UGC NET JUNE 2012)
(A) Broad leaf evergreen forests
(B) Broad leaf deciduous forests
(C) Coniferous evergreen forests
(D) Coniferous deciduous forests
Answer: (A)
Q.4. The specific place of an organism in an ecosystem is called as: (UGC NET JUNE 2012)
(A) Niche
(B) Autotroph
(C) Trophic level
(D) Food Pyramid
Answer: (A)
Q.5. Which of the following is referred to as producer in marine ecosystem? (UGC NET JUNE 2012)
(A) Small fish
(B) Fungi
(C) Zooplanktons
(D) Phytoplankton
Answer: (D)
Q.6. Saline soils are the results of (UGC NET JUNE 2012)
(A) very high precipitation and leaching of the soil
(B) high rate of evaporation and very little leaching of the soil.
(C) high precipitation and very little leaching of the soil
(D) all the above
Answer: (B)
Q.7. “There is no holiday for vegetation – growth is rapid, uninterrupted and continuous.” This statement applies to (UGC NET JUNE 2012)
(A) Taiga region
(B) Monsoon region
(C) Mediterranean region
(D) Rainy tropics
Answer: (D)
Q.8. The largest variety of plants and animals is found in the (UGC NET JUNE 2012)
(A) Temperate forests
(B) Monsoon forests
(C) Tropical forests
(D) Tropical grassland
Answer: (C)
Q.9. Which of the following occupies Trophic Level I in food chain? (UGC NET DEC 2012)
(A) Bacteria
(B) Carnivores
(C) Primary consumers
(D) Plants
Answer: (D)
Q.10. Which of the following regions is known as the ‘carbon sink’ of the globe? (UGC NET DEC 2012)
(A) Antarctica
(B) Savanna
(C) N.W. Europe
(D) Tropical rainforest
Answer: (D)
Q.11. Ecological Niche refers to (UGC NET DEC 2012)
(A) Interaction between man and environment
(B) The functional role of an organism in the ecosystem
(C) Interdependence of man and plant
(D) None of the above
Answer: (B)
Q.12. Which one of the following is not the ingredient of sustainable development? (UGC NET DEC 2012)
(A) Intergeneration transferability
(B) Social Justice
(C) Inter-regional Transferability
(D) Non-optimal resource utilization
Answer: (D)
Q.13. Ecosystem has two components which are (UGC NET DEC 2012)
(A) Animals and plants
(B) Trees and weeds
(C) Frogs and men
(D) Abiotic and biotic
Answer: (D)
Q.14. All the ecosystems taken together in a geographical area form a bigger unit called (UGC NET DEC 2012)
(A) Community
(B) Territory
(C) Biome
(D) Biosphere
Answer: (C)
Q.15. Which of the following statements about synecology is correct? (UGC NET DEC 2012)
(A) It is a study of individual species in relation to its environment.
(B) It is a study of complex interrelationship of biotic communities.
(C) It is essentially habitat ecology.
(D) It is mainly social ecology.
Answer: (B)
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