UPSC Prelims 2013 Environment & Ecology

Contour bunding is a method of soil conservation used in

Consider the following fauna of India: 1. Gharial 2. Leatherback turtle 3. Swamp deer Which of the above is/are endangered?

Consider the following pairs: |Protected areas|Region| |-- |--| |1. Nokrek Biosphere Reserve|Garo Hills| |2. Logtak (Loktak) Lake|Barail Range| |3. Namdapha ...

Which one among the following industries is the maximum consumer of water in India?

Consider the following 1. Star tortoise 2. Monitor lizard 3. Pygmy Hog 4. Spider monkey Which of the above found in India?

Consider the following pairs about parks and rivers passing through them: 1. Corbett National Park: Ganga 2. Kaziranga National Park: Manas 3. Silent Valley ...

Consider the following organisms: 1. Agaricus 2. Nostoc 3. Spirogyra Which of the above is/are used as biofertilizer/biofertilizers?

Which one of the following is the correct sequence of ecosystems in the order of decreasing productivity?

In which of the following States is lion-tailed macaque found in its natural habitat? 1. Tamil Nadu 2. Kerala 3. Karnataka 4. Andhra Pradesh Select the corre...

Photochemical smog is a resultant of the reaction among -

With reference to the food chains in ecosystems, which of the following kinds of an organism is/are known as decomposer organism/organisms? 1. Virus 2. Fungi...

Which of the following can be found as pollutants in the drinking water in some parts of India? 1. Arsenic 2. Sorbitol 3. Fluoride 4. Formaldehyde 5. Uranium...