EDU -11 DEVELOPMENTAL PERSPECTIVES IN EDUCATION PART -II Questions 1. The pyramid of energy is always upright for any ecosystem, ...

EDU -11 DEVELOPMENTAL PERSPECTIVES IN EDUCATION PART -II


EDU -11 DEVELOPMENTAL PERSPECTIVES IN EDUCATION
PART -II

Questions
1. The pyramid of energy is always upright for any ecosystem, this situation indicates that
  1. Herbivores have better energy conversion efficiency than carnivores
  2. Producers have the lowest energy conversion efficiency
  3. Carnivores have a better energy conversion efficacy than herbivores
  4. Energy conversion efficiency is same at all trophic levels
2. Deserts, grasslands, forests and tundra regions are the examples of
  1. Biomes
  2. Biogeographically regions
  3. Ecosystems
  4. Biospheres
3. The upright pyramid of numbers is absent in
  1. Lake
  2. Pond
  3. Grasslands
  4. Forests
4. A herbivore is also known as a
  1. Producer
  2. First order consumer
  3. Second order consumer.
  4. Third order consumer
5.. A product of photosynthesis is
  1. Carbon dioxide
  2. Water
  3. Oxygen
  4. Chlorophyll
6. Primary source of energy in a food web is/are
  1. Green plants
  2. Sun
  3. Inorganic nutrients
  4. Animals
7. A group of living organisms of the same kind living in the same place and at the same time    refers to a
  1. Community
  2. Species
  3. Population
  4. Consumers
8. Which of these organisms has a diet consisting only of plant matter
  1. Omnivores
  2. Carnivores
  3. Herbivores
  4. Insectivores
9. The true end of any food chain is the
  1. Decomposer
  2. Predator
  3. Consumer
  4. Human
10. Which of the following is an example of a man-made ecosystem
  1. Tissue culture
  2. Herbarium
  3. Aquarium
  4. Forest
11. A product of photosynthesis is
  1. Carbon dioxide
  2. Water
  3. Oxygen
  4. Chlorophyll
12. A group of living organisms of the same kind living in the same place and at the same time refers to a
  1. Community
  2. Species
  3. Population
  4. Consumers
13. Which of the following is a fossil fuel?
  1. Oil
  2. Coal
  3. Natural gas
  4. All of the above
14. Which of the following is not an inexhaustible form of energy?
  1. Water
  2. Wind
  3. Solar
  4. Fossil
15. Biogas contains mainly
  1. Methane
  2. Propane
  3. Butane
  4. Carbon dioxide
16. The burning of fossil fuels releases a large amount of
  1. Nitrogen into air
  2. Sulphur into air
  3. Carbon dioxide into air
  4. Oxygen into air
17. A poisonous gas given out of a vehicle exhaust is
  1. Methane
  2. Ethane
  3. Carbon dioxide
  4. Carbon monoxide
18. Which one of the following is used as a refrigerant?
  1. Freon
  2. Teflon
  3. Ethanol
  4. Benzol
19. Loss of forest has led to
  1. Erosion of fertile soil
  2. Global warming
  3. Loss of habitat of plants and animals
  4. All of the above
20. What are the consequences of excessive mining in an area?
  1. Air and water pollution
  2. Deforestation
  3. Migration of large numbers of population
  4. All of the above
21. Resources which are directly derived from nature are referred to as
  1. Organic resources
  2. Natural resources
  3. Man made resources
  4. None of the above
22. Resources that take too long a period of time to be used as a resource are called as
  1. Renewable resource
  2. Non-renewable resource
  3. Exhaustible resource
  4. Inexhaustible resource
23. The fossil fuel that is derived from the dead remains of plants that grew some 250 million years ago is
  1. Petroleum
  2. Natural gas
  3. Coal
  4. LPG
24. A resource that cannot be replaced in a reasonably short time is usually referred to as
  1. Renewable
  2. Non-renewable
  3. Natural
  4. Man made
25. Which of these is not a fossil fuel?
  1. Coal
  2. Oil
  3. Natural gas
  4. Uranium
26. A liquid fuel that was formed from the ancient remains of sea plants and animals is
  1. Natural gas
  2. Petroleum
  3. Geothermal energy
  4. Coal
27. Energy in the rays from the sun is called
  1. Solar energy
  2. Wind energy
  3. Tidal energy
  4. Water energy
28. Energy from the heat inside the earth is
  1. a Natural gas
  2. Geothermal
  3. Petroleum
  4. Terrathermal
29. Which out of the following are the causes of soil erosion?
  1. Unrestricted grazing
  2. Over cultivation
  3. Deforestation
  4. All of the above
30. The process of restoring forests that once existed but was removed at some time in the past is known as
  1. Afforestation
  2. Reforestation
  3. Deforestation
  4. None of these
31. Red data book contains data of
  1. All plant species
  2. All animal species
  3. Threatened species
  4. Economically important species
32. IUCN Headquarters is at
  1. Morges, Switzerland
  2. Paris, France
  3. Vienna, Austria
  4. New York, USA
33. Which of the following regions has the maximum diversity?
  1. Mangroves
  2. Temperate forest
  3. Taiga
  4. Coral reefs
34. The most important reason for decrease in biodiversity is
  1. Habitat pollution
  2. Over exploitation
  3. Habitat destruction
  4. Introduction of exotic species
35. Dodo is
  1. Endangered species
  2. Rare species
  3. Extinct species
  4. Exotic species
36. Blue whale is placed under
  1. Endangered
  2. Rare
  3. Extinct
  4. Exotic
37. Which one of the following regions in India is a hotspot of biodiversity?
  1. Sundarbans
  2. Western Ghats
  3. Eastern Ghats
  4. Gangetic plains
38. 5th June is observed as
  1. World environment day
  2. World forest day
  3. World population day
  4. World wildlife day
39. The unfavorable alteration of environment by human activities is termed as
  1. Ecological disturbance
  2. Ecological degradation
  3. Pollution
  4. Catastrophe
40. Main source of acid rain is
  1. Sulphur dioxide
  2. Nitrogen
  3. Carbon dioxide
  4. Carbon monoxide
41. Treated water can be disinfected by adding
  1. Alum
  2. Fluorine
  3. Chlorine
  4. Oxygen
42 . The burning of fossil fuels releases large amount of
  1. Nitrogen
  2. Sulphur
  3. Carbon
  4. Hydrogen
43. A poisonous gas given out of vehicles exhaust is
  1. Carbon monoxide
  2. Ethane
  3. Methane
  4. Carbon dioxide
44. A common bactericide used in swimming pools is
  1. Chlorine
  2. Alum
  3. Borax
  4. DDT
45. Green house effect is linked to
  1. Nitrogen oxides
  2. Sulphur dioxides
  3. Carbon dioxides
  4. Carbon monoxides
46. Which of the following are consequences of ozone depletion
  1. Skin cancer and cataract
  2. Reduced growth in plants
  3. Shortening of zooplanktons and their breeding period
  4. All of the above
47. Which out of the following is a measure to control air pollution
  1. Reduction in use of fossil fuels
  2. Increasing use of renewable energy resources
  3. Using catalytic convertors in vehicles
  4. All of the above
48. Yellowing of Taj Mahal is an effect of
  1. Acid rain
  2. Global warming
  3. Ozone depletion
  4. All of the above
49. Identify the aftermaths of acid rain from the following
  1. Dissolving and washing away of nutrients from the soil
  2. Increasing the acidity of soils, thereby hindering the growth of plants
  3. Damaging the building materials/ heritage sites
  4. All of the above
50 . Increase in concentration of toxic level in each trophic level is referred to as
  1. Eutrophication
  2. Biomagnification
  3. Bioaccumulation
  4. Bioconcentration
51. Pollutants that are easily manageable and decomposable in nature are called
  1. Biodegradable pollutants
  2. Non-biodegradable pollutants
  3. Renewable pollutants
  4. None of these
52. The supersonic jets cause air pollution by the thinning of
  1. Carbon dioxide layer
  2. Sulphur dioxide layer
  3. Ozone layer
  4. Oxygen layer
53. Which of the following is the best indicator of SOpollution
  1. Bryophytes
  2. Pteridophytes
  3. Lichens
  4. Algae
54. BOD stands for
  1. Biotic oxidation demand
  2. Biological oxygen demand
  3. Biological oxidation demand
  4. Biochemical oxygen demand
55. A river with high BOD value means
  1. Highly polluted
  2. Highly clean
  3. Highly productive
  4. None of the above
56. Which gas is responsible for ozone layer depletion around earth?
  1. Carbon dioxide
  2. Chlorofluorocarbons
  3. Oxygen
  4. Nitrogen oxide
57. What is Kyoto Protocol?
  1. It is an agreement among countries to take steps for reducing global warming.
  2. It is an agreement among countries to take steps for reducing acid rain.
  3. It is an agreement among countries to take steps for planting trees to control pollution.
  4. It is an agreement among countries to start using nuclear energy.
58. Possible health effects of noise pollution includes
  1. Hearing loss
  2. Hypertension
  3. Cardiovascular effects
  4. All of the above
59. Noise is measured by sound meter and the unit is
  1. Hertz
  2. Joule
  3. Decibel
  4. Seconds
60. Which of the following are major causes of land degradation?
  1. Soil erosion
  2. Water logging
  3. Deforestation
  4. Desertification



Answers
1. Energy conversion efficiency is same at all trophic levels
2. Ecosystems
3. Forests
4. First order consumer
5. Oxygen
6. sun
7. Population
8. Herbivorous
9. Decomposer
10. Aquarium
11. Oxygen
12. Population
13. coal
14. solar
15. Methane
16. sulphur into air
17. ethane
18. freon
19. All the above
20. All the above
21. natural resources
22. Inexhaustible resource
23 Coal
24. Non-renewable
25. Uranium
26. Petroleum
27. solar energy
28. Geothermal
29. all the above
30.reforestation
31. Threatened species
32. Morges, Switzerland
33. Coral reefs
34. Habitat destruction
35. Extinct species
36. Endangered
37. Western Ghats
38. World environment day
39. Ecological degradation
40.sulphur dioxide
41. chlorine
42. sulphur
43. carbon monoxide
44. chlorine
45. Carbon dioxides
46. Skin cancer and cataract
47. all the above
48. acid rain
49. all the above
50. biomagnification
51. Biodegradable pollutants
52. ozone layer
53. lichens
54. Biological oxygen demand
55. highly polluted
56. Chlorofluorocarbons
57. It is an agreement among countries to take steps for reducing global warming
58. All of the above
59.decibel
60. Deforestation