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  1. Ecotype is a type of species in which environmentally induced variations are

  2. A.

     Temporary

    B.

     Genetically fixed

    C.

     Genetically not related

    D.

     None of the above


  3. Organisms having the potential for interbreeding and producing fertile offspring is called

  4. A.

     Class

    B.

     Order

    C.

     Genus

    D.

     Species


  5. Expand GIS

  6. A.

     Geographical Information System

    B.

     Geographical Information Source

    C.

     Geological Information System

    D.

     Geological Index System


  7. Ex situ conservation includes

  8. A.

     Zoo

    B.

     Botanic garden

    C.

     Germplasm bank

    D.

     all of the above


  9. First National Park in India

  10. A.

     Jim Corbett National Park

    B.

     Bandipur National Park

    C.

     Gir National Park

    D.

     Sunderbans National Park


  11. A slow moving river of solid ice is called

  12. A.

     delta

    B.

     watershed

    C.

     glacier

    D.

     crevasses


  13. _________ is the phenomenon where the earth retains heat.

  14. A.

     Air pollution

    B.

     Green house effect

    C.

     Global effect

    D.

     Land pollution


  15. Ozone depletion in the stratosphere will cause

  16. A.

     increased incidence of skin cancer

    B.

     forest tires

    C.

     global warming

    D.

     none of these


  17. Natural gas that was formed from ancient prehistoric forests is called

  18. A.

     Fossil fuels

    B.

     petroleum

    C.

     Gobar gas

    D.

     LPG


  19. Pick out the world's rarest monkey.

  20. A.

     Baboon

    B.

     Common Marmoset

    C.

     Golden langur

    D.

     Gibbon