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  1. On which date was the Stockholm Conference on Human Environment held?

  2. A.

     July 6th 1974

    B.

     Aug 8th 1976

    C.

     June 5th 1972

    D.

     Dec 12th 1990


  3. Point Calimere sanctuary is situated in which state?

  4. A.

     Tamil Nadu

    B.

     Kerala

    C.

     Karnataka

    D.

     Gujarat


  5. Asiatic lion is found only in _______

  6. A.

     Gir Forest

    B.

     Manas

    C.

     Kasiranga

    D.

     Sundarbans


  7. The temperature scale where 0o represents freezing and 100o boiling:

  8. A.

     Fahrenheit

    B.

     Celsius

    C.

     Kelvin

    D.

     Absolute


  9. In which Indian state is Corbett National park located

  10. A.

     Madya Pradesh

    B.

     Uttarakhand

    C.

     Kerala

    D.

     Tamilnadu


  11. Which state proposed a ban on all types of polythene packing for the first time in India?

  12. A.

     Himachal Pradesh

    B.

     Madhya Pradesh

    C.

     Kerala

    D.

     Karnataka


  13. Salim Ali Centre for Ornithology and Natural history is located at ______

  14. A.

     Pune

    B.

     Hyderabad

    C.

     Kerala

    D.

     Coimbatore


  15. Lead in water can cause

  16. A.

     eye disease

    B.

     arthritis

    C.

     kidney damage

    D.

     hair falling


  17. "A good absorber of a given wavelength of radiation is also a good emitter of that wavelength." This is a statement of:

  18. A.

     Stefan-Boltzmann's law

    B.

     Wien's Law

    C.

     Kirchoff's Law

    D.

     The First Law of Thermodynamics

    E.

     The Law of Relativity


  19. Zoological Survey of India is at

  20. A.

     Delhi

    B.

     Mumbai

    C.

     Kolkata

    D.

     Chennai