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MP SET 2022: State Eligibility Test, Environmental Sciences

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                                          KyP/P/S/II/2022                                        Question Booklet No.

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                               Subject-EIMVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE
SET             A
                                              Paper II (Optional)
                                                                                         911000053

                                               Subject-Code-11
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       En^sh versions ofthe question,the Hindi version will be treated as standard.
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             51. ^^                       ^'W^ "OT^'^ 51. Which form of energy is called
                   ^irar t ?                                         a 'Perpetual Resource' ?

                   (A)           ^                                   (A) Coal energy

                   (B)            "^wrf                              (B) Wood energy

                   (C) yi'jiRi'^                                     (C) Natural energy

                   (D) ^^                                            (D) Solar energy


                                                                 52. Which Law of Thermodynamics suggests

                   1^"9i^i"S '^* "^iT^           fdy, dH(r|o^        that the "total amount of energy in the

                   "3)^                                 "HticH       Universe available to do work decreases

                   t"?                                               over time" ?


                   (A)                    ^ '^m 1^                   (A) First law of thermodynamics

                   (B) <bbHM^Pl^l ^                                  (B) Second law of thermodynamics

                   (C),^3™AM ^                   1^ ,                (C) Zeroth law of thermodynamics

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                   (D) <iM^i=ki            ^                         (D) None of the above

             53.            ^r        ^^^            f^rf^       53. How much energy from the solar
     '-t •
                       i^KRt          ^3^'           "RM^            radiation is converted to the heat after

                   ^        t ?                                      entering into the biosphere ?

                   (A) 30% ,                                         (A) 30%

                   (B). 46%                                          (B) 46%

                   (C) 23%                                           ,(c) 23% :                 ■

                   (D) 0.8%                                          (D) 0.8%       ^ ^

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54. ^ ^              ^^^^^                   54. Any secondary energy that supplements
         i\ 3Tk -^sif ^ 3Tfe
                                                   tiie Sun and allows plants to store or pass
         ^         ^ -ZTT ^TTfer ^ T^
                                                   on more photosynthesis is termed as :
                   '4i^dldl t :
         "(A) wm? ^                                (A) Auxiliary energy

        (B) ^^                                     (B) Higher energy
        (C)                                        (C) Substantial energy
        (D) ^rwp ^                                 (D) Momentous energy

 55.               ^ dIHHH ^ 1?^ ^ t : 55. Temperature of mesosphere ranges

        (A) - 92 ^ + 1200''C                      between :


       (B) -2"^-92°C                              (A) - 92 to + 1200°C

                                                  (B) - 2 to - 92°C
       {€) - 56 ^- 2°C
                                                  (C) - 56 to - 2°C
       (D) + 15       56°C
                                                  (D) + 15 to - 56°C

 56. -SR             fRT XI             ^ 56. When the environmental lapse rate is
                                                  greater than the dry adiabatic lapse rate,
       "Xt t 37f^ ^ t, ^ ;
                                                  then :

       (A) ■d)H<      if       xn X^ "^FIH        (A) Rising parcel of the air will have
                                                      the same pressure
           bWt
                                                 (B) Rising parcel of the air will be less
                                                      dense
       (B) 3?^ 33cit if ^            ^
                                                 (C) Rising parcel of the air will be
       (C) 3Jq^ 33cfr if ^ 3T^^^^ TRt ^               highly dense
                                                 (D) Rising parcel of the air will be
    (D) 3?qT 33^ if               ^ I
                                                      stable

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57.            ^                                       ^     57. 'Creeping death' of the soil is called
      «t ?                                                        for:

      (A)                                                         (A) Soil erosion

      (B) TJ^ (H^uidi                                             (B) Soil salinity

      (C)          ^[RteT                                         (C) Soil alkalinity

      (D)                                  31^5^                  (D) Heavy metal pollution in soil

58.              3fk ^                             ^ 31^;^   58. According to the present and projected
                                                                  estimation, maximum water demanding
      3iffeicbaH "^rt              hT^i "^MI ^ "I" :
                                                                  sector is :
      (A) sMM wftn
                                                                  (A) Industries
      (B) ^wiW                                                    (B) Domestic
      (C)           wiW                                           (C) Agriculture
      (D) "3^^ wftn                                               (D) Energy

59.              ^   3cMK^ -qrltf^STfe                       59. The area of productive ecosystem outside
                 ^ ^         "4' 'Jilqi ^                         a city that is required to support life in
      3iiq;;qqiai3ff  qi<A "^" Rrtk.
                                                                  the city is termed as :
      t,                 t:
                                                                  (A) Ecological footprint
      (A) "qrfti^sfe
      (B) mRP^fd^ 1Wf^                                            (B) Ecological fingerprint

      (C) -qiRRsfe M                                              (C) Ecological niche
      (D) ^rrRRsfe -qft^                                          (D) Ecological diversion

60.            y^Jiidl         mRi^;i1ci           ^         60. Dynamic equilibrium of earth system is
      OT             W "=311                 t ?                  maintained by : •

      (A)                      yRiPsb^i 3Pni^                     (A) Positive feedback system

      (B) ■TOTIOTT ypdp9h-4l                                      (B) Negative feedback system

         (C)                                                      (C) Both of the above

         (D)             '^*                                      (D) None of the above

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61.                    dlMHH        ^ ^ %t:        61. Wliich of the following is responsible for
      PdHRriRsid   ^^                        t ?         temperature increase in the stratosphere ?

      (A)               ofit                             (A) Height of stratosphere

      (B) SO^ ^ -^{m                                     (B) Concentration of SO^

      (C) O3 ^                 ^      ^ Tt^pfr           (C) Concentration of O3 and sunlight
      (D) ^^                                             (D) Water vapor

62. WT                   ^            Ri«&ia       62. What is the working principle of Raman
      i ?                                                Spectroscopy ?

      (A) 3I^TRT ^                                       (A) Absorption of light

      (B)          ^                                     (B) Dispersion of light

      (C) 31^ ^ HdiXd                                    (C) Scattering of light

      (D)              ^^                ■               (D) None of the above


63. "W^ aiof^ftquT                 ^ f^r=6<ui ^    63.   What is the source of radiation in atomic

      ^t ?                                               absorption spectrometiy ?

      (A)                      ^ (HCL)                   (A) Hollow Cathode Lamp (HCL) and

                                                             Electrodeless    Discharge      Lamp
                       fev*Hi4        (EDL)
                                                             (EDL)
      (B) "Mil^Mdl #T (UV) sSk ^
                                                         (B) Ultra-Violet    Lamp     (UV)    and
            #T (HCL)
                                                             Hollow Cathode Lamp (HCL)
      (C)                      #T (UV)                   (C) Only Ultra-Violet Lamp (UV)

      (D) ■^' (A) 3f^ (C)                                (D) Both (A) and (C)

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64. NMR               ^ WtVt             64. NMR spectroscopy is used for :

     fen       t ?                             (A) Both qualitative and quantitative

    (A) HMlcHch 3fk ^piT^        fefew              analysis

    (B)                                        (B) Only quantitative analysis

    (C)        "ipnTR^                         (C) Only qualitative analysis

    (D)          T^* ^ ^                       (D) None of the above


65. ■^TFIFn Hfefeff "^f ^      ^ 3TT#n   65.   What is the natural reason for acidic

     "51^ ^ W            t ?                   rainfall in general conditions ?

     (A) CO2                                   (A) CO2

     (B) NO,                                   (B) NO,

     (C) CO                                    (C) CO

     (D) SO,                                   (D) SO,


66. ferf^Tfe               arfifepT^     66. Which of the following is not a

    i?                                     ,   organophosphate ?

     (A) "^^ifenn                              (A) Parathion

     (B) ^fenr^tfer                            (B) Chlorpyrifos

     (C)                                       (C) Endosulfan

     (D) ^BTRtfe                               (D) Diazinon

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67.                            ^ ^^                  67. The       geological   structure   that   is
                                                          penneable enough to allow water to flow
                        t", cti^eiml "I :
                                                          easily is known as :
      {A)                     (B) TTfe^
                                                          (A) Aquiclude          (B) Aquifer
      (C) y^r^iid             (D)                         (C) Aquitard           (D) Aquifuse

68. ^                                   ■3?22t       68. Those insecticides in which the active
            ^       SKI 1J$"1 RhMl ^idi "i" 3TR           ingredient is taken up primarily by plant
            k               cR7 "qf^         f:           roots and transported throughout plants :
      (A) "fTTq^                                          (A) Contact

      (B) yiJjlellJId                                     (B) Systemic

      <C) q^pM'W                                          (C) Fumigant

      (D)                                                 (D) Translaminar

69.                                   ^ "51%         69. Which pollutant has highest affinity with
                                                          haemoglobin ?

      (A) CO2                 (B) CO                      (A) CO2               (B) CO

      (C) NH3                 (D) O3                      (C) NH3               (D) O3

70. <i>fcHHirdct)1 ^ -qWRI                   ^ ■^'   70. First law of thermodynamics says
      qciidi f ?                                          about:

      (A) s^o^hH ^ "MROT                                  (A) Matter transformation

      (B) ^#Tr ^                                         (B) Wave transformation

      (C)               ^                                (C) Increase in entropy

      (D) "3)^          "^RffTOq                         (D) Energy transformation

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71. rHHPdRsid                                    ^      71. Which one of the following do not

         3Rnf?i         3n?iT "i" ?                           belong to Palaeozoic Era ?

      (A)                                                     (A) Cambrian

      (B)                                                     (B) Carboniferous

      (C)                                                     (C) Jurassic

      (D) i^WPT                                               (D) Devonian

                                                        72.   The word Savannah is related with which
72.           ^                   t ?
                                                              of the following ?
      (A)
                                                              (A) Tropical rainforest
      (B)                         ^
                                                              (B) Tropical grassland

      (C)         ^^                                          (C) Polar grassland

      (D) ^ftciW "^TTH           A'aII                        (D) Temperate grassland


73. •^l*TI|t^ ^                          3TPwT          73. First campaign against biopiracy started

             13TT ?                                           with which of the following ?

      (A)                       (B) ^                         (A) Turmeric         (B) Neem

      (C) ^                     (D)■                          (C) Mango            (D) Jackfruit

74.                               ^              ^      74. Which of the following organs becomes

            cfAd-yi 3TTT 3lf%                    WtIT         highly sensitive to high level of cadmium

      t ?                                                     in our body ?

      (A) ^                     (B) TTferW                    (A) Eye               (B) Brain

      (C) ^4)Si                 (D) f^-snl                    (C) Lung              (D) Kidney

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                                                 78. Which of the following are related with

      t ?                                             mercury poisoning ?

      (i)                                            (i) Itai-Itai

      (ii) 1Wm                                        (ii) Minamata

      (iii) 37^5^15^ -^m                              (iii) Fragile bone syndrome

      (iv) dT^^l41 ^                                  (iv) Neurological damage

                                                      Codes :
       c\     •




      (A) (i) 3Tk (ii)^                               (A) (i) and (ii) correct

      (B) (ii)^ (iii)^                                (B) (ii) and (iii) correct

      (C) (ii) 3lk (iv)^                              (C) (ii) and (iv) correct

      (D) (i)       (iii)^                            (D) (i) and (iii) correct

79.                  MlRiVMlddil      TRte       79. Which one is correct with respect to

                  ^t ?                                freshwater ecology ?

      (i) Widp,                                       (i) Neritic, Bathyal, Abyssal Zone

 ■ (ii)              teF^fer, yHu^vi "^T              (ii) Littoral, Limnetic, Profundal Zone

       (iii) dlfidi, Riel<vi,          "^T            (iii) Lotic, Littoral, Bathyal Zone

       (iv)                             ^             (iv) Abyssal, Bathyal, Profundal Zone

      (A) (i)               (B) (ii)                  (A) (i)               (B) (ii)

      (C) (iii)             (D) (iv)                  (C) (iii)             (D) (iv)

80, RnidRsld                                 ^    80. Which one of the following is not a
                                                       correct example of Biofertilizer ?

       (A) y.dNldl              (B) Wmt^T             (A) Anabaena          (B) Salmonella

       (C)                      (D)                    (C) Cyanobacteria (D) Azotobacter
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81. PqqcIPictj           pHHrdRdd 'R ^                81. Tectonic processes are driven by which
     OT -tiqiRria        ■§' ?                             of the following ?

     (A)                                                   (A) Upper atmospheric pressure
     (B) Piqdi qi^HSd t^qiq                                (B) Lower atmospheric pressure
     (C) ^2^ ^ ^ M ^ ^                                     (C) Forces deep within the earth

     (D)         ?^Rn?                                     (D) Oceanic currents

82. PHHPdPsJd ■^*                     ^               82. Mineral Quartz is made up from which
                         t ?                               of the following elements ?

     (A) P^Pd^H          3TR#5H                            (A) Silicon and Oxygen

     (B) [^Rriqii'i 1^                                    (B) Silicon and Hydrogen

     (C) RiRiqild "Q^                                      (C) Silicon and Nitrogen
     (D) l^fd^H                                           (D) Silicon and Carbon

83. Pi^PnP^sid       c+iIh'HI 'sicnqsti               83. Which of the following is the correct
     3i^sh^ ^ ?                                           sequence of Hydrological cycle ■?
     (A) qi'^d-^srH^d               "y^PFT   ^            (A) Evapotranspiration -> Condensation
           qf^                                                 -> Precipitation

     (B) 'wqii      ->     qiwHd-<irH4H      -»           (B) Condensation -> Evapotranspiration
                                                                  Precipitation

    (C) '^T^-^lrH4d          ->      ^rfui                (C) Evapotranspiration -> Precipitation
           WR                                                  ->■ Condensation

    (D)                  "WR              ^T^-            (D) Precipitation -> Condensation ->

                                                               Evapotranspiration
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84.         ^      ^             t:                  84.   Silt is made up of particles from

      (A) O.l        0.2 M                                 (A) 0.1 mm to 0.2 mm

      (B) 0.2^ 0.5 M                                       (B) 0.2 mm to 0.5 mm

      (C) 0.02 Mt^ 0.002 M                                 (C) 0.02 mm to 0.002 mm

      (D) 0.01         0.02 fW                             (D) 0.01 mm to 0.02 mm


85.         ^         ^          RHPdfed             85.   Which one of the following is correct

          ^ '^m\       t ?                                 regarding cross-section of the earth ?

      (A)        Tj;^ yiqK       "ste                      (A) Core is found between crust and

            t                                                   mantle


      (B)           ^^           'Si™                      (B) Mantle is found between crust and

            t                                                  ■ core


      (C) 3T™ Tt^* ^ ^ TT?^                                (C) Crust is found between mantle and

            t                                                   core




      (D)           ^^                                     (D) None of the above


86. ^^PdHd "M* "qr                      3T«IT^       86. Rocks formed by the effect of heat and

      ^          ^^          ^          t:                 pressure on pre-existing rocks are called :

      (A)                                                   (A) Sedimentary rocks

      (B) 37F^ ■^*                                          (B) Igneous rocks

      (C) 1JWT                                             . (C) Argillaceous rocks

      (D) dil^lwRd "M                                       (D) Metamorphic rocks

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87.                          t :                             87. 'Gneiss' is a type of :
      (A)               ^^                                        (A) Igneous rock

      (B)                ^^                                       (B) Sedimentary rock
      (C) ^l^ltjRd                ^                               (C) Metamorphic rock
      (D) ^5^^                                                   (D) None of the above

88.         'tpildl                   iqchUH       "folTT    88. The basic hydrologic unit for plaiming
                      ^Qll^ i^ilf              :                  and development of water resources is
                                                                  called :
      (A)^^
                                                                 (A) Ocean floor
      (B)
                                                                 (B) River basin
      (C)             qR-c^Rdil
                                                                 (C) River profile
      (D)                 ^                                      (D) Coast line


89. TOI                    ^flffe      t:                    89. India       receives    average   annual
                                                                  precipitation of:
      (A) 2000 fW3                (B) 4000 1^3
                                                               - (A) 2000 km3           (B) 4000 km^
      (C) 6000 feft3              (D) 7000 ^3
                                                                 (C) 6000 km^           (D) 7000 km^

90. "f^ ^                              ^                     90. The world's largest geothermal energy
      ^               ^ "^jTRT        "t :                       production facility exists at a location
                                                                 known as :
      (A) ^               fez ^ 3Tifffet ^
                                                                 (A) The Geysers, near San Francisco
      (B) X feniT
                                                                 (B) The Niagra
      (C)                 ^^
                                                                 (C) The Iceland coast

      (D) ARHidil ^                                              (D) The Mexico land

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98. What is the buffering range of pH in

                                                                   anaerobic digester for constant methane
      ■^* il.Tj;^. ^ <M4iR'm ^ ^ f ?
                                                                   production ?
      (A) 5.5^6.5
                                                                   (A) 5.5 to 6.5

      (B) 6.5^ 7.5
                                                                   (B) 6.5 to 7.5

      (C) 7.5 ^ 9                                                  (C) 7.5 to 9

      (D) 4.5^6                                                     (D) 4.5 to 6


99.            vicMKH            felM, RlHRnFisid       ^      99. Which among the following cannot be

      [^■<H=til dH-HlM                               "I" ?          used for biogas production ?

      (A)        3Nf^                                               (A) Animal waste

      (B) ^                                                         (B) Agricultural waste

      (C) H'KMlfd^il                                                (C) Mtmicipal sewage

      (D)                                                           (D) Electronic waste


100. PiHRnRaa "^f               "^^RTT "^^if        \ciim1m    100. Which among the following is not a

      ^           t ?                                               geothermal source of energy ?

       (A)                           "RW#                           (A) Hydrothermal convection, system

       (B)               "2?!                                       (B) Petrothermal or hot dry rocks

       (C)                                                          (C) Geopressure resources

       (D) trWTWK                 1^ .^m*d<ui                       (D) Ocean thermal electric conversion

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101.          Tq
                                                     101. Which pollution is responsible for
         ^^ t ?                                            Knock Knee Syndrome' in humans ?
         (A)^                (B)                         (A) Nitrate          (B) Fluoride
        (C) 3^T#T^           (D)                         (C) Arsenic         (D) Chlorine "

 102. "qr^             y«^t^ch" qit 37c?Tf^ TTT^ ^ 102. High concentration of wliich pollutant in
                                ^t ?                     water causes *methemoglobinemia' ?
        (A) ii^ii^ci         (B) 3TTfei                  (A) Nitrite         (B) Ammonia
        (C)                 (D) "qifs^sFT                (C) Nitrate         (D) Nitrogen

 103.         ^        ^            ^               103. Which gases are responsible for the acid
        f ?                                              rain ?

        (A) NO2 3ik SO2                                 (A) NO2 and SO2
       (B) CH4 afk CO2                                  (B) CH4 and CO2
       (C) CH4 3fk SO2                                  (C) CH4andS02
       (D) NO2 sfk CH4                                  (D) NO2 and CH4

104.         ^ mfro            ^ "5^ ^3^^ 104. What is the principal objective of
       ^t ?                                             preliminary treatment of water ?
       (A)           ^^^ 1^* Pidl^d ^                  (A) Removal of large floating and
             ^ ^3HT                                          suspended solid matter from water
    (B) cKnl<li "qii        ^ ^eidi                    (B) Removal of chlorine from water
    (C) "q^5 3T^q^' ^                                  (C) Flocculation of pollutants
    (D)                    ^ ^^HT                      (D) Removal of microbes from water
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108.                        ^^^^j                      principal components of
         t:                                I     photochemical smog in urban area are :

        (A) SO2 3^ NO2                          (A) S02andN02

        (B) SPM ak CO                           (B) SPM and CO

        (C)                                     (C) Ozone and SO2

        (D)         sik                         (D) Hydrocarbon and Ozone


 109.                     3,5^^t ; 109. Fluoride pollution mainly affects
        (A)                                     (A) Heart

        (B) ^                                   (B) Teeth

    (C)
                                               (C) Brain

    (D)
                                               (D) Nervous system

 110. ^         ^    ftpfcr      ii -m-. 110. Which plant is commonly used         in



                    fell ^ f ?                 constructed wetland for treatment of

                                               water ?
    (A)

                                               (A) Typha latifolia
    (B)
                                               (B) Hydrilla
    (C)
                                               (C) Chenopodium

    (D)                                        (D) Wolffia

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111.              ^              ^         1%^^         111. Ultimate analysis of Municipal Solid
                       •'^"      '^* MR'niPti?! Rh^i        Waste is defmed as the       analysis.
       TFir t I
                                                            (A) Metal
       (A) m
                                                            (B) Elemental
       (B)
                                                            (C) Non-elemental
       (C)

       (D)
                                                            (D) All of the above


112.         srqfw "51^*^ "^*,                          112. In solid waste management, balers are

                                                             used to compress and compact the

                                                                 waste.
       ptlMl *^1^11 "1^ I

       (A)                                                  ^A) Recyclable

       (B)                                                   (B) Non-recyclable

       (C) ^*7*                                              (C) Renewable

       (D)                                                   (D) Non-renewable


113.                 ^ ai^rfw,                          113. Proximate analysis of Municipal Solid

                            -"^ f^ RhHI ^icll ^ I            Waste is done for :


       (A)         sfk W ^^                                  (A) Moisture and ash content

       (B)                    wnft                           (B) Non-volatile content

       (C) 3i^r#r^                                           (C) Inorganic content

       (D)                                                   (D) All of the above

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■ 114.                  ^                       ^ 114. Which among the following Municipal
          31^                            ^|spj                Solid Waste (MSW) is Refuse Derived
          (3TR^.Trqr.) f ?
                                                              Fuel (RDF) ?
      (A)            ^tT{ ''^ci)<1 ijh            1^.        (A) Unseggregated Low Calorific Value
                                                                   Processed MSW

      (B) awnfel ^                    77H 3RR^rf!^^^         (B) Unseggregated Low Calorific Value
                                                                   Unprocessed MSW

      (C) -^ST^ -3^                                          (C) Seggregated High Calorific Value
                                                                  Processed MSW

     (D)          ^                       3r?RTTf«iRf       (D) Seggregated High Calorific Value
                                                                  Unprocessed MSW

 115. t^rrf^                     (^tH)                  115. As per Plastic Waste Management
     2021 ^                  y,chQi
                             WifefT ^t
                                                            (Amendment) Rules, 2021, single use
              *^011^ ^ 5JfT^                     t,         plastic items which have low .utility and
     -^.           Wre ?R}^
                                                            high littering potential to be phased out by;
    ^ "^1%^ I
    (A) ^5r^, 2022 (B)                   2022              (A) January, 2022 (B) July, 2022
    (C) -SR^, 2023 (D)                   2023              (C) January, 2023 (D) July, 2023

116.^                                    ^ ^ 116. Maximum allowable moisture content in
   ^^ •                                                    fly ash is :
   (A) 1-3%              (B) 10-30%                     ; (A) i.3o/„
                                                                                 (B) 10-30%
   (C) 35-50%           (D) 50-70%                        (c) 35-50%
                                                                                (D) 50-70%

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117.                       ^ dFcia                              117. Proper thermal treatment of hazardous
       rdMPdfed        ^^               t ?                          waste includes which of the following ?
       (A)                                                           (A) Open burning

                                                                     (B) Incineration
       (C)          -3:^7^                                           (C) Bioremediation
       (D) "qnfHft^few                                               (D) Phytoremediation

118.           SiiMcn "^f =tiHl                     ^           118. Mechanical volume reduction becomes

                                                                     essential when :
             %,      :
                                                                    (A) Refuse must be transported over
       (A)                        ""K    ^5lFTT ^                        short distance


       (B) ^ ^                          ^ ^3[HT                     (B) Refuse must be transported over
                                                                         long distance
       (C) WHf ^                            ^
                                                                    (C) Use of chemicals, is required
       (D)            ^                 ^                           (D) Microorganisms are required

119.                                    ^           %,          119. Sanitary landfill differs from open
                                                                    dumping in that:

       (A)                    ^^                  3k                (A) Sanitary     landfill    has   sound

             ■f^TRk Hc^lRI'mT f I                                        engineering and constructionbranches.

       (B)        -sTm'^I ^ "5^HT "^f           Qll^ti              (B) It has more leachate problem as

             ^ Wm\                t I                                    compared to open dumping.

       (C)        -sTm^I       SiQUI            <Ji*UctJ            (C) Many rodents are present compared

             %5 f I                                                      to open dumping.

       (D)          ifefw ■^*            ^                          (D) Compaction of waste in sanitary

                  %qT ^ t I                                              landfill is not done.

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120. ■^arf ^
                                                              120, A mineral rich, decomposed organic
                  ^n#Rr -q^sf                        ^ ■^•         matter produced by the activity of
               «fRTT t" I
                                                                   earthworms is known as :
        (A) ^
                                                                   (A) Compost
        (B)
                                                                   (B) Humus
        (C) ^Th
                                                                  (C) Vermicompost
        (D)
                                                                  (D) Fulvic soil

121.            ^HFTfe-                  -qf^* sfk ^         121, Indian citizens to protect and improve the
                                    MqFci<u( ^                    natural environment, including forests,

       W                      •^*              t I                lakes, rivers and wildlife are embodied
                                                                  in ;.
       (A) 315=^ 51A
                                                                  (A) Article 51A
       (B)             48A
                                                                  (B) Article 48A
       (C) 315^^ 49A
                                                                  (C) Article 49A
       (D)             48
                                                                 (D) Article 48

122. 'Shki "^niiT                                            122, The report entitled "Our Common
       1987               ^            sft :                     Future" was submitted in 1987 by :
       (A) ^5^ aiRW OT-                                          (A) Brundtland Commission

       (B) ^ 3lk ^                       OT                      (B) Food and Agricultural Organisation
       (C) 3TTf.-qt.Rft.:^.                                      (C) I.P.C.C.

    (D)            ifkTT                       OT                (D) World Meteorological Organisation
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123.                                           123. The term 'environment' is defined under

                    1986 ^ fer m ^ sRnfcT           which       Section   of    Environment

        MR'MlPNd       "TO i ?                     (Protection) Act, 1986 ?

       (A) 2 (aa)                                  (A) 2(aa)

   . (B) 2(a)                                     ■ (B) 2 (a)

       (C)-2(b)                                    (C) 2(b)

       (D) 2 (c)                                   (D) 2 (c)


124.                (mm)           1986        124..Which Section of the Environiheht

       ■ chl'itil                                  (Protection) Act, 1986 deals with the

       3TWif        "^RftRT "I ?                    offences by companies ?

       (A) m\ 13                                   (A) Section 13

       (B) ?1RTI4                                  (B) Section 14

       (C) mi5                                     (C) Section 15

       (D) m\ 16                                   (D) Section 16


125. M-4klu| (^fepJT) 3lNfWT, 1986 ^ W         125. Section     25   of   the   Envirbnment

       25            t:                            (Protection) Act, 1986 deals with :

       (A) m^\i               ^                    (A) Government Analyst

       (B)                ^                        (B) Power to Make Rules

       (C)                 -m ii                   (C) Bar of Jurisdiction

       (D)             ^^                 ^        (D) Protection of action taken in good

               mm-                                      faith


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126.                                    1972 ^ 126. As per the provision of Wildlife
                                                         (Protection) Act, 1972 the National

                     ^ "feir      STT ?                  Board for Wildlife was constituted in
                                                          which year ?
         (A) 2000
                                                         (A) 2000
         (B) 2001
                                                         (B) 2001
         (C) 2002
                                                         (C) 2002
        (D) 2003
                                                        (D) 2003

 127.        ^                              -qjj^   127. The Biological Diversity Act was passed
        "felT "W ?
                                                         in which year ?
        (A) 1998
                                                        (A) 1998
        (B) 2000
                                                        (B) 2000
        (C) 2002
                                                        (C) 2002
        (P) 2005
                                                        (D) 2005

 128.                3T#T^                tef^) 128. Biomedical Waste (Management and
             elPJ^      Tj^ ^ :                         Handling) Rules were implemented in
                                                        the year :
        (A) 1998 Af
                                                       (A) 1998
    (B) 2000 A
                                                       (B) 2000
    (C) 1992 A
                                                       (C) 1992
    (D) 2002 A
                                                       (D) 2002

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131.                      ^                    ^
                                                         131. The shape of a frequency distribution is
         ^                 ^ t, ^ ;                           positively skewed if:
         (A) Sifeil                        "I
                                                              (A) The right tail is longer
         (B)               ^^ f
                                                              (B) The left tail is longer
        (C) ^iM             ^^ t
                                                             (C) The right tail is shorter
        (D)            > -qifszT^ > T^
                                                             (D) Mode > Median > Mean

 132. -q^ ^ t^^TFT ^ -qfn ^ 3^^
                                 132. A police department receives an average
      5 =tiT(rt} "RRT ^ f I  ^
                                      of 5 calls per hour. The probability of
              ^ 2           ^^ ^      receiving 2 calls in a randomly selected
        xif^cticll "i" :
                                                             hour is :

        (A) 0.08425
                                                             (A) 0.08425
        (B) 0.43456
                                                             (B) 0.43456
        (C) 0.01356
                                                            (C) 0.01356
        (D) 0.04896
                                                            (D) 0.04896

 133.                      ^ -3^1)77 :q^        ^
                                                        133. The Chi-square distribution is used to
        ^ %q fell ^ t"% :                                    test whether :

        (A)                   ^ 3Tf^ hRuiw
                                                            (A) The observed frequencies differ
              ^ f, ^                37T^fOT                      significantly     from       expected
                                                                 frequencies when more than two
              t I                                                outcomes are possible.
    (B) ^tPci-q-Hpia [qa<"i                     "^IT        (B) The      sampled    distribution    is
           ^i I                                                  binomial, normal or other.
    (C)'                     "f I                          (C) Two variables are independent.
    (D)                                                    (D) All of the above

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134. aiff^                              -m           134. Partial coirelation coefficient ranges in
        t:                                                value from :

        (A) — oo "^ + CX)                                 (A) — oo to + CO
        (B) + 1 ^ 0                                       (B) + 1 to 0
        (C) 0 -^ + 1                                      (C) 0 to + 1
        (P) ^ 1 ^ + 1                                     (D) - 1 to+ 1

^135.           ^                 ^f           :     135. Forecasting eirors .arise because of :

                                                          (A) the random nature of error term
        (A)            ^            "3^
                                                          (B) estimated unbiased parameters eqi^
        (B) a^^HlPHd 'P™           1^ altHcI "31                the true parameters only. on the
                                                                average


                                                          (C) errors in projecting the independent
        (C)            ^ ai^fTH ePTI^        ifCT               variables


        (D) "33^ ^                                        (D) All of the above


136. 3WTMF                 ^ "TW ^ ^                 136. Arithmetic mean cannot be calculated


                                                          if:



        (A)                 ■§"                           (A) Extreme class is open


        (B)                 *\l<i^ ^                      (B) Single observation is missing


        (C)      (A) 3qk (B)                              (C) Both (A) and (B)


        (D) dH^JcKl               '^*                     (D) None of the above

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m

 137.        (Md) ^ iTTHq        ^ ttuht
                                            137. Calculation of Mean Deviation from

    ^^ ^               ^ Wdt t ?                 Median (Md) is given by the formula :

             X-Md
                                                        2 X-Md
    (A)
               n                                 (A)
                                                            n




            S|X-Md|                                     2 X-Md
    (B)        /=                                (B)
              V«




             2 X-Md                                      2 X-Md
    (C)                                         (C)
                   «
                                                                n




          i:|X-Mdj                                     2|X-Mdi
    (D)                                         (D)
               n
                                                            n




138.^ y^ = 0.^, lxy = 60, a^ = 2.5          138. If y^= 0.8, 2rj; = 60, a^=2.5 and
    ^ 2*:^ =90^          X 3fk jv                      = 90, where x and y are the
    ■?Mq?r "HTezjf ^         t, ^ -q^* ^        deviations from the respective means,
            («) W        :                      find the number of items («).

    (A) 12                                      (A) 12

    (B) 9                                       (B) 9

    (C) 10                                      (C) 10

    (D) 15                                      (D) 15
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139.                                t,     :        139. Binomial distribution is symmetrical, if:

       (A) p = 0.5                                       (A) p = 0.5

       (B) p>0.5                                         (B) ;7>0.5

       (C) p<0.5                                         (C) p < 0.5

       (D)              ^ ^ "^T^*                        (D) None of the above


140.         el^ ^                  ^ HlPj^dl       140. The probability that a boy vrill get a job
       0.6 t sfk "0^          ^                          is 0.6 and that a girl will get is 0.7. What
       ^ -grtonr 0.7 t i i^* ^ ^ ^
                                                         is the probability that at least one of

                                                         them will get the job ?
       t ?
                                                         (A) 0.66
       (A) 0.66
                                                         (B) 0.87
       (B) 0.87

       (C) 0.84                                          (C) 0.84

       (D) 0.88                                          (D) 0.88


141.             feR*                    ^          141. Who is the author of the book 'Silent


       t ?                                               Spring' ?

       (A)                                               (A) Rachel Carson

       (B)         M                                     (B) Arthur Hailey

       (C) <11^1                                         (C) Robin Cook

       (D) ■qicrJ silcf'i                                (D) Charles Darwin

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142.            ^            ^^        -qp[|-        j    The erosion caused by rainfall and
         ■^TT^T         ■% 3TI^' ^     ^                    accompanied by fast running water

                  ^           t :                           producing 'finger-shaped' grooves is
                                                            called :
         (A)
                                                            (A) Gully Erosion
         (B)          qidiq
                                                            (B) Rill Erosion
         (C) -q^ (1^)
                                                            (C) Slip Erosion
         (D) ?ffe                                           (D) Sheet Erosion

 143..                  ^ 1^ ^ %i3; ^      143. UN convention to combat desertification
                           ^          ^7 1      was adopted in the year :
     (A) 1991
                                                           (A) 1991
     (B) 1992
                                                           (B) 1992
     (C) 1993
                                                           (C) 1993

     (D) 1994
                                                           (D) 1994

144. ipra                     '1^K ^         ^ 144. The plan of ^Gir Lion Project' was
     'tei iro ^                ^ ^ ■nf sft ?               prepared in which year by the
                                                           Government of Gujarat ?
     (A) 1976.
                                                           (A) 1976
     (B) 1974
                                                           (B) 1974 .
     (C) 1972
                                                           (C) 1972

    (D) 1970
                                                           (D) 1970

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145.                                   sik           145. Which    nuclear     accident    was   an

                                                          'Earthquake   and Tsunami induced

                                                         nuclear accident' ?
       (A)                 ^nqPT
                                                         (A) Fukushima, Daiichi, Japan
       (B) dUl'^iill,
                                                         (B) Tokaimura, Japan

       (C)
                                                         (C) Chernobyl, Ukraine

       (D) ^ Wf 3Tif^, ■^J.TT^.TT.                       (D) Three Mile Islands, USA


146.         "g^                         qt ?        146. Which was     the    'Oldest'   extinction

                                                         event ?
       (A)                   "Eis^TT
                                                         (A) Ordovician extinction event
       (B)              1^^. "SR^
                                                         (B) Late Devonian extinction event
       (C)      aw mfrm                ■ETE^
                                                         (C) End of Permian extinction event

       (D) ^ 3W El?l3j^                 "^lE^            (D) End of Triassic extinction event


147. '"^ERi^^te* ^ 3i^?inw               OT %        147. The concept of 'Metapopulation' was

       ^ ^ alt ?                                         introduced by :

       (A) T^^arratf a^ ^                                (A) Andrewartha and Birch

       (B)         alk ^                                 (B) Chapman and Reiss

       (G) "^kq a;^:                                     (C) Jennings and Kaiser

       (D)         aSk ^I^-w1h                           (D) Dodson and Rubinstein

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148.                   ^
                                                  148. The Global Warming Potential (GWP) of
                        t:
                                                       Nitrous Oxide is :
         (A) 282
                                                       (A) 282
        (B) 298
                                                       (B) 298
        (C) 289
                                                       (C) 289
        (D) 228
                                                       (D) 228

 149.         ^                          ^ 149. The mapping of various alterations in the
                ^w             ^ 3|k -ai^Ri^-          landuse    pattern,    occurrence       and
        ■^rawif -qr       ^ fnfeiT ^                   exploitation of biological diversity and
               3RI^ 3TM t ?                            the dependence of the community on
                                                      ■ natural resources is covered under :
        (A) "dl^H^^M
                                                      (A) Timescape
        (B) it5^R*T
                                                      (B) Peoplescape
        (C)
                                                      (C) Lifescape
     (D) TTT#^
                                                      (D) Mindscape

ISO. 'X^?RN                                      150. 'Profound shock with undetectable blood
                  W7T* ^ 1=RI^T^           ^          pressure and pulse' is the symptom of
    1^                #TTt ^       t ?                which severity grade of Dengue
                                                     Hemorrhagic fever ?
    (A) "fe-I
                                                     (A) Grade-I
    (B) ife-n
                                                     (B) Grade-n
    (C) "fe-nr
                                                     (C) Grade-m
    (D) -fe-iv                                       (D) Grade-IV

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