Environment

7 questions

• 2024 · Question 18 · Biodiversity

  Consider the following : 1. Carabid beetles 2. Centipedes 3. Flies 4. Termites 5. Wasps Parasitoid species are found in how many of the above kind of organisms ?

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  (a)Only two(b)Only three(c)Only four(d)All five

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  Source: UPSC, Civil Services (Preliminary), General Studies Paper I (opens in a new tab)

• 2024 · Question 21 · Biodiversity

  The organisms “Cicada, Froghopper and Pond skater” are :

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  (a)Birds(b)Fish(c)Insects(d)Reptiles

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  Source: UPSC, Civil Services (Preliminary), General Studies Paper I (opens in a new tab)

• 2024 · Question 23 · Biodiversity

  Consider the following pairs : Country | Animal found in its natural habitat 1. Brazil | Indri 2. Indonesia | Elk 3. Madagascar | Bonobo How many of the pairs given above are correctly matched ?

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  (a)Only one(b)Only two(c)All three(d)None

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  Source: UPSC, Civil Services (Preliminary), General Studies Paper I (opens in a new tab)

• 2024 · Question 25 · Biodiversity

  Consider the following statements : 1. Lions do not have a particular breeding season. 2. Unlike most other big cats, cheetahs do not roar. 3. Unlike male lions, male leopards do not proclaim their territory by scent marking. Which of the statements given above are correct ?

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  (a)1 and 2 only(b)2 and 3 only(c)1 and 3 only(d)1, 2 and 3

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  Source: UPSC, Civil Services (Preliminary), General Studies Paper I (opens in a new tab)

• 2024 · Question 28 · Biodiversity

  Which one of the following shows a unique relationship with an insect that has coevolved with it and that is the only insect that can pollinate this tree ?

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  (a)Fig(b)Mahua(c)Sandalwood(d)Silk cotton

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  Source: UPSC, Civil Services (Preliminary), General Studies Paper I (opens in a new tab)

• 2024 · Question 29 · Biodiversity

  Consider the following : 1. Butterflies 2. Fish 3. Frogs How many of the above have poisonous species among them ?

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  (a)Only one(b)Only two(c)All three(d)None

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  Source: UPSC, Civil Services (Preliminary), General Studies Paper I (opens in a new tab)

• 2024 · Question 30 · Biodiversity

  Consider the following : 1. Cashew 2. Papaya 3. Red sanders How many of the above trees are actually native to India ?

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  (a)Only one(b)Only two(c)All three(d)None

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  Source: UPSC, Civil Services (Preliminary), General Studies Paper I (opens in a new tab)