Environmental Ecology UPSC Questions

General Issues on Environmental Ecology, Bio-diversity & Climate Change

Environmental Ecology MCQ Questions


1.
What does the word 'Ecology' literally mean?
A.
Study of the environment
B.
Study of human interaction
C.
Study of the home of nature
D.
Study of organisms
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ANSWER :
C. Study of the home of nature
2.
Which ancient Indian texts contain references to ecological principles?
A.
Ramayana and Mahabharata
B.
Charaka-Samhita and Sushruta-Samhita
C.
Aranyakas-Upanishads
D.
All of the above
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ANSWER :
D. All of the above
3.
Which of the following is NOT an abiotic component?
A.
Water
B.
Temperature
C.
Green plants
D.
Soil
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ANSWER :
C. Green plants
4.
“Climate Action Tracker” which monitors the emission reduction pledges of different countries is a :

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A.
Database created by coalition of research organisations
B.
Wing of “International Panel of Climate Change”
C.
Committee under “United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change.
D.
Agency promoted and financed by United Nations Environment Programme and World Bank
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ANSWER :
A. Database created by coalition of research organisations
5.
What is population density?
A.
Number of organisms in a region
B.
Number of species in an ecosystem
C.
Relation between number of individuals and the area they occupy
D.
Number of habitats in a community
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ANSWER :
C. Relation between number of individuals and the area they occupy
6.
What is a major community?
A.
A community dependent on other communities
B.
A large-sized, well organized and relatively independent community
C.
A secondary aggregation
D.
A group of individuals of one species
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ANSWER :
B. A large-sized, well organized and relatively independent community