UPPCS Pre Quiz#13 | ORACLE IAS

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#1. Which one of the following provides the cryogenic indicator of climate change?

Ice core

Fossilized pollen

Tree ring growth

Evaporite deposits

#2. Which of the following is not related to the astronomical theories of climate change?

Ecentricity of earth's orbit

Obliquity of earth's rotational axis

Precession of equinoxes

Solar irradiance

#3. Which one of the following is a marine national park?

Bhitar-Kanika

Sundarban

Gahirmatha

Gulf of Mannar

#4. Which of the following species is the largest of the ‘toothed-whales’?

Finback whale

Blue whale

Sperm whale

Humpback whale

#5. ‘Pyrheliometer’ is used for measuring:

Sun spots

Solar radiation

Air temperature

Temperature of plants

#6. Which of the following is not correct about ecosystem?

It comprises both, abiotic and biotic components.

It has its own productivity.

It is a closed system.

It is a natural resource system.

#7. Which of the following periods has generally been considered to be the ‘Little Ice Age’?

750 A.D. - 850 A.D.

950 A.D. - 1250 A.D.

1650 A.D. - 1870 A.D.

8000 to 10,000 years B.P.

#8. The main pollutant in the smoke coming from cigarette is?

Carbon monoxide & Dioxicine

Carbon monoxide and Nicotine

Carbon monoxide and Benzene

Dioxicine and Benzene

#9. Which one of the following denotes water salinity gradient?

Thermocline

Halocline

Pycnocline

Chemocline

#10. The problem of water pollution with Arsenic is maximum in?

Haryana

Rajasthan

Madhya Pradesh

West Bengal

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