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Question 1 of 10
1. Question
2 points
Which of the following activities releases carbon dioxide into the atmosphere:
1) Respiratory activities of the producers and consumers.
2) Processing of waste materials by Decomposers.
3) Forest Fire
4) Combustion of organic matter
5) Volcanic activity
Select the correct answer code:
Correct
Solution:
(D)
A considerable amount of carbon returns to the atmosphere as CO2 through respiratory activities of the producers and consumers.
Decomposers also contribute substantially to CO2 pool by their processing of waste materials and dead organic matter of land or oceans.
Some amount of the fixed carbon is lost to sediments and removed from circulation.
Burning of wood, forest fire and combustion of organic matter, fossil fuel, volcanic activity are additional sources for releasing CO2 in the atmosphere.
Human activities have significantly influenced the carbon cycle.
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Solution:
(D)
A considerable amount of carbon returns to the atmosphere as CO2 through respiratory activities of the producers and consumers.
Decomposers also contribute substantially to CO2 pool by their processing of waste materials and dead organic matter of land or oceans.
Some amount of the fixed carbon is lost to sediments and removed from circulation.
Burning of wood, forest fire and combustion of organic matter, fossil fuel, volcanic activity are additional sources for releasing CO2 in the atmosphere.
Human activities have significantly influenced the carbon cycle.
Question 2 of 10
2. Question
2 points
Consider the following statements:
In the composition of living organisms, carbon constitutes the maximum share in the dry weight of organisms.
In the total quantity of global carbon, maximum percentage of carbon is found dissolved in oceans.
Which of the above statements is/are incorrect:
Correct
Solution:
(A)
When you study the composition of living organisms, carbon constitutes 49 per cent of dry weight of organisms and is next only to water.
If we look at the total quantity of global carbon, we find that 71 per cent carbon is found dissolved in oceans.
This oceanic reservoir regulates the amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere.
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Solution:
(A)
When you study the composition of living organisms, carbon constitutes 49 per cent of dry weight of organisms and is next only to water.
If we look at the total quantity of global carbon, we find that 71 per cent carbon is found dissolved in oceans.
This oceanic reservoir regulates the amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere.
Question 3 of 10
3. Question
2 points
Where is the ‘WHO Global Centre for Traditional Medicine (GCTM)’ located in India?
Correct
Answer: C
WHO Global Centre for Traditional Medicine in India at Jamnagar,
Gujarat, will have its interim office at the Institute of Training and
Research in Ayurveda (ITRA) in Gujarat. This Centre will be supported
by an investment of about USD 250 million from the Government of
India.
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Answer: C
WHO Global Centre for Traditional Medicine in India at Jamnagar,
Gujarat, will have its interim office at the Institute of Training and
Research in Ayurveda (ITRA) in Gujarat. This Centre will be supported
by an investment of about USD 250 million from the Government of
India.
Question 4 of 10
4. Question
2 points
Indian grey hornbills were recently reintroduced in which Indian sanctuary?
Correct
Answer: A
Almost 90 years after they vanished from Gir forest, the Gujarat Forest
Department is reintroducing the Indian grey hornbill (IGH) in the
largest contiguous forest tract in western India. This is the second
attempt to reintroduce this species in Gir after an unsuccessful effort in
1980.
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Answer: A
Almost 90 years after they vanished from Gir forest, the Gujarat Forest
Department is reintroducing the Indian grey hornbill (IGH) in the
largest contiguous forest tract in western India. This is the second
attempt to reintroduce this species in Gir after an unsuccessful effort in
1980.
Question 5 of 10
5. Question
2 points
Consider the following statements:
Braided channels occur in rivers with near flat slopes.
V-shaped valleys are a feature of youthful stage of Himalayan rivers.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
Correct
Explanation:
(B)
Braided streams tend to occur in rivers with high sediment loads and/or coarse grain sizes, and in rivers with steeper slopes than typical rivers with straight or meandering channel patterns.
The Himalayas mountains are tectonic in origin, dissected by fast-flowing rivers which are in their youthful stage.
Various landforms like gorges, V-shaped valleys, rapids, waterfalls, etc. are indicative of this stage.
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Explanation:
(B)
Braided streams tend to occur in rivers with high sediment loads and/or coarse grain sizes, and in rivers with steeper slopes than typical rivers with straight or meandering channel patterns.
The Himalayas mountains are tectonic in origin, dissected by fast-flowing rivers which are in their youthful stage.
Various landforms like gorges, V-shaped valleys, rapids, waterfalls, etc. are indicative of this stage.
Question 6 of 10
6. Question
2 points
Consider the following statements regarding Peninsular Rivers:
The Peninsular rivers have shorter and shallower courses as compared to their Himalayan counterparts.
A large number of the Peninsular rivers are seasonal.
Peninsular rivers carry much larger silt as compared to Himalayan rivers which carry fresh water.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
Correct
Explanation:
(A)
The Peninsular rivers have shorter and shallower courses as compared to their Himalayan counterparts.
Most of them come from Western Ghats, however, some of them originate in the central highlands and flow towards the west.
Rest of them all flow to the east in the Bay of Bengal.
A large number of the Peninsular rivers are seasonal, as their flow is dependent on rainfall.
During the dry season, even the large rivers have reduced flow of water in their channels.
Moreover, due to flowing on hard terrain and short courses, they carry much lesser silt as compared to Himalayan rivers.
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Explanation:
(A)
The Peninsular rivers have shorter and shallower courses as compared to their Himalayan counterparts.
Most of them come from Western Ghats, however, some of them originate in the central highlands and flow towards the west.
Rest of them all flow to the east in the Bay of Bengal.
A large number of the Peninsular rivers are seasonal, as their flow is dependent on rainfall.
During the dry season, even the large rivers have reduced flow of water in their channels.
Moreover, due to flowing on hard terrain and short courses, they carry much lesser silt as compared to Himalayan rivers.
Question 7 of 10
7. Question
2 points
Consider the following statements:
Bhur denotes an elevated piece of land situated along the banks of the Ganga river
Bhangar and Khadar are old and new alluvium soils respectively.
Which of the above statements is/are incorrect?
Correct
Explanation:
(D)
The Bhangar is the older alluvium along the river beds forming terraces higher than the flood plain.
The terraces are often impregnated with calcareous concretions known as ‘KANKAR’.
‘The Barind plains’ in the deltaic region of Bengal and the ‘bhur formations’ in the middle Ganga and Yamuna doab are regional variations of Bhangar.
Bhur denotes an elevated piece of land situated along the banks of the Ganga river especially in the upper Ganga-Yamuna Doab.
This has been formed due to accumulation of wind-blown sands during the hot dry months of the year
The Khadar is composed of newer alluvium and forms the flood plains along the river banks.
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Explanation:
(D)
The Bhangar is the older alluvium along the river beds forming terraces higher than the flood plain.
The terraces are often impregnated with calcareous concretions known as ‘KANKAR’.
‘The Barind plains’ in the deltaic region of Bengal and the ‘bhur formations’ in the middle Ganga and Yamuna doab are regional variations of Bhangar.
Bhur denotes an elevated piece of land situated along the banks of the Ganga river especially in the upper Ganga-Yamuna Doab.
This has been formed due to accumulation of wind-blown sands during the hot dry months of the year
The Khadar is composed of newer alluvium and forms the flood plains along the river banks.
Question 8 of 10
8. Question
2 points
Consider the following pairs of folk music and the States they are originally performed Folk Music State:
Rasiya Geet : Rajasthan
Pankhida : Uttar Pradesh
Pandavani : Chhattisgarh
Mando : Goa
Which of the pairs given above is/are correctly matched?
Correct
Answer: C
Rasiya Geet, Uttar Pradesh The rich tradition of singing Rasiya Geet flourished in Braj which
is the sacred land of Lord Krishna’s charming leelas from time immemorial. This is not
confined to any particular festival, but is closely woven into the very fabric of daily life and
day to day chores of its people. ‘Rasiya’ word is derived from the word rasa (emotion)
because rasiya means that which is filled with rasa or emotion.
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Answer: C
Rasiya Geet, Uttar Pradesh The rich tradition of singing Rasiya Geet flourished in Braj which
is the sacred land of Lord Krishna’s charming leelas from time immemorial. This is not
confined to any particular festival, but is closely woven into the very fabric of daily life and
day to day chores of its people. ‘Rasiya’ word is derived from the word rasa (emotion)
because rasiya means that which is filled with rasa or emotion.
Question 9 of 10
9. Question
2 points
Consider the following statements regarding Buddhist and Jain literature:
The Buddhist canonical literature was written in Pali language.
Many of the Jain tales were written in some forms of Prakrit.
Both Buddhism and Jainism have refrained from using Sanskrit in any form.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Correct
Answer: A
A Literature in Pali and Prakrit Pali and Prakrit were the spoken languages of Indians after the Vedic period. Prakrit in the widest sense of the term, was indicative of any language that in any manner deviated from the standard one, i.e., Sanskrit. Pali is archaic Prakrit. In fact, Pali is a combination of various dialects. These were adopted by Buddhist and Jain sects in ancient India as their sacred languages. Lord Buddha (500 B.C.) used Pali to give his sermons. All the Buddhist canonical literature is in Pali which includes Tipitaka (threefold basket). The first basket, Vinaya Pitaka, contains the monastic rules of the Order of Buddhist monks.
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Answer: A
A Literature in Pali and Prakrit Pali and Prakrit were the spoken languages of Indians after the Vedic period. Prakrit in the widest sense of the term, was indicative of any language that in any manner deviated from the standard one, i.e., Sanskrit. Pali is archaic Prakrit. In fact, Pali is a combination of various dialects. These were adopted by Buddhist and Jain sects in ancient India as their sacred languages. Lord Buddha (500 B.C.) used Pali to give his sermons. All the Buddhist canonical literature is in Pali which includes Tipitaka (threefold basket). The first basket, Vinaya Pitaka, contains the monastic rules of the Order of Buddhist monks.
Question 10 of 10
10. Question
2 points
Consider the following statements regarding puppetry:
The earliest reference to the art of puppetry is found in Tamil classic ‘Silappadikaaram’ written around the 1st or 2nd century B.C.
Natyashastra, the masterly treatise on dramaturgy does not refer to the art of puppetry.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Correct
Answer: C
Ancient Hindu philosophers have paid the greatest tribute to puppeteers. They have likened God Almighty to a puppeteer and the entire universe to a puppet stage. Srimad Bhagavata, the great epic depicting the story of Lord Krishna in his childhood say that with three strings-Satta, Raja and Tama, the God manipulates each object in the universe as a marionette. In Sanskrit terminology Puttalika and Puttika means ‘little sons. The root of Puppet is derived from the latin word ‘Pupa’ meaning a doll. India is said to be the home of puppets, but it is yet to awaken to its unlimited possibilities.
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Answer: C
Ancient Hindu philosophers have paid the greatest tribute to puppeteers. They have likened God Almighty to a puppeteer and the entire universe to a puppet stage. Srimad Bhagavata, the great epic depicting the story of Lord Krishna in his childhood say that with three strings-Satta, Raja and Tama, the God manipulates each object in the universe as a marionette. In Sanskrit terminology Puttalika and Puttika means ‘little sons. The root of Puppet is derived from the latin word ‘Pupa’ meaning a doll. India is said to be the home of puppets, but it is yet to awaken to its unlimited possibilities.
