Q. Microbial Type Culture Collection Centre is situated at -
1) Chandigarh
2) New Delhi
3) Hyderabad
4) Bangalore
Q. Who discovered the first antibiotic?
1) Louis Pastour
2) A. Fleming
3) W. Fleming
4) C. Waksman
Q. A major in-stream use of water is for -
1) producing hydroelectric power
2) dissolving industrial wastes
3) agricultural irrigation
4) domestic use
Q. Groundwater mining in coastal areas can result into -
1) increase in the salinity of groundwater
2) decrease in the toxicity of groundwater
3) decrease in the salinity of groundwater
4) increase in the water table
Q. Which of the following is not an important characteristic of the Green Revolution ?
1) Mechanized agriculture
2) Hybrid seeds
3) Slash and burn
4) Monoculture
Q. The three primary soil macronutrients are -
1) carbon, oxygen, and water
2) copper, cadmium and carbon
3) potassium, phosphorus and nitrogen
4) boron, zinc and manganese
Q. Which of the following is negative effects on the soil and water due to conventional, mechanized farming practices ?
1) Reduction in soil organic matter
2) Soil erosion
3) Leaching of pesticides and fertilizers into the groundwater
4) All of the above
Q. Biotic environment includes -
1) producers
2) consumers
3) decomposers
4) All of the above
Q. Decomposers include -
1) bacteria
2) fungi
3) Both (A) and (B)
4) animals
Q. Abiotic environment does not include -
1) air
2) water
3) soil
4) plants
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