Q1. Which of the following lakes is not designated as Ramsar wetland sites in India:
Q2. Which of the following is/are the characteristics that the pollutant should possess in order for bio magnification to occur: 1) A pollutant should be biologically active. 2) A pollutant should be long lived. 3) A pollutant should be soluble in fats. Select the correct answer code:
Q3. Which of the following adds/add nitrogen to the soil: 1) Burning of coal by man 2) Death of vegetation 3) Excretion of urea by animals Select the correct answer code:
Q4. Consider the following statements regarding Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC): 1) It conducts its own research for assessing climate change. 2) It is a joint initiative of World Meteorological Organization (WMO) and United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). Which of the above statements is/are correct:
Q5. Consider the following statements regarding Scheduled Tribes and Other Traditional Forest Dwellers (Recognition of Forest Rights) Act: 1) Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change is the nodal agency for the implementation of the act. 2) It recognizes rights of the tribal on the forests if they have resided for at least three generations or 75 years before the cut-off date of December 13, 2005. 3) National parks and wildlife sanctuaries are excluded for the recognition of rights under the act. Which of the above statements is/are correct:
Q6. Consider the following statements: 1) As per Ramanuja, God is Sagunabrahman. 2) As per Madhava, the world is not an illusion but a reality. Which of the above statements is/are correct:
Q7. Consider the following statements regarding Mauryan Empire: 1) Slavery was largely absent in Mauryan Empire. 2) Mauryan government had equal control over all the regions of its empire. Which of the above statements is/are correct:
Q8. Consider the following statements: 1) Most of Ashoka’s inscriptions were in Pali language written in the Brahmi script. 2) Arikamedu is a coastal settlement known for it being a site for unloading goods from distant lands. Which of the above statements is/are correct:
Q9. Consider the following statements regarding PrayagaPrashasti: 1) It was composed in Sanskrit by Nagasena. 2) It describes the circumstances of Samudragupta’s accession, his military campaigns in north India and the Deccan. Which of the above statements is/are correct:
Q10. Consider the following statements: 1) The first gold coins were issued by the Indo-Greeks. 2) The first coins to bear the names and images of rulers were issued by Guptas. Which of the above statements is/are correct:
