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Which of the following habitats is most unsuitable for primary productivity?
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Answer: Option C
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Cave habitats are most unsuitable for primary productivity.
It is damp, cool, and lacks light but temperature and humidity vary widely. This is the area that has the greatest abundance and diversity of life. Cave habitats can be divided into three zones.
Its relatively small amount of food, which all comes from outside of the caves and is brought in by sinking rivers and percolating water, by different animals (e.g. bats), as well as by falling in the caves.
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The gas release in Bhopal tragedy was
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Answer: Option A
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The gas released in Bhopal tragedy was MIC.
The Bhopal disaster or Bhopal gas tragedy was a chemical accident on the night of 2nd - 3rd December 1984 at the Union Carbide India Limited (UCIL) pesticide plant in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India.
In the world's worst industrial disaster, over 5,00,000 people in the small towns around the plant were exposed to the highly toxic gas methyl isocyanate (MIC).
23
Forests and Pasture land in India is
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Answer: Option A
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Forests and Pasture land in India is 183 million.
In India, about 51.09% of the land is under cultivation, 21.81% under forest and 3.92% under pasture.
In 2021, the total forest and tree cover in India is 80.9 million hectares, which is 24.62% of the geographical area of the country. Encouraging to note that 17 states/UTs have above 33% of the geographical area under forest cover.
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Examples of organic compounds
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Answer: Option D
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Examples of organic compounds are Hydrocarbons, Chlorinated hydrocarbons and Simple Sugars.
An organochloride, organochlorine compound, chlorocarbon, or chlorinated hydrocarbon is an organic compound containing at least one covalently bonded atom of chlorine.
Chlorination modifies the physical properties of hydrocarbons in several ways. These compounds are typically denser than water due to the higher atomic weight of chlorine versus hydrogen.
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Larger and more complex organic compounds are known as
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Answer: Option B
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Larger and more complex organic compounds are known as Polymers.
Complex organic molecules refer to polymer-like molecules such as proteins. Proteins are typical complex organic polymers with well-defined three-dimensional shapes, composed of 20 kinds of amino acids.
A polymer is any of a class of natural or synthetic substances composed of very large molecules, called macromolecules, which are multiples of simpler chemical units called monomers.
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The important steps in solid waste management are
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Answer: Option D
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The important steps in solid waste management are Waste generation and collection, On-site handling, storage and processing, and Transport and disposal.
Waste management includes the processes and actions required to manage waste from its inception to its final disposal. This includes the collection, transport, treatment and disposal of waste, together with monitoring and regulation of the waste management process and waste-related laws, technologies, economic mechanisms.
Waste management aims to reduce the dangerous effects of such waste on the environment and human health.
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Data deals with datum and also with
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Answer: Option C
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Data deals with datum, Quantities of information and also with Numericals.
Data is a collection of discrete values that convey information, describing the quantity, quality, fact, statistics. A datum is an individual value in a collection of data.
It is usually organized into structures such as tables that provide additional context and meaning, and which may themselves be used as data in larger structures.
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Lead in water can cause
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Answer: Option C
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Lead in water can cause Eye disease.
Lead can enter drinking water when a chemical reaction occurs in plumbing materials that contain lead. This is known as corrosion which is the dissolving or wearing away of metal from the pipes and fixtures. This reaction is more severe when water has high acidity or low mineral content.
Lead exposure can cause difficulty in vision, including difficulty seeing in low light, blurred vision, and chronic eye irritation.
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The most tolerant to sewage pollution is
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Answer: Option A
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The most tolerant to sewage pollution is Chlorella.
Chlorella vulgaris is a single-celled fresh water algae Chlorella vulgaris is effective in eliminating pollutants from wastewater even at fluctuating levels. It removes pollutants from wastewater. They remove CO2 and restore O2 through the process of photosynthesis.
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Limited private operations are allowed in
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Answer: Option D
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Limited private operations are allowed in Sanctuaries.
Sanctuary is a word derived from the Latin sanctuarium, which is, like most words ending in -arium, a container for keeping something in this case holy things or perhaps cherished people.
An animal sanctuary is a facility where animals are brought to live and be protected for the rest of their lives. Unlike animal shelters, sanctuaries do not seek to place animals with individuals or groups, instead maintaining each animal until its natural death.
Protected areas act as benchmarks against which we understand human interactions with the natural world.