General Knowledge Practice Question and Answer
8 Q: Plants release water into the air by the process of ______.
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6491982913e8bde0322ba788- 1photoperiodismfalse
- 2transpirationtrue
- 3photosynthesisfalse
- 4tropismfalse
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Answer : 2. "transpiration"
Explanation :
1. Plants release water into the air through a process called transpiration.
2. Transpiration is a natural process, by which plants expel water from their bodies in the form of vapor.
3. The process of transpiration takes place through small holes in the leaves, which are called stomata.
3. Transpiration is essential for plants, as it helps keep plants cool and transport nutrients from the roots to the leaves needed to make food.
Q: ______ includes all non-living components, such as air, cloud, dust, land, mountains, rivers, temperature, humidity, water, water vapour, sand, etc.
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6419b83c5bff3d098df6b0be- 1Biotic environmentfalse
- 2Abiotic environmenttrue
- 3Artificial environmentfalse
- 4Healthy environmentfalse
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Answer : 2. "Abiotic environment"
Explanation :
Abiotic components are non-living factors in the environment which affect ecosystems like temperature, light, air, soil etc.
Q: Which of the following is considered to be the purest form of natural water (distilled water) free from impurities?
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6419779ffb0ff69a8ee80503- 1Well waterfalse
- 2Spring watertrue
- 3River waterfalse
- 4Rain waterfalse
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Answer : 2. "Spring water "
Explanation :
Rainwater is the purest form of natural water. It is formed naturally by evaporation followed by condensation of water vapour.
Q: Which of the following is an example of an artificial ecosystem?
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64106cb6a37bb1a5e17cf9fc- 1crop fieldtrue
- 2Forestfalse
- 3Lakefalse
- 4Pondfalse
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Answer : 1. "crop field"
Explanation :
The crop field is an artificial ecosystem.
Q: Which of the following environmental problems is called as 'Creeping Death'?
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632194d601005862c70a1e73- 1Soil erosiontrue
- 2Deforestationfalse
- 3Population growthfalse
- 4Water pollutionfalse
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Answer : 1. "Soil erosion"
Explanation :
Soil erosion which is also called the 'creeping death of the soil' is a global problem (Tripathi and Singh, 1993). India is facing soil erosion problems in sectors such as reservoir siltation, soil-degradation and in agricultural sectors mainly.
Q: The Forest Rights Act, 2006 in its title recognizes the rights of which category?
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6256fe050560954965a46c8a- 1Scheduled Tribestrue
- 2Scheduled Castesfalse
- 3Economically Backward Classesfalse
- 4Most Backward Classesfalse
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Answer : 1. "Scheduled Tribes "
Explanation :
The Forest Rights Act (FRA), 2006 recognizes the rights of the forest dwelling tribal communities and other traditional forest dwellers to forest resources, on which these communities were dependent for a variety of needs, including livelihood, habitation and other socio-cultural needs.
Q: Which of the following is different from the rest?
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6256fa7aac719c4dd28d7bdd- 1Deforestationfalse
- 2Desertificationfalse
- 3Erosionfalse
- 4Conservationtrue
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Answer : 4. "Conservation "
Explanation :
Conservation is not a process where anything gets erode, degrade, etc. like Deforestation, Desertification, and Erosion.
Q: ______ are the oldest living tree species on Earth.
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644bdfcb9471d8ce70d42a9d- 1Lone Cypressfalse
- 2Redwood treefalse
- 3Tree of Lifefalse
- 4Bristlecone pinestrue
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Answer : 4. "Bristlecone pines"
Explanation :
The correct answer is Bristlecone pines. Bristlecone pines are the oldest non-clonal species on the planet.