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  1. Sinking air warms by this process:

  2. A.

     Compression

    B.

     Expansion

    C.

     Condensation

    D.

     Friction

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  3. The horizontal transport of any atmospheric property by the wind is called:

  4. A.

     Advection

    B.

     Radiation

    C.

     Conduction

    D.

     Latent heat

    E.

     Reflection

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  5. Perspiration cools the body by

  6. A.

     Advective heat transfer

    B.

     Radiative heat transfer

    C.

     Conductive heat transfet

    D.

     Latent heat transfer

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  7. The forests which occur in law rain fall area is

  8. A.

     Evergreen forests

    B.

     Deciduous forests

    C.

     Coniferous forest

    D.

     all the above

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  9. Forests grow in high rain fall areas are

  10. A.

     ever green forests

    B.

     temperate forests

    C.

     conifers

    D.

     Tundra

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  11. What is meant by ex-situ conservation?

  12. A.

     Conservation of a species by protecting its habitat along with all other species living there

    B.

     Conservation of forest eco system

    C.

     Conservation of a species outside its natural habitat

    D.

     Conservation of plants

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  13. Earth summit of Rio de Janeiro (1992) resulted in

  14. A.

     Compilation of Red list

    B.

     Establishment of biosphere reserves

    C.

     Conservation of biodiversity

    D.

     IUCN

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  15. Photosynthesis is found in

  16. A.

     Producers

    B.

     Decomposers

    C.

     Consumers

    D.

     Scavengers

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  17. Organisms which depend on Producers for nutrition are called

  18. A.

     Autotrophs

    B.

     Saprophytes

    C.

     Consumers

    D.

     Xerophytes

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  19. Phytoplankton are

  20. A.

     Producers of forest

    B.

     Producers of lakes

    C.

     Consumers of Ocean

    D.

     Omnivores

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