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  1. Conservation within the natural habitat is

  2. A.

     insitu conservation

    B.

     exsitu conservation

    C.

     invivo conservation

    D.

     exvivo conservation

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  3. Low level ozone is referred to as __________ ozone.

  4. A.

     tropospheric

    B.

     stratospheric

    C.

     ionosperic

    D.

     exospheric

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  5. The main atmospheric layer near the surface of earth is

  6. A.

     troposphere

    B.

     mesophere

    C.

     ionosphere

    D.

     stratosphere

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  7. Water used for paper mills should not contain

  8. A.

     magnesium

    B.

     sodium

    C.

     iron

    D.

     chlorine

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  9. Blue revolution is associated with

  10. A.

     Agriculture

    B.

     Iron and steel

    C.

     Irrigation

    D.

     Fishing

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  11. Which of the following can be used as a method of protecting an orchard from damaging low temperatures during a radiation inversion?

  12. A.

     Orchard heaters

    B.

     Wind machines

    C.

     Irrigation (cover the area with water)

    D.

     All of the above

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  13. According to Wein's displacement law, the wavelength at which maximum radiation occurs

  14. A.

     Is inversely proportional to the temperature

    B.

     Is proportional to the temperature

    C.

     Is inversely proportional to the pressure

    D.

     Is proportional to the pressure

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  15. Which one of the following statements for pyramid of energy is incorrect, whereas the remaining three are correct?

  16. A.

     It is upright in shape

    B.

     Its base is broad

    C.

     It shows energy content of different trophic level organisms

    D.

     It is inverted in shape

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  17. When a liquid thermometer is held in direct sunlight,

  18. A.

     It will accurately measure the air temperature

    B.

     It will measure a much higher temperature than that of the air

    C.

     It will measure a much lower temperature than that of the air

    D.

     It will measure the temperature of the sun rather than the air

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  19. The climate of a given region is

  20. A.

     average temperature and precipitation conditions for every day of the year in a given region

    B.

     average temperature and precipitation conditions

    C.

     its weather patterns

    D.

     its weather

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