Environment Quiz 38

Environment Quiz 38

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1. How many tiger subspecies are found in the world?

11
12
10
9

2. Jules Grevy is considered as the first real republican President of France. An animal species, first described in 1882, was named after him. Name the animal

Giraffe
Zebra
Deer
Rabbit

3. Which is the loudest animal on earth?

Blue whale
Howler monkey
Elephant
Grey wolf

4. Which is the first biosphere reserve in India?

Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve
Nanda Devi National Park & Biosphere Reserve
Gulf of Mannar Biosphere Reserve
Nokrek Biosphere Reserve

5. Which is the largest tiger reserve in India?

Ratapani Tiger Reserve
Nagarjunsagar-Srisailam Tiger Reserve
Jim Corbett Tiger Reserve
Ranthambore Tiger Reserve

6. Phawngpui, also known as Blue Mountain, is the highest mountain peak in the Lushai Hills. In which Indian state it is located?

Meghalaya
Tripura
Manipur
Mizoram

7. Mor, moder and mull are types of

Soil
Humus
Bacteria
Algae

8. The practice of eating earth or soil-like substrates such as clay or chalk mostly seen in animals and some humans is known as

Geophagia
Soilphagia
Haliphagia
Lipophagia

9. What is the cultivation of marine organisms for food and other products in the open ocean, an enclosed section of the ocean, or in tanks, ponds or raceways which are filled with seawater, called?

Mariculture
Aquaculture
Hydroponics
Sericulture

10. The earliest published work on growing terrestrial plants without soil (hydroponics) was the 1627 book Sylva Sylvarum. Name the English philosopher and scientist who authored this work

Charles Darwin
Francis Bacon
David Hume
Robert Hooke

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