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The Kashmir region receives additional amount of precipitation during the winter brought by _____.

Which one of the following Himalayan vegetation species is found between the altitudes of 1800 to 2600 metres?

Which one of the following States in India has the longest coastline?

Consider the following statements about National Biodiversity Authority (NBA).
$$1$$. The National Biodiversity Authority (NBA) was established to implement India's Biological Diversity Act $$(2002)$$.
$$2$$. The NBA is a statutory and an autonomous body.
$$3$$. The NBA has its headquarters in Chennai.
$$4$$. Biological Diversity Act $$2002$$ mandates all local bodies to setup Biodiversity Management Committees (BMC).
Which of the statements are true?

Which of the following about Ecological Niche is/are correct?
$$1$$. No two species in a habitat can have same niche.
$$2$$. A niche is unique for a species.
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Which of the following forms the reservoir pool of biogeochemical cycle?
$$1$$. Atmosphere/rock
$$2$$. Plants
$$3$$. Animals
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Corals reefs are generally absent on the western coasts of continents. This is because __________.

With reference to the International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (IUCN) and the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES), which of the following statements is/are correct?
$$1$$. IUCN is an organ of the United Nations and CITES is an international agreement between governments.
$$2$$. CITES is legally binding on the States that have joined it, but this Convention does not take the place of national laws.
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Consider the following statements.
$$1$$. In predation, one organism kills other and benefits itself.
$$2$$. In parasitism, one species inhibits the other and benefits itself.
$$3$$. In amensalism, one species harms the other and benefits itself.
Which of the statements given is/are correct?

Consider the following statements about the National Board for Wildlife (NBWL).
$$1$$. The Union Minister of Environment and Forests is the chairperson of NBWL.
$$2$$. National Board for Wild Life is a "statutory Organization" constituted under the Wildlife Protection Act, $$1972$$.
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