Development Test

Result

Development Test - 27

Score
-
out of -
Rank
-
out of -

TIME Taken - -

SHARING IS CARING

If our Website helped you a little, then kindly spread our voice using Social Networks. Spread our word to your readers, friends, teachers, students & all those close ones who deserve to know what you know now.

Weekly Quiz Competition

Question 1
1 / -0

The transitional zone between two distinct communities is know as

A
Ecotype

B
Ecade

C
Ecosphere

D
Ecotone

Solution

The transitional zone between two different communities is known as ecotone. It has some of the characteristics of each bordering biological community and often contains species not found in the overlapping communities.
Question 2
1 / -0

Consider the following statements in respect of Trade Related Analysis of Fauna and Flora in Commerce (TRAFFIC):
1. TRAFFIC is a bureau under United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP).
2. The mission of TRAFFIC is to ensure that trade in wild plants and animals is not a threat to the conservation of nature.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?

A
1 only

B
2 only

C
Both 1 and 2

D
Neither 1 nor 2
Question 3
1 / -0

Consider the following statements in regard to 'RESIDEX':
$$(1)$$ The index is prepared to track the prices of residential properties in India on the basis of actual transaction prices.
$$(2)$$ The index is prepared from the secondary data available from various sources like housing, finance companies and banks.
Which of the statements given is/are correct?

A
$$1$$ only

B
$$2$$ only

C
Both $$1$$ and $$2$$

D
Neither $$1$$ nor $$2$$

Solution

This question is based on residex its meaning &uses: Residex is a housing price index updated quarterly by National Housing Bank (NHB). ... Residex can be used by policy makers, home buyers, banks & HFCs, builders and developers. For buyers and investors, the index helps them compare prices between cities in India and across various localities within a city of their choice. The HPI is a weighted average Laspeyres index based on the transaction price, where transactions are stratified into three categories, viz., small, medium and large houses and in different geographical wards/zones,hence above statements are true.
Question 4
1 / -0

Consider the following statements in regard to 'Marginal Standing Facility(MSF)' of RBI:
$$(1)$$ It will help in reducing volatility in the overnight lending rates in the inter-bank market.
$$(2)$$ The borrowing under the MSF should be over and above the statutory liquidity requirement.
Which of the statements given is/are correct?

A
$$1$$ only

B
$$2$$ only

C
Both $$1$$ and $$2$$

D
Neither $$1$$ nor $$2$$
Question 5
1 / -0

The highest chemical pollution is caused by the industrial effluents of

A
leather industry

B
paper industry

C
rayon industry

D
textile industry

Solution

The highest chemical pollution is caused due to industrial effluents from Leather Industry. It contains a complex mixture of both organic and inorganic pollutants like chlorinated phenols, chromium, Azodyes, Lead, Mercury, Arsenic, Polychlorinated Biphenyls, Formaldehyde resins etc.
Question 6
1 / -0

Supersonic jet causes pollution by thinning of

A
$$O_{3}$$ layer

B
$$ C_{2}$$ layer

C
$$ SO_{2}$$ layer

D
$$ O_{2}$$ layer
Question 7
1 / -0

To meet Euro II emission standards what should be the sulphur content in the ultra low sulphur diesel?

A
0.05 percent or less

B
0.10 percent

C
0.15 percent

D
0.20 percent

Solution

Ultra-low-sulfar diesel is diesel fuel with sulfar content not more than 0.005 %. Since 2006, all of the petroleum-based diesel fuel available in Europe and North America are using fuel with ultra low sulfar content.
Question 8
1 / -0

Which of the following statement is incorrect about the Biosphere?

A
Biosphere is a combination of lithosphere, hydrosphere and atmosphere

B
Biosphere is missing at extreme of north and south pole

C
Organisms are uniformly present in Biosphere

D
All of the above

Solution

Biosphere is a combination of lithosphere, hydrosphere and atmosphere. Biosphere is not found everywhere, some ares do not support the conditions required for Biosphere. Hence organisms are not uniformly distributed throughout the would.
Question 9
1 / -0

The term M-STRIPES' is sometimes seen in the news in the context of

A
Captive breeding of Wild Fauna

B
Maintenance of Tiger Reserves

C
Indigenous Satellite Navigation System

D
Security of National Highways

Solution

National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) is planning to implement a new computerized tiger monitoring protocol in all tiger reserves of the country known as Monitoring system for Tiger, Intensive Patrolling and Ecological Status (MSTrIPES).
Question 10
1 / -0

Competition for light, nutrients and space is most severe between

A
closely related organism growing in different niches

B
closely related organisms growing in the same area/niche

C
distantly related organisms growing in the same habitat

D
distantly related organisms growing in different niches.

Solution

Competition is rivalry for obtaining the same resource. Competition of light, nutrients and space is most severe between closely related organisms growing in the same area/niche, due to overproduction of population in the same area/niche.

User

Question Analysis

Correct -
Wrong -
Skipped -

My Perfomance

Score
-
out of -
Rank
-
out of -

Re-Attempt Weekly Quiz Competition

Development Test - 27

Result

Development Test - 27

Score

-

Rank

-

SHARING IS CARING

Question 1

Ecotype

Ecade

Ecosphere

Ecotone

Solution

Question 2

1 only

2 only

Both 1 and 2

Neither 1 nor 2

Question 3

$$1$$ only

$$2$$ only

Both $$1$$ and $$2$$

Neither $$1$$ nor $$2$$

Solution

Question 4

$$1$$ only

$$2$$ only

Both $$1$$ and $$2$$

Neither $$1$$ nor $$2$$

Question 5

leather industry

paper industry

rayon industry

textile industry

Solution

Question 6

$$O_{3}$$ layer

$$ C_{2}$$ layer

$$ SO_{2}$$ layer

$$ O_{2}$$ layer

Question 7

0.05 percent or less

0.10 percent

0.15 percent

0.20 percent

Solution

Question 8

Biosphere is a combination of lithosphere, hydrosphere and atmosphere

Biosphere is missing at extreme of north and south pole

Organisms are uniformly present in Biosphere

All of the above

Solution

Question 9

Captive breeding of Wild Fauna

Maintenance of Tiger Reserves

Indigenous Satellite Navigation System

Security of National Highways

Solution

Question 10

closely related organism growing in different niches

closely related organisms growing in the same area/niche

distantly related organisms growing in the same habitat

distantly related organisms growing in different niches.

Solution

User

Question Analysis

My Perfomance

Score

-

Rank

-

Results Announcement on: coming Monday

Stay Tuned: We’ll update you on your result via email or SMS.