Ecology

Question 1

Under FR act what are Community rights and community forest resource

Answer 1

Community rights deals with MFP while community forest resource is to manage forest resource for sustainable use

Question 2

IWC function and if legally binding and is india member of it

Answer 2

IWC aims to protect whale stocks also zero commercial stock quota
IWC is legally binding and India IS A member of it

Question 3

which was the recent CMA held

Answer 3

CMA 2 was held and those party to paris are members of CMA while others are observers

Question 4

friends of earth

Answer 4

NPO and india not party to it …t has 73 countries

Question 5

PM trading first started

Answer 5

gujarat

Question 6

wild durian is endemic to

Answer 6

western ghats

Question 7

what are the types of ecosystem services

Answer 7

provisioning which includes drinking water , fuelwood
Regulating : clean air and water
supporting : creation of soil

Question 8

which are alien species

Answer 8

hemp, carrot grass and water hyacinth

Question 9

what is green term ahead market

Answer 9

he green term–ahead market (GTAM),
enable bulk electricity buyers with a contracted load of 1 MW or above) to procure renewable energy (RE)
short-term basis from sellers
They have RPO …
Renewable purchase obligation is under national tariff policies

Question 10

what is termed as maritime heatwave

Answer 10

when the seasonal temperature is more than 5 days occurs on summer as well as winter

Question 11

what are edge species

Answer 11

Evolution Distance Globally endangered
threatened species with no relatives
by ZS london and includes Asiatic elephant , Red panda, Ganges dolphin and dugong and purple frog

Question 12

limiting factor in desert and savanna

Answer 12

mositure

Question 13

sunlight is limitng in

Answer 13

tropical

Question 14

temp nutrients and mositure is limitng in

Answer 14

tundra

Question 15

who has started food coalition

Answer 15

FAO for increased food access

Question 16

what are living roots known as

Answer 16

jing kieng jri

Question 17

which state has currently released bird atlas

Answer 17

kerala

Question 18

for biomagnification properties required

Answer 18

long lived
mobile
moderate in size
low water solubility

Question 19

what are ephemera

Answer 19

delicate annuals having slender stems and large flowere and free from xerophilious adaptation

Question 20

average concentration of oxyegn in water

Answer 20

10 ppm

Question 21

according to NLCP what is minimum water depth required to be declared a lake

Answer 21

3 m spread in 10 hectare

Question 22

area occupied by wetlands in inida

Answer 22

18.4% of which 70% under paddy

Question 23

is coastal wetlands more than inland wetland

Answer 23

no

Question 24

which are wetlands exempted from rules 2017

Answer 24

river channels
paddy fields
human made water bodies (for drinking water )
aquaclture
irrigation
salt production creation
also areas under FA 1927,1980 WPA and CRZ

Question 25

does wetland authority of india have members from civil society

Answer 25

yes

Question 26

criteria for freshwater

Answer 26

<5%

Question 27

ascending order of organism found in water

Answer 27

benthos
nekton large animal swimmers ike hippo
plankton 
peripyton
neuston

Question 28

relation of temp and oxygen

Answer 28

inversly proportional

Question 29

who is responsible for wetland management

Answer 29

state gov

they can designate a dept too

Question 30

criteria for species in wetland

Answer 30

supports V EN CR

Question 31

criteria for waterbirds in wetland

Answer 31

20000 or 1%

Question 32

criteria for fish species in wetland

Answer 32

fish subspecies

Question 33

what are peatland

Answer 33

vascular plants and mosses decomposed due to absence of oxygen

Question 34

how much carbon peatlands store

Answer 34

0.37 gigatonnes peryear

Question 35

brazzaville declaration

Answer 35

with respect to peatland conservation in congo basin

Question 36

which process gives rise to estuary formation

Answer 36

rising sea level
movement of sand and sandbars
glacial proceses
tectonic processes

Question 37

who make CRZ rules

Answer 37

made by env min but implemented by state

Question 38

what are the rules that govern noise pollution

Answer 38

noise pollution rules 2000 under EPA and Air pollution

Question 39

residential area DB required

Answer 39

55 to 45

Question 40

how much distance is silence zone area

Answer 40

100m

Question 41

what are the effects of thermal pollution

Answer 41

high metabolic rate
low DO
high toxin

Question 42

activities prohibited in wetlands

Answer 42

commercial mining 
setting up industries 
establishment of large scale commercial livestock farms 
no permanent construction within 10 m 
feeding of fish 
poaching 
waste dumping
discharge of effluents