Ecology Flashcards

learn basic ecology questions

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Under FR act what are Community rights and community forest resource

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

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

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

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which was the recent CMA held

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

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4
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friends of earth

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

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5
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PM trading first started

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gujarat

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6
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wild durian is endemic to

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western ghats

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7
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what are the types of ecosystem services

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

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8
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which are alien species

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hemp, carrot grass and water hyacinth

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9
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what is green term ahead market

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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

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10
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what is termed as maritime heatwave

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

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what are edge species

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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

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12
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limiting factor in desert and savanna

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mositure

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13
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sunlight is limitng in

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tropical

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14
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temp nutrients and mositure is limitng in

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tundra

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15
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who has started food coalition

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FAO for increased food access

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16
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what are living roots known as

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jing kieng jri

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17
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which state has currently released bird atlas

18
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for biomagnification properties required

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long lived
mobile
moderate in size
low water solubility

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what are ephemera

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

20
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average concentration of oxyegn in water

21
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according to NLCP what is minimum water depth required to be declared a lake

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3 m spread in 10 hectare

22
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area occupied by wetlands in inida

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18.4% of which 70% under paddy

23
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is coastal wetlands more than inland wetland

24
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which are wetlands exempted from rules 2017

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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

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does wetland authority of india have members from civil society
yes
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criteria for freshwater
<5%
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ascending order of organism found in water
``` benthos nekton large animal swimmers ike hippo plankton peripyton neuston ```
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relation of temp and oxygen
inversly proportional
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who is responsible for wetland management
state gov | they can designate a dept too
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criteria for species in wetland
supports V EN CR
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criteria for waterbirds in wetland
20000 or 1%
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criteria for fish species in wetland
fish subspecies
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what are peatland
vascular plants and mosses decomposed due to absence of oxygen
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how much carbon peatlands store
0.37 gigatonnes peryear
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brazzaville declaration
with respect to peatland conservation in congo basin
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which process gives rise to estuary formation
rising sea level movement of sand and sandbars glacial proceses tectonic processes
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who make CRZ rules
made by env min but implemented by state
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what are the rules that govern noise pollution
noise pollution rules 2000 under EPA and Air pollution
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residential area DB required
55 to 45
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how much distance is silence zone area
100m
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what are the effects of thermal pollution
high metabolic rate low DO high toxin
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activities prohibited in wetlands
``` 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 ```