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  1. In Harry Potter series of books by JK Rowling, Harry had a unique ability called Parseltongue where he could speak to a certain animal. Which animal? A) Rats
    B) Snakes
    C) Lizards
    D) Scorpions
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B

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2. In Harry Potter series by J.K. Rowling, a certain type of nocturnal bird was used to deliver the news to everyone, as well as letters and parcels. Which type of bird?
A) Nightjars
B) Owls
C) Bats
D) Pigeons
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B

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  1. This is known as an anti-joke, where a question is asked to the person, and while the person waits, the answer is simply a fact. One of the world’s most famous ones first came in 1847 - “Why did the _________ cross the road?” With the listener patiently waiting, the answer would be “to get to the other side.” Fill in the blank with the right domestic animal to complete the joke.
    A) Chicken B) Rat
    C) Cow
    D) Pig
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A

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4. George Orwell wrote a historic book called Animal Farm, that was also made into a film. The book is set in a farm where the animals take over. Which group of domestic animals take control, only to become corrupt and ruin it for the rest of the farm?
A) Chicken
B) Rat
C) Cow
D) Pig
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D

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  1. Nature worship is a large part of many religions, including Hinduism. If Varuna is the God of water and rain, Agni is the God of what?
    A) Fire
    B) Love
    C) Grass D) Wind
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A

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6. Several Gods and Goddesses in Hindu Mythology had animals on which they rode. Which of these is the vehicle(vahana) of Saraswati, the Goddess of Wisdom?
A) Cuckoo
B) Crow
C) Rat
D) Swan
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D

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  1. Several Gods and Goddesses in Hindu Mythology had animals on which they rode. Lord Ganesh was himself and elephant-headed God. What animal did he ride on?
    A) Rat
    B) Peacock C) Tiger
    D) Elephant
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A

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  1. The Sabarimala temple is a very famous temple located in one of India’s first tiger reserves in Kerala. Incidentally, Lord Ayyappa, to whom the shrine is dedicated, is said to have ridden one of the tigers. This Tiger Reserve has a very high number of tourists, and is famous for its elephant sightings from boats. Which tiger reserve is it?
    A) Parambikulam B) Periyar
    C) Pilibhit
    D) Palamau
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B

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  1. Elephants have been revered in Hindu Mythology. Indra, the Lord of the Heaven is said to have ridden an elephant. More familiar is Ganesha, who is part elephant. Which part of Lord Ganesh is of an elephant?
    A) Full upper body
    B) Lower Body C) Tail
    D) Head
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D

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  1. According to the Buddha, killing any animal is sin. However, one can take any food that is offered, including meat. One of the theories said that Buddha had died after eating a certain meat product. Name it.
    A) Beef
    B) Pork
    C) Chicken D) Egg
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B

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  1. The first national park in India may be Corbett National Park but the very first reserves for wildlife go back way beyond the Mughals into the time when ‘Satyameva Jayate’ was inscribed. Which ruler, after his victory in the Kalinga war and his subsequent conversion to Buddhism, set out areas for wildlife? A) Chandragupta Vikramaditya
    B) Harshavardhana
    C) Chandragupta Maurya D) Ashoka
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D

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  1. Roadrunner and the Coyote is a famous cartoon based on two real types of animals. The road runner is a bird that prefers running to flying, and can be found in the deserts of North America. The Coyote is a predator. What family does it belong to?
    A) Cat Family
    B) Dog Family
    C) Mongoose Family D) Bear Family
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B

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13. Some musical instruments are made from animal products – the Mridangam is made from buffalo leather over jackfruit wood while the Veena’s frets (below the strings) is made from Beeswax. What were the violin strings originally made from?
A) Elephant tail hair
B) Horse tail hair
C) Mongoose tail hair
D) Peacock tail feathers
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B

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  1. Which prime minister of India, also known as Chacha, is associated with a rose in his pocket?
    A) Subhash Chandra Bose
    B) Jawaharlal Nehru
    C) Atal Bihari Vajpayee D) Manmohan Singh
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B

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  1. Where do birds go at night?
    A) Underground
    B) Underwater
    C) Tree resting places D) Keep flying
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C

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  1. What is meteorology?

A) Study of weather B) Study of meteors C) Study of oceans D) Study of caves

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A

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  1. Which of the following is arranged in the correct order starting from the Sun?
    A) Venus – Mercury – Earth
    B) Earth – Venus – Mercury
    C) Mercury – Venus – Earth D) Mercury – Venus – Mars
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C

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18. What do adaptations allow an animal to do?
A) Survive
B) Die
C) Both A & B D) Neither
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A

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19. Match the following with the unit used to measure it:
To be measured
a) Electric current
b) Temperature
c) Radiation
d) Power
UNIT
1. Celsius
2. Ampere
3. Watt
4. Curie
A) a-2, b-1, c-4, d-3 B) a-1, b-4, c-2, d-3 C) a-3, b-4, c-2, d-1 D) a-3, b-2, c-1, d-4
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A

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20. Animal dung can be used as \_\_\_\_\_\_\_
A) Manure
B) Food
C) Medicine
D) Water purifier
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A

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21. Match the following
based on the products obtained from the animals –
Animal
a) Lac insect
b) Silkworm
c) Oyster
d) Honeybee
Product
1. Pearl
2. Costume Jewellery
3. Honey
4. Silk
A) a-1, b-4, c-2, d-3 B) a-2, b-4, c-1, d-3 C) a-3, b-4, c-2, d-1 D) a-3, b-2, c-1, d-4
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B

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22. Which of the following human activities will NOT contribute to a severe increase in the amount of Carbon dioxide into the atmosphere?
A) Burning fossil fuels
B) Cycling
C) Deforestation
D) Driving cars which use fossil fuels
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B

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  1. Which country is responsible for emitting the most amount of Carbon dioxide?
    A) China
    B) United States of America
    C) Russia D) India
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A

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24. If environmental friendliness of a vehicle could be measured by the amount of pollutants it emits per kilometre travelled, Rate the most and the least environment friendly vehicles, among Car, Scooter, Bus, Bicycle
A) 1,4
B) 2, 4
C) 3, 4
D) None of the above
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C

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  1. On which of the following aspects will climate change have an impact?
    A) Agriculture, natural terrestrial ecosystems, and water resources B) Air quality, oceans, & coastal zones
    C) Energy & human Health
    D) All of the above
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D

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26. Of the following fossil fuels, burning \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ is considered to be the cleanest for the environment.
A) Coal
B) Natural Gas
C) Oil
D) Diesel
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B

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  1. Biogas is a methane-rich gas formed by the fermentation of animal dung, human sewage, and crop residue. What is the advantage of using biogas?
    A) A clean and smokeless fuel
    B) Slurry left behind can used as fish feed
    C) High potential in rural India D) All of the above
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D

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  1. Light year is a unit of what?
    A) Distance
    B) Light Intensity C) Time Period D) Speed
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A

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  1. What is the meaning of deforestation?
    A) Planting of trees
    B) Replanting trees in areas where forests have been cut-off C) Clearing of trees
    D) Clearing of stumps of already dead trees
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C

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  1. At what temperature does water boil?

A) 50oC B) 75oC C) 80oC D) 100oC

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D

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31. What is a substance that dirties the air, water, and ground, thereby harming living organisms, called?
A) Pesticide
B) Non-biodegradable
C) Pollutant
D) Environmentally Friendly
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C

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  1. Which of these options best describes the process by which fossil fuels are formed?
    A) Result of decomposition in an aerobic environment
    B) Result of photosynthesis
    C) Result of decomposition in an anaerobic environment D) Result of photosynthesis in an aerobic environment
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C

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  1. Why was the use of natural gas limited in the 19th century?
    A) Natural gas had not been discovered
    B) Technology to pipe gas safely over long distances did not exist C) The toxic properties of the gas could not be dealt with
    D) People were afraid of the power of natural gas
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B

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  1. Which of the following statements about air pollution is false?
    A) Photochemical smog contains Ozone, which is harmful to the lungs and to the respiratory system
    B) The toxic effect of Carbon monoxide is due to its greater affinity to Haemoglobin, reducing the blood’s capacity to carry oxygen
    C) Lead is the most hazardous metal pollutant of automobile exhaust, causing damage to the brain
    D) None of the above/All statements are true
A

D

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  1. On which date every year is the World Environment Day observed?
    A) January 31 B) June 5
    C) August 25 D) October 31
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B

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  1. With which movement would you associate the name of Shri Sunderlal Bahuguna?
    A) Chipko Movement
    B) Women’s Rights Movement
    C) Islamic Students Movement D) Free Software Movement
A

A

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  1. Which of the following is not a constituent of the atmosphere?
    A) Carbon dioxide B) Aluminium
    C) Nitrogen
    D) Oxygen
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B

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  1. What is the term used to describe a substance that can be broken down and eaten by microorganisms like bacteria called?
    A) Compound
    B) Environmentally Friendly
    C) Biodegradable D) Recycled
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C

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39. Which gas can be generated and used for cooking and lighting in rural India?
A) Biogas
B) Oxygen
C) Ammonia
D) None of the above
A

A

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40. Who wrote the book, ‘Origin of Species’?
A) Louis Pasteur
B) Charles Darwin
C) Stephen Hawking
D) Sir Alexander Fleming
A

B

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  1. It is a well-known fact that the dodo is now extinct. Where did it last occur before it died?
    A) Madagascar
    B) New Zealand
    C) Australia D) Mauritius
A

D

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  1. Which of the following natural resources is NOT
    required for manufacturing glass bottles? A) Sand
    B) Dirt
    C) Soda Ash
    D) Limestone
A

B

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  1. How many years does it take for an aluminium piece to decompose?
    A) 20-40 years B) 200-500 years C) 100-150 years D) 80-100 years
A

D

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  1. Guano, the dropping of certain birds, is widely used as a fertilizer. How does guano differ from normal bird droppings?
    A) In its colour
    B) In its composition
    C) Place from where it is collected D) There is no difference
A

B

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  1. Humans cool their body temperatures by sweating. How do birds bring their body temperatures down?
    A) Sweating
    B) Gliding
    C) Licking themselves D) Panting
A

D

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  1. In most species of birds, which of the following are the most colourful?
    A) Juvenile male B) Adult male
    C) Juvenile female D) Adult female
A

B

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  1. In the soil ecosystem, what role do bacteria play?
    A) Producers
    B) Primary consumers
    C) Secondary consumers D) Decomposers
A

D

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  1. In which country was the Minamata disease, caused due to
    Mercury poisoning, first detected? A) Mexico
    B) Japan
    C) USA
    D) India
A

B

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  1. Due to which of the following pollutants is the Taj Mahal threatened?
    A) Sulphur dioxide B) Carbon dioxide C) Carbon monoxide D) Water vapour
A

A

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  1. In which layer of atmosphere is the Ozone layer present?

A) Troposphere B) Stratosphere C) Mesosphere D) Ionosphere

A

B

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  1. Which of the following pollutants causes the Ozone layer to deplete?
    A) Smog
    B) Sulphur dioxide
    C) Carbon monoxide D) Chlorofluorocarbon
A

D

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  1. Which gas from the following gases is known as a non-greenhouse gas but is indirectly responsible for global warming?
    A) Methane
    B) Nitrous Oxide
    C) Sulphur Hexafluoride D) Carbon Monoxide
A

D

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  1. What is the male reproductive cell called?
    A) Egg
    B) Sperm C) Seed
    D) Nucleus
A

B

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  1. Which of the following is NOT used as a unit to measure temperature?
    A) Newton
    B) Centigrade C) Kelvin
    D) Fahrenheit
A

A

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  1. Which amongst the following is the most energy efficient?
    A) Incandescent Bulb
    B) Fluorescent Tube Light
    C) Compact Fluorescent Lamp D) Halogen Bulb
A

C

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  1. When was the World Environment Day established by UN General Assembly?
    A) 1991 B) 1975 C) 1972 D) 1947
A

C

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  1. Which animal is called as an endemic animal?
    A) An animal which is on the verge of extinction
    B) An animal which is active during day and night
    C) An animal which is introduced to a particular area by humans
    D) An animal which is found only in one particular area and nowhere else in the world
A

D

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  1. What is the name given to the offspring produced by cross-breeding of a male Lion and a female Tiger?
    A) Liger
    B) Tigon
    C) Liontig D) Tiglion
A

A

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  1. What types of organisms are usually at the bottom of the food chains?
    A) Insects
    B) Predators C) Herbivores D) Plants
A

D

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  1. What percentage of dry air comprises nitrogen?

A) 72 B) 78 C) 12 D) 21

A

B

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61. What is the energy generated from water known as?
A) Relative Energy
B) Irrigation
C) Hydroelectric Energy
D) Electromagnetic Energy
A

C

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  1. Some items can be recycled indefinitely, without losing any of their properties. Which of the following items CANNOT be recycled indefinitely?
    A) Copper Wires
    B) Aluminium Cans
    C) Plastic Bottles D) Glass
A

C

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  1. A food chain is a chain of animals and/or plants, where one feeds on the other. It may be composed of a simple food chain with one herbivore and one carnivore, or may be complex with one herbivore and many carnivores. Select the correctly arranged food chain of the following living things: Buzzard, Caterpillar, Grass, Monitor Lizard, Robin.
    A) Caterpillar – Robin – Monitor Lizard – Buzzard – Grass B) Grass – Caterpillar – Monitor Lizard – Robin – Buzzard C) Grass – Caterpillar – Robin – Monitor Lizard – Buzzard D) Grass – Robin – Monitor Lizard – Buzzard – Caterpillar
A

C

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  1. Explorers from which of the following ancient cultures are believed to be the first accomplished marine navigators?
    A) Phoenicians
    B) Indian
    C) Egyptian D) Aztec
A

A

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65. Where was the first ever permanent marine laboratory built in 1872?
A) Chicago, USA
B) Antarctica
C) Naples, Italy
D) Cape of Good Hope, South Africa
A

C

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  1. When does a ‘hypothesis’ become a ‘theory’ in science?
    A) When it is not proved
    B) When someone proposes it
    C) Only once it is successfully proved
    D) When someone proves it for the second time
A

C

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67. In a scientific experiment when there are two test subjects or groups, conditions for one are kept constant while for the other they are changed to study their effect. What is the subject or group whose conditions are kept constant called?
A) Constant
B) Control
C) Steady
D) Subject 1
A

B

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  1. An animal classified as __________ is likely to move into the Endangered category in the near future if nothing is done to protect the animal.
    A) Critically Endangered
    B) Vulnerable
    C) Rare D) Extinct
A

B

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  1. The Rh factor in human blood is named after a monkey, the Rhesus Macaque, commonly found in northern India. What is the scientific name of this monkey?
    A) Macaca mulatta
    B) Macaca radiata
    C) Macaca fascicularis D) Macaca munzala
A

A

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  1. Which of the following is correct about white tigers?
    A) It is a recessive mutant
    B) It is a separate subspecies found only in India
    C) It is a separate subspecies now extinct in the wild D) It is a mythical animal
A

A

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  1. What kind of an animal is a fossorial animal?
    A) An animal which lives on mountains
    B) An animal with feeds on dead things
    C) An animal that is only known from fossils D) An animal that lives underground
A

D

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  1. Apteryx is a genus of an ancient bird. In which country
    were the fossils of this bird unearthed? A) Australia B) New Zealand
    C) Indonesia D) Madagascar
A

B

73
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  1. Acidification of oceans is a phenomenon where the pH of the ocean water is changing and thus harming all marine creatures. What is causing this acidification?
    A) Oil spills
    B) Oceans are absorbing more CO2 than before which is released by human activities
    C) Over fishing, so less amount of dissolved oxygen is being taken up
    D) With the glaciers melting, more fresh water is reaching the oceans
A

B

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  1. What is an invasive species?
    A) A species which lives in our homes but is not a pet
    B) Species which are introduced and have become a nuisance to the local species C) Species which are extinct in the wild
    D) Species which share homes
A

B

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  1. Which of the following is a behavioral adaptation in animals to survive in deserts?
    A) Thick fur B) Being active at night
    C) Enlarged lungs D) Enlarged eyes
A

B

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