191. Measuring Biochemical Oxygen Demand (BOD) is a method used for :

A estimating the amount of organic matter in sewage water
B working out the efficiency of oil driven automobile engines
C measuring the activity of Saccharomyces cerevisae in producing curd on a commercial scale
D working out the efficiency of RBCs about their capacity to carry oxygen
Answer :   estimating the amount of organic matter in sewage water
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192. Which one of the following pairs is mismatched?

A Fossil fuel burning - release of $$CO_2$$
B Nuclear power - radioactive wastes
C Solar energy - green house effect
D Biomass burning - release of $$CO_2$$
Answer :   Solar energy - green house effect
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193. Increase in BOD of water reservoir is due to

A Algae
B Soil
C Moss
D Waste product
Answer :   Waste product
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194. Which of the following is considered a hot spot - of biodiversity in India

A Eastern Ghats
B Aravali Hills
C Western Ghats
D Indo-Gangetic-Plain
Answer :   Western Ghats
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195. Maximum bioconcentration of pesticide residues is usually found in birds that exclusively feed on

A fish
B seeds
C worms
D meat
Answer :   fish
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196. Trophic levels are formed by

A Only plants
B Only carnivores
C Only animals
D Organisms linked in food chain
Answer :   Organisms linked in food chain
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197. Which of the following is the main factor of desertification?

A Tourism
B Irrigated agriculture
C Over- grazing
D All of these
Answer :   Over- grazing
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198. The pyramid of energy in a forest ecosystem is

A Always upright
B Always inverted
C Both upright and inverted
D None of the above
Answer :   Always upright
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199. Pollution is not caused by

A Thermal power plant
B Automobile
C Radioactive power plant
D Hydroelectric power plant
Answer :   Hydroelectric power plant
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200. Large ecosytems are called

A Biomes
B Ecotone
C Ecads
D Biocoenosis
Answer :   Biomes
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