Match the following pairs with reference to common air pollutants and its effect/impact on plants and animals:
Pollutant | Associated Effect |
1. Sulphur dioxide | A. Aging in plants. |
2. Oxides of nitrogen | B. Reduces oxygen carrying capacity of blood. |
3. Hydrocarbons | C. Red haze in the traffic. |
4. Carbon monoxide | D. Stiffness of flower buds. |
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Water vapour present in the atmosphere is formed due to which of the following factors?
1. Heating of water bodies.
2. Activities of living organisms.
3. Weathering of rocks.
4. Photosynthesis.
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Fodder crops are raised as food for the livestock. Which among the following is/are fodder crops?
1. Sudan Grass
2. Oats
3. Wheat
4. Berseem
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Read the following statements carefully and select the correct answer from the code given below:
1. Dugong (Dugong dugon) is an herbivorous mammal.
2. Dugongs are listed as Critically endangered on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.
3. Recently, an announcement was made by Tamil Nadu State government for the set-up of Dugong conservation reserve.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Weeds are unwanted plants in a cultivated field. In this context, consider the following statements:
1. The weeds compete for food, space and light.
2. Weeds are responsible for affecting the growth of the crop.
3. Timely sowing of crops and crop rotation help in weed control.
Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?
According to Archimedes’ principle - When a body is immersed fully or partially in a fluid, it experiences an upward force that is equal to the weight of the fluid displaced by it. Which among the following are based on the application of this principle?
1. Ships
2. Lactometer
3. Thermometer
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Consider the following statements:
1. Cold-blooded animals do not have the capacity to regulate their body temperature.
2. Amphibians are cold-blooded animals and reptiles are warm-blooded animals.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Unicellular organism are unique because they are made up of a single cell only. Which of the following is/are examples of unicellular organisms?
1. Amoeba
2. Yeast
3. Bacteria
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In context of General Science, consider the following statements:
1. All fluids exert pressure on the base and walls of the container in which they are enclosed.
2. All objects experience a downward force of buoyancy when they are immersed in a fluid.
3. The magnitude of buoyancy force is independent of the density of the fluid in which the object is immersed.
Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?
Which of the following diseases and their causative agents is NOT correctly matched?
Disease | Causative Agent |
1. Ringworms | Fungi |
2. Amoebiasis | Protozoan |
3. Plague | Bacterium |
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Which among the following are the characteristic features of birds?
1. They are cold-blooded animals.
2. They lay eggs.
3. Two forelimbs are modified for flight.
4. They breathe through lungs.
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