List of top Environmental Studies Questions asked in CUET (PG)

The type-I survivorship curve indicated by low mortality during most part of organism's life and heavy mortality when the members reach the age of senescence is shown by -

Which of the following species of primates are restricted to the Western Ghats of India?
A. Nilgiri Langur 
B. Lion Tailed Macaque 
C. Golden Langur 
D. Hoolock Gibbon 
E. Hanuman Langur 
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Bacterial oxidation of pysite (FeS₂) results in an environmental concern called

Which of the following groups of the animals can be considered endothermal ?

_______ is produced by the yeast deriven fermentation principally of glucose C₆H₁₂O₆/Carbohydrates in plants.

Given below are two statements: One is lebelled as Assertion A and the other is labelled as Reason R.
Assertion A: The average composition of atmosphere near the surface of the earth is approximately 78.08% of N₂, 20.95% of O₂, 0.93% of Ar, 0.04% of CO₂, adds to nearly 100%. 
Reason R: Water content in atmosphere is variable ranging from <0.5% to 3.5% therefore, the average composition is given on dry weight percent basis (mixing ratio).
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Soils and lands that have shallow water table can develop _______ due to excessive water evaporation and the concentration of salts.

Which of the following minerals weather and provide K⁺ ions to groundwater?
A. Pyroxene
B. Biotite 
C. Plagioclase 
D. Onthoclare 
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Match List I with List II

List I (Extermophiles)		List II (Locations)
A.	Halophytes	I.	Polar ice
B.	Thermophiles	II.	Salt Lakes
C.	Alkalinophiles	III.	Soda Lakes
D.	Cryophiles	IV.	Hot Spring

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Match List I with List II

List I (Soil Horizon)		List II (Characteristics/Nature)
A.	A Horizon	I.	Zone of eluviation
B.	E Horizon	II.	Unweathered mineral material
C.	B Horizon	III.	Surface horizon with mineral material and organic compound beyond recognition
D.	C Horizon	IV.	Zone of illuviation

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Given below are two statements: One is labelled as Assertion A and the other is labelled as Reason R.
Assertion A: The poison dart frogs of the tropical rain forests of South America are brightly coloured.
Reason R: Native people in South America use the toxin on blowgun darts.
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Which of the following are green house gases in ambient atmosphere ?
A. Methane B. Nitrous oxide
C. Sulpher dioxide 
D. Carbon dioxide 
E. Argon 
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Which layer of the atmosphere reflects back the radio waves that are transmitted from the earth ?

Given below are two statements: One is labelled as Assertion A and the other is labelled as Reason R.
Assertion A: Stability of most complexes with the alkaline earth metals is in the order Mg²⁺ > Ca²⁺ > Sr²⁺> Ba²⁺ 
Reason R :For type A ions, Electrostatic model approximately explain the stability of metal-ligand complexes that is, stability of these complexes is positively correlated with the ratio of Z²/r for both metal ion and the ligand species. 
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An inherited disease in which very few healthy red blood cells are formed and those formed are thin and extremely fragile, is known as

Arrange the taxonomic categories of wheat in an ascending hierarchial order.
A. Monocotyledonae 
B. Angiospermae 
C. Poaceae 
D. Poales 
E. Triticum 
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Cancers of the body's soft tissues are called -

Which of the following may occur on the abyssal plain, below the carbonate compensation depth ?

In which of the following bryophytes, the archesporium develops from endothecium ?

Municipal solid waste is composted in long rows aerated by convective air movement. The proces is called -

Given below are two statements: One is labelled as Assertion A and the other is labelled as Reason R.
Assertion A: Thinning of ozone layer is more prominant over Antartica as compared to Arctic.
Reason R: Stratospheric temperature over arctic does not fall as low and for as long as it happens over Antartica and Polar stratospheric clouds form less frequently over Arctic then over Antartica.
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Which of the following states in India is known for conservation of Rhododendun ?

Arrange the coal types from highest to lowest rank as per their Carbon content.
A. Lignite 
B. Sub bitumenous 
C. Anthracite 
D. Bitumenous 
E. Peat 
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Given below are two statements: One is labelled as Assertion A and the other is labelled as Reason R.
Assertion A: Lichens are symbiotic association between algae and fungi.
Reason R: The algal component in the lichens is known as phycobiont and the fungal component is known as mycobiont.
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Which one of the following mineral has a single chain structure ?