Q1. The transition zone between two ecosystems is called:
(a) biome
(b) biotope
(c) ecotone
(d) sere
Q2. A narrow strip of land that connects two larger land masses is called
(a) Strait
(b) Peninsula
(c) Cape
(d) Isthmus
Q3. Tiny marine animals which constitute limestone skeletons are called
(a) Chlamydomonas
(b) Foraminifera
(c) Coral reefs
(d) Diatoms
Q4. Apatanis are the major tribal group of
(a) Jharkhand
(b) Nagaland
(c) Sikkim
(d) Arunachal Pradesh
Q5. Which of the following plant pigments absorbs in red and far-red region of light?
(a) Carotenoid
(b) Chlorophyll
(c) Phytochrome
(d) Cryptochrome
Q6. Alamatti Dam is situated in which state?
(a) Madhya Pradesh
(b) Tamil Nadu
(c) Kerala
(d) Karnataka
Q7. AIDS virus destroys
(a) Lymphocytes
(b) Monocytes
(c) Neutrophils
(d) Basophils
Q8. Who is the-author of the book “No Full Stops in India”?
(a) R. K. Narayan
(b) Ved Mehta
(c) Nirad C. Choudhuri
(d) Mark Tolly
Q9. Which one of the following pairs is wrongly matched?
Place — Location
(a) Trafalgar Square — London
(b) Red Square — Moscow
(c) Tiananmen Square — Beijing
(d) Tahrir Square — Abu Dhabi
Q10. The term of a non-permanent member of the U.N. Security Council is
(a) 3 years
(b) 6 months
(c) 1 year
(d) 2 year
Solutions:
S1. Ans.(c)
S2. Ans.(d)
S3. Ans.(c)
S4. Ans.(d)
S5. Ans.(c)
S6. Ans.(d)
S7. Ans.(a)
S8. Ans.(d)
S9. Ans.(d)
S10. Ans.(d)
