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Animals, Birds & Trees 2

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1

What is meant by the term pisciculture?
(a) Rearing of sheep       (b) Production of silk
(c) Rearing of fish          (d) Growing of tomatoes

A1

2

Which of the following states has the lowest area under forests?
(a) Haryana     (b) Uttar Pradesh     (c) Andhra Pradesh     (d) Gujarat

A2

3

What is multiple cropping?
(a) When seeds are sown on a piece of land and then seedlings are transplanted in different fields
(b) Dividing a field into two or more parts and then sowing different crops in each part
(c) Raising in succession only one type of crop in the same piece of land
(d) Raising two or more crops in succession in a year on the same land

A3

4

Among the following, the fast growing tree is
(a) Areca nut     (b) Coconut     (c) Eucalyptus     (d) Mango

A4

5

For the cultivation of Tobacco, the soil should be rich in
(a) Potash     (b) Calcareous matter     (c) Nitrogen     (d) Organic content

A5

6

The percentage of land occupied by forests in India is approximately
(a) 11     (b) 15     (c) 23     (d) 33

A6

7

The largest zoo in India is at
(a) Delhi     (b) Mumbai     (c) Calcutta     (d) Nagpur

A7

8

Which area of Madhya Pradesh is known for white tigers?
(a) Chhattisgarh      (b) Baghelkhand     (c) Malwa     (d) None of these

A8

9

In India, the greatest variety of flowers is found in
(a) Assam     (b) Kerala     (c) UP     (d) Sikkim

A9

10

The first species of animal which appears to have been tamed is the
(a) dog     (b) goat     (c) horse     (d) cow

A10

11

Which of the following crops help in nitrogen fixation
(a) Maize     (b) Rice     (c) Beans     (d) Wheat

A11

12

Female of a deer is
(a) Doe     (b) Bitch     (c) Sow     (d) Buck

A12

13

Fungi are plants that lack

A13

14

The main constituent of animal teeth and bone is

A14

15

The animal population present in a particular region is called

A15

16

Plants are made disease resistant with

A16

17

Which was the first fungicide discovered for plant diseases

A17

18

Rh factor was first discovered in

A18

19

Chemicals that can destroy plants are commonly called

A19

20

Which is the sound producing organ of a bird

A20

21

Animals that live in water are commonly called

A21

22

The bird which lays the eggs in the nests of other birds for hatching is

A22

23

What is the average life of a coconut tree

A23

24

What are insecticides

A24

25

Which part of the Coco tree is the source of natural chocolate flavour

A25

26

What is a flying fox

A26

27

Which is the tallest living animal

A27

28

Which is the most stupid bird in the world

A28

29

Largest fish in the sea

A29

30

How many queen bees are found in a bee hive

A30

31

DDT is used as

A31

32

Which county the world’s largest cattle population

A32

33

Disease caused by the bite of mad dog is

A33

34

Egg laying animals are commonly called

A34

35

Ants are social insects because

A35

36

The Indian state famous for sandal wood

A36

37

The minimum forest cover necessary to maintain the ecological balance

A37

38

What is the national tree planting festival called

A38

39

The most intelligent animal

A39

40

The acid injected by a bee sting is

A40

41

What is the common name of cassava

A41

42

To which class does salamander belongs

A42

43

The largest division of animal kingdom

A43

44

The mosquito responsible for the spread of Denque fever

A44

45

The biggest mammal

A45

46

Napier’ is a variety of

A46

47

The plants found in deserts are known as

A47

48

Which class of animals have good vision

A48

49

The only snake that builds a nest

A49

50

The extensive grass lands known as ‘Prairies’ are found in

A50



Answers

(Click on the Question Numbers for the Questions)

a1

C


a2

A


a3

B


a4

C


a5

A


a6

C


a7

C


a8

B


a9

D


a10

A


a11

C


a12

A


a13


Chlorophyll

a14


Calcium Phosphate

a15


Fauna

a16


Crossing them with wild relatives

a17


Bordeaux mixture

a18


Rhesus Monkey

a19


Herbicides

a20


Syrinx

a21


Aquatic animals

a22


Cuckoo

a23


50 years

a24


Chemical used to kill insects

a25


Seeds

a26


Squirrel

a27


Giraffe

a28


Duck

a29


Whale shark

a30


One

a31


An insecticide

a32


India

a33


Rabies

a34


Oviparous

a35


they live in colonies

a36


Karnataka

a37


33% of the total land area

a38


Van Mahotsava

a39


Chimpanzee

a40


Formic acid

a41


Tapioca

a42


Amphibians

a43


Arthropod

a44


Aedes Aegyptic

a45


Blue whale

a46


Grass

a47


Xerophytes

a48


Birds

a49


King cobra

a50


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