16. Prolonged liberal irrigation of agricultural fields is likely to create the problem of
A Aridity
B Metal toxicity
C Salinity
D Acidity
17. The greatest problem of water conservation is to reduce the amount of
A Precipitation
B Runoff water
C Groundwater
D Evaporation
18. Maximum nutritional diversity is found in the group:
A Monera
B Plantae
C Fungi
D Animalia
19. Which one of the following areas in India, is a hotspot of biodiversity?
A Sunderbans
B Western Ghats
C Eastern Ghats
D Gangetic Plain
20 Which one of the following is not included under in situ conservation?
A National park
B Wild life sanctuary
C Zoological garden
D Biosphere reserve
21. An inexhaustible non-conventional universal source of energy is
A. Wind energy
B Solar energy
C Hydrothermal energy
D Tidal energy
22. Which one of the following expanded forms of the followings acronyms is correct?
A IUCN = International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources
B IPCC = International Panel for Climate Change
C UNEP = United Nations Environmental Policy
D EPA = Environmental Pollution Agency
23. Wild life conservation aims at :
(a) Maintaining the ecological process
(b) To enrich the wildlife diversity with exotic species
(c) Preventing migration of species
(d) Maintaining the diversity of life