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hank @AKS IAS’ Foundation For Competitive Exams Conquer Prelims UPSC Previous Year Question Papers (2008-23) INDEX ECOLOGY, ECOSYSTEM AND FUNCTIONS OF ECOSYSTEM... BIODIVERSITY... AGRICULTURE AND ENVIRONMENT... POLLUTION ..... CLIMATE CHANGE... ENVIRONMENTAL LAWS, CONVENTIONS AND POLICIES ENVIRONMENTAL ORGANISATIONS PROTECTED AREAS FOR THE BIODIVERSITY CONSERVATION ... SPECIES..... @AKS IAS’ Ecology, Ecosystem and Functions of Ecosystem Which one of the following is not essentially a species of the Himalayan vegetation? (2008) (a) (b) © @ Which one of the following is an insectivorous plant? (2008) (a) Passion flower plant Juniper Mahogany Silver fir Spruce (b) Pitcher plant (©) Night queen (@) Flame of the forest Out of all the Biosphere Reserves in India, four have been recognized on the World Network by UNESCO. Which one of the following is not one of them? (2008) (a) Gulf of Mannar (b) Kanchenjunga (©) Nanda Devi (4) Sunder bans Which one among the following has the maximum number of National Parks? (2008) (a) Andaman and Nicobar Islands (b) Arunachal Pradesh (©) Assam (@) Meghalaya Which one of the following is not esser ly a species of the Himalayan vegetation?(2008) (a) Juniper (b) Mahogany (©) Silver fir (@) Spruce Consider the following statements (2010) 1) The boundaries of a National Park are defined legislation. 2) A Biosphere Reserve is declared to conserve a few specific species of flora and fauna, 3) Ina Wildlife Sanctuary, limited biotic interference is permitted. Which of the statements given above is/are correct”? A. Lonly B. 2and 3 only C. Land3 only D. 1,2and3 Sustainable development is described as the development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs. In this perspective, inherently the concept of sustainable development is intertwined with which of the following concepts? (2010) (@) Social justice and empowerment (b) Inclusive Growth (©) Globalization (@) Carrying capacity In the context of ecosystem productivity, marine upwelling zones are important as they increase marine proxuctivity by bringing the: 011) 1) Decomposer microorganisms to the surface. 2) Nutrients to the surface, 3) Bottom-

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