Paleontology is:

Related Mcqs:

1. Silviculture means:

   A. Methods of raising tree crops and their growth and care upto the time of the final harvesting
   B. Silviculture is the science and art of cultivating forest crops, based on knowledge of silvics
   C. Both (a) & (b)
   D. None of these

2. Inorganic of mineral origin are:

   A. Inorganic fertilizers
   B. Bio-origin fertilizers
   C. Green manuring
   D. All of the above

3. Biofertilizers are:

   A. Fertilizer: Manure: any substance applied to soil fertility and increase plant growth and yield, these may be organic in organic or of bio-origin
   B. Organic fertilizers: prepared from plant residues (cotton seedcake, groundnut cake etc.)
   C. Both (a) & (b)
   D. None of these

4. Acid rain means:

   A. A type of pollution which washes out of the atmosphere as dilute sulphuric and nitric acids
   B. It tends to be a regional rather than a global phenomenon linked to particular industrial activities and meteorological conditions
   C. Both (a) & (b)
   D. None of these

5. The Arctic means:

   A. The north polar regions but it has also become used to denote the territory lying within the Arctic Circle
   B. The landscape, climate and plant and animal life found in those regions
   C. Both (a) & (b)
   D. None of these

6. Biosphere reserves means:

   A. The protected land and coastal areas
   B. That are approved under the Man and the Biosphere
   C. In conjunction with the Conception on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES)
   D. All of the above

7. Foraminifera means:

   A. An abundant family of simple mostly marine organisms
   B. The important to scientists who are studying climatic change
   C. Both (a) & (b)
   D. None of these

8. C4 Plants means:

   A. A group of plants which include maize and sorghum
   B. The process of carbon fixation usually found in tropical plants with high growth rates
   C. Both (a) & (b)
   D. None of these

9. The redwood tree is:

   A. The tallest living coniferous evergreen tree
   B. To reach a height of over 300 feet
   C. The Sequia sempervirens (the redwood tree is also very long lived) are found from southwest
   D. All of the above

10. Transboundary pollution is:

    A. Transboundary pollution describes polluted air and water or any other contaminated waste that is generated in ove country and transmitted to other
    B. The most pervasive pollutant is sulphur dioxide a by-product of the burning of fossil fuels in power stations
    C. Both (a) & (b)
    D. None of these