Indian army has published the notification for SSC Tech 56 men and SSC Tech 27 women for the course commencing at OTA Chennai from April 2021
Which is not a component of human environment?
Land
Religion
Community
Population
Which among the following soil type has a property of holding moisture for the release of plants during the dry period?
Lateritic
Red
Black
Alluvial
Match the following forests and trees :
(1) - (d), (2) - (c), (3) - (a), (4) - (b)
(1) - (c), (2) - (d), (3) - (b), (4) - (a)
(1) - (c), (2) - (d), (3) - (a), (4) - (b)
(1) - (a), (2) - (b), (3) - (c), (4) - (d)
The major types of vegetation in India are:
Tropical Evergreen forests
Tropical deciduous forests
Tropical thorn forests and shrubs
Montane forests
Which of the following is not a tropical desert?
Kalahari
Antarctica
Victoria
Atacama
Which type of natural vegetation is found in Steppe type climatic region?
Large grasslands
Coniferous forests
Deciduous forests
Evergreen forests
Which of the following statements is/are correct regarding the Temperate Evergreen Forests?
1. They are commonly found along the eastern margin of the continents, such as South China.
2. Oak, pine, eucalyptus are examples of the trees found here.
1 only
2 only
Both 1 and 2
Neither 1 nor 2
Savanna vegetation is generally found in which of the following regions?
South Australia
North America
Central Europe
Western Africa
Assertion (A): In recent times, biodiversity is diminishing at an accelerated rate.
Reason (R): The exotic species are considered to be a major cause of extinction of species.
Which of the following is correct?
Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)
Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)
(A) is true but (R) is false
(A) is false but (R) is true
Which of the following statement is NOT true about coral reefs?
It is an underwater ecosystem
It is mostly made of calcium carbonate
Most reefs grow best in warm, shallow and clear water
They are found mainly dead
