11. 'Rally for Valley' programme in India was organised to highlight the problem of

1. 1. environmental degradation

   
   
   

   2. biodiversity

   
   
   

   3. resettlement of displaced people

   
   
   

   4. loss of agricultural land

   
   
   

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   environmental degradation biodiversity

   Correct Option: A

   environmental degradation biodiversity

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12. Environmental Kuznets curve

1. 1. a semi-circle curve suggesting increase in per-capita income increases the pollution

   
   
   

   2. a U-shaped curve suggesting the level of development and carbon emission

   
   
   

   3. suggest a U-shaped relationship between the carbon emission and Ozone layer depletion

   
   
   

   4. suggest a bell-shaped relationship between the concentration of certain pollution emission and per-capita real GDP

   
   
   

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   suggest a bell-shaped relationship between the concentration of certain pollution emission and per-capita real GDP

   Correct Option: D

   suggest a bell-shaped relationship between the concentration of certain pollution emission and per-capita real GDP

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13. Consider the following statements
    1. The Forest Survey of India was established in 1981
    2. The Forest Survey of India was a successor to "Pre-Investment Survey of Forest Resources" (PISFR), a project initiated in 1965 by Government of India and sponsored by FAO and UNDP.
    3. The Forest Survey of India prepare vegetation maps after every five years
    Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

1. 1. 1,2 and 3

   
   
   

   2. 1 and 2

   
   
   

   3. Only 1

   
   
   

   4. Only 3

   
   
   

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   1 and 2

   Correct Option: B

   1 and 2

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14. Vermicompost is a/an

1. 1. inorganic fertilizer

   
   
   

   2. tixic substance

   
   
   

   3. organic biofertilizer

   
   
   

   4. synthesis fertilizer

   
   
   

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   organic biofertilizer

   Correct Option: C

   organic biofertilizer

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15. Which among the following statement about biofertilizers are correct?
    1. Azotobacter is one of the nitrogen fixing bacteria used as a biofertilizer.
    2. They have to be applied to the leaves of the plant only.
    3. They alter the chemical composition of the soil.
    4. They can be used along with organic fertilizers.
    Select the correct answer using the code given below

1. 1. 1 and 4

   
   
   

   2. 1, 2 and 4

   
   
   

   3. 2 and 3

   
   
   

   4. 1, 2, 3 and 4

   
   
   

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   Azotobacter and Rhizobium are nitrogen fixing bacteria which are used as biofertilisers. The biofertilisers can be used along with organic fertilizers.

   Correct Option: A

   Azotobacter and Rhizobium are nitrogen fixing bacteria which are used as biofertilisers. The biofertilisers can be used along with organic fertilizers.

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