General Knowledge Test with questions about Environment & Biodiversity, Biogeographic Regions of World & Biomes for exams like UPSC, SSC, UPPSC, Banking, RPSC, MPSC, KAS, MPPSC, and others.
1. In which of these regions would you find the largest difference between day and night temperatures?
- Tropical Deserts
- Tropical rainforests
- Temperate forests
- Arctic regions
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Answer: Option A. Tropical Deserts
2. In which of the following temperature conditions are tropical deciduous forests found?
- Megatherms
- Hekistotherms
- Microtherms
- Mesotherms
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Answer: Option D. Mesotherms
3. Besides permanently frozen sub-surface soil, what is another significant characteristic of the Tundra Biome?
- Dense forest cover
- Lack of trees
- High average temperature
- Rich in aquatic ecosystems
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Answer: Option B. Lack of trees
4. Who was the environmentalist who introduced the idea of Biodiversity ‘hotspots’ for the first time?
- Rachel Carson
- John Lovejoy
- James Lovelock
- Norman Myers
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Answer: Option D. Norman Myers
5. What do you call the species that proliferates in an ecotone?
- Edge species
- Core species
- Pioneer species
- Keystone species
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Answer: Option A. Edge species