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Which of the following is not a feature of Election system in India?
Universal Adult Franchise
Secret Voting
Reservation of seats in the legislature for the members of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes.
Communal Electorate
Elections in India for Parliament and State Legislatures are conducted by
President
Prime Minister
Governor
Election Commission of India
Members of Election Commission are appointed by
President of India
Prime Minister of India
Elected by the people
Chief Justice of India
By-Election is the election which is held
directly
indirectly
to fill up a vacancy in the legislature
when a legislature is dissolved before the expiry of its normal term.
In Democracy Elections are important because
The formation of government becomes easy
They help in the formation of opposition party
They are a check on the working of the government
All of the above
Following is a weakness (challenge to) Indian election system:
Secret Ballot
Use of Electronic Voting Machines
Misuse of Official Machinery
Universal Adult Franchise(UAE)
How many Lok Sabha constituencies are there in India?
263
548
316
543
How many seats did Lok Dal and it's partners won?
63
76
90
60
The slogan Save Democracy was given by which party?
Congress
Telugu Desam Party
Lok Dal
Janta Party
When was the slogan Garibi Hatao was given by Congress?
Lok Sabha Elections of 1785.
State assembly elections of 1783.
Lok Sabha Elections of 1971.
Lok Sabha Elections of 2015.
How many seats are reserved for the SCs and STs?
74 for SCs and 86 for STs.
56 for SCs and 62 for STs.
89 for SCs and 78 for STs.
84 for SCs and 47 for STs.
What is the minimum age to contest the elections in India?
18
22
25
29
The slogan Land to the tiller was given by which party and when?
Congress in 1971
The Left Front in 1977
Janta Party in 1987
Telugu Desam Party in 1983.
The number of Lok Sabha constituencies in Uttar Pradesh is
80
82
84
90
The number of Lok Sabha constituencies in Delhi is
2
4
6
7
Judicial Review involves the
declaration of any law of the legislature as invalid.
protection of the poeple as guardians of the Constitution.
What is the government formed by an alliance of two or more political parties called?
Cooperation Government
Coalition Government
Consensus Government
Cooperative Government
What percentage of reservations were given to SEBC?
30%
29%
28%
27%
What is a Public Interest Litigation?
Filing a case in the court in the interest of the public
Reviewing of Supreme Court judgements
Procedure of removal of a judge
None of the above
Who was the head of Mandal Commission?
V.P. Mandal
V.P. Singh
B.P. Mandal
Indira Sawhany
Who exercises more powers in money matters?
Lok Sabha
Rajya Sabha
President
Prime Minister
________has the largest number of vegetation species in the world.
India
Brazil
Pakistan
The evergreen forests in Brazil are known as______
Lungs of the world
Nose of the world
Hands of the world
True/ False
A greater diversity in wildlife is found in India than any other country in the world
True
False
The Wildlife Protection was in
1972
1978
1989
1971
Identify the animal
Duck
Hen
Dodo
None of the above
Various awareness programs for conservation of Natural Vegetation
Van Mahotsav
Wild life week
Social Forestry
All of the above
A large areas where vegetation, wildlife and environment are conserved to preserve the biological diversity
Wildlife sanctuary
Biosphere Reserve
National Park
All of the above
The place where both natural vegetation and wildlife both are preserved
Wildlife sanctuary
National Park
Biosphere reserve Park
Bird Sanctuary
Ranthambore Tiger Reserve is in
Harayana
Tamil Nadu
Assam
Rajasthan
Which of the following types of vegetation does rubber belong to ?
Tundra
Tidal
Himalayan
Tropical Rain forests
Trees in a Thorn Forest are..
Tall
Dense
Scattered
None of these
Which of the following terms is used to denote animal species of a particular region or period?
Ferm
Flora
Fauna
None of these
Thorny shrubs and scrubs grow in area of
Heavy rainfall
Low rainfall
Moderate rainfall
None of the above
Tropical deciduous forest is also known as ___________.
coniferous
equatorial forest
temperate
monsoon forest
Trees of the Tropical Deciduous Forests shed their leaves in:
Winter
Summer
Monsoon
Autumn
Mountain forests are also called ----------------- forests.
Mangrove
thorny forests
Evergreen
Montane
Tropical Deciduous Forests shed their leaves for —
9 — 10 weeks
7 – 8 weeks
6 – 8 weeks
2 – 4 weeks
One important variety of coniferous forests is:
Rosewood
Pine
Teak
Neem
Climate change is defined as a change in the average temperature over a period of at least
300 years
300,000 years
3 decades
3 millions years
Global warming can be misleading because
There is no proof that it is actually happening.
All areas of the Earth are not getting warmer every year.
It isn't Carbon Dioxide that is causing the temperature increase.
It isn't the greenhouse gases that are causing the heat to be trapped.
What are the main greenhouse gases?
carbon dioxide, oxygen, water vapor, nitrous oxide, methane
carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide, water vapor, sulfur dioxide
methane, water vapor, carbon dioxide, oxygen
methane, water vapor, carbon dioxide, nitrous oxide
The oceans take in carbon from the atmosphere and over time it
will become stored deep in sediments building reservoirs of carbon
will all get taken in by phytoplankton and destroy the aquatic food chains
will settle at the top of the ocean
will form water vapor
Choose which answer(s) are possible effects of rapid atmosphere warming:
Increased hurricanes and typhoons
Increased diseases
Disastrous forest fires
Starvation of the poorest populations
What is the main reason sea levels are rising rapidly?
melting sea ice
increase of water vapor in atmosphere
melting land ice
increase in floods
What are the biggest source(s) of atmospheric methane?
deforestation
burning fossil fuels
melting permafrost
livestock
Gases in the Earth's troposphere retaining the infrared radiation and warming the Earth is referred to as:
Climate Change
Permafrost Melt
Ozone Depletion
Greenhouse Effect
Where does most nitrous oxide emissions come from?
fertilizers
permafrost
livestock
vehicles
What is the function of the Ozone Layer?
It protects the surface of the Earth from the ultraviolet radiation
It protects the Earth's surface from the infrared radiation
It decreases greenhouse emissions
It builds reservoirs of carbon
Which gas(es) caused the thinning of the Ozone?
CO2
CFC
CH4
CO
What did consumers primarily use this gas for that caused the thinning of the Ozone? Choose all that apply.
gasoline
coolants
aerosols
refrigerants
What are possible effect(s) of the thinning of the Ozone?
cataracts
skin cancer
increased sunburns
destroys phytoplankton
As the troposphere gets warmer, what does this do to the stratosphere? Check all that apply.
Warms the stratosphere
Cools the stratosphere
speeds the ozone repair
slows the ozone repair
If all of the chemicals causing ozone depletion are completely stopped being emitted into the atmosphere, how long will it take for the ozone to recover?
6 years
60 years
600 years
6000 years
Choose the elements that the gas CFC is composed of ? Click all that apply.
carbon
chlorine
fluorine
hydrogen
We have made progress with the depletion of the ozone by not using CFC's according to the Montreal Protocol. What are we doing that is slowing the progress of the ozone depletion down?
growing our populations
increasing our CFC use
human caused climate change
technology use
Choose the following choices that are true regarding Cap and Trade Policies.
There is some proof of success.
There are limits on emissions.
It doesn't have an expensive cost.
It is easy for emitters to cheat.
What are some ways to reduce global emissions?
Use wind turbines
Increase water vapor instead of carbon dioxide.
Use natural gas instead
Solar energy
Choose the three correct climate tipping points:
carbon dioxide levels reach 450 ppm
melting of Arctic sea ice
collapse of Amazon rainforest into Savannah biome
massive release of CO2 from thawing permafrost
