Dear Friends,
We are posting prelims marathon MCQs for today. In this initiative, you can attempt 10 subjective MCQs on a daily basis. For schedule, refer to the archive link given below.
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Marking Pattern
Correct Answer : 2
Wrong Answer : -0.66
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Total Number of Questions : 10
Total Not Attempted Questions : 0
Total Correct : 6
Total Wrong : 4
The Brundtland Commission Report, also known as “Our Common Future”, was published in 1987 by the United Nations through the Oxford University Press. mainly sustainable development goal
#Central Ground Water Authority (CGWA):
CGWA was constituted under Environment (Protection) Act, 1986. However, it is not a statutory body. CGWA has the mandate of regulating groundwater development and management in the country.
#Wetlands help in carbon sequestration and act as carbon sinks..
Kidney of earth
#Dachigam is a mountainous region with crystalline rocks. The Dachigam National Park is roughly rectangular, 22.5 km long and 8 km wide, and covers nearly half of Dal Lake’s catchment area.
#Plagioclimax Vegetation:
A Plagioclimax community is an area or habitat in which the influences of humans have prevented the ecosystem from developing further.
The ecosystem may have been stopped from reaching its full climatic climax or deflected towards a different climax by activities (arresting factors) such as: jhuming cultivation, large scale afforestation, overgrazing, etc.
#Ecosystem” term was first coined by A.G. Tansely, in the year 1935. In simple terms, it is a community of living and non-living things that work together.
The living and non-living things continuously exchange materials and energy between them. It forms the structural and functional unit of the biosphere (sphere of life).
Ecosystem varies greatly in size. It can be as small as a pond or as large as a forest or sea.
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Total Number of Questions : 10
Total Not Attempted Questions : 1
Total Correct : 3
Total Wrong : 6