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An anti-forest measure is

  1. Afforestation

  2. Selective grazing

  3. Clearing forest

  4. Selective felling


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Destruction of forest cover is called as deforestation. An important anti-forest measure is clearing forest. Important reasons for deforestation are a land requirement for cultivation, hydroelectric projects, human settlements, the requirement of wood and timber, mining and quarrying etc.

So, the correct answer is option C.

One of the main causes of the silting of big dams is?

  1. Deforestation in the catchments area

  2. Increase in the population of wild animals in the forests around the dam

  3. Insufficient rainfall

  4. Excessive evaporation of water


Correct Option: A

Deforestation and increase concentration of GHGs affects

  1. Global Climate change

  2. Air pollution

  3. Soil erosion

  4. Eutrophication


Correct Option: A

The destruction of the forest areas by man made efforts is called

  1. Afforestation

  2. Deforestation

  3. Non-forestation

  4. Bio forestation


Correct Option: B

Decrease in tropical forests during the past century was

  1. 40%

  2. 50%

  3. 60%

  4. 10%


Correct Option: A
Explanation:
Tropical rainforests occur in areas of tropical regions in which there is no dry season – all months have average precipitation of at least 60 mm. During early times it use to cover  40% of the forest land now this number is affected by the deforestation.
So, the correct answer is '40%'

Waldsterben is

  1. Decline in forests

  2. Development of fog

  3. Harm to sculptures, statues and buildings

  4. All of the above


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Waldsterben refers to the mass death of the trees wherein, the peripheral parts of the plants are killed and slowly the entire forest population dwindles. It was first reported in Germany in the early 1980s. The atmospheric pollution was the main cause of such deaths of trees. Tropospheric ozone is the secondary pollutant. Nitrogen oxides and sulphur oxides are released by the industrial emissions and vehicular exhausts. Acid rain is the chemical reaction between these oxides and water to form their respective acids that precipitate with the rains. The pollutants have severe effects on the trees.

Hence, the correct answer is 'Decline in forests'.

Deforestation leads to

  1. soil erosion, and degradation of soil

  2. climate change and decrease in ground water lever

  3. reduction of forest produce and loss of biodiversity

  4. increase in fertility of the soil leading to more yield


Correct Option: A,B,C

Which of the following is/are incorrect statement(s)?
i. Fried food is good for health.
ii. Vitamins protect us from diseases.
iii. Water helps in digestion of food.
iv. Spices are obtained from animals.

  1. i and iv

  2. ii and iii

  3. iv only

  4. i and iii


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Fried foods contain high fat, calories and salt. They are cooked in hydrogenated fats(transfats). Eating them can put at a higher risk of developing diseases like heart diseases, diabetes etc.

spices are the substances which are used for colouring, preserving and flavouring the food. They may be in the form of seeds, fruit, leaves, barks etc. They are naturally obtained from plants.
So, the correct option is 'i and iv'.

Nerve depressants

  1. Increase the nerve impulses.

  2. Are only sedatives and they decrease BP.

  3. Are sedatives and lower the blood pressure.

  4. Are both sedatives and tranquilizers.


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Nerve depressants or CNS depressants are the substances that slow the brain activity. This includes sedatives and tranquilizers. This makes them useful for treating anxiety and sleep disorders.
Thus, the correct answer is option (D), 'Are sedatives and tranquillisers both'.

Caffeine present in the coffee is a/an

  1. Sedative

  2. Antidepressant

  3. Stimulant

  4. Psychadelic


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Caffeine is a central nervous system stimulant of the methylxanthine class of psychoactive drugs. It is a bitter, white crystalline purine, a methylxanthine alkaloid, and thus closely related chemically to the adenine and guanine contained in DNA and RNA.
So, the correct answer is option C.