SSC Ecology and Environment
Total Questions:- 50
Time:- 30 Minutes
TCS Pattern MCQs
Date:- 28/07/2025
1.
In biological terms, ––––– is a relationship between two organisms in which one organism benefits and the other is unaffected.
2.
What are the major biodiversity hotspots of India?
1. Western Ghats, 2. North East India 3. Sundalands
3.
In which of the following modes of nutrition do organisms take in nutrients in solution form from dead and decaying matter?
4.
Which of the following is/are Abiotic components?
I. Rocks II. Plants III. Soil
5.
Green Plants in terrestrial ecosystem capture about ____of the energy of sunlight.
6.
Where is the Great Barrier Reef located?
7.
The part of the earth's surface and atmosphere where plants and animals live is called ––––.
8.
As of December 2020, how many RAMSAR sites does India have?
9.
Reduce, Reuse and ………. are the three R's to save the environment.
10.
Which of the following is parasitic food chain?
11.
In the context of various environment protection treaties/protocols and the places associated with them, which of the following is NOT correctly paired?
12.
Which among the following is NOT one of the 36 global biodiversity hotspots?
13.
When was the National Green Tribunal formed?
14.
Which of the following is an abiotic component that constitutes the environment?
15.
Which organisms are dependent on the producers either directly or indirectly for their substances ?
16.
Identify the possible link “X” in the following food chain? Grass→Insect→Frog→X →Eagle
17.
On which date International Day of Biological Diversity is celebrated?
18.
A species restricted to a given area is………
19.
Which of the following are the largest fixator of solar energy?
20.
In which state is the Karingali Puncha wetland located?
21.
How the standing crop is measured in a particular trophic level?
22.
In which of the following states is the Sambhar Lake located?
23.
Which among the following is NOT classified under consumers?
24.
Which of the following is not considered as a part of the Abiotic Environment?
25.
Which reservoir was declared a 'Ramsar Site' of international importance in the List of wetlands in 2020?
26.
A living part of the organisms environment is known as
27.
At which level of the food chain are millipedes, springtails, woodlice, dung flies, and snails included that obtain nutrition from dead or decaying plants or animals?
28.
Which of the following is NOT abiotic?
29.
The world's only floating national park, Keibul Lamjao National Park, is located in ...........
30.
In which year was the National Biodiversity Authority, a statutory autonomous body under the Ministry of Environment and Forests, Government of India, established?
31.
What is the basic requirement for the functioning and maintenance of an ecosystem?
32.
The large carnivorous or the tertiary consumers exist at which level of the food chain?
33.
Human Beings belong to which category of the ecosystem?
34.
Who conducted the study on the 'TrophicDynamic Aspect of Ecology' in the year 1942?
35.
Which among the following is not an abiotic component of an ecosystem?
36.
Biodiversity is defined in which of the following forms?
37.
Which among the following ecosystem have inverted biomass pyramid?
38.
According to the Ramsar Convention, when is 'World Wetlands Day' observed?
39.
What are interspecies interactions called that have a positive effect on per individual reproduction and/or survival of the species involved?
40.
A pyramid of biomass is a diagram that represents the population at each level of the food chain. According to it,________, occupies the base with the highest biomass.
41.
Who coined the term “Ecology”?
42.
Mission of Ramsar Convention is to conserve....
43.
Under which ministry does the Indian Antarctic Act, 2022 aim to be self-reliant and take India's own national measures to protect the Antarctic environment and the related ecosystem, as well as proposes to establish the Indian Antarctic Authority (IAA)?
44.
What is the correct sequence of zones in a pond ecosystem from bottom to top?
45.
The narrow zone of contact between lithosphere, hydrosphere and atmosphere where natural vegetation and wildlife exist is called ........
46.
Deserts, rain forests, coral reefs and mangroves are features of ______ diversity.
47.
______ refers to an environment in which oxygen is readily available.
48.
Out of the following four, three are ecological pyramids, thus forming a group. Which one does not belong to this group?
49.
Why is Rann Of Kutch of India famous for?
50.
Sunlight forms which component of habitat?
