SSC Ecology and Environment
Total Questions:- 50
Time:- 30 Minutes
TCS Pattern MCQs
Date:- 11/03/2026
1. Components included information of any ecology:-
2. On which date International Day of Biological Diversity is celebrated?
3. Realising the importance of maintaining the cleanliness of the water bodies, the Government of India passed the Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, ________, to safeguard our water resources.
4. Which of the following is an abiotic component that constitutes the environment?
5. Mission of Ramsar Convention is to conserve....
6. In which of the following modes of nutrition do organisms take in nutrients in solution form from dead and decaying matter?
7. The narrow zone of contact between lithosphere, hydrosphere and atmosphere where natural vegetation and wildlife exist is called ........
8. _______ species are those species of plants and animals that are found especially in a particular area.
9. In which state is the Karingali Puncha wetland located?
10. How many types of ecological pyramids are present in ecosystem?
11. Which among the following is NOT classified under consumers?
12. A living part of the organisms environment is known as
13. Which of the following sites is the largest protected wetland in India?
14. The pyramid of energy is……….
15. Which of the following is parasitic food chain?
16. Which of the following is the largest mangrove forest not only in India but in the world?
17. Who conducted the study on the 'TrophicDynamic Aspect of Ecology' in the year 1942?
18. What is the basic requirement for the functioning and maintenance of an ecosystem?
19. When was the National Green Tribunal formed?
20. Which of the following states has the maximum area of Mangrove forest?
21. In which of the following states is Sambhar Salt Lake situated?
22. The part of the earth's surface and atmosphere where plants and animals live is called ––––.
23. Which is/are NOT Abiotic components?
I. Plants II. Animals III. Water
24. What is the correct sequence of zones in a pond ecosystem from bottom to top?
25. In the context of various environment protection treaties/protocols and the places associated with them, which of the following is NOT correctly paired?
26. What are interspecies interactions called that have a positive effect on per individual reproduction and/or survival of the species involved?
27. Reduce, Reuse and ………. are the three R's to save the environment.
28. Which of the following is NOT abiotic?
29. Which of the following is an example of an artificial ecosystem?
30. What is the in situ conservation method?
31. Which among the following ecosystem have inverted biomass pyramid?
32. Choose the INCORRECT pair with respect to wetlands and their location?
33. What is called the total number of organisms living in both plants and animals in a given area?
34. Which of the following is/are Abiotic components?
I. Rocks II. Plants III. Soil
35. A species restricted to a given area is………
36. In 1972,_______coined the term 'pyramid of numbers', which represents the total number of individuals (population) at each trophic level.
37. As of December 2020, how many RAMSAR sites does India have?
38. In which of the following states is the Loktak Lake located?
39. All green plants and certain blue-green algae which can produce food by photosynthesis are called the ____.
40. Which ecologist's research provided revolutionary new insight into how energy and nutrients flow through ecosytems?
41. Taiga is an example of which type of ecosystem?
42. Which among the following is not an abiotic component of an ecosystem?
43. According to the Ramsar Convention, which of the following is World Wetlands Day?
44. Green Plants in terrestrial ecosystem capture about ____of the energy of sunlight.
45. The vertical distribution of different species occupying different level is called__________
46. ______ refers to an environment in which oxygen is readily available.
47. Which organisms are dependent on the producers either directly or indirectly for their substances ?
48. The ––––– is a the narrow zone we find land, water and air together which contains all forms of life.
49. 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?
50. Who coined the term “Ecology”?
