SSC Ecology and Environment
Total Questions:- 50
Time:- 30 Minutes
TCS Pattern MCQs
Date:- 30/04/2026
1. In which of the following modes of nutrition do organisms take in nutrients in solution form from dead and decaying matter?
2. Which is/are NOT Abiotic components?
I. Plants II. Animals III. Water
3. Which of the following ecologists is famous for studying the life of plants in the Indiana Dunes in 1896?
4. Mission of Ramsar Convention is to conserve....
5. In the context of various environment protection treaties/protocols and the places associated with them, which of the following is NOT correctly paired?
6. Green Plants in terrestrial ecosystem capture about ____of the energy of sunlight.
7. Who coined the term “Ecology”?
8. As of December 2020, how many RAMSAR sites does India have?
9. What are the major biodiversity hotspots of India?
1. Western Ghats, 2. North East India 3. Sundalands
10. What is the correct sequence of zones in a pond ecosystem from bottom to top?
11. Sunlight forms which component of habitat?
12. Components included information of any ecology:-
13. In which state is the Karingali Puncha wetland located?
14. Why is Rann Of Kutch of India famous for?
15. Which of the following sites is the largest protected wetland in India?
16. ______ refers to an environment in which oxygen is readily available.
17. The part of the earth's surface and atmosphere where plants and animals live is called ––––.
18. Which among the following is NOT classified under consumers?
19. Which of the following options correctly represents the matching of trophic levels in Column-A with the examples in Column-B?
Column-A Column-B
(Type of Trophic Level) (Example)
i. First Trophic Level a. Humans
ii. Second Trophic Level b. Phytoplankton
iii. Third Trophic Level c. Zooplankton
iv. Fourth Trophic Level d. Fishes
20. In which year did the convention on wetlands, the 'Ramsar Convention', come into force in India?
21. Which organisms are dependent on the producers either directly or indirectly for their substances ?
22. The Mission of the Ramsar Convention is to conserve –––––.
23. In which year was the National Biodiversity Authority, a statutory autonomous body under the Ministry of Environment and Forests, Government of India, established?
24. Rio Summit is associated with
25. According to the Ramsar Convention, which of the following is World Wetlands Day?
26. Which of the following is an endemic species?
27. In which of the following states is the Loktak Lake located?
28. Grassland ecosystem has which type of biomass pyramid?
29. Which of the following is grazing food chain?
30. In the context of forest conservation, the Navdanya Movement was started in 1987 by....
31. Who conducted the study on the 'TrophicDynamic Aspect of Ecology' in the year 1942?
32. On which date International Day of Biological Diversity is celebrated?
33. Which one of the following is a terrestrial ecosystem?
34. The pyramid of energy is……….
35. Which ecologist's research provided revolutionary new insight into how energy and nutrients flow through ecosytems?
36. Human Beings belong to which category of the ecosystem?
37. 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?
38. Which of the following is an abiotic component that constitutes the environment?
39. A series of organisms feeding on one another at various biotic levels form a ______.
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. The vertical distribution of different species occupying different level is called__________
42. Which of the following is the world’s top environmental conservation award?
43. Which of the following is an example of an artificial ecosystem?
44. Which of the following region in India is now regarded as an “Ecological Hot Spot”?
45. According to the Ramsar Convention, when is 'World Wetlands Day' observed?
46. 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.
47. Identify correct type of food chain
48. How the standing crop is measured in a particular trophic level?
49. _______ species are those species of plants and animals that are found especially in a particular area.
50. The IUCN (International Union for Conservation of Nature) _____ List is a critical indicator of the health of the world's biodiversity :
