Which of the following major ideas were proved by Gregor Mendel?
There is a tendency among organisms `to increase rapidly in number if conditions are favourable
There is a struggle for existence among a very large number of offspring
Nature selects organisms which will survive to produce their kind
All species exhibit structural and functional variations
Characteristics of an organism are controlled by genes occurring in pairs
Correct answer is E
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Which of the following is not part of the objectives of conservation of natural resources?
To eliminate wild animals in order to enable other plants and animals survive
To use our resources on sustained yield basis
To guard against indiscriminate killing of plants and animals
To guard against the extinction and exhaustion of natural resources
To protect the environment
Correct answer is A
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Use of nets with all sizes of mesh
Use of nets with a particular mesh size
Ban on harvesting of some species
Regulating the size of ships allowed into fishing grounds
Limiting the period of fishing in the waters
Correct answer is A
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A constituent of the exhaust gases of motor vehicles that cause serious air pollution is
water vapour
carbondioxide
carbon monoxide
oxygen
ozone
Correct answer is C
No explanation has been provided for this answer.
The vector of the malarial parasite is the
male Anopheles
female Culex
male Culex
female Anopheles
female Aedes
Correct answer is D
No explanation has been provided for this answer.