2801: In the middle of the year 2008 the Parliament of which one of the following countries became the first in the world to enact a Climate Act by passing "The Climate Change Accountability Bill"?
(a) Germany
(b) Canada
(c) Australia
(d) Japan
2802: Maximum production of paddy per unit water consumption can be best achieved in a:
(a) Non-porous soil
(b) Porous soil
(c) Impervious soil
(d) Soil that allows slow percolation
2803: Urea is prepared by the chemical reaction of:
(a) Ammonia and Carbon dioxide
(b) Ammonium sulphate and calcium chloride
(c) Acetamide and ethyl alcohol
(d) Chlorine and water
2804: Consider the following statements :
1. Biodiversity hotspots are located only in tropical regions.
2. India has four biodiversity hotspots i.e., Eastern Himalayas, Western Himalayas, Western Ghats and Andaman and Nicobar Islands.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct ?
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
2805: The marine animal called dugong which is vulnerable to extinction is a/an
(a) Shark
(b) Mammal
(c) Amphibian
(d) Bony fish