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NTA NET 2020 Environmental Sciences 29 September

Evening Shift Part 8
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Comprehension:

Read the given passage carefully and answer the questions that follow

The colour photograph of Earthrise, taken by Apollo 8 astronaut William A. Anders on

December 24,1968, is a powerful and eloquent image. One leading environmentalist has
rightfully described it as the most influential environmental photograph ever taken “.
Inspired by the photograph, economist Kenneth E. Boulding summed up the finite
nature of our planet as viewed in the context of the vast expanse of space in his
metaphor” Spaceship Earth. What had been perceived throughout human history as a
limitless frontier had suddenly become a tiny sphere: limited in its resources, crowded
by an ever expanding human population. And threatened by our use of the atmosphere
and the oceans as repositories for our consumptive wastes.

Q. 91 Inference of the passage is that the Earth is an ecosystem of

1. Infinite carrying capacity

2. Infinite resources for exploitation

3. Finite carrying capacity

4. Unlimited power of self-sustenance

Q. 92 Perception of the planet Earth before 1968 was that it had

1. Infinite resources

2. Limited resources

3. Finite carrying capacity

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4. Scarce resources

Q 93. The metaphor ″ Spaceship Earth ′ was used to described the Earth as

1. Tiny sphere in the vast universe

2. Repository of natural resources

3. Consisting of modern space infrastructure

4. Unmanned spacecraft

Q 94. Perception about the planet Earth is that, it is a

1. Tiny life support system

2. Vast life support system

3. Vast expanse of space

4. Limitless frontier in its extent

Q 95. Carrying capacity of the Earth is threatened by

A. Human population explosion

B. Irrational use of atmosphere

C. Dumping of consumptive wastes in the ocean

D. Development of space technology

1. A, C and D only

2. B, C and D only

3. A, B and C only

4. A, B and D only

Comprehension:

Read the given passage and answer the questions that follow

The fermentation products prior to 1900 AD were confined to potable alcohol and
vinegar. However, the first true large-scale breweries date from the 1700s AD when
wooden vats of 1500 barrels capacity were introduced. By the mid-1800s AD, the role of
yeasts in alcohol fermentation had been demonstrated independently by Cagniard-
Latour, Schwann and Kutzing but it was Louis Pasteur who convinced the scientific
world of the obligatory role of micro-organisms in the process. During the 1800s AD,
Hansen started his pioneering work for isolating and propagating single yeast cells to
produce pure culture. However, many traditional ale-producing breweries still use
mixed yeast cultures. Vinegar was originally produced by leaving wine in shallow bowls
or partially filled barrels where it was slowly oxidized to vinegar by the development of
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natural flora. The appreciation of the importance of air in the process led to the
development of the ′ generator. Between the years, 1900 AD and 1940 AD, the most
important advances were the development in the bakers yeast, solvent fermentation,
citric acid production and lactic acid production.

Q. 96 In pre-1900s AD, which types of vessels were used in large-scale breweries?

1. Wooden

2. Copper

3. Steel

4. Mechanical fermenters

Q 97. Which among the following is one of the oldest products of fermentation
technology?

1. Bakers՚ yeast

2. Yeast biomass

3. Lactic acid

4. Alcohol

Q. 98 Many traditional ale-producing breweries use

1. Yeast pure culture

2. Mixed culture of bacteria

3. Mixed culture of yeasts

4. Bakers՚ yeast

Q 99. Vinegar is a product of

1. Solvent fermentation

2. Alcoholic fermentation

3. Aerobic fermentation

4. Anaerobic fermentation

Q. 100 Who among the following first developed the method of producing a pure
culture of yeasts?

1. Cagniard-Latour

2. Hansen

3. Louis Pasteur

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4. Schwann and Kutzing

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