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Below are the scanned copy of Kerala Public Service Commission (KPSC) Question Paper with answer keys of Exam Name 'ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENTIST ENVIRONMENT AND CLIMATE CHNAGE DEPARTMENT' And exam conducted in the year 2017. And Question paper code was '029/2017/OL'. Medium of question paper was in Malayalam or English . Booklet Alphacode was 'A'. Answer keys are given at the bottom, but we suggest you to try answering the questions yourself and compare the key along wih to check your performance. Because we would like you to do and practice by yourself.
B:-Uttarakhand
C:-Rajasthan
D:-Gujarath
Correct Answer:- Option-B
Question29:-Narmada debate is associated with
A:-Damodar valley Project
B:-Doyang dam project
C:-Sardar Sarovar Project
D:-Ganga basin project
Correct Answer:- Option-C
Question30:-Silent Spring 15 ೩ on
A:-book, Antartica
B:-documentary, melting of ice
C:-book, climate change
D:-book, pesticide toxicity
Correct Answer:- Option-D
Question31:-The law which enable to compute the amount of total spectral radiant emittance which falls between two
selected wavelengths or frequencies is
A:-Wien's Displacement law
B:-Stefan-Boltzmann law
C:-Kirchhoff's law
D:-Planck's Radiation law
Correct Answer:- Option-D
Question32:- is used as a reference scale for classifying tropical cyclone based on wind speed.
A:-Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale
B:-John-Smith Hurricane scale
C:-Wentwoth Hurricane Scale
D:-None
Correct Answer:- Option-A
Question33:- is the type of inversion formed when a topographic difference exits causing the warm air to move
over the cold surface.
A:-Noctumal inversion
B:-Advective inversions
C:-Radiational inversions
D:-Subsidence inversions
Correct Answer:- Option-B
Question34:-Example of a low altitude rain cloud having pronounced vertical development
A:-Cumulus
B:-Cumulonimbus
C:-Nimbostratus
D:-Nimbus
Correct Answer:- Option-B
Question35:-The combined albedo of the earth and the atmosphere is approximately
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B:-10%
C:-30%
0:-50%
Correct Answer:- Option-C
Question36:-The ratio of the volume of water that a soil or rock after saturation can be drained by gravity to its own volume
is known as
A:-Specific yield
B:-Specific retention
C:-Specific storage
D:-Specific discharge
Correct Answer:- Option-A
Question37:-In Ghyben-Herzberg relation between fresh water and saline water, salt water occur underground at a depth
below sea level of about _____ times the height of fresh water above sea level.
A:-20
B:-30
C:-40