13. Wild life protection act was formulated during the period of ______

A. Mrs. Indira Gandhi
B. Lal Bahadur Shasthri
C. Rajiv Gandhi
D. Morarji Desai
✅ The correct answer is option A.
Wildlife protection act was formulated during the period of Mrs. Indra Gandhi in 1972. for protection of plants and animal species. before 1972,India only had five designated natural park.

15. Which among the following result in the formation of soil?

A. Radiation
B. Weathering
C. Erosion
D. Pollution
✅ The correct answer is option B.
Soil minerals form the basis of soil. They are produced from rocks (parent material) through the processes of weathering and natural erosion. Water, wind, temperature change, gravity, chemical interaction, living organisms and pressure differences all help break down parent material.

16. The climate of a given region is

A. average temperature and precipitation conditions for every day of the year in a given region
B. average temperature and precipitation conditions
C. its weather patterns
D. its weather
✅ The correct answer is option A.
The climate of a given region is average temperature and precipitation conditions for every day of the year in a given region

18. During the course of a year, the sun will disappear from view near the North Pole on what date?

A. June 21
B. September 23
C. December 23
D. January 1
✅ The correct answer is option B.
At the Autumn Equinox, approximately September 23, the sun sinks below the horizon, and the North Pole is in twilight until early October, after which it is in full darkness for the Winter.

19. What is “temporary threshold shift”?

A. Hearing loss due to excessive noise
B. Noise that is untolerable
C. Tolerable noise
D. inaudible noise
✅ The correct answer is option A.
A temporary threshold shift is a temporary shift in the auditory threshold. It may occur suddenly after exposure to a high level of noise, a situation in which most people experience reduced hearing. A temporary threshold shift results in temporary hearing loss.

20. Hypothermia is most common in:

A. Hot, humid weather
B. Cold, wet weather
C. Hot, dry weather
D. Cold, dry weather
✅ The correct answer is option B.
Although hypothermia is most common in patients who are exposed to a cold environment, it can develop secondary to toxin exposure, metabolic derangements, infections, and dysfunction of the central nervous and endocrine systems.