401. In an aquatic ecosystem, the tropic level equivalent to cows in grasslands is

A. Nekton
B. Zooplankton
C. Phytoplankton
D. Benthos
✅ The correct answer is option B.
Zooplanktons are the microscopic animals that on the phytoplanktons in an aquatic ecosystem. These are truely herbivorous and Form the second trophic level (primary consumers) equivalent to cows in grasslands.

403. The book silent spring was written by

A. Madhav Gadgil
B. Anil Agarwal
C. Rachel Carson
D. E.O.Wilson
✅ The correct answer is option C.
On June 4, 1963, less than a year after the controversial environmental classic “Silent Spring” was published, its author, Rachel Carson, testified before a Senate subcommittee on pesticides. She was 56 and dying of breast cancer.

406. How do red and blue light differ?

A. Blue light has a higher speed of propagation.
B. The wavelength of red light is longer.
C. Red light has a higher intensity.
D. Red and blue light have different directions of polarization.
✅ The correct answer is option B.
Red light has a slightly longer wavelength than blue light. Red light (at one end of the visible spectrum) has a longer wavelength than blue light.