Day 28 (40 days to prelims)

Expected time to complete: 2 hours

Topics to be covered:

Environment

o Ecology and Ecosystems:
o Basics of Ecology
o Terrestrial Ecosystems
o Aquatic Ecosystems
o Miscellaneous

✅Source: Shankar IAS, Ravi P Agrahari

✅Sleepy Students:
- You can cover the topics in our crash course: Lecture 1-5 of prelims
environment crash course.
- You can practise these topics in our Parishram Test number: 1 of
environment.

⭐Bonus topic from our Youtube channel:
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Q. 1. In context of ecology, consider the following statements :

1. Synecology is the study of ecological relationships from the perspective of a single species.

2. Species Ecology is the study of interactions of an individual organism or a single species with the living and nonliving factors of its
environment.

3. Autecology involves the study of a group of organisms of different species associated together as a unit in the form of a community.

Q.2. Consider the following statements:

1. The carrying capacity is the minimum population size of a particular species that a given ecosystem can sustain.

2. Anthropogenic factors cannot interfere with the carrying capacity of an ecosystem.

3. Generally natural disasters lower the carrying capacity for an ecosystem

Q.3.In the context of Ecological Succession, what does the term "seral community" refer to?

A. The final and stable community in the succession.

B. The initial community that colonises a barren area.

C. A transitional and intermediate
community in succession.

D. None of the above

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Day 29 (39 days to prelims)

Expected time to complete: 3.5 hours

Topics to be covered:
Environmental Pollution:
o Air Pollution
o Water Pollution
o Misc.
o Waste Management

✅Source: Shankar IAS, Ravi P Agrahari

✅Sleepy Students:
- You can cover the topics in our crash course:
Lecture 7-14 of prelims environment crash course.
- You can practise these topics in our Parishram
Test number: 2 of environment.

⭐️Bonus topic from our Youtube channel:
https://youtu.be/ortoNsb3EA4?si=Lw_JB5MeDJmPq-Lu

Q. 1. How many of the following pollutants can be categorised as secondary pollutants?

1. Carbon monoxide
2. Dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane
3. Nitrogen Dioxide
4. Ozone
5. Peroxyacetyl nitrate

Q.2.Consider the following statements:

1. Global Air Quality Guidelines are
released by the World Health Organization (WHO).

2. The World Air Quality Report is
released by IQAir, a Swiss air quality
technology company.