MPSC PYQ

Ecology definition

Tested in 2 real MPSC questions across 2 years (20212023). See it in context on the interactive Concept Graph →

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“पर्यावरण म्हणजे सजीवांच्या किंवा जीवसमूहांच्या जीवन, वाढ, विकास व मृत्यूवर परिणाम करणारी सर्व परिस्थिती, तिची कारके व त्यांचा प्रभाव होय'' . पर्यावरणाची ही व्याख्या कोणी केली ? “Environment means the sum total of all conditions agencies and influences which affect the development, growth, life and death of an organism, species or race”. Who created this definition of environment ?

a)विश्वकोष / Universal Encyclopedia✓ Correct
b)ब्रिटानिका विश्वकोष / Britanica Encyclopedia
c)ए. सी. टान्सले / A. C. Tansley
d)जॅकी स्मिथ / Jackie Smith

This is a classic standard definition of environment often cited in academic literature and encyclopedias to explain the total sum of external conditions affecting organisms.

"परिस्थेची रचना व तिच्या कार्याचा अभ्यास म्हणजे पारिस्थितिकी" ही व्याख्या 1969 मध्ये कोणी केली ? "Ecology is the study of structure and function of ecosystem" who defined in 1969?

1)क्रेबस / Krebs
2)अँड्रewार्थार् / Andrewartha
3)टेलर / Taylor
4)ओडम / Odum✓ Correct

Eugene Odum, often called the father of modern ecology, defined ecology as the study of the structure and function of ecosystems in his influential works.