| I: | the level of biological organization, where the study is begun, is the organism. |
| II: | a group of individuals resulting from asexual reproduction is also considered a population. |
| 1. | Organism | 2. | Population |
| 3. | Species | 4. | Biological community |
| Statement I: | An individual may have births and deaths, but a population has birth rates and death rates. |
| Statement II: | An individual is either a male or a female but a population has a sex ratio. |
In a pond, there were 20 lotus plants last year. If through reproduction 4 new lotus plants are added, the number of offspring per lotus per year would be:
| 1. | 0.2 | 2. | 0.4 |
| 3. | 2.0 | 4. | 4.0 |
| 1. | 8 offspring per lotus per year |
| 2. | 12 offspring per lotus per year |
| 3. | 0.8 offspring per lotus per year |
| 4. | 0.4 offspring per lotus per year |
| I: | The population of India has reduced over the given period of time. |
| II: | India has become the most populous country in 2024 |

| 1. | It will remain stable |
| 2. | It will grow in size |
| 3. | It will decline in size |
| 4. | Nothing can be predicted on the basis of the given pyramid |
| Assertion (A): | The tiger census in our national parks and tiger reserves is often based on pug marks and fecal pellets. |
| Reason (R): | For ecological investigations, it is mandatory to know the absolute population densities in all instances. |
| 1. | Both (A) and (R) are True and (R) correctly explains (A). |
| 2. | (A) is True but (R) is False |
| 3. | (A) is False but (R) is True |
| 4. | Both (A) and (R) are True but (R) does not correctly explain (A). |
| Assertion (A): | Competition can be avoided even if two species compete for the same resource. |
| Reason (R): | Totally unrelated species could also compete for the same resource. |
| 1. | Both (A) and (R) are True and (R) is the correct explanation of (A) |
| 2. | Both (A) and (R) are True but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A) |
| 3. | (A) is False but (R) is True |
| 4. | (A) is True but (R) is False |