Module-4
Global Environmental Issuies
1. Which of the following doesn’t control aquifer behaviour?
a) Wind conditions b) Nature of the rock
c) Structural disposition d) Climate conditions like precipitation
2. 2. An aquifer can hold water and the state of water is
a) Permanently – State of flow b) Temporarily – State of flow
c) Permanent – State of stagnancy d) Temporary – State of stagnancy
[Link] quantity of water that can be withdrawn annually and also the rate at which this
withdrawal could be made without adversely affecting the inventory of the aquifer is called
a)Annual yield b)Operational yield c)Percent yield d)Monthly yield
4. An associated protection of rising water-table is the development of
a) Loss of nutrients b) Loss of good quality of water
c) Salinity of water d) Increase in turbidity
5. Which one of the following is an important heat trapping gas?
a) Nitrogen b) Carbon monoxide c) Carbon dioxide d) Hydrogen
6. . Which one of the following is the reason for a sea level rise?
a) Depression of sea water b) Expansion of sea water
c) Due to heavy rainfall d) Due to low rainfall
7. What is the full form of IPCC?
a) Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
b) International Panel on Climate Change
c) Intergovernmental Protocols on Climate Change
d) International Panel on Climate Conservation
8. What is the estimation range of the global mean sea level rise by the year 2100?
a) 0-10 cm b) 4-45 cm c) 9-88 cm d) 14-123 cm
9. How food production reduced due to climate change?
a) Due to application of organic manures b) Due to modern technologies
c) Due to increase in pests d) Due to reduced in pollution
10. Which one of the following can achieve Global Climate Change?
a) World War-3
b) Making unwanted policies
c) Drinking less water than required
d) The training of researchers and health professionals
11. What does the term “overcast” define?
a) Phenomenon of indirect radiation exposure due to scattering
b) Weather when cloud cover is equal to 8 oktas
c) Phenomenon of indirect radiation exposure due to scattering & Weather when cloud
cover is equal to 8 oktas
d) None of the mentioned
12. What are two acids formed when gases react with the tiny droplets of water in clouds?
a) Sulphuric acids and nitric acid b) Hydrochloric acid and nitric acid
c) Sulfurous acid and acetylsalicylic acid d) Sulphuric acid and hydrochloric acid
13. What is the nature of acid rain?
a) Withstanding b) Protecting c) Corrosive d) Balancing
14. Which of the following way acid rain affects the plants?
a) By nourishing the nutrients from the soil
b) By increasing the nutrients from the soil
c) By removing nutrients from the soil
d) By balancing the nutrients in the soil
15. 1. What is the result of acid rain when it falls into water bodies?
a) The water becomes acidic b) The water increase its nutrients value
c) The water becomes pure d) The water increase its level
16. Which one of the way can prevent acid rain?
a) Increase the emission of sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxides
b) Decrease the emission of sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxides
c) Increase in the emission of hydrochloride and phosphate
d) Decrease in the emission of hydrochloride and phosphate
17. The Taj Mahal in India is affected by
a) Fog b) Acid rain c) Water pollution d) Spoil Pollution
18. Who was the first to use the phrase “Acid Rain”?
a) Robert Angus Smith b) Ernest Flower
c) Elmer Joseph Clark d) Christ Ralph
19. When was the “Clean Air Act” in United States came into force?
a) 1950 b) 1960 c) 1970 d) 1980
20. What is the pH required for the survival of aquatic animals and plants?
a) 7 b) 7.5 c) 6.5 d) 4.8
21. Which of the following gases is responsible for the yellowing of the Taj Mahal?
a) Organic carbon b) Black carbon
c) Brown carbon d) All of the mentioned
22. Which of the following devices can be used to measure ozone in the stratosphere from the
ground?
a) Spectrometer b) Photometer
c) Spectrophotometer d) Spectro-ozonometer
23. Who discovered the formation of ozone from photochemical reactions?
a) G.M.B Dobson b) Sydney Chapman c) Carl Sagan d) Henri Buisson
24. Which material is used for removing fluorides from hard water containing 3ppm of
fluorides?
a) Lime b) Copper sulfate
c) Synthetic tri-calcium phosphate d) Bone charcoal
25. The primary cause of acid rain around the world is
a. Carbon dioxide b. Sulphur dioxide c. Carbon monoxide d. Ozone
