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 Sample Questions for EVS (22447) I Scheme Maha360 App

Topic 1

1. Chemical released by chlorofluorocarbons is –

Option-
i) Nitrogen
ii) Sulphuric acid
iii) Chlorine
iv) Sodium chloride

Answer:- iii) Chlorine

2. In the atmosphere, tiny solid or liquid suspended particles of various

composition are called:
i) Aerosols
ii) Carcinogens
iii) Greenhouse Gases
iv) Microbes

Answer:- i) Aerosols

3. Identify the non Green-House Gas (GHG) from the following:

i) Methane
ii) Nitrous Oxide
iii) CFCs
iv) Carbon Monoxide

Answer:- iv) Carbon Monoxide

4. In the E- waste generated by the Mobile Phones, which among the following
metal is most abundant?
i) Copper
ii) Gold
iii) Silver
iv) All of the above

Answer:- i) Copper

5. Major consumer of wood form forest is _______________ .

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ii) Paper Industry

iii) Chemical Industry
iv) None of the above

Answer:- ii) Paper Industry

6. Biotic component of biosphere is not constituted by……….

i) Producer
ii) Consumer
iii) Decompose
iv) Air

Answer:- iv) Air

7. Suppose last night was clear and clam. Tonight low clouds will be present. From
this you would conclude that tonight’s minimum temperature will be:
i) Higher than last night’s minimum temperature
ii) Lower than last night’s minimum temperature
iii) The same as last night’s minimum temperature
iv) Above freezing

Answer:- i) Higher than last night's minimum temperature

Topic 2
1. Hygroscopic and combined water
i) Are used by plants during transpiration
ii) Compensates for loss due to evapotranspiration by plants
iii) Stored in the xylem tissues of plant
iv) Are of no use to plants

Answer:- iv) Are of no use to plants.

2. The primary composition of coal is _________________ .

i) Carbon
ii) Oxygen
iii) Hydrogen
iv) Nitrogen

Answer:- i) Carbon
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is called
i) Aquifer
ii) Spring
iii) Glacier
iv) Seepage

Answer:- i) Aquifer

4. Bio gas is a renewable source of

i) Energy
ii) Heat
iii) Light
iv) Fossil

Answer:- i) Energy

5. The most abundantly available fossil fuel in India is ____________ .

i) Coal
ii) Natural Gas
iii) Petroleum
iv) Oil

Answer:- i) Coal

6. Which one of the following is the benefit of rainwater harvesting?

i) Decrease the ground water level
ii) Create good aesthetic view
iii) Provide a lot of water to play
iv) Flood mitigation

Answer:- iv) Flood mitigation

7. Famine is mainly the results of

i) Deforestation
ii) Overuse of surface water
iii) A prolonged drought
iv) All of the above

Answer:- iv) All of the above

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Topic 3

1. About ____ % area of earth is Oceans.

i) 75
ii) 40
iii) 30
iv) None of the above

Answer:- i) 75

2. Biodiversity hotspots are also known as

i) Evergreen forests of tropic region
ii) Biologically rich areas with large percentage in endemic species.
iii) Desert area
iv) All of the above

Answer:- ii) Biologically rich areas with large percentage in endemic species.

3. Aravali mountain are covering states such as

i) Gujrat, M.P, Rajasthan
ii) Ladakh Mountain
iii) Coastal region
iv) None of the above

Answer:- i) Gujrat, M.P, Rajasthan

4. Extinction of weaker species by an aggressive alien species is the result of

i) Endemism of weaker species
ii) Habitat loss
iii) The domino effect
iv) All of the above

Answer:- iii) The domino effect

5. First national park established in India is

i) Jawaharlal Nehru National Park
ii) Salim Ali National Park
iii) Dr. Bose National Park
iv) Jim Corbett National Park

Answer:- iv) Jim Corbett National Park

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i) Producers, Consumers, Decomposers

ii) Producers, Carnivores, Decomposers
iii) Primary Producers, Herbivores, Carnivores
iv) Producers, Primary Consumers, Carnivores

Answer:- i) Producers, Consumers, Decomposers

7. Approximately_____ % of the known species are insects.

i) 31
ii) 21
iii) 11
iv) 61

Answer:- iv) 61

Topic 4

1. Anthropogenic source of pollution is

i) Acid rain
ii) Use of chemical fertilizer
iii) Earthquake
iv) All of these

Answer:- ii) Use of chemical fertilizer

2. Increase in concentration of soluble salts in the soil is called ______.

i) Soilification
ii) Soluble-soil
iii) Salination
iv) Desalination

Answer:- iii) Salination

3. Groundwater recharging can be achieved by

i) Recharging pits
ii) Recharging well
iii) Both
iv) None

Answer:- iii) Both

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4. As per MPCB norms of treated sewage, the total suspended solids(TSS) in App
treated
sewage should be less than ____ for discharging into surface water.
i) 50 mg/I
ii) 100 mg/I
iii) 150 mg/I
iv) 200 mg/I

Answer:- ii) 100 mg/I

5. Aerosols cause ______________.

i) Air pollution
ii) Land pollution
iii) Water pollution
iv) None of the above

Answer:- i) Air Pollution

6. As per noise standards, the noise level for hospitals is _____ .

i) 20-30 dB
ii) 30-40 dB
iii) 40-50 dB
iv) 50-60 dB

Answer:- ii) 30-40 dB

7. Domestic wastes which can be decomposed under natural processes are called
_________ pollutants which are relatively harmless.
i) Industrial
ii) Thermal
iii) Biodegradable
iv) Non-biodegradable

Answer:- iii) Biodegradable

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1. Environment Protection Act, 1986 came into existence in wake of ________

tragedy.
i) Bhopal
ii) Shimla
iii) Mumbai
iv) Bangalore

Answer:- i) Bhopal

2. Environmental impact of development projects can be

i) Immediate
ii) Short term
iii) Long term
iv) All of these

Answer:- iv) All of these

3. Damanganga – Pinjal Link is a

i) Dam
ii) Interlinking of rivers
iii) Hydro power plant
iv) Highway

Answer:- ii) Interlinking of rivers

4. Feature of formal education is

i) Education as a Full time and Primary activity
ii) Education as a Part time and secondary activity
iii) Education during vacation
iv) Education as an optional activity

Answer:- i) Education as a Full time and Primary activity

5. How many methods of rainwater harvesting are there?

i) 1
ii) 2
iii) 3
iv) 4

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6. Information technology can be used to forecast weather using

i) Computer based modelling
ii) Green belt development
iii) Cloud seeding
iv) Protected farming

Answer:- i) Computer based modelling

7. MPCB is entitled to collect which of the following samples in Maharashtra

i) Air Pollutant
ii) Water Pollutant
iii) Hazardous Waste
iv) All of i, ii & iii

Answer:- iv) All of i, ii & iii.

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Question Bank (I scheme)

Name of subject: ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES (EST)

Subject code: 22447
Semester: IV
Unit Test: I
Course: ME/EE/CE4I
Each question carries 1 mark
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1) In ecosystem, which one shows one way passage?
a) Nitrogen
b) Carbon
c) Potassium
d) Free energy

2) Upper part of sea / aquatic ecosystem contains.

a) Plankton
b) Elkton
c) Benthos
d) Plankton and nekton

3) Association of animals when both partners are benefited

a) Mutualism
b) Colony
c) Commensalism
d) Ammensalism

4) The sum of total of population of same kind of organism constitute

a) Colony

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c) Genus
d) Community

5) This biome has greatest diversity of species

a) Tropical rain forest
b) Taiga
c) Arctic Tundra
d) Desert
e) Temperate grassland

6) Many individuals of the same species living together in a defined area from a/an
a) Community
b) Genus
c) Population
d) Ecosystem
e) Variety

7) Which one of the following is not a functional unit of ecosystem?

a) Productivity
b) Stratification
c) Energy flow
d) Decomposition

8) The upright pyramid of number is absent in

a) Lake
b) Grassland
c) Pond
d) Forest

9) Identify possible link in ‘’?” in the following food chain

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b) Parrot
c) Rabbit
d) Wolf

10) The final stable community in ecological succession

a) Climax
b) Sere
c) Pioneers
d) Carnivores
11) A renewable exhaustible natural resource is
a) Petroleum
b) Coal
c) Forest
d) Minerals

12) About 70% of total global carbon is found in

a) Forests
b) Grasslands
c) Agro ecosystem
d) Oceans

13) The maximum Biomass occurs in

a) Tropical forests
b) Temperate forests
c) Taiga
d) Alpine vegetation

14) A ----------- is a step in the food chain

a) Community
b) Biosphere
c) Food web

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15) ------------- is/are the ultimate source of energy for all life on the earth
a) Plants
b) Decomposers
c) Sunlight
d) Water

16) ------------ is the science that seeks to understand the living world
a) Biology
b) Ecology
c) Chemistry
d) Physics
17) The study of ecosystem is called
a) Environment
b) Ecology
c) E- study
d) Cosmos

18) The grazing food chain derives energy from ---------- energy
a) Plant
b) Fish
c) Animals
d) Sun

19) Energy flow through an ecosystem was explained by

a) E.P. Odum
b) E.P. Rax
c) E.P. Zen
d) E.P. Watson

20) About 1/3 rd of our land is covered by

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b) Grasslands
c) Water
d) Forest

21) The life supporting gases such as O2 CO2 and N2 are chiefly concentrated in the
a) Troposphere
b) Exosphere
c) Hemisphere
d) stratosphere

22) Which of following is a renewable source?

a) Wind
b) water
c) Flora and Fauna
d) All of these
23) ________ is major raw material for biogas.
a) tree leaves
b) Grass
c) cow dung
d) Waste from kitchen

24) Atomic energy is obtained by using ores of ________

a) copper
b) uranium
c) lead
d) crude oil

25) Minimum time required for formation of one inch of top soil is
a) 10 years
b) 5 years

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d) 200 years

26) Blue baby syndrome(methamogiobinemia)

a) Sulpher
b) Arsenic
c) Phosphates
d) Nitrates

27) Out of total water reserves of the world, about _______ is salty water (marine) and only ______ is fresh water
a) 97%,3%
b) 3%,97%
c) 1%,99%
d) 2%,98%

28) The main Green House gas is absorbed by forest as raw material for photosynthesis.
a) O2
b) CO2
c) SO2
d) O3
29) Minerals rocks, salt and chemicals are termed as
a) Abiotic resource
b) Biotic resource
c) Semi-Transparent resource
d) Falling resource

30) The main driving force of ecological system is

a) Wind energy
b) Water energy
c) Solar energy
d) Earth energy

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a) Synthetic Natural Gas
b) Systematic Natural Gas
c) Sulphuric Natural Gas
d) Silver Natural Gas

32) Natural resources do not include

a) Water
b) Air
c) Refined oil
d) Wood

33) Which option below is not an example of pollution?

a) Smog in Delhi
b) Nuclear Waste
c) Overpopulation
d) Untreated sewage

34) What was approximate world population of human in year 2008?

a) 667 million
b) 66 billion
c) 6.67 billion
d) 6.67 million
35) Ideally cover of forest should be______of total area of country.
a) 23%
b) 30%
c) 33%
d) 40%

36) Which of the following sources provides the least energy for industrialized countries?
a) Petroleum

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c) Coal
d) Gas

37) Biogas Generation is mainly based on the principle of

a) Anaerobic Degradation
b) Aerobic decomposition
c) Putrefaction
d) None of these

38) Biotic component of biosphere is not constituted by____

a) Producer
b) Decomposer
c) Consumer
d) Air

39) Oxygen is returned to atmosphere mainly by_____

a) Respiration
b) Photosynthesis
c) Fungi
d) Burning of coal

40) Atmosphere not uniformly heated by sun does not cause_____

a) Air Flows
b) Variation in Climate
c) Rainfall
d) Tide

41) Environmental studied does not involve

a) Psychology
b) Demography
c) Ethics

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42) Abiotic environment does not include

a) Soil
b) Water
c) Air
d) Plant

43) Van Mahotsav is an annual tree-planting festival in India, celebrated on

a) 2nd June
b) 1st July
c) 1st Dec
d) 15th September

44) Biotic environment includes

a) Producers
b) consumers
c) decomposers
d) all of these

45) The world environment is derived from French word

a) Environner
b) Environnering
c) E-environner
d) Envo

46) As per the French word Environner means

a) Atmosphere
b) earth and sun
c) encircle and surround
d) earth and energy

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47) World environment day is on Maha360 App
a) June 5
b) June 11
c) July 5
d) d)July 11

48) World day of water is on

a) April 22
b) March 23
c) March 24
d) March 22

49) Eco mark of our country is

a) Earthen pitcher
b) water drop
c) sun
d) Ashoka tree

50) Environmental friendly products are given ISO certification called ISO............. .
a) 12000
b) 13000
c) 14000
d) 15000

51) Nobel peace prize in 2004 for contribution towards environmental conservation was awarded to
a) Ratantata
b) Wangarimaathai
c) S.D. bush
d) Dr. Manmohan Singh

52) He is popularly known as green judge

a) Mr. manmohansingh

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c) Mangalsingh
d) Mr.Jethmalani

53) He is known as Green Advocate.

a) Mr. K.P.Raghav
b) Mr. P.Chidambaram
c) Mr. S.D.Rao
d) Mr. M.C.Mehta

54) He is known for his 'Chipko Movement’.

a) AtalBihariBajpeyi
b) Anna Hajare
c) SundarlalBahuguna
d) Pandit Nehru

55) He got the Magsaysay award for water conservation effort.

a) Rajendersingh
b) Ashok Singh
c) Nana Pateker
d) Anil Agarwal

56) Wild life week is celebrated in the period of

a) 1-7th October
b) 1-18th October
c) 1-8th March
d) 1-8th April

57) World Forest day is on

a) 11 March
b) 12 March
c) 13 March

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58) Edaphic means

a) Related to water
b) Related to soil
c) Related to Air
d) Related to sun

59) The term Ecology was introduced by

a) Haeckel
b) Newton
c) S.S Rao
d) Tansley

60) The Ecological factors related to soil and substratum are called ............... factors.
a) Tbilisi (USSR)
b) Delhi (India)
c) Albita
d) New York (USA)

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Question Bank-
Environmental Studies
(22447)
Topic 1 06 out of 21
Topic 2 08 out of 25
Topic 3 07 out of 29
Topic 4 12 out of 46
Topic 5 07 out of 30

Mark Correct
Sr. no Chapter Difficulty s Question Answer Option 1 Option2 Option3 Option 4
Out of following is not a segment of
1 1 U 1 Environment? C Atmosphere Lithosphere Stratosphere Hydrosphere
Which of these causes the sea level
rise over flooding due to process of
2 1 U 1 melting of snow? C Global Warming Ozone layer depletion Both None

Which gas gets deposited in lower

layer of atmosphere due to
3 1 R 1 decomposition of organic matter? A Methane Oxygen Carbon di-oxide Ethane
Percentage of Nitrogen in
4 1 R 1 atmosphere is ----- C 70 71 78 21
Which of the following is lowest
5 1 U 1 layer of atmosphere? C Thermosphere Stratosphere Troposphere Mesosphere
Ozone present in troposphere is a
6 1 A 1 part of--- B Life gas Green house gases Ozone layer None of the above

Water vapour present in which

7 1 A 1 layer of atmosphere, forms cloud? D Mesosphere Stratophere Thermosphere Troposphere

Lithosphere is divided in different

plates, which causes geological
events like earthquike, volcanoes
8 1 R 1 etc. is known as------ D Earth plates Litho plates Rock plate Tactonic plates
Which day is celebrated as " World
9 1 R 1 Environment day"? A 05-Jun 22-Apr 11-Jul 21-Mar
Which day is celebrated as " Earth
10 1 R 1 day"? B 05-Jun 22-Apr 11-Jul 21-Mar
Sardar Sarovar Dam in Gujarat is
one of the biggest dams on the
11 1 U 1 river------- D Tapi Godavari Bramhaputra Narmada
Chipko movement is initiated in
12 1 R 1 1973, in the state of ---- A Uttarakhand Maharastra Gujrat West Bengal
One ---- atom destroy 1,00,000
13 1 U 1 molecules of Ozone. C Oxygen Methane Chlorine None of these
Which nuclear reaction is taken
place during explosion of Atom
14 1 A 1 bomb? B Fusion Fission Both None of these

The soot emerging due to nuclear

15 1 U 1 accidents gets spread to ---- C Environment Lithosphere Stratosphere Biosphere

16 1 U 1 Ozone depletion is harmful to ------ A Skin Digestion Reproduction None of these

17 1 R 1 Resources in earth's crust is ----- C Renewable Ancient Natural Plenty
Mr. Sunderlal Bahuguna headed
18 1 R 1 popular movement--- D Sardar Sarovar Ecofriendly Project Development Dam Development Chipko Andolan
19 1 U 1 CFC is used widely as B Coolant Refrigerent Air Coolers All the above
20 1 U 1 Carbon dioxide is --- C Red in colour Insoluble in Water Green House gas Heavier than air

To meet the food, energy, cloth and

21 2 R 1 shelter requirement -------- is used. A Natural Resource Man-made resources Both None

If consumption rate is higher than

22 2 U 1 the replenish rate ----- starts. B Motion Depletion Work Pollution
The resources replenish themselves
23 2 U 1 includes -----. D Forest Surface and underground water Air All the above
Out of following is not a Renewable
24 2 U 1 resource--- D Tidal Energy Wind Energy Solar Energy Kinetic Energy
Making ---- for paper industry, get
25 2 A 1 from forest. B Raw material Pulp By- Product All the above
Out of following, which is not a
26 2 A 1 cause of Deforestation ? C Timber Extraction Building of Dams Global Warming Constructiing waterways
The removal of trees causes higher
27 2 A 1 rate of soil----- B Corrosion Erosion Salination Formation

28 2 U 1 Water is used as ----- in industries. D Solvent Cooling agentCleaning agent All the above
29 2 A 1 Khetri is famous for ----- B Coal Mining Copper Mining Historic Place Kheti
Kollar , famous for gold mine is
30 2 A 1 located in ------- state. B Maharastra Karnataka Uttar Pradesh Rajsthan

Mining is done on a location where

31 2 R 1 there is huge stock of -----. C Mineral Deposit Ore Deposit Mineral/Ore Deposit None of these
Stream sediments samples analysed
to get mineral compostion is called -
32 2 U 1 ---. C Geophysical Survey Mapping Sampling All the above
33 2 U 1 The growth of plants are ------. A Habitat Specific Water Specific Air Specific None of these
Electric power from water is known
34 2 U 1 as ---- A Hydropower Wind Energy Thermal Power Solar Energy
Cultivation of crops in
Green House to conserve Trapping of solar energy by gases like Trapping of solar energy by
35 2 U 1 Green House Effect means - --- B heat carbon dioxide earth's top surface Inrease of heat dut toatmospherical pollution
Biogas plants using kattle dung is
36 2 R 1 known as ----. A Gobal Gas Plants Gas Station Thermal Power Plants HydroPower Plants
Energy Generated from sea water is
37 2 R 1 called --- B Solar Energy Hydro Energy Wind Energy Water Energy
Planting a tree to give fruits is
38 2 A 1 example of ------. A Sustainability Adding to Pollution Deforestation Afforestation
Deforestation increases % of -------
39 2 U 1 in atmosphere. A Carbon dioxide Oxygen Hydrogen Nitrogen
The liquid water component of
40 2 R 1 earth is called ---- . C Lithosphere Hemisphere Hydrosphere Atmosphere
41 2 R 1 Borewell is a source of -------. B Surface water Underground water Both None

Forests prevents soil errosion by

42 2 R 1 binding soil particles by their------. B Stem Roots Leaves Bud
During phtosynthesis trees produce
43 2 U 1 --------. D Carbon Dioxide Carbon Monoxide Nitrous Oxide Oxygen

Out of total water reserves of the

world about ------ % salt water and
44 2 A 1 only ----% is fresh water. A 97 , 3 3 , 97 1 , 71 2 , 98
Atomic energy is obtained by using
45 2 A 1 ores of ------ B Copper Uranium Lead Crude Oil
Upper part of sea ecosystem
46 3 U 1 contains ------. A Plankton Nekton Benthos All the above
Out of following , which is a correct
47 3 A 1 food chain. C Grass-Fox-Rabit-Bird Grass-Chameleon-Insect-Bird Plankton- Fish- Human None of these

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An ---- consists of biotic and abiotic

48 3 U 1 components. C Environment Ecology Ecosystem None of tese
Nutrient cycles play important role
in ---- together biotic and abiotic
49 3 R 1 components. B Combining Linking Joining All the above

Energy flow in any ecosystem is

50 3 R 1 primarily obtained from ------. C Coal Power Sun Moon
Ecosystem are of ---- and -----
51 3 U 1 types. A Aquatic , Terrestrial Biotic, Abiotic Natural, Man-made Living, Non-living
"Tundra" is example of ------ type
52 3 A 1 ecosystem. C Organic Microbiological Terrestrial Marine
----- chain involves energy
53 3 A 1 transformation. A Food Reaction Cyclination None
Out of following , which consume
dead tissues and waste product in
54 3 A 1 food chain. A Detritivores Metagens Soil Herbivores
In food chain , Grass hopper is ------
55 3 A 1 consumer. A Primary Secondary Tertiary Initial
------ and ------ are types of food
56 3 U 1 chain. D Natural, Synthetic Organic , Inorganic Biotic, Abiotic Grazer, Detritus
In ecological pyramid primary
57 3 R 1 producers are shown at ------. B Top Base Middle Periphery

Which one of the following is not a

58 3 R 1 function unit of ecosystem? B Productivity Stratification Energy Flow Decomposition
The variation of life forms within an
ecosystem or on earth is known as --
59 3 A 1 ----. C Biome Biological Variation Biodiversity Ecosystem
Which of the following is not a type
60 3 A 1 of biodiversity ? D Genetic Species Ecosystem Biome
Which of the following is not a level
61 3 U 1 of biodiversity? B Alpha Delta Gamma Beta

Measurement of overall diversity

for different ecosystems within a
region comes under which of
62 3 U 1 following level? C Alpha Beta Gamma None of these

Several agricultural disaster occurs

due to lack of biodiversity. Which
of the following term is used to
63 3 U 1 describe " lack of biodiversity"? C Aquaculture Pollination Monoculture Vermiculture

US Southern Corn Leaf Blight

epidemic is an agricultural disaster
of 1970 . Which of the following
64 3 R 1 contributed as a major cause for it? A Monoculture Biome Bioculture All the above

Which of the river plain extends

65 3 U 1 upto Himalayan Foot Hills? C Godavari Plain Brahmaputra plain Gangetic Plain Narmada Plain

Which of the following animal

comes under category of " Critically
66 3 U 1 endangered species"? D Asiatic Lion Indian Tiger Wild Dog Sumatran Rhinoceros
Which of the following is an Indian
67 3 U 1 Biodiversity Hotspots? C Eastern Ghat National Parks Western Ghat Botanical gardens
Which of the following park is
magnificent jungle of mangroves
and is one of its own kind in world
68 3 R 1 ? A Sunderban national park Nagarhole Kanha National Park Kaziranga national park
The famous classic novel " The
Jungle Book" written by Rudyard
Kipling is based on background of
which of the following national
69 3 A 1 park? C Sunderban national park Nagarhole Kanha National Park Kaziranga national park
At which place maximum rain fall is
70 3 A 1 received in India? B Nashik Cheerapunji Ghoti Ratnagiri
The term Ecology was introduced
71 3 A 1 by ------- D Haeckel Newton S.S. Rao Tansley
Transfer of energy in different
tropic levels of an ecosystem is
72 3 R 1 called-------. B Biosystem Bioenergetics Geobiocoenosis Holocoenosis
73 3 R 1 Chilka lake is in ------. C Maharastra Bihar Orissa Uttar Pradesh
The evolution of new species is
74 3 R 1 called -------. D Ciation Mutation Mitigation Speciation
Which of them can not be recycled
75 1 A 1 ? B Plastic Diamond Gold Paper
1. Anthropogenic source of
4 R B
76 1 pollution is Acid rain Use of chemical fertilizer Earthquake All of these
2. Increase in concentration of
4 soluble salts in the soil is called C
77 R 1 ______. Soilification Soluble-soil Salination Desalination
3. Groundwater recharging can be
4 C
78 A 1 achieved by Recharging pits Recharging well Both None of the above

4. As per MPCB norms of treated

sewage, the total suspended
4 B
solids(TSS) in treated sewage
should be less than ____ for
79 U 1 discharging into surface water. 50 mg/I 100 mg/I 150 mg/I 200 mg/I
4 A
80 R 1 5. Aerosols cause ______________. Air pollution Land pollution Water pollution None of the above

4 6. As per noise standards, the noise B

81 R 1 level for hospitals is _____ . 20-30 dB 30-40 dB 40-50 dB 50-60 dB
7. Domestic wastes which can be
decomposed under natural
4 processes are called_________ C
pollutants which are relatively
82 U 1 harmless. Industrial Thermal Biodegradable Non-biodegradable
4 8. mercury, lead, tin are example of D natural pollutant Artificial pollutant Persistence pollutants Non degradable pollutants
83 R 1
9.which of these is a radioactive
4 D Gold Silver Mercury Uranium
84 R 1 waste
85 4 R 1 10. The rise in ozone causes A Necrosis Abscission Destroying chlorophyll Disturbing photosynthesis
11. Acid rain formed due to
4 A Water + Sox Water + Sunlight Water + Lead Water+ Salt
86 U 1 chemical reaction of -------
12. the PH of water shuold be
4 C 7 to 8 8 to 10 7 to 8.5 0 to 7
87 R 1 between
13. ---- hepls the growth of algae in
4 C hydrogen murcury phosphates calcium
88 U 1 water

14. The phosphate and nitrates in

4 the fertilizers, make the water rich B Photosynthesis Eutrophication Electrolysis Decomposition
with nutrient & it becomes more
89 A 1 producing. This process is called as

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15. The mercury compound enter in

carbonate mercury
4 water bodies & get converted into -- D Butyl mercury compound Methyl mercury compound only I and iii
compound
90 U 1 ---
16.Dental & Industrial problems
4 D Uranium Lead Mercury Fluorides
caused due to excess amount of -----
91 R 1
4 17. BOD stands for --- B Bilogical oxygen demand Bio chemical oxygen demand chemical oxygen demand biological oxygen deficiency
92 R 1
18. In the process of disinfection of
4 C Phosphate Nitrate Chlorine Fluorides
water ---- is used
93 R 1
19. water having DO content below -
4 A 4.0 mg/L 8.0 mg/L 11.2 mg/L 0.01 mg/L
--is considered to be highly polluted
94 R 1
20. Wate rcontaminated with
4 A itai-itai disease La la disease Minamata disease Sasu disease
95 R 1 cadmium can cause ---- disease
21. Noise pollution is measured in --
4 A Decibel unit Cobalt unit Sound unit Hearing unit
96 R 1 --
22. Noise standard in silence zone
4 D 10 20 30 50
97 R 1 in day time is ------ db
98 4 R 1 23. Noise pollution causes ---- D Physical effect Physiological effect Psychological effect All of the above
24.The intensity of sound must be
4 A 1 to 140 db 140 to 180 db less than 1 db none of the above
99 R 1 inbetween -----
25. Noise pollution is best
4 B barking dogs any unwelcome sound singing group Rock music
100 R 1 described as ----
26.large industries using big auto
4 B below 60 db above 90 db below 100 db above 100 db
101 U 1 machine create sound -----
4 27.Electronic waste generated ----- A E-waste Solid waste Biomedical waste Electronic Waste
102 R 1
28. Waste originating mainely from
4 A Biomedical waste Biological waste Biochemical waste none of the above
103 R 1 hospitals and clinics -----
Waste electrical & Waste environmental & electronic Worst electrical & electronic
4 29. WEEE is stands for B none of the above
104 R 1 electronic equipment equipment equipment
30. Safe method of disposing waste
4 A Waste disposal Waste dispersion Waste manegment 4R
105 A 1 is -----
31. The mixture of minerals, organic
matter, inorganic material, air and
4 B sedimentary rock soil fertile soil stone
waterin the form of thin layer is
called as -----
106 U 1
32. Water holding capecity gets
4 D soil erosion soil fertilization both I and ii soil erosion
107 R 1 reduced due to -------
33. --- is used an organic fertilizer
4 C Human excreta Animal excreta both I and ii none of the above
to increase the crop yeild
108 R 1
34. If excreta contains ----- soil &
4 D Bacteria Algae Insect Pathogens
109 R 1 crops gets contaminated.
35. Measures to control
By making vegetation By controlling grazing
4 quantatative losses of soil what D By terrace of control bounding All of the above
cover activites
110 U 1 steps are taken
36. Surface water is ------ % of the
4 C 1 0.1 0.3 10
111 R 1 fresh water
37. The worst short term civilian
4 pollution crisis in india was the C Nagpur Delhi Bhopal Kanpur
112 R 1 1984 --- disaster
38. ---- are efficient at removing
4 A Venture scrubber Ventilators high volume sampler none of the above
113 A 1 dust and particles.
39. organic matter constitute ---- %
4 of the muncipal solid waste B 10 to 20 35 to 40 40 to 60 80 to 90
114 U 1 generated in india
does not change the PH of
4 40. Acid rain B increase the PH of soil decrease the PH of soil increse the fertility of soil
115 R 1 soil
41. Which one is not a green house
4 B CO2 O3 CH4 CFCS
116 R 1 gas?
42. Noise level beyond ------- db
4 C
117 R 1 cause physical discomfort 240 10 120 0
43. An electrostatic precipitator
4 A Filtration Sedimentation Coagulation none of the above
(ESP) is a ------- device
118 A 1
44. As per national ambient air
quality standards the amount of
4 C
carbon monoxide in mg/m3 in 1
119 U 1 hour is 1 100 4 11
45. Pollen and spores are natural
4 A TRUE FALSE Neigther true nor false none of the above
120 R 1 pollutant -----
46. The water from toilet, which
4 A Black water Blue water Yellow water Brown water
need to be treated is called as
121 R 1
1. Human rights come under which
social aspect of
of the following type of A economical development cultural development none of the above
sustainable development
122 5 U 1 development
Redevelop, reproduce,
2. 3R stands for one of following A Reuse, reduce, recycle Reproduce, reduce,recycle none of the above
123 5 R 1 recycle
3. The main advantage of
C high cost time consuming method environmently friendly none of the above
124 5 A 1 watershade approach is -----
4. The prime objective of
watershade management is focus B Utilisation Conservation Analysis none of the above
125 5 A 1 on water
Local catchment,
5.Rain water harvesting is done by -- capturing rain water &
A Local management only Capturing run off water only none of the above
-- water shade
126 5 U 1 management.
Conservation &
6. Article 48 (A) of indian
A improvement of Suistainble development Water conservation Deforestation
constitution deal with ----
127 5 U 1 environment
7. Article ----- of indian constitution
A 51- A(g) 48- A 21 19
deals with fundamental duties.
128 5 U 1
8. ----- is stage 1 of environmental
A screening filtering collecting arranging
129 5 R 1 clearance
National growth
9. NGO is a ------- B Non government organisation Natural growth organisation none of the above
130 5 R 1 organisation
10. Education on human rights is
B TRUE FALSE Not sure none of the above
131 5 R 1 important activity of NGO.
11. Environment Protection Act,
1986 came into existence in wake A
132 5 U 1 of ________tragedy. Bhopal Shimla Mumbai Bangalore
12. Environmental impact of
D
133 5 R 1 development projects can be Immediate Short term Long term All of these
B
134 5 R 1 13. Damanganga – Pinjal Link is a Dam Interlinking of rivers Hydro power plant Highway

A Education as a Full time Education as a Part time and secondary

135 5 U 1 14. Feature of formal education is and Primary activity activity Education during vacation Education as an optional activity

15. How many methods of B

136 5 A 1 rainwater harvesting are there? 1 2 3 4

16. Information technology can be A Computer based

137 5 A 1 used to forecast weather using modelling Green belt development Cloud seeding Protected farming

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17. MPCB is entitled to collect

which of the following samples in D
138 5 U 1 Maharashtra Air Pollutant Water Pollutant Hazardous Waste All of i, ii & iii
18. wild life (protection) act came
A 1972 1982 1992
139 5 R 1 into force in the year. 1902
19. In 42nd amendment for
environmental protection article no B 40-A 48-A 50-A 59-C
140 5 R 1 is ---
Central pollution control Central population control
20. CPCB stands for A Central pollution control body central prevention control board
141 5 R 1 board board
21. Along with government -----
C Companies Schools NGOS none of the above
also put efforts to educate people
142 5 R 1
22. NGO has freedom to take issue
A Society Parilment Municipality none of the above
143 5 R 1 in
23. Which of the following terms
used to describe types of C Financial, educational General, specific Static, dynamic none of the above
144 5 U 1 development
24. The development of current
condition, but not capeble of
B Overall development Unsuitable development Human development none of the above
helping further is named by one of
following term
145 5 A 1
25.Environmental, economical and
social developments are A Sustainable development Unsuitable development Human development none of the above
146 5 U 1 constituents of a good
26. In sustainable development, the
rate at which natural resources
A Same Higher Lower none of the above
destroyed to its replenshment
should be -----
147 5 U 1
27. If the rate of destruction of
natural resources is higher than its
replenishment, the outcome is B Tolerable condition Unsustainable condition Pleasant condition none of the above
described by one of the following
148 5 U 1 term
28. The open water reservoirs face --
A Evaporation Reduction Waste water none of the above
149 5 R 1 ------ of water
29. Shortage of water faced can be
C Water storage Well digging Rain water harvesting none of the above
150 5 U 1 solved by ------
30. Which one of the following is a
A process which improves A process which improves
correct statement for A A process which raises earning of people none of the above
quality of humanlife education
151 5 U 1 development?

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Topic 3. Ecosystems (4 Marks)

Q. No. Question Option i Option ii Option iii Option iv Answer Key
agriculture and desert and agriculture and
all of the
1 Men engineered ecosystem consists of aquaculture forest grassland and tree aquaculture
above
ecosystem ecosystem ecosystem
The interdependence of the living organisms
2 among themselves and with the environment Ecology biology Ecosystem antology Ecosystem
is called
The feeding
Passage of
The food chain in an ecosystem helps to relationship in Flow of energy in the
3 nutrients in the all the given all the given
maintain nature,thus ecosystem
ecosystem
biodiversity
The graphical representation of the
Ecological Ecological
4 interrelation of producer and consumer in an Ecological niche Food web Trophic level
pyramid pyramid
ecosystem is termed as
Biotic & Abiotic components togather form None of the
5 Ecosystem Pond River Ecosystem
an _ _ _ _ above
"Tundra" is an example of _ _ _ _ type of None of the
6 Marine Terrestrial Microbiological Terrestrial
Ecosystem above
None of the
7 Ecological pyramid is a _ _ _ _ representation Geological Pyramidal Graphical Graphical
above
None of the
8 In Alpine, Animals have _ _ _ _ blood vessels More Large Thick More
above
23% for plains
The percentage of forest cover recommended by 33% for plains and 67% 37% for plains 20% for plains and 70% for 33% for plains and
9 and 77% for
the National Forest Policy(1988) is for hills and 63% for hills hills 67% for hills
hills

The desert area of Conservation

Large scale Western Ghats
Rajasthan and Gujarat of biodiversity
planting of BT Western Ghats have a very have a very high
have a very high level of in just a fad
10 Select the correct statement of biodiversity cotton has no high degree of species degree of species
desert animal species as pursued by the
adverse effect richness and endemism richness and
well as numerous rare developed
on biodiversity endemism
animals countries

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Plants and animals Relationship Plants and animals which Forest wealth Plants and animals
11 The Red Data Book maintains a record of the present in the whole between man are known to be in the whole which are known
world and biosphere endangered world to be endangered
The entire The entire
12 In a national park protection is given to The entire flora The entire fauna The plants and animals
ecosystem ecosystem

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Topic 4. Biodiversity and Its Conservation (6 Marks)

Q. No. Question Option i Option ii Option iii Option iv Answer Key

the scientific study of the geographic

1 biodiversity. biogeography. ecology biology biogeography.
distributon of plants and animals is called as

The total area of India is classified into

2 Six. Eight. Nine. Ten. Ten.
following number of biogeographical zones
Species with very restricted distribution over None of the
3 endangerd species. extinct species endemic species. endemic species.
relatively small ranges is called given
which of the following is a biodiversity Mediterranean Eastern Eastern
4 Secculant Karoo. Sundland
hotspot of India Basin. Himalayas. Himalayas.
Extinction of a weaker species by an endemisim of weaker all of the the Domino
5 habitat loss the Domino effect
aggressive alien species is the result of species. given effect
Protection of endengered species by ex-situ none of the in-situ
6 in-situ conservation biodiversity conservatin.
preserving the entire ecosystem is known as conservation given conservation

The species with thin population localised

7 Rare Treatened Endangered Vulnerable Rare
within restricted area is said to be

8 Bharatpur bird sanctuary is situated in… Kerala Karnataka Gujarat Rajasthan Rajasthan

Deccan Deccan
Which of the following is major biodiversity Deccan Peninsula - Deccan Peninsula - None of the
9 Peninsula - Peninsula -
in Maharashtra Chhota Nagpur Central Highlands above
Deccan South Chhota Nagpur
None of the
10 Himalayan mountain falls in which region 2A, 2B, 2C, 2D 8A 6B 2A, 2B, 2C, 2D
above
"Genetic Pollution" may be originated due
Uncontrolled Unprofitabilit None of the Uncontrolled
11 to one of the following. Which of the Natural Phenomenon
Hybridization y above Hybridization
following may be possible reason
The national
A world map of hot spots with details of The national Scientific None of the
12 Environmentalists geographic
Flora & Fauna is prepared by geographic society Organizations above
society

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The phenomenon of the entry of toxic chemicals
13 into the food chains and more concentrated at Biological control Biomagnification Algal bloom Red tide Biomagnification
higher trophic levels is called
14 Bharatpur bird sanctuary is situated in Kerala Karnataka Gujarat Rajasthan Rajasthan
15 Which of the following is an air pollutant? Nitrogen Carbon Carbon monooxide Oxygen Carbon monooxide
Which of the following is a secondary air Sulphur
16 Ozone Carbon Dioxide Carbon monooxide Ozone
pollutant? dioxide
Temperature Temperature
Temperature increases Temperature remains None of the
17 During Inversion: decreases with increases with
with altitude constant above
altitude altitude

Which of the following on inhalation dissolved in Carbon mono- Carbon mono-

18 Sulphur dioxide Ozone Nitrous oxide
the blood hemoglobin more rapidly than oxygen? oxide oxide

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Topic 5. Environmental Pollution (8 Marks)

Q. No Question Option i Option ii Option iii Option iv Answer Key
Primary and
Primary And Natural or secondary
Depending upon the generation of different Point source or non-
1 secondary anthropogenic pollutants.No
air pollution, they can be classified as point pollutants
pollutants. pollutants. ne of the
given
Forms when
Causes
hydrocarbon radical May cause respiratory all of the
2 PAN is a secondary pollutant that photochemical All of the given
react with nitrogen diseases in humans given
smog
oxide
Used batteries, mobile phones, calculators Electronic or Electronic or e-
3 Hazardous waste. Solid waste Industrial waste
and other such stuff are better known as e-waste. waste.
Increased bone Increased trabecular All of the
4 Fluorosis result in Exostosis All of the given
mass bone volume given
More scientific method than BOD to None of the
5 COD DO Both of the given COD
determine water quality parameter above
The main discharge form of thermal power Dust
6 Smog Smoke Fly Ash Fly Ash
plant is particulates
The itai-itai disease of japan was caused due Cyanide Lead Cadmium
7 Arsenic pollution Cadmium pollution
to pollution pollution pollution
The common conversation of solid waste into
Disposal of
8 manure & biogas, using bacteria & fungi is Recycling of waste Composting Incineration composting
waste.
called
The pollutants that can be broken down Inorganic Non - Degradable Degradable Degradable
9 Organic Pollutants
rapidly by the natural process is called as pollutants Pollutants pollutants pollutants
Disturbing
10 The rise in Ozone causes Necrosis Abscission Destroying Chlorophyll Photosynthe Necrosis
sis
Released by Released
Released by Released by process of Released
11 Primary pollutants means those pollutants process of directly into
Chemical Reaction photosynthesis directly into Air
hydrogen Air
Thermal power Pesticide
12 Bhopal Gas tragedy occurred at Biogas Plant Geothermal Plant Pesticide Plant
plant Plant

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Dental & Industrial problems caused due to
13 Uranium Lead Mercury Fluorides Fluorides
excess amount of _ _ _ _
14 Normal talk creates sound intensity about 10 db 20db 30 db 40 db 40 db
The Noise pollution can have physical, Neither TRUE nor None of the
15 TRUE FALSE TRUE
physiological and psycological effects FALSE above
South
Industrial revolution in _ _ _ _ made the air European European
16 African Countries American Countries African
pollution a serious problem in Countries Countries
Countries
17 Which of the following is an air pollutant? Nitrogen Carbon Carbon monooxide Oxygen Carbon monooxide
Which of the following is a secondary air Sulphur
18 Ozone Carbon Dioxide Carbon monooxide Ozone
pollutant? dioxide
Temperature Temperature
Temperature increases Temperature remains None of the
19 During Inversion: decreases with increases with
with altitude constant above
altitude altitude
Which of the following on inhalation dissolved in Carbon mono- Carbon mono-
20 Sulphur dioxide Ozone Nitrous oxide
the blood hemoglobin more rapidly than oxygen? oxide oxide

Large number of Smokes filling

TajMahal is said to be suffering from "Marble Acidic Rain which fungus in Yellowing of the marble on the TajMahal Acidic Rain which
21
Cancer", What is Marbal Cancer? corrodes marble TajMahal account of Soot particles from adjoining corrodes marble
marbles industries

Non- degradable Non- degradable

22 DDT is Green house gas Degradable pollutant None of these
pollutant pollutant
23 Greenhouse effect is caused by Green plants infrared rays UV rays X- rays infrared rays
How the biological oxygen demand gets affected the oxygen
the oxygen demand the oxygen demand None of the the oxygen
24 with the increased presence of organic matter in demand
increases remains unchanged above demand increases
water? decreases
Which of the following devices is suitable for the Electrostatic
25 Cyclone separator Fabric filter Wet scrubber Wet scrubber
removal of gaseous pollutants? precipitator

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Topic 6. Social Issues and Environment (10 Marks)

Q. No Question Option i Option ii Option iii Option iv Answer Key
A geographic unit that collects, stores, and water
1 wasteland watershed wetland watershed
releases water is devider
2 saline and alkaline lands are types of barrren land fallow land uncultivable land wasteland wasteland
smoke ,fog
3 Smog is an odd combination of mist and fog smoke and fog smoke and fog smoke and fog
and mist
The Appiko Movement (treehugging)was
4 Karnataka Dehli Orisa Gujrat. Karnataka
started in
the United Nations Conference on Human
5 Rio de JANERIO Paris Stockholm Dehli Stockholm
Environment was organized at
exactly equal
6 acid rain is any rain with pH below 5.6 above 5.6 equal to 5.6 below 5.6
to 7
the The council
the International International of the International
the Apex body of standardization in the world the International of
7 society of organization of International of standard
formed in 1946 is. standard organization.
standardization. standardization standardizati organization.
. on.
reducing photochemical
8 PAN is byproduct of photochemical smog London smog sulphurous smog.
smog . smog
used as coolants in air resposible for ozone all of the
9 Chloroflurocarbons and freons are all of the given
refrigerators conditioners layer depletion. given
monitors
monitors impact
impact of suggests that funding monitora
is fundamental of pollution upon
pollution upon for environmental emission of
concept of national environmental,
10 Carbon trading environmental, improvement should be hydrocarbons
environmental laws social and
social and obtained from its fro
and regulations. economic
economic beneficiaries. automobiles.
justice.
justice.
Which of the following are terms used to Financial, General, None of the
11 Static, Dynamic Static, Dynamic
describe types of development? Educational Specific above
Which of the following gases cause Green None of the
12 CO2, NOx, CH4 CO2, CH4, H2 H2, Cl2, N2 CO2, NOx, CH4
House Effects? above

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Which of the following term describes the
Paradoxical Global None of the
13 rise in temperature of atmosphere due to Sun stroke Global warming
warming warming above
green house gases?
Which of the following makes it difficult to
Due to their high Due to non – Due to lesser None of the Due to their
14 use only eco – friendly chemicals, so that
cost availability availability above high cost
ozone depletion stops / minimizes?

Hydrocarbon’s and NOx undergo chemical

reactions and form corresponding products Secondary None of the Secondary
15 Primary pollutants Tertiary pollutants
like aldehydes, ketones, etc. these products pollutants above pollutants
are called,
None of the
16 Photochemical smog causes irritation of, Ears Skin Eyes Eyes
above
Water stored using rain water harvesting None of the
17 All purposes Drinking only Agriculture only All purposes
useful for, above
Carbon credits is a _ _ _ _ given to countries None of the
18 Certificate Value Price Certificate
reducing green house emission, above
Explosives of None of the
19 Modern fusion bombs are also known as, Nuclear bombs Fire extinguishers Nuclear bombs
H2 above
One carbon credit represents _ _ _ _ of _ _ _ _
Half Tonne, None of the
20 gas removed from atmosphere or saved One Tonne, CO2 One Tonne, SO2 One Tonne, CO2
CO2 above
from being emitted.
Which of the following devices is suitable for the Electrostatic
21 Cyclone separator Fabric filter Wet scrubber Wet scrubber
removal of gaseous pollutants? precipitator
The death of the last individual of a species is
22 extinction endanger neither i) nor ii) diversity extinction
called_______.

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Carbon credits
are a tradable
permit scheme
These can be bought and
A Carbon credit gives and can be
sold in
Which one of the following is not true about the the owner the right to exchanged All the above All the above are
23 international/national
term "CARBON CREDITS"? emit one tonne of between are true. true.
market at the Govt.
carbon dioxide. businesses
controlled prices.
having short of
quotas or below
the quotas.

Shifting back to a more localized production of reduced local more stable reduced reduced local
more profits circulating
24 food and other resources would lead to all of the environmental source of jobs transportation environmental
within each community
following except sustainability and income fuel use sustainability
Decrease
Shift taxes from wages Shift from a carbon-based Decrease subsidies
Which of the following would not traditionally Improve energy subsidies for
25 and profits to pollution economy to a renewable for alternative fuel
suport an environmental-friendly economy? efficiency. alternative fuel
and waste. fuel-based economy. vehicles
vehicles

A watershed A watershed
management management
framework framework
Watershed Watersheds
support support
management is Watersheds are natural are a type of
Which of the following is not true of watershed partnering, using partnering, using
26 continuous and needs a systems that we can work building for
management? sound science, sound science,
multidisciplinary with storing bottled
taking well taking well
approache water
planned actions planned actions
and achieving and achieving
results results

area of land
area of land that water
from which moisture released from
flows across as it moves
27 What is watershed? water drains to a clouds in the form of rain, both I) and II) both I) and II)
toward a larger water
particular water snow, hail, etc.
body
body
Which is not a treatment measures for watershed Contour stone
28 Contour bunding Gravity dam Contour trenching Gravity dam
development walls

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meets the needs meets the needs
continues as
and aspirations and aspirations of
always and
of the present the present
returns to a more curtails all further assumes that
29 A sustainable society without without
primitive style of living. development. things will
compromising compromising
work out for
those of the those of the
the best.
future. future.

catching and holding harvesting the harvesting the

storing it in
30 Rain Water harvesting is not___________ rain where it falls and recharging groundwater crops with rain crops with rain
tanks
using it water water

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Topic 7. Environmental Protection (8 Marks)

Q. No. Question Option i Option ii Option iii Option iv Answer Key
The history of human evolution and 100 million Only 50,000
1 3 million years old 1 billion years old
civilization is about years old years old
Fluid and salt
replacement Severe electrolyte All of the
2 ORS is used in case of Dehydration All of the given
due to diarrhea depletion given
and vomiting
Viruses and Bacteria and Bacteria and
3 Diarrhea is caused ethics Bacteria and protozoa Viruses only
fungi viruses viruses
equity and social justice are essential Conservation Environment
4 Value education Human rights Human rights
components of of biodiversity ethics

The process of conversion of electricity Plastic

5 Pyrolysis Vermicomposti Sanitary landfill Pyrolysis
(energy) from waste is called recycling
ng
Second Fourth
first generation Third generation Third generation
6 Hormones and pheromones are generation generation
pesticides. pesticides. pesticides.
pesticides. pesticides.
__________ gives an empirical value to water
7 quality and is a parameter for the matter (a) BOD COD DO NOD COD
present in water.organic
The common conversation of solid waste
8 into manure & biogas, using bacteria & fungi (a) BOD COD DO NOD COD
is called
None of the
9 In India sevral Acts were passed from 1970 - 1980 1969 - 1989 1972 - 1986 1972 - 1986
above

To promote the To emphasise To cocordinate

To cocordinate the
actions of the the action of the action of the
Environmental (Protection) rules 1986 action of the effective None of the
10 effective the effective effective
involves state government and gives power implementation of the above
implemementation implementatio implementation
act
of the act n of the act of the act

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"Economical "Environmental
"Environmental
Investment "Evaluation of Impact
Impact Assessment"
Environmental (Protection) Rules were Assessment" Importance and None of the Assessment" of
11 of various
amended in 1994 for EIA which stands for, of various Assessment" of various above various
development
development development projects development
projetcs
projetcs projetcs
Service
State Pollution Protection Security Protection None of the State Pollution
12 SPCB stands for
Control Board Control Control Board above Control Board
Bureau
Wildlife (Protection) Act is adopted by all Jammu & None of the Jammu &
13 Jharkhand Union Territories
the states of India except Kashmir above Kashmir
National Parks are declared by state
None of the
14 government as per the wildlife (Protection) Section 7 Section 18 Section 35 Section 35
above
Act under section
"Recognotion of
"Recognotion of Zoo Declaration of
Zoo Rules" for
Under wildlife (Protection) Act, in 1992, Rules" for evaluation an area of "National Park" None of the
15 evaluation and
which of the following rules was made, and recognition of "Sanctuary" declaration Rule above
recognition of
Zoos Rule
Zoos

The 42nd amendment to the constitution of

India, transferred forests from state listto None of the
16 1972 1976 1980 1976
the concurrent list. Which year the said above
amendment done?

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a framework for the co-

ordination of central
power to state power to the central power to state
and state authorities
govt. for government to take govt. for
The Environment Protection Act, 1986 does not established under the None of the
17 protection and measures necessary to protection and
provide water(Prevention and above
improvement of protect and improve the improvement of
Control) Act, 1974 and
environment quality of the environment environment
Air (Prevention and
Control) Act, 1981

Under EPA 1986, the central government is setting standards for regulating the
management of hazardous All of the
18 empowered to take measures necessary to protect emissions and location of All of the above
wastes above
and improve the quality of the environment by discharges industries

19 As per EPA 1986, Environment does NOT include air space land water space

Match correctly the following and choose the

correct option
a. Envitonment Protection Act
A. 1974
b. Air Prevention & Control of Pollution Act
A c, B b, C d, D
20 B. 1987 A b, B a, C d, D c A c, B b, C d, D a A c, B d, C a, D b A c, B d, C a, D b
a
c. Water Act
C. 1986
d. Amendment of Air Act to include noise
D. 1981
The correct matches is:
Prevention, Prevention,
Control, and Control, and
Chapter 3 of Environment (Protection) Act, 1986 General Powers of the
21 Abatement of Miscellaneous Preliminary Abatement of
deals with Central Government
Environmental Environmental
pollution pollution

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an
imprisonment
an imprisonment an imprisonment
an imprisonment for a for a term
for a term which an imprisonment for a for a term which
The minimum penalty for contravention or term which may extend which may
may extend to term which may extend to may extend to five
22 violation of any provision of the to seven years or fine extend to five
five years or fine six years or fine up to two years or fine up to
Environment(Protection) Act, 1986 is up to one lakh rupees, years or fine
up to one lakh lakh rupees, or both one lakh rupees,
or both up to two lakh
rupees, or both or both
rupees, or
both
The Act also provides for the further penalty if the
Rs 10000 per Rs 5000 per
23 failure or contravention continues after the date Rs 5000 per week Rs 10000 per day Rs 5000 per day
week day
of conviction. It is
The Central Government or any other person duly
authorised is empowerd to collect the samples of
24 air water soil any substance any substance
…………………..as evidence of the offences under the
Environment (Protection) Act, 1986.

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Topic 1: Nature of Environmental Studies (4 Marks)

Q. No. Question Option i Option ii Option iii Option iv Answer Key
The unlimited Exploitation of Nature by Environmental Health
1 decrease in biodiversity all the given all the given
Human being resulted in pollution Problems
was
Was not encouraged Is recently being used in was encouraged
2 The conservation of natural resources encouraged in None of these
in ancient India India in ancient india.
ancient india.
was
Was not encouraged Is recently being used in was encouraged
3 Thee conservation of natural resources encouraged in None of these
in ancient India India in ancient india.
ancient india.
The Global Action plan adopted at Earth
4 summit held at Rio de Janeiro in June 1972 is Agenda 20 Agenda 22 Agenda 23 Agenda 21 Agenda 21
also known as
Environmental Issues are discussed and None of the
5 Sociology Economics EVS EVS
solved in subject above
Earth & Encircle &
6 As per the French word Environner means Atmosphere Earth & Sun Encircle & Surround
Energy Surround
United states United Society for
United states Census None of the United states
7 USCB is short form for Community Communist &
Bureau above Census Bureau
Bureau Beaurocrates
8 Earth Day is on Jan-22 Feb-22 Mar-22 Ape-22 Ape-22
includes the natural
methodically
environment, built
is an interdisciplinary studies human all of the
9 Environmental Studies: environment, and the sets all of the above
academic field interaction with above
of relationship between
the environment
them
10 Environmental Studies does not involve: psychology demography ethics literature literature
Van Mahotsav is an annual tree-planting festival in 15th
11 2nd June 1st July 1st December 1st July
India, celebrated on: September
change in the
Which of the following global trend is of great degradation of fertile species extinction leading All of the
12 global All of the above
concern for the future of our environment? soils to the loss of biodiversity above
atmospere

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Topic 2: Natural Resources and Associated Problems (10 Marks)

Q. No. Question Option i Option ii Option iii Option iv Answer Key
which of the following is not a renewable dentrotherm
1 coal wind power geothermal energy coal
resource? al energy
providing
economic
land erosion
2 forest is responsible for a watershed protection land erosion control and all of given
control
environment
al benefits.
any material that can be transformed into
none of the
3 more valuable and usefull product or service resource mineral product resource
above .
is called
India has largest reserve of ---------------after
4 iron ore bauxite coal copper. iron ore
Brazil.
a sudden uncontrol descent of a mass of
5 soil erosion minning landslide earth quake landslide
earth under the force gravity is called.
compensate
for loss due
stored in xylem
are used by plants to are of no use for
6 hydroscopic and combined water . tissues of are of no use for plants.
during transpiration evapotranspi plants.
plants
ration by
plants .
45percent
42percent methane
55 percent
25 percent water methane ,8 55 percent ,20percent
methane,45perc
7 the constituents of producer gas are. vapour,75 percent percent methane,45percentcarb carbondioxid
entcarbon
methane . propane ,rest is on dioxide. e,35
dioxide.
carbon dioxide. percentpropa
ne .
the least quality of the coal with 95%carbon
8 liginite coal anthracite coal bituminous coal peat coal . anthracite coal
conent and 5% volatile matter is
which of the following methods of timber slective logging reduced
reduced impact
9 extraction cause minimum environmental clear felling hand logging d)reduced impact impact
logging
damage? logging logging

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Q. No. Question Option i Option ii Option iii Option iv Answer Key

provide
10 the main purpose of dam construction irrigation flood control hydroelctricity water to hydroelctricity
industry
Which one of the following is an example of
11 Wind Vegetation Coal & Minerals Water Coal & Minerals
Non - Renawable Energy Resource

Who have started reducing emissions from United States & World All of the United States &
12 Russia & Europe UK & Brazil
deforestration and forest degradation Bank Above World Bank
What was the approximate world
13 667 million 66 billion 6.67 billion 6.67 million 6.67 billion
population of humans in the year 2008
None of the
14 Dam makes Water Toxic _ _ _ _ TRUE FALSE Both TRUE
above
Industrilized agriculture involves use of _ _ _ All of the
15 Fossil Fuel Water Commertial Fertilizers All of the Above
_ Above
When the concentration of nitrates in water
Blue baby Blue baby
16 exceeds 45 mg/L, they become the cause of Luckemia Cancer Paralysis
syndrome syndrome
a serious health hazard called _ _ _ _

Lithosphere is Lithosphere
Lithosphere includes Lithosphere
underlain by Lithosphere provides is broken
17 Which is not True? the crust and the provides
the Timber into tectonic
uppermost mantle Timber
atmosphere plates
Short fall in Short fall in
Short fall in over all
The biggest crises of the 21st century was over all crop Short fall in over all None of the over all crop
18 crop production in
caused due to _ _ _ _ production in crop production in Asia above production in
the world
India the world
1969/70 till 1963/64 till 1946/47 till 1967/70 till
19 Green rovolution takes place in year _ _ _ _ 1967/70 till 1977/78
1979/80 1973/74 1956/57 1977/78
Soil erosion due to mining is _ _ _ _ times
20 10 20 30 15 10
more than all rivers

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Q. No. Question Option i Option ii Option iii Option iv Answer Key

It has evolved
It can also be
It is the global sum of all It does not contain at least some It does not contain
21 Which is false about biosphere? called the zone
the ecosystems microbes 3.5 billion microbes
of life on Earth
years ago
Which option below is not an example of untreated
22 smog in delhi nuclear waste overpopulation overpopulation
pollution? sewage
blocking
flooding of electric energy
Which one of the not a disadvantages of the big electric energy generated upstream
23 extremely expensive prime arable generated from
dam? from hydropower migration of
land hydropower
salmon
This area has no permanent roads or settlements
and is maintained primarily for its primitive primitive
24 wilderness area national park national forest wilderness area
character and non-motorized recreation. It is recreation area
a…………………………..
Forests can be
Oxygen content may said to behave Fishes are capable of
not get reduced if forest like non- reproducing at the rate at None of the
25 Which is true? None of the above
cover is not sufficient renewable which they are being above
on the earth resources if not caught.
overused.
remain on earth in a become waste all of the
26 Non-renewable resources, once used………… are recycled all of the above
different form material above
Which one of the following is an example of non-
27 Wind Vegetation Coal and Minerals Water Coal and Minerals
renewable resources?
28 Which one of the following in not a fossil fuel? Petroleum Coal Natural gas Uranium Uranium
_________________ is the major raw material for Waste from
29 Tree leaves Grass Cow dung Cow dung
biogas. kitchen
30 The earth's surface covered by water is ________ 75% 80% 60% 65% 75%

Primary Secondary
Primary consumers are Producers are
consumers Producers are more than consumers are
31 What is true of Ecosystem? least dependent upon more than primary
outnumber primary consumers largest and
producers consumers
producers powerful

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Q. No. Question Option i Option ii Option iii Option iv Answer Key

phytoplankton-
grass-chameleon-insect- grass-fox-rabbit- fallen leaves-bacteria- phytoplankton-
32 pick up the correct food chain zooplankton-
bird bird insect larvae zooplankton-fish
fish
Association of animals when both partners are
33 Mutualism Colony Commensalism Ammensalism Mutualism
benefited
The dominant second trophic level in a lakh
34 Plankton Phytoplamkton Benthos Zooplankton Zooplankton
ecosystem is

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1. The Gangetic plain extends through which of the states ?

a) Western U. P. and West Bengal
b) MadhyapradeshNad Uttar Pradesh
c) Western Bengal
d) None of the above.
Ans. :- a)
2. The North – Est India Comprises of
a) Himalayan hill ranges
b) Aravali hill ranges
c) Non-Himalayan hill range
d) None of the above
Ans. :- c)
3. Cheerapunji is situated in which of the following region in India ?
a) The Western Ghats b) The North-East India
c) The North East d) None of the above
Ans. :- c)
4. Which of the following places receive maximum rainfall in India ?
a) The North East India
b) Non Himalayan hills
c) Cheerapunji in the North East Indian
d) None of the above
Ans. :- a)
5. In which of the following Islands of Lakshadweep is situated ?
a) Arabian sea b) Bay of Bengal
c) Atlantic ocean d) None of the above
Ans. :- c)
6. IN which of the following the Islands of Andaman and Nicobar are
situated?
a) Arabian Sea b) Atlantic ocean
c) Bay of Bengal d) None of the above
Ans. :- c)
7. RatnaGiri is Located in which of the following state ?
a) Chennai - Tamilnadu b) Madhya Pradesh
c) Maharashtra d) None of the above
Ans. :- a)
8. Asiatic cheetah, Lion and wild Ass are on verge of getting almost extinguished.
Which of the following term in used commonly to describe such a sitation.
a) Endangered species / Threatened species

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b) Rare Species
b) Unique species
c) None of the above.
Ans. :- a)
9. Which of the following animal comes under categary of “Critically endangered
species”?
a) Sumatran Rhinoceros b) Asiatic Lion
b) Indian Tiger c) None of the above
Ans. :- a)
10. Which of the following animal comes under category of “Threatened species”
a) Leopard b) Mouse
b) Dog c) None of the above
Ans. :- a)
11. Which of the following is an Indian Biodiversity Hotspots ?
a) The western ghats b) National parks
c) Botnical gardens d) None of the above
Ans. :- a)
12. Uncontrolled hybridization of different species of animals plants. Which of the
following pollution it leads to
a) Genetic pollution b) Homogenization
c) Genetic swamping d) None of the above.
Ans. :- a)
13. “Genetic pollution” may be originated due to one of the following. Which of the
following may be possible reason.
a) Uncotrolled hybridization b) Unprofitability
C) Natural phenomenon d) None of the above.
Ans. :- a)
14. Which of the following is considered to be major threat to global biodiversity.
a) Genetically modified species b) Pollination
c) Global Warming d) None of the above
Ans. :- b)
15. Conservation of species of botanical gardens, zoos, gene banks, etc. is done
observing certain methods. Which of the following term is used for such
methods?
a) In-situ conservation methods.
b) Ex-situ sonservation methods.
c) Heritage Conservation
d) None of the above.

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Ans. :- b)
16. The globale Zoo Ecoregions is a system derived to conserve biodiversity. Which
of the following has taken this initiative?
a) The world wild-life fund b) Africa
c) Latin America d) None of the above
Ans. :- a)
17. A World map of hot spots with details of flora and fauna is prepared by
a) The national geographic society
b) Scientific organization.
c) Environmentalists
d) None of the above.
Ans. :- a)
18. Which of the following acronym stands for and is preferred by Edward O. Wilson
for threats to biodiversity Habitat (destruction), Invasive (Species), Pollution,
Population (Explosion) and Overharvesting
a) HIPPO b) HIPPEO
c) HINPPEO d) None of the above
Ans. :- a)
19. The millennium Ecosystem Assessement – 2005 took up study of threat to
ecosystems in world. Which of following is marked as “most threatened
aecosystem”?
a) Fresh water ecosystem b) Air Pollution
c) Water Pollution d) None of the above
Ans. :- a)
20. Poaching of wild animals is very common. Which of is main reason ?
a) Animals killed for their organs
b) Animals are killed only for food
c) Animals are killed as they are overpopulated
d) None of the above.
Ans. :- a)
21. Which of the following conservation methods are applied only to wild fauna and
flora, and not to domesticated animals and plants?
a) In-situ conservation methods.
b) Ex-situ conservation methods.
c) Bot (a) and (b)
d) None of the above.
Ans. :- a)
22. Convention on International Trade, in Endangered Species [CITES] and World

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Heritage Convention [WHC] was held in years:

a) 1976 & 1977 respectively b) 1981
c) 1986 d) None of the above
Ans. :- a)
23. Under World Heritage convention ratification, which of the following monuments
in India were convered in Heritage conservation in years 1983.
a) Ajanta-Ellora caves, Agra Fort, Tajmahal
b) National parks
c) Sambhar in Rajasthan
d) None of the above
Ans. :- a)
24. Which of following in name of first national park in India, established in year
1935.
a) Hailey National Park b) Sanjay Gandhi National Park c)
Sundarban National Park d) None of the above.
Ans. :- a)
25. The Hailey National park established in 1935 was renamed as,
a) Jim Corbett National park b) Sundarban National park
c) Kanha National Park d) None of the above.
Ans. :- a)
26. Modelling is done
a) To know mineral b) Mineral configuration
c) Grade of mineral d) All the above
Ans. :- d)
27. At _____stage a decision is taken considering profitability of mining operations
of country/ area.
a) Drilling b) Sampling
c) Feasibility studies d) Modeling
Ans. :- c)
28. Steps in mining are _______
a) Dredging b) Surface mining
c) Insitu d) All the above
Ans. :- d)
29. ____________ technique is used when mining site is near water area
a) Dredging b) Surface mining
c) Insitu d) Underground mining
Ans. :- a)
30. Method of surface mining are_________

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a) Open cast mining b) Open pit mining

c) Both (i) and (ii) d) Underground mining
Ans. :- b)
31. Insitu mining is done in __________ways.
a) Solution b) Thermal
c) Both (i) and (ii) d) None
Ans. :- c)
32. Open cast mining is done for ________
a) Coal b) Limestone
c) Both (i) and (ii) d) None
Ans. :- C)
33. Open pit mining is done for ______________
a) Copper b) Diamond
c) None d) Both (i) and (ii)
Ans. :- d)
34. Which method is still on research stage
a) solution b) Thermal
c) Open pit mining d) Dredging
Ans. :- b)
35. 90 % of food requirement is fulfilled by ____________
a) 15 plants, 8 animals b) 12 plants, 6 animals
c) 20 plants, 5 animals d) 8 plants, 15 animals
Ans. :- a)
36. Huge requirement of food is produced by_________
a) Traditional agriculture b) Industrialized agriculture
c) Both (i) and (ii) d) None
Ans. :- c)
37. Industrialised agriculture involves use of _______
a) Fossil fuel b) Water
c) Commercial d) All the above
Ans. :- d)
38. Food requirements for humans are sourced by _______
a) Plants b) animals
c) Both (i) and (ii) d) None
Ans. :- c)
39. Food habits are governed by_______
a) Cultural difference b) Individual habits
c) Ecological reasons d) All the above

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Ans. :- d)
40. The first food shortage experienced in _____
a) China b) India
c) Pakistan d) Srilanka
Ans. :- b)
41. world’s first food shortage experienced by India in_______
a) 1943 b) 1950
c) 1941 d) 1947
Ans. :- a)
42. The food shortage in 1943 in India is called as
a) Bengal famine b) Calcutta famine
c) Kerala famine d) Kamataka famine
Ans. :- a)
43. The disaster of food shortage in 1943 was due to ________
a) Low production b) Due to world war II
c) Both(i) and (ii) d) None
Ans. :- c)
44. After independence first point on agenda for Indian Government was____
a) World security b) Food security
c) Land security d) All the above
Ans. :- b)
45. Bengal famine was caused in _________ part of India.
a) Western India b) Eastern India
c) Northern India d) Southern India
Ans. :- b)
46. __________people died in Bengal famine.
a) 3 billion b) 5 million
c) 3 million d) 4 million
Ans. :- d)
47. The success of Green Revaluation in year 1967 /68 till 1977/78 was rated
in_____
a) India b) South Africa
c) China d) America
Ans. :- a)
48. Green revolution takes place in year________
a) 1969/70 till 1979/80 b) 1963 /64 till 1973/74
c) 1967/68 till 1977/78 d) 1946/47 toll 1956 /57
Ans. :- c)

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49. Stages in Green Revolution involves ________

a) Continuous expansion of farming areas.
b) Using existing land for double cropping
c) Producing seeds with improved genetics
d) All the above
Ans. :- d)
50. Double cropping means _______
a) One season – crops are watered from rain fall
b) Second season- crop in same year water is taken by irrigation
c) Both (i) and (ii)
d) None

51. World summit on sustainable development held at johannesberg in.

1] 2001 2] 2002 3] 2003 4] 2004

Ans: - 2002

52. He is popularly known as Green judge.

1] Mr. Manmohan Singh 2] Kuldeep Singh

3] Mangal Singh 4] Mr. Jethmalani

Ans: - Kuldeep Singh

53. He is known as Green Advocate.

1] Mr. K.P. Raghav 2] Mr. P. Chidambaram

3] Mr. S.D. Rao 4] Mr. M. C. Mehta

Ans: - Mr. M. C. Mehta

54. He is known for his ‘Chipko Movement’.

1] Atal Bihari Bajpeyi 2] Anna Hajare

3] Sundarlal Bahuguna 4] Pandit Neharu

Ans: - Sundarlal Bahuguna

55. He got the Magsaysay award for water conservation effort.

1] Rajender Singh 2] Ashok Singh

3] Nana Patekar 4] Anil Agrawal

Ans: - Rajender Singh

56. Wild life week is celebrated in the period of.

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1] 1-7th October 2] 11-18th November

th th
3] 1-8 March 4] 1-8 April
th
Ans: - 1-7 October

57. World Forest day is on.

1] 11 March 2] 12 March

3] 13 March 4] 21 March

Ans: - 21 March

58. Edaphic means.

1] Related to Water 2] Related to Soil

3] Related to Air 4] Related to Sun

Ans: - Related Soil

59. The environment which has been modified by human activities is called.

1] Natural environment 2] Modern environment

3] Anthropogenic environment 4] Semi-natural environment

Ans: - Anthropogenic environment

60. The term Ecology was introduced by.

1] Haeckel 2] Newton

3] S. S. Rao 4] Tansley

Ans: - Haeckel

61. The ecological factors related to soil & substratum are called ------------ factors.

1] Edaphic 2] Somatic 3] Air-borne 4] Egis

Ans: - Edaphic

62. The enter governmental conference on environmental education in 1977 was

held in.

1] Tbilisi (USSR) 2] Delhi (INDIA)

3] Albita 4] Newyork (USA)

Ans: - Tbilisi (USSR)

63. Which one of the following is an example of non-renewable resources ?

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1] Wind 2] Vegetation 3] coal & minerals 4] Water

Ans: - coal & minerals

64. Which of the following is renewable resources ?

1] Wind 2] Water 3] Flora & fauna 4] All of these

Ans: - All of these

65. Which gas in stratosphere does provide protection to our life ?

1] Argon 2] Nitrogen 3] Oxygen 4] Ozone

Ans: - Ozone

66. The life supporting gases such as O2, CO2 and N2 are chiefly concentrated in
the.

1] Troposphere 2] Exosphere

3] Homosphere 4] Stratosphere

Ans: - Troposphere

67. Floods can be prevented by.

1] afforestation 2] removing the top soil

3] cutting the forests 4] tilling the land

Ans: - afforestation

68. Biogas generation is mainly based on principle of.

1] anaerobic degradation 2] aerobic decomposition

3] putrefaction 4] none of these

Ans: - anaerobic degradation

69. Which one of the following is not a fossil fuel ?

1] Petroleum 2] Coal 3] Natural gas 4] Uranium

Ans: - Uranium

70. The death of the last individual of a species is called --------------

1] extinction 2] endanger 3] nither (1) nor (2) 4] diversity

Ans: - extinction

71. Atomic energy is obtained by using ores of -----------

1] Copper 2] Uranium 3] Lead 4] Crude oil

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Ans: - Uranium

72. ------------- is the major raw material biogas.

1] Tree leaves 2] Grass 3] Cow dung 4] Waste from kitchen

Ans: - Cow dung

73. In the atmosphere, the layer above the troposphere is ------------

1] Exospheres 2] Mesosphere

3] Stratosphere 4] Thermosphere

Ans: - Stratosphere

74. Both power manure are provided by -----------

1] Hydroelectric plants 2] Gobar gas plants

3] Nuclear power plants 4] Thermal plants

Ans: - Gobar gas plants

75. Which of the following is not considered to be a natural resource?

1] Soil 2] River 3] Scenery 4] Climate

5] all of the above are examples of natural resources

Ans: - all of the above are examples of natural resources

76. For sustainable development __________ R are followed

(a) 5 (b) 2

(c) 4 (d) 3

Ans : c

77. Reduce, Recycle, Reuse and Refuse are popularly known as,

(a) 4 R for sustainable development

(b) R’s to be followed

(c) Essential R’s for better life.

(d) None of the above.

Ans : a

78. __________ better than cure

(a) Protection (b) Conservation

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(c) Prevention (d) Production

Ans : c

79. Conservation of forest is _________than regeneration of forest.

(a) Less costly (b) More expensive

(c) More difficult (d) Easier

Ans : a

80. _________ is a public movement

(a) Sardar sarovar (b) Sagar dam

(c) 4R (D) None of the above

Ans : a

81. Mr.Sundarlal Bahuguna headed popular movement_________

(a) Chipko Andolan (b) Ecofriendly project development

(c) Dam development (d) Sardar sarovar

Ans : a

82. Chipko Andolan was done in

(a) Jharkhand (b) Uttarakhand

(c) Kerala (d) None of the above

Ans : b

83. Chipko Andolan was headed by

(a) Political Ieader (b) Nature Iover

(c) Spiritual Ieader (d) None of the above

Ans : b

84. Sardar sarover project is in

(a) Andhra Pradesh (b) Gujarat

(c) Maharashtra (d) Punjab

Ans : b

85. In South India, near palghat________project is developed.

(a) Sardar sarover (b) Silent valley

(c) Sagar dam (d) Ecofriendly

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Ans : b

86. Using mineral and power resources at high speed woulb be _______

(a) Short sightedness (b) Foresight

(c) Futuristic (d) Long living

Ans : a

87. The modern living style would lead to

(a) Sustainable development (b) Unsustainable development

(c) Realistic approach (d) All of the above

Ans : b

88. The wrong pattern of modern life style can be corrected by following

(a) 4R (b) Regeneration

(c) Redevelopment (d) 3R

Ans : a

89. The _________ vlue of environment gives us peace

(a) Aesthetic (b) 4R

(c) Futuristic (d) Spiritual

Ans : a

90. A system without life

(a) Abiotic (b) Biotic

(c) Sustainable (d) Organic

Ans : a

91. Acid rain occurs due to dissolution of _______ in rain water

(a) Gases (b) Particles

(c) Smoke (d) Soot

Ans : a

92. Organisms adjust with environmental conditions is called as

(a) Adapatation (b) Reproduction

(c) Development (d) None of the above

Ans : a

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93. Establishment of forests by planting trees is

(a) Afforestation (b) Reforestation

(c) Deforestation (d) None of the above

Ans : a

94. Asbestosis is disease of

(a) Heart (b) Lungs

(c) Eyes (d) Kidney

Ans : b

95. Bhopal gas tragedy occurred in year

(a) 1984 (b) 1985

(c) 1990 (d) 1987

Ans : a

96. Gas leaked in Bhopal in 1984 is

(a) MIC (B) CO2

(C) NO2 (D) None of the above

Ans : a

97. Leakage of MIC tood place from storage tanks of

(a) Union carbide (b) National company

(c) State company (d) None of the above

Ans : a

98. Leakage of MIC happened in

(a) Midnight (b) Morning

(c) Noon (d) Evening

Ans : a

99. Progressive accumulation of toxic components is

(a) Bio-accumulation (b) Precipitation

(c) Decantation (d) None of the above

Ans : b

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100. Wide range of flora and fauna is

(a) Nature (b) Biodiversity

(c) Environment (d) Ecosystem

101. Bioaccumulation is also known as

i)Biodiversity ii)Biomanifications

iii)Precipitation iv)None of the above

Ans: (ii)

102. Requirement of o2for microbial degradation of organic matter in

Water is

i)BOD ii)COD

iii)PPT iv)PPM

Ans : (i)

103. Geographically ecological region with similarity in vegetation and

Climate is

i)Abiotic ii)Biome

iii)Biotic iv)All of the above

Ans: (ii)

104. Waste originating mainly form hospitals and clinics

(i) Biomedical waste

(ii) Biological waste

(iii) Biochemical waste

(iv)None of the above

Ans: (i)

105. Lithosphere, hydrosphere, atmosphere together is called

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(i) Biosphere (ii)Environment

(iii)Stratosphere(iv)None of the above

Ans:(i)

106. Plants, animals and micro organisms from ecosystem make

(i) Biota (ii) Biosphere

(iii) Environment (iv) Biome

Ans: (i)

107. Technology that manipulates the genes in an organism to

Modify characteristics

(i)Biology (ii) Microbiology

(iii) Biotechnology (iv) Genetology

Ans: (iii)

108. Cyclic movement of carbon, to and fro, between environment

and organism,

(i) Carbon cycle (ii) carbonization

(iii) Coalition (iv) Carboxylation

Ans:(i)

109. A flesh-eating animal

(i)Carnivore (ii)Herbivore

(iii)Both (iv)None of the above

Ans:(i)

110. Maximum nu8mber of a species that can be accommodated in

given area (per square kilometer)

(i) Carring capacity

(ii) Accommodating power

(iii) Accommodating quantity

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(iv) None of the above

Ans: (i)

111. Tree hugging movement in Uttarakhand

(i) Chipko Andolan (ii) Asbstosis

(iii) Agenda 21 (iv) None of the above

Ans: (i)

112. Oxygen required by non-biodegradable substances in water

(i) COD (ii) BOD

(iii)Oxidation (iv) Oxygenation

Ans: (i)

113. Movement by women in tehri-Garhwal in Ultara khand

(i) Chipo Andolan (ii) Women liberalization

(iii) Agenda21 (iv) women Development

ANS: (i)

114. Gaseous compounds of carbon, fluorine and chlorine

(i) CFC (ii) HCP

(iii) CHC (iv) HC

Ans: (i)

115. CFC used widely as

(i) Coolant (ii) Refrigerant

(iii) Air coolers (iv) None of the above

Ans: (ii)

116. A stove that uses wood or charcoal as fule

(i) Chulha (ii) Herbivore

(iii) Carnivore (iv) None of the above

Ans: (i)

117. Organism that feeds on produce

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(i) Heterotroph (ii) Herbivore

(iii) carnivore (iv) none of the above

Ans: (i)

118. Total economic and social returns against expenditure

(i) Cost Benefit analysis (ii) Cost-profit analysis

(iii) Price-profit estimate (iv) Total Analysis

Ans: (i)

119. Number of live Births per 1000 people population in an year

(i) Crude Birth rate (ii) Total Birth chart

(iii) Additional births (iv) None of the above

Ans: (i)

120. Number of deaths per 1000 people population in an year

(i) Death % (ii) death chart %

(iii) Crude death rate (iv) None of the above

Ans: (iii)

121. Total socially transmitted behavior in a community

(i) Culture (ii) Habits

(iii) Customs (iv) Rituals

Ans: (i)

122. Wind circulates round an area of low pressure anticlockwise-

(i) Cyclone (ii) Storm

(iii) Customs (iv) Wind power

Ans: (i)

123. Wind speed reaches 100 km per or more during

(i) Storm (ii) Tsunsmi

(iii) Cyclone (iv) Wind mill

Ans: (iii)

124. In _________, wind circulates anticlockwise in Northern Hemisphere

(i)Anticyclone (ii)Storm

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(iii) Cyclone (iv) Tsunami

Ans: (iii)

125. In cyclone wind circulates_________ in Northern Hemispherew

(i) Anticlockwise

(ii) Clockwise

(iii) Without direction

(iv)None of the above

Ans: (i)

126. In _______, wind circulates clockwise in Southern Hemisphere

(i)Cyclone (ii)Anticlockwise

(iii)Tropical storm (iv)None of the above

Ans: (i)

127. Unit of sound intensity is

(i) Decibel (ii)Bel

(iii)Frequency (iv)None of the above

Ans: (i)

128. Audibility of human ear is

(i)1 to 130 decidel (ii)>100 decible

(iii)<100 decibel (iv) 50-100 dB

Ans: (i)

129. Land degradation due to human activities

(i) Desertification (ii) Erosion

(iii) Land slide (iv)Corrosion

Ans: (i)

130. Physical or biological complexity of a system is_______

(i) Biodiversity (ii) Diversity

(iii)Ecosystem (iv) Culture

Ans: (ii)

131. A technique to distinguish between individuals of some species using DNA.

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(i) DNA testing (ii) DNA finger printing

(iii) DNA analysis (iv) DNA Tracing

Ans: (ii)

132. A high leavelinter governmental meeting on environment of earth.

(i) Earth summit (ii) Save earth

(iii) Save planet (iv) None of the above

Ans: (i)

133. Earth summit was held at

(i) Japan

(ii) Rio-de-Janero in Brazil

(iii) UK

(iv) UAS

Ans.: (ii)

134. Earth summit at Rio-de-Janero was held in year

(i) 1992 (ii) 1985

(iii) 1981 (iv) 1993

Ans : (i)

135. United Nations conference on environment and development

(UNCED) is popularly known as

(i)Erath summit (ii)Save environment movement

(iii)Save Erath movement (iv)None of the above

Ans: (i)

136. DNA fingerprinting uses sample of ___________.

(i)RNA (ii)Nails

(iii)DNA (iv)Tissue

Ans: (iii)

137. DNA fingerprinting can help todistinguish

between_________

(i) Different individual of same species

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(ii) Different individual of different regions

(iii) Individuals form different region

(iv) None of the above

ANS:(i)

138. The points of agreement of “Earth summit”

circulated as

(i) Rio Declaration

(ii) UNCED minutes

(iii) Rio-de-Janero Declaration

(iv) None of the above

Ans:(i)

139. The shaking and trembling of earth is

(i) Erath Vibrations

(ii) Tremors

(iii)Erathquake

(iv) None of the above

Ans : (ii)

140. Scale to measure intensity of earthquake is

_________

(i) Richter scale (ii) Vector

(iii) Scalar (iv) dB

Ans: (i)

141. Richter scale is unit to measure _________ of

earthquake

(i) Intensity (ii) Vibration

(iii) Frequency (iv) Severity

Ans : (i)

142. The variety of habitats is

(i) Ecosystem Diversity

(ii) Ecological variation

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(iii) Biodiversity

(iv) Diversity

Ans: (i)

143. A group of co-existing organisms which interact

with the environment

(i) Diversity (ii) Ecosystem

(iii)Biodiversity (iv) will

Ans: (ii)

144. one is able to do work due to

(i) Energy (ii) Heat

(iii) Force (iv) None of the above

Ans: (i)

145. “Something that environs” is

(i) environment (ii) surrounding

(iii) encircle (iv) none of the above

Ans: (i)

146. Evaluation of short /long term effect on

environment.

(i) Environment Impact Assessment

(ii) Environment influence

(iii) Environment Impact Analysis

(iv) Environment Impact Assurance

Ans : (i)

147. Activity that protects environment__________

(i) Ecofriendly (ii) Safe

(iii) Green (iv) Ecology

Ans : (i)

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148. Code of conduct based on moral values______

(i) Attitude (ii) Asthetic

(iii) Ethics (iv) Morals

Ans : (iii)

149. Electronic waste generated ________,

(i)E-waste (ii) solid waste

(iii) Biomedical waste (iv) Electronic waste

Ans : (i)

150. Regional animals and animal life ____________,

(i) Fauna (ii) Flora

(iii) Ecosystem (iv) None of the above

Ans : (i)

151. Softing of water is done by

i) Boiling and adding lime

ii) Cooling and heating

iii) Adding chloride and fluoride

iv) None of these

152. Minamata disease caused by

i) Neurological syndrome ii) Kidney disorder

ii) Respiratory disorder iv) None of these

153. Minamata disease caused by

i) Lead poisoning ii) Mercury poisoning

iii) Phosphate poisoning iv) Nitrate poisoning

154. Minamata disease was first discovered in

i) china ii) Austria

iii) Japan iv) All of these

155. Minamata caused by the release of _____

i) Methyl phosphate ii) Methyl nitrate

iii) Methyl carbonate iv) Methyl mercury

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156. Minamata disease caused due to release of methyl mercury from ______

In Japan

i) Chemical factory ii) Fertilizer factory

iii) Textile factory iv) All the above

157. The mixture of minerals organic matter, inorganic material, air and water in
the firm of thin layer is called as.

i) Sedimentary rock ii) Soil

iii) Fertile soil iv) Stone

158. Over grazing, deforestation, burning of grassland,etc causes.

i) Soil corrosion ii) Soil fertilization

iii) Soil erosion iv) None of these

159. Water holding capacity gets reduced due to

i) Soil corrosion ii) Soil fertilization

iii) Both (i) and (ii) iv) Soil erosion

160. _____is used an organic fertilizer to increase the crop yields.

i) Human excreta ii) Animal excreta

iii) Both (i) and (ii) iv) None of these

161. If excreta contain ____soil and crops get contaminated.

i) Bacteria ii) Algae

iii) Insect iv) Pathogens

162. Radioactive waste can also affect soil.

i) True ii) False

iii) Neither true not false iv) None of these

163. The water mixed with human excretes, sewage and sludge, kills____ of soil
and reduces its fertility.

i) Pathogens ii) Micro-organisms

iii) Bacteria iv) Viruses

164. If fluorides are absorbed by crops, through soil abd get the consumed by
human bring it causes_____.

i) Chlorosis ii) Neurosis

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iii) Fluorosis iv) Photosynthesis

165. Measures to control quantitive losses of soil what step are taken

i) By making vegetation cover

ii) By terrace of countour bounding

iii) By controlling the grazing activities

iv) All the above

166. Plugging the gullies can also recharge

i) Ground water ii) Stop soil erosion

iii) Both (i) and (ii) iv) None of these

167. Soil waste material include

i) Paper waste ii) Plastic waste

iv) Metal waste iv) All the above

168. Soil can be saved from degradation by method.

i) Composting of bio-degradable waste

ii) Burning of the non-degradable waste

iii) Both (i) and (ii) iv) None of these

169. By treating the heavy metals and toxic material from industries can measure
the control to soil pollution

i) True ii) False

iii) Neither true nor false vi) None of these

170. The important in faulty sanitation method do reduce soil pollution

i) False ii) True

iii) Neither true nor false vi) None of these

171. The unpleasant, high intensity sound is called as

i) Music ii) Song

iii) Noise iv) All the above

172. The sound from airports, industrial complexes, mining areas power
generation station are examples

i) Air pollution ii) Soil pollution

iii) Both (i) and (ii) iv) Noise pollution

173. Unit of measurement of sound is

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i) Decibel ii) dB

iii) Both (i) and (ii) iv) None

174. the intensity of sound must be between

i) 1 to 140dB ii) 140 to 180 dB

iii) Loss than 1 dB iv) None

175. The noise intensity less than ____ cannot be heard

i) 100dB ii) 140dB

iii) 1dB iv) 0 dB

176. High ___ and High __ makes noise pollution

i) Altitude latitude ii) Intensity , frequency

iii) Intensity density iv) Density volume

177. Normal talk create sound intensity about

i) 10 dB ii) 20 dB iii) 30 dB iv) 40 dB

178. While shouting sound intensity reaches

i) Below 40 dB ii) Above 40 dB

iii) Below 30 dB iv) Above 60 dB

179. Large industries using auto machines create sound

i) Below 60 dB ii) Above 90 dB

iii) Below 100 dB iv) Above 100 dB

180. The natural source of noise are

i) Thunder ii) Lightening

iii) Both (i) and (ii) iv) None of these

181. The rocket engine creates the noise pollution

i) Below 190 dB ii) Below 100 dB

iii) Above 190 dB iv) Above 100 dB

182. Bhopal gas tragedy occurred at

i)Thermal Power Plant ii)Biogas Plant iii)Giothermal Plant iv)Pesticide Plant

Ans.iv)

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183. The clean air act of 1970,which mandates the setting of standards for four
primary pollutants and one secondary pollutants. So which is that secondary
pollutant?

i)smog ii)ozone iii)smoke iv)fog

Ans.ii)

184. which of the natural sources of primary pollutant created by nature is not in
human control?

i)Volcanoes eruption ii)Breaking seas iii)Pollens iv)All the above

Ans.iv)

185. which of the primary pollutant created by nature is emphasized by human?

i)Volcanoes ii)Bacteria or viruses iii)fire iv) (ii) and (iii)

Ans.iv)

186. Primary pollutants created by nature and not emphasized by human are

i)Bacteria and fire ii)Pollen and breaking seas iii)volcanes and blowing dust iv)bacteria and
viruses

Ans.ii)

187. Human activities creating primary pollutants are----------

i)Chemical processes and atomic processes

ii)combustion processes /heating process

iii)Farming/mining

iv)all the above

Ans.iv)

188. The dissolved material in water must not be more than ----------p.p.m

i)150 ii)140 iii)152 iv)151

Ans.i)

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189. The dissolved material in water not be less than 150p.p.m is desirable

i)True ii)False iii)Neither true nor false iv)none of these

Ans.ii)

190. The pH of water should be between 7 to 8.5,true or false?

i)True ii)False iii)Neither true nor false iv)none of these

Ans.i)

191. The pH of water should be between--------

i)7-8 ii)8-10 iii)7-8.5 iv)0-7

Ans .iii)

192. The presence of impurities and foreign substance in water in such a quantity
that lowers its quality and makes it unfit for consumption and causes health
hazard is called as------

i)pH of water ii)pollutant in soil iii)water pollution iv)none of these

Ans.iii)

193. Direct sources of water pollution includes

i)Discharge from factories

ii)discharge from power plants

iii)oil wells

iv)all of these

Ans.iv)

194. Indirect sources of water pollution is

i)Discharge from factories

ii)discharge from power plants

iii)agricultural fields

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iv)oil wells

Ans.iii)

195. Indirect sources of water pollution includes

i)agricultural fields ii)feed lots iii)domestication iv)all of these

Ans.iv)

196. The high biological oxygen demand (BOD),makes water useless for other
domestic uses.(True/False)

i)True ii)False iii)Neither true nor false iv)none of these

197. If ------------value high, the water useless for other domestic uses also.

i)Biiolaogical Hydrogen Demand

ii)Biological Oxygen Demang

iii)Biological Demand

iv)all of these

Ans.ii)

198. -------- help the growth of algae in water.

i)Hydrogen ii)Mercury iii)Phosphates iv)calcium

Ans.iii)

199. Algae consume the dissolved -------- from water and make it polluted.

i)Hydrogen ii)sulphate iii)Cadmium iv)oxygen

Ans.iv)

200. The consumption of oxygen from water by algae, leads decomposition of

plant and produces toxins as

i)Cadmium ii)strychnine iii)chlorosis iv)chloro-fluoro -carbon

Ans.i)

201. lack of oxygen in water decomposes some plants and produce

strychnine?(True /False)

i)True ii)False iii)Neither true nor false iv)none of these

Ans.i)

202. Foul smell is an indication of -----pollution

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i)soil ii)earth iii)water iv)air

Ans.iii)

203. Industrial discharge includes

i)soils ii)plant iii)sodium iv)fresh water

Ans.iii)

204. Industrial discharge includes

i)Na ii)Cu iii)Hg iv)all of these

Ans iv)

205. agricultural discharge includes

i)pesticides ii)herbicides iii)weedicides iv)all of these

Ans.iv)

206. agricultural discharge alter---------- of water

i)pH ii)oxygen iii)both (i) and (ii) iv)none of these

Ans.iii)

207. ------------------- Plants are natural purifires of water

i)rose ii)neem iii)aqua iv)living

Ans.iii)

208. Potential acute or chronic effect of chemical pollution result from ------------

a. Water sources

b. Over consumption of water

c. Floods

d. Both a. and b.

Ans.: c

209. Possible rodent-bond diseases result from ----------

a. Flood

b. Damage to water system

c. Increases in rodent

d. Both b and c

Ans.: a

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210. Ear, nose, and throat infection caused by -----

a. Infected water

b. Fresh water

c. Flood water

d. Both a. and b.

Ans.: d

211. Agricultural productivity faces heavy loos due to -----------

a. Flood

b. Draught

c. Both a. and b.

d. None

ANS.: c

212. Fossil fuels includes ---------

a. petrol

b. Diesel

c. Coal

d. All the above

Ans.: d

213. Draught and change in routine weather are responsible for ----------

a. Availability of plenty of water

b. Global warming

c. Over population

d. Water depletion

Ans.: d

214. Economy is largely based on ----------

a. Fossil fuel

b. Minerals

c. Oil

d. All the above

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Ans.: d

215. Energy minerals includes ------------

a. Coal

b. Uranium

c. Both a. and b.

d. None

Ans.: c

216. Mineral resources are --------

a. Metals

b. Potash

c. Gravels

d. All the above

Ans.: d

217. Effects of Dam include -----------

a. Increase in flood risk

b. Hampering Navigation

c. Both a. and b.

d. None

Ans.: c

218. Dam Affects

a. Feeding sites of fishes

b. Deposit nutrients

c. Natural cycle of water flow

d. All the above

Ans.: d

219. Dam marks water toxic ----------

a. True

b. False

c. Both

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d. None

Ans.: a

220. Due to increase in salinity, decomposition of organic matter, water get toxic

due to storage in dam ---------

a. True

b. False

c. Both

d. None

Ans.: a

221. Acronym of ICAR is ------------

a. Indian Council for Agricultural Research

b. Indian Committee for Agricultural Research

c. Indian Council for Astronauts and space Research.

d. None of above

Ans.: a

222. Green revolution resulted into ------------

a. Food production increased

b. Research on seeds to improve its quality

c. Soil quality affected

d. All the above

Ans.: d

223. World food problem is due to ------------

a. Population growth

b. Overall economy variation

c. Change in food habits

d. All the above

Ans.: d

224. Effect of dam is -----------

a. Block moving area of migratory fishes

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b. Affect water flow

c. Obstruct sediment transportation along the river

d. All the above

Ans.: d

225. Food resources are ----------

a. Plant

b. Animals

c. All the above

d. None of the above

Ans.: c

226. In ------- the first time severe food shortage experienced in our country.

a. 1947

b. 1945

c. 1943

d. 1942

Ans.: c

227. Shortage of food led to concept of ----------

a. White revolution

b. Pink revolution

c. Black revolution

d. Green revolution

Ans.: d

228. Dams/Reservoirs, in tropical areas release ------------

a. Green house gases

b. Ozone gases

c. Chloro-floro-carbon

d. None

Ans.: a

229. Favourable effects of reservoir are

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a. Water wastage is regulated

b. Establish reservoir enhances bird life

c. Help wet lands

d. All the above

Ans.: d

230. Mining is done on location where there is large stock of ---------------

a. Mineral deposit

b. Ore deposit

c. Mineral / ore deposit

d. None

Ans.: c

231. Mineral / ore deposit is identified by -----------

a. Druggist

b. Geologists

c. Biologist

d. Botanist

Ans.: b

232. For mining --------- is done.

a. Geophysical survey

b. Mapping

c. Sampling

d. All the above

Ans.: d

233. The rise in no causes.

a) crop production .

b) increase in soil corrosion .

c) premeture fall of leaves .

d) disturbing photosynthesis .

Ans : C

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234. Radioactive dust causes .

a) physical disorder.

b) mental disorder.

c) genetic effect.

d) all the above.

Ans : d

235. The rise in so causes :

a) greening of leaves.

b) increase in rate of photosynthesis.

c) decrease in plant growth.

d) yellowing of leaves.

Ans : d

236. The nature has its mechanism to remove the pollutant this mechanism is
called .

a) photosynthesis.

b) soavenging.

c) dispersion.

d) chlorasis.

Ans : b

237. Sigaratte smoking causes cardio vascular disease due to.

a) cadmium perticulates.

b) lead perticulates.

c) titanium perticulates.

d) mercury perticulates.

Ans : a

238. The -------- from combustion of fossil fuel affects the nerves, brain, and kidney.

a) lead.

b) uranium.

c) tungstun.

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d) mercury.

Ans :d

239. Convulsion , delirium , coma causes due to :

a) lead poisoning.

b) food poisoning.

c) intake of poisoning.

d) none of these.

Ans: a

240. Percentage of pollution from fuel combustion is :

a) 30%

b) 90%

c) 50%

d) 27%

Ans: d

241. Smog is firmed due to chemical reaction of :

a) sunlight + dust.

b) sunlight + NO2

c) sunlight + CO2

d) sunlight + water

Ans : d

242. Acid rain formed due to chrmical reaction of :

a) water + SO2

b) water + sunlight

c) water + lead

d) water + salt

Ans :a

243. Ozone formed due to chemical reaction of

a) Non-volatile organic compounds.

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b) volatile organic compounds.

c) Non-volatile inorganic compound.

d) volatile inorganic compounds.

Ans: b

244. Primary pollutants means those pollutants:

a) released by chemical resction.

b) relrased by process hydration.

c) released by process of photosynthrsis.

d) released directly in the air.

Ans:d

245. A harmful mixture formed by gases of nitrogen particulates matter due to

photochemicalreaction under the influence of strong sunlight is called as ......

a) photosynthedis.

b) chlorosis.

c) photochemical smog.

d) smoke

Ans: c

246. The quality of paper and leather get affected by

a)so2 and h2o

b)h2s and water

c)so2 and acid gases

d)so2 and o2

Ans : b

247. The paints get decolourisied by:

a)So2 and hcl

b)so2 and h2s

c)so2 and o3

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d)so2 and no2

Ans:d

248. The building material get affected by.

a) so2 and acid rains

b)so2 and o3

c) so2 and h2s

d) so2 and water

Ans:a

249. Balanced atmospheric persentages of co2 is:

a)33%

b) 39%

c)31%

d)35%

Ans:a

250. To reduce air pollutions due to industrial activities what step shuld be taken?

a) use electrostatic precipitators

b) use gravitational setting chamber

c) construction of tall chimneys

d) All the above

Ans : d

251. In case of auto mobile pollution used of quality ....and use of .... Converters
will be to reduced in air:

a) fuel , catalytic

b) fuel ,isotopes

c) fuel water

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d) fule. Air

Ans :a

252. ----------- can help to reduce the air pollution in mining area.

a) construction of tall chimney.

b) sprinkling water.

c) better quality fuel.

d)development of fall building.

Ans :b

253. In bhopal gas tragedy which toxic gas are released.

a) methane gas.

b) butane gas.

c) methyl isacyanate gas.

d) propane gas.

Ans :c

254. The clean air act of 1970" which setting of standards ---------- primary pollution
and -------- secondary pollution.

a) three , four.

b) four , one.

c) one ,many.

d) all the above.

Ans :b

255. Natural mechanism of self clearing the atmosperic air are :

a) dispersion.

b) settling.

c) absorption.

d) all the above.

Ans :d

256. Man made mechanism to control air pollution includes.

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a) dispersion.

b) settling.

c) centrifugal separators.

d) absorption.

Ans :c

257. Neutral mecanism to control air pollution includes.

a) centrifugal separators.

b) absorption.

c) wet scrubbers bag filter.

d) gravitational setting chambers.

Ans : b

258. healthy enviorment promots the growth of-

a)plants b)animals

c)humans d)micro-oragnisms

Ans-d)micro-organisms

259. Disease causing organisms survival in the enviorment which is-

a)contaminated b)hygienic

c)healthy d)sterile

Ans-a)contaminated

260. Unhealthy ebviorment may result in-

a)good health b) ill health

c)fun d)enjoyment

Ans-b)ill health

261. Which of the following condition affects the

transmission of vectors-

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a)physical b)social

c)amotional d)climatic

Ans-d)climatic

262. Malaria and filaria are transmitted by-

a)files b)ticks

c)micribes d)mosquitos

Ans-d)mosquitos

263. Over crowing of slums leads to disease which are,-

a)carcinogeonic b)mental

c)contagious d)non-contagious

Ans-c)contagious

264. Chemical uded for preservation are-

a)carciogenic b)natural

c)healthy d)none

Ans-a)carciogenic

265. Human rights are-

a)adaptive b)inhercent

c)prevenitive d)all of the above

Ans-b)inherent

266. Which of the following is fundamental right in our constitution-

a)to live b)to die

c)to work d)all of the above

267. Which of the following is the measurment of the

health of the people?

a)nutrition b)money

c)power d)cleaniliness

Ans-a)nutrition

268. What affects the development of country?

a)election b)corruption

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c)malnutrition d)strikes

Ans-c)malnutrition

269. Malnutrition is common in the people living-

a)in,urban areas b)in forests

c)below proverty line d)in mountains

Ans-c)below procerty line

270. Traditional medicines are also temed as-

a)alternative medicines

b)complimentary medicines

c)both a and b d)none

Ans-c)both a and b

271. One of the major threat to biodiversity is the

commercial use of-

a)chemicals b)herbs

c)both d)none

Ans-b)herbs

272. The indian tradition believes in____________of nature-

a)destruction b)extraction

c)pollution d)preservation

Ans-d)preservation

273. Which of the following stayement is correct?

a)enviormental law provides framework

for regulating use of enviorment and its

management in india.

b)enviormental law provides guidelines to

save enviorment.

c)enviormental law plays a crucial role in

regulating the ecosystems.

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d)none of the above.

Ans-a)enviormental law provides

framework for regulating use of

enviorment and its msnagement in india.

274. In india several acts were passed from-

a)1970-1980 b)1969-1989

c)1972-1986 d)none of the above

Ans-1972-1986

275. The first nation in world to have made protection and

conservation of enviorment in its constitutions in 1976 is-

a)beligum b)germany

c)india d)none of the above

Ans-c)india

276. Enviormental rules 1986 empower central

goverment-

a)to prvent,control and abate enviormetal

pollution.

b)to follow up the formation of act.

c)to prevent industrial activities causing

enviormental pollution.

d)none of the above

277. Enviormental rules 1986 involves state

government and gives power-

a)to promote the actions of the effective

implementation of the act.

b)to emphasize the action of the effective

implementation of the act.

c)to co-ordinate the action of the effective

implementation of llthe act.

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d)none of the above.

Ans-c)to co-ordinate the action of the effective

implementstion of llthe act.

278. Enviormental act 1986 extends to-

a)entire world b)asia pacific

c)india d)none of the above

279. The provision of enviormental act

1986,is amended-

a)only once after its establishment.

b)from time to time.

c)never in all these years.

d)none of the above.

280. Which of the following are objectives of

enviormental act 1986-

I)prvention of hazards to all living craetures

and property.

ii)protection and improvement of enviorment.

iii)maintance of harmonics relationship

between human and their enviorment

a)only (i) b)(i) and (iii)

c)all d)none of the above

Ans-c)all

281. Enviormental laboratories are established by-

a)state government

b) muncipal corporation

c)central government

d) none of the above

Ans-c)central goverment

282. Enviormental ruleswere amended in

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1994 for EIA whichstands for-

a)enviormental impact assessment of various

developement projects.

b)economical investment assessment of various

developement projects.

c)evaluation of import as nce and assedsment of

various developement projects.

d)none of the above.

Ans.a)enviormental impact assessment of various

developement projects.

283. CFC is added at particular level of atomospere and effect ozone layer name

A) answer- higher level

B) middle level

D) lower lavel

D) none of the above

284. The emission of CO2 can be redused by the one of following options which
measure would help most

A) stop use of fossil fuel

B) by use of nuclear files

C) answer- non conventional energy like solar energy

D )none of above these

285. Due to acid rain how fertility of soil its affected

A) soil gets more fertile

B) soil remains unaffected

C) answer- fertility of soil reduces

D) none of the above

286. which of following radiation coming from the sun are observed by ozone gas

A) answer- UV radition

B) £ Alfa radiation

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C) gamma radiation

D) none of the above

287. Chloro fluoro carbon dissociation giving out toxic substance which of the
following is mainly responsible for depletion of ozone layer

A) fluorine

B) answer- chlorine atomes

C) carbon atoms

D) none of the above

288. Which of following helps to minimize depletion of ozone layer

A) answer- if freons are replaced by halogens

B) if freons halons both are used to a Blesser extend

C) by making CFC

D) none of the above

289. Which one of the following factor makes it difficult to use only ecofrindly
chemicals so that ozone depletion stop / minimize

A) answer- due to there high cost

B) due to non availability

C) lesser availability

D) none of the above

290. The photochemical smog result due to which one of following

A)answer-air stagnation + abundant sunlight + hydrocarbons + NOX

B) sunlight + hydrocarbon + NOX

C) sunlight + greenhouse gases

D) none of the above

291. The photochemical smog in India maximum in which following cities

A) answer- Mumbai , Kolkata

B) chennai and Hyderabad

C) Mumbai

D) none of the above

292. photochemical smog causes reduction in

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A) hearing

B) answer- visibility

C) communication

D) none of these

293. Photochemical smog affect ...... of plant species

A) answer-growth

B) sowing

C) hervesting

D) none of the above

294. to avoid / control photo chemical smog , the release of following gas must be
redised

A) answer- NOX

B) CO2

C) CO

D) none of the abibe

295. ....... Relesed from mobile phones also contribute to photochemical smog

A) answer- hydroctions

B) raditiins

C) sound

D) none of the above

296. The suspended impurities can be trapped by using

A) membrane

B) answer- mesh

C) filter paper

D) none of the above

297. During life cycle of a nuclear fuel accident occures

A) only ons

B) frequently

C) answer- at any stage

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D) none of the above

298. Nuclear accidents when occurs gives out soot which is ...... in colour

A) hazy white

B) cloudy grey

C) answer- black

D) none of the above

299. nuclear accident may be occur due to

A) leakage or reactions

B) nuclear weapons or war

C) answer- nuclear war / weapons / reactions / fuel leakage

D) none of the above

300. The black soot spreaded absorb ........... radietions

A) gamma

B) UV

C) answer- solar

D) none of the above

301. ......... Is affected / left as solar radiations are absorbed by soot can not reach
earth

A) raining

B) answer- cooling

C) thundering

D) none of the above

302. Cooling resulted during nuclear accidents also releases water vapours and
..........

A) SO2

B) NO2

C) answer- CO2

D) none of the above

303. phenomenon opposit to global warming is ......

A) infra red

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B) answer- nuclear winter

C) UV radiation

D) none of the above

304. Modern fusion bombs are also known as

A) answer- nuclear bombs

B) explosives of H2

C) fire extinguishers

D) none of the above

305. .......... Is a new currency

A) answer- carbon credits

B) US fillers

C) swiss franks

D) none of the above

306. carbon credits are also called .........

A) answer- emission permits

B) pollution control

C) environment ethics

D) none of the above

307. Carbon credits is a ......... given to countries reducing green house gases
emission

A) answer- certificate

B) value

C) price

D) none of the above

308. the forest fire is an example of:

A.industrial pollutionB.accidental pollution

C.thermal pollutionD.water pollution

Ans-B

309. the gas acting as an asphyxiate is:

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A.methaneB.sulphur

C.nitrogenD.carbon monoxide

Ans-A

310. the contamination of water bodies is:

A.industrial pollution B.accidential pollution

C.thermal pollution D.water pollution

Ans-D

311. fertilizerslaedingti eutrophication are:

A.nitrogenB.phosphates

C.both a and b D.neither a nor b

Ans-C

312. trash or garbage is the source of:

A.organic pollutant B.inorganic pollutant

C.macroscopic pollutant D.none of the above

Ans-C

313. the amount of BOD in the water is an indicator of the leval of:

A.pollutionB.afforestation

C.deforestationD.population

Ans-A

314. meythyl mercury leading to a crippling disease is:

A.leprosyB.cerbral palsy

C.minamataD.polio

Ans-C

315. permature breaking of eggs,killing the chicks insude is the result of:

A.eutrophicationB.bioaccumulation

C.salinizationD.arsenicosis

Ans-B

316. gangrene,cancer,liver and spleen

enlargement,livercirrhosis,diabetes,goiter,skin cancers is due to:

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A.eutrophicationB.bioaccumulatio

C.salinizationD.arsenicosis

Ans-D

317. heavy metals like cadmium,mercury,lead and nickel can be filtered by:

A.water hyacinth B.alage

C.fungiD.weeds

Ans-A

318. oil removal can be done by:

A.suction method B.absorption method

C.adoption method D.induction method

Ans-B

319. the carbohydrate and porten quality of crops is degraded due to:

A.insecticidesB.fertilizers

C.herbicidesD.pesticides

Ans-B

320. aldrin,malathion,dieldrin,furodan are all:

A.insecticidesB.fertilizers

C.herbicidesD.pesticides

Ans-D

321. a process of combustion in absence of oxygen:

A.incinerationB.pyrolysis

C.burningD.none of the above

Ans-B

322. unwanted sound leads to:

A.noise pollution B.water pollution

C.soil pollution D.marine pollution

Ans-A

323. temprary threshold shift is the outcome of:

A.noise pollution B.water pollution

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C.soil pollution D.marine pollution

Ans-A

324. tree plantation helps in aborption of noise and acts as a:

A.black zone B.green zone

C.buffer zone D.forest zone

Ans-C

325. dobson units are used to measure:

A.thickness of the zone layer B.loudness of sound

C.amount of CFCs in the atmosphere

D.none of the above

Ans-A

326. acid rain and ozone depletion is the result of:

A.population B.extinction

C.pollution D.forestation

Ans-C

327. the presence of air pollutants during rain causes:

A.low acidity B.neutral condition

C.high acidity D.none of the above

Ans-C

328. the toxic sustances in the Bhopal gas tragedy was:

A.NO2 B.SO2

C.DDT D.MIC

Ans-D

329. soin erosion can be checked by:

A.contour trenches B.bunds

C.gabions D.all of the above

Ans-D

330. waste is classified as hazardous if it is:

A.reactive B.corrosive

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C.toxic D.all of the above

Ans-D

331. mathura oil refinery has affected:

A.qutubminar B.tajmahal

C.red fort D.hawamahal

Ans-B

332. pollution is as:

A.social concern B.personal concern

C.political concern D.global concern

Ans-D

333. Biological diversity deals with degree of nature

variety in

A) Biosphere. B) Atmosphere

C) Stratospheric. D) Troposphere

Answer:A

334. The diversity of the basic untis of hereditary

Information within a species

A) ecosystem diversity

B) genetic diversity

C) species diversity

D) Domesticated Diversity

Answer :- b

335. Areas that are rich in species diversity are called

As:-

A) golden spots. B) black spots

C) hot spots. D) cold spots.

Answer :-c

336. the number of hotspots of biodiversity that exist

In India is

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A)5. B)9. C) 14. D) 18

Answer :- a

337. which of the following is not a major characteristics

Features of biodiversity hotspots?

A) large number of species

B) abundance of endemic species

c) large number of exotic species

D) Destruction of habitat

Answer :-d

338. A species. Restricted to a specific area is known as

A) endemic. B)Exotic

C) Exclusive. D) NONE OF THEM

Answer :-c

339. Major eco-regions in the world that are richest,

Rarest and most distinctive areas are referred as

A) global 100. B) global 200

C) global 300. D) global 400

Answer :-b

340. Deliberate manipulation of genes within a species

To produce new varieties of crops

A) Ecosystem diversity

B) genetic diversity

C) species diversity

D) Domesticated Diversity

Answer :-d

341. the value those are easy to guantify in economic

Terms

A) direct values. B) indirect values

C) both a and. b. D) neither a nor b

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Answer :-a

342. the value that are not easy to guantify in

Economic Terms

A) direct values. B) indirect values

C) both a and b. D) neither a nor b

Answer :-b

343. the largest sources of protein in the world

is

A) milk. B) crud

C) butter. D) fish

Answer :-d

344. the famous anti-malaria drug obtained from

Cinchona tree is

A) Quinine. B) penicillin

C) tetracycline. D) vinblastine

Answer :-a

345. penicillin is obtained from

A) plant. B) bacteria

C) fungus D) tree

Answer :-b

346. tetracyclinene is obtained from

A) plant. B) bacteria.

C) fungus. D) tree

Answer :- c

347. which drug has anti-cancer alkaloids?

A) Quinine. B) penicillin

C) Tetracycline. D) vinblastine

Answer :-: d

348. selecting genes from one plant and

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Introducing them into another

A) gene pool. B) gene bank

C) gene engineering. D) NONE OF the above

Answer :- c

349. identify compound of great economic

value from the wide variety of wild species

A) biological prospecting

B) biological exploration

C) both of them above

D) NONE OF THEM above

Answer :- a

350. the goods which are for the Personal use

And not for sale has

A) productive value

B) consumptive value

C) Aesthetic value

D) ethical value

Answers :- b

351. many plants and animals like tulsi, peepal

Cow snake etc has

A) productive value

B) consumptive value

C) Aesthetic value

D) social value

Answers :- d

352. man is only a small part of the earth great

Family of species which has

A) productive value. B) consumptive value

C) Aesthetic value. D) ethical value

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Answers :- d

353. bird watching photography etc has

A) options value. B) culture Value

C) Aesthetic value. D) ethical value

Answers :- c

354. keeping future possibilities open for their

use is called as

A) options value. B) cultural Value

C) Aesthetic value. D) ethical value

Answers :- a

355. tiger, peacock and lotus are named as the national

Animal, bird and flowers respectively has

A) option value. B) cultural value

C) Aesthetic value. D) ethical value

Answers :- b

356. to whom biodiversity is a rich storehouses from

Which they can develop new products

A) industrialists. B) pharmacist

C) biotechnologist. D) agricultural scientists

Answer :-a

357. excessive use of species that have economic

Value is

A) extinction. B) over - exploitation

C) fragmentation. D) magnification

Answer :-b

358. Environmental studies

a) Is an interdisciplinary academic field

b) Methodically studies human interaction with the environment

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c) Includes the natural environment, built environment and the sets of

relationships between them

d) All of the above

ANS: d

359. Environmental studies does not involve

a) Psychology

b) Demography

c) Ethics

d) Literature

ANS: d

360. An organism’s environment is the surrounding conditions that affect that

organism

a) True

b) False

ANS: a

361. Political decision are made with respect to political jurisdictions

;environmental problems

a) Often transcend these jurisdictions

b) Respect political boundaries

c) Often have little to do with regional economic decisions

d) None of the above

ANS: a

362. environmental issues will take into consideration which of the following

a) Human activity

b) The interactions between organisms

c) Geography

d) All of the above

ANS: d

363. A biotic environment does not include

a) Soil

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b) Water

c) Air

d) Plant

ANS: d

364. Van Mahotsav is an annual tree-planting festival in India, celebrated on

nd
a) 2 June
st
b) 1 July
st
c) 1 December
th
d) 15 September

ANS: b

365. Biotic environment includes

a) Producers

b) Consumers

c) Decomposers

d) All of these

ANS: d

366. Outcomes of Rio Conference do not include

a) The UN Framework Convention on Climate Change

b) The Convention on Biological Diversity(CBD)

c) Convention for the Protection of the Ozone Layer

d) Commission on Sustainable Development (CSD)

ANS: c

367. Which of the following follow the concept of sustainable development

1) Fishing the mature fish instead of the young fish

2) Using wind power instead of burning coal to generate

electricity

3) Prohibition of trading endangered species.

a) 1) and 2)only

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b) 1) and 3)only

c) 2) and 3)only

d) 1), 2) and 3)

ANS: d

368. The evidence that the world as experiencing an environmental crisis is highly
visible in m of the world

a) True

b) False

ANS: a

369. The natural world uses resources efficiently, while human tend to waste
resources more

a) True

b) False

ANS: a

370. The Montreal Protocol, signed in 1987 and strengthened in 1990.

a) Attains the global optimal level of common property resources.

b) Relies on internationally tradable emission permits

c) Minimizes free riders of public goods

d) Reduces Ozone depletion through the cutting of chlorofluorocarbon

production

ANS: d

371. The main outcome of the 1992 United Nations Conference on Environment
and Development held in Rio De Janeiro, Brazil, was

a) It produced a blueprint intended to guide development in sustainable

directions

b) A global agreement on a framework for environmental legislation

c) A report entitled Our Common Future

d) It raised awareness of the need to preserve biodiversity in the

Amazon River Basin

ANS: a

372. The notion of environmental justice refers to

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a) Grassroots activities that monitor environmental conditions and work

toward distribution of environmental impacts and benefits

b) Rewarding those who work hard for environmental improvements, such

as gra organizations

c) Environmental racism, where waste sites and other hazardous facilities

are more likes located in non-white neighborhoods

d) Prosecution of environmental offenders by government agencies

ANS: a

373. Which of the following global trends is of great concern for the future of our
environment

a) Degradation of fertile soils

b) Changes in the global atmosphere

c) Species extinction leading to the loss of biodiversity

d) Population growth and increasing per capita consumption of

resources

e) All of the above

ANS: e

374. The environment is derived from French word

a) Environner

b) E-Environner

c) Environnering

d) Envo

ANS: a

375. As per the French word ENVIRONNER means

a) Atmosphere

b) Earth and sun

c) Encircle and surround

d) Earth and energy

ANS: c

376. World Environment Day is on

a) June 5

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b) June 11

c) July 5

d) July 11

ANS: a

377. World day of water is on

a) April 22

b) March 23

c) March 24

d) March 22

ANS: d

378. Earth day is on

a) January 22

b) February 22

c) March 22

d) April 22

ANS: d

379. Ecomark of our country is

a) Earthen pitcher

b) Water drop

c) Sun

d) Ashoka tree

ANS: a

380. Environmental friendly products are given

ISO certification called ISO

a) 12000

b) 13000

c) 14000

d) 15000

ANS: c

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381. Nobel peace prize in 2004 for contribution towards environmental

conservations was awarded on

a) Ratan Tata

b) WangariMaathai

c) S.D. Bush

d) DrManmohan Singh

ANS: b

382. Earth summit, the conference on environment and Development held at Rio
Janeiro in

a) 1892

b) 1992

c) 2012

d) 2011

ANS: b

383. Cheerapunji is situated in which of the following regions in India?

 The Western Ghats

 The North-East India

 The North India

 None of the above

Ans: The north-east india

384. In which of the following Islands of Lakshadweep is situated?

A) Arabian sea

B) Bay of Bengal

C) Atlantic ocean

D) None of the above

Ans: (A)

385. In which of the following oceans the islands of Andaman&Nicobar are

situated?

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A. Arabian sea

B. Atlantic ocean

C. Bay of Bengal

D. None of the above

Ans: (c)

386. Ratnagiri is located in which of the following state:

A) Chennai-Tamilnadu

B) Madhya Pradesh

C) Maharashtra

D) None of the above

Ans: (C)

387. Asitic cheetah, Lion & wild ass are on verge of getting almost extinguished.
Which of the following term is used commonly to describe such a situation?

A) Endangered species/Threatened species

B) Rare species

C) Unique species

D) None of the above

Ans: (A)

388. Which of the following animal comes under category of “Critically

Endangered Species”?

A) Sumatran Rhinoceros

B) Asiatic Lion

C) Indian Tiger

D) None of the above

Ans: (A)

389. Which of the following animal comes under category of “Threatened species”?

A) Leopard

B) Mouse

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C) Dog

D) None of the above

Ans: Leopard

390. Which of the following is an Indian Biodiversity hotspots?

A) The Western Ghats

B) National parks

C) Botanical Gardens

D) None of the above

Ans:- The Western Ghats

391. Uncontrolled Hybridization of different species of animals / plants. Which of

the following pollution it leads to?

A) Genetic pollution

B) Homogenization

C) Genetic Swamping

D) None of the above

Ans:- Genetic pollution

392. Which of the following is considered to be a major threat to global

biodiversity?

A) Genetically modified species

B) Global warming

C) Pollination

D) None of the above

Ans:- Global warming

393. The global zoo ecoregions is a system derived to conserve biodiversity.

Which of following has taken this initiative?

A) The world wild-life fund

B) Africa

C) Latin America

D) None of the above

Ans: the world wild-life fund

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394. A world map of hotspots with details of flora and fauna is prepared by:-

A) The national geographic society

B) Scientific Organization

C) Environmental lists

D) None of the above

Ans: (A)

395. Which of the following acronym stands for and is prepared by edward ‘O’.
Wilson for threats to biodiversity habitat (destruction), Invasive (species),
Pollution, Population (explosion) and harvesting.

A) HIPPO

B) HIPPEO

C) HINPPEO

D) None of the above

Ans: (A)

396. The millennium ecosystem Assessment-2005 took up study of threat to

ecosystem in world. Which of the following is marked as “most threatened
ecosystem”?

A) Fresh water ecosystem

B) Air pollution

C) Water pollution

D) None of the above

Ans: (A)

397. Convention on international trade in endangered species [CITES]&WORLD

Heritage convention [WHC] was held in year:-

A) 1976 & 1977 respectively

B) 1981

C) 1986

D) None of the above

Ans:- (A)

398. Under world Heritage convention’s ratification, which of the following

monuments in india were covered in heritage conservation in year 1982?

A) Ajanta-Ellora caves, Agrafort, Taj mahal

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B) National parks

C) Sambar lake in Rajasthan

D) None of the above

Ans: (A)

399. The introduction of contaminants into the natural environment that causes
adverse changes is:

A) Pollution

B) Afforestation

C) Deforestation

D) Population

Ans: Pollution

400. The domestic sewage, discarded vegetables are:

A) Non-degradable

B) Slowly degradable

C) Degradable

D) None of the above

Ans: (C)

401. DDT & most plastics are:-

As it is above question’s options

Ans: (B)

402. Lead or mercury, nuclear wastes are:-

As it is above question’s options

Ans: (A)

403. 90% of global air pollution is contributed by,

A) Primary pollutants

B) Secondary pollutants

C) Both A&B

D) None of the above

Ans: Primary pollutants

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404. Vehicular exhaust is a major source of:

A) Hydrocarbons

B) Sulphur Oxides

C) Carbon monoxides

D) None of the above

Ans: (C)

405. Smoke coming out of a chimney is referred as:

A) Fume

B) Plume

C) Fog

D) Smog

Ans: Plume

406. A mixture of smoke & fog is referred as:

(A) Fume

(B) Plume

(C) Fog

(D) Smog

Ans: (D)

407. The industries are responsible for the formation of:

(A) Fume

(B) Plume

(C) Fog

(D) Smog

Ans: (D)

408. Ideally cover of forest should be ………of the total area of a country.

a) 23%

b) 33%

c) 30%

d) 40%

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ANS: c

409. This area has no permanent roads or settlements and is maintained primarily
for its primitive character and non motorized recreation it is a ………

a) Wilderness area

b) Primitive recreation area

c) National park

d) National forest

ANS: a

410. Where will the water sit the longest

a) Atmosphere

b) Freshwater lake

c) Glacier

d) Ocean

e) Groundwater

ANS:

411. Which one is not a disadvantage of a big dam

a) Extremely expensive

b) Flooding of prime arable land

c) Electric energy generated from hydropower

d) Blocking upstream migration of salmon

e) Water loss with evaporation

ANS:

412. Which of the following sources provides the least energy for industrialized
countries

a) Petroleum

b) Nuclear fuels

c) Coal

d) Gas

ANS:

413. Which of the following energy sources provides a substantial amount of the

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following energy sources developed countries.

a) Hydropower

b) Wood

c) Solar

d) Charcoal

ANS: a

414. The main driving forces of ecological system is

a) Wind energy

b) Water energy

c) Solar energy

d) Earth energy

ANS: c

415. Oxygen is an example of

a) Renewable resources

b) Non renewable resources

ANS: a

416. Coal is an example of

a) Renewable resources

b) Non renewable resources

ANS: b

417. Coal, petroleum & natural gas are called as

a) Non fossil fuels

b) Fossil fuel

c) Semi fossil fuels

d) Transperant fuel

ANS: b

418. Minerals rocks, salts & chemical are termed as

a) A biotic resources

b) Biotic resources

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c) Semi transparent resources

d) Falling resources

ANS: a

419. Mineral resources are the natural resources

a) Yes

b) No

ANS: a

420. The resources which are inexhaustive and can be regenerated within a given
span of time is called as

a) Renewable resources

b) Non renewable resources

c) Solar resources

d) Non solar resources

ANS: a

421. As per the ecological uses, a typical tree produces commercial goods worth
about $

a) 100

b) 1000

c) 3000

d) 30,000

ANS: d

422. The trees are called as, earth’s

a) Heart

b) Brain

c) Lungs bell

ANS: c

423. The main greenhouse gas is absorbed by the forest as a raw material for a
photosynthesis

a) O2

b) Co2

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c) So2

d) O3

ANS: b

424. About ………million species are found in the tropical forest alone

a) 5

b) 10

c) 7

d) 100

ANS: c

425. As per MOEF annual report (2005-06), in India total forest area is about

a) 68,000,000 ha

b) 10,000,000 ha

c) 10,686,800 ha

d) 20 ha

ANS:a

426. Chhota Nagpur is famous for

a) Sugar

b) Tea gardens

c) rose gardens

d) Rice mill

ANS:b

427. About ………%of the earth’s surface is covered by water

a) 10

b) 100

c) 90

d) 75

ANS: d

428. Out of the total water reserves of the world, about …….is salty water (marine)&
only………is fresh water

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a) 97%3%

b) 3%97%

c) 1%99%

d) 2%98%

ANS: a

429. A layer of sediment or rock that is highly permeable & contains water is called
as

a) Aquifer

b) Spring

c) Glasier

d) Seepage

ANS : a

430. Diamond is the non metallic minerals

a) True

b) False

ANS: a

431. Graphite is the non metallic mineral

a) True

b) False

ANS :a

432. FAO stands for

a) Food and agriculture organization

b) Food and agro operation

c) Frequent agriculture organization

d) Food and agriculture organization

ANS: a

433. The concept of carbon credits is one of outcome of

1.Hiroshima diaster 2.Kyoto protocol

3.Holocaust 4.Non of these above

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Ans-2

434. From feb 2005,---------was enforced,

1.Kyoto protocol 2.Green fuels

3.Bio energy 4.Non of these above

Ans-1

435. Kyoto protocol has created legally binding targets for-----------

countries

1.Developed 2.Developing

3.Western 4.Non of these above

Ans-2

436. One----------is equal to one tonne----------emission

1.Carbon credit,CO2 2.Carbon credit,UV

3.Carbon dioxide,I.R. 4.Non of these above

Ans-1

437. Wind farm installation can generate

1.Carbon credits 2.Green house gases

3.Photochemical smog 4.Non of these above

Ans-1

438. Use of renewable energy sources can replace

1.Fossil fuels 2.Solar power

3.Hydropower 4.Non of these above

Ans-1

439. Methane capture from land fills/live stocks can generate

1.Hydro power 2.Solar power

3.Carbon credits 4.Non of these above

Ans-3

440. In india several acts were passed from

1.1970-1980 2.1969-1989

3.1972-1986 4.Non of these above

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Ans-3

441. The first nation in world to have made protection and conservation of
environment is its constitutions in 1978

1.Belgium 2.Germany

3.India 4.Non of these above

Ans-3

442. The environmental protection act in india came in existence in

1.1976 2.1996

3.1986 4.Non of these above

Ans-3

443. Environmental protection rules 1986 empower central

government

1.To prevent control and abate environment pollution

2.To follow up the formation of act

3.To prevent industrial activities causing environmental pollution

4.Non of these above

Ans-1

444. Environmental protection rules 1986 involves state government and gives
power

1.To promote the actions of the effective implementation of the act

2.to emphasise the action of the effective implementation of the act

3.To co-ordinate the action of the effective implementation of the act

4.Non of these above

Ans-3

445. Environmental protection act 1986 extends to

1.entire world 2.asia-pacific

3.india 4.non of these above

Ans-3

446. The provision of environmental protection act 1986 is amended

1.Only once after its establishment

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2.From time to time

3.Never in all these years

4.Non of these above

Ans-2

447. Which of the following are objectives of environmental act 1986

1. prevention of hazards to all living creatures and property

2. protection and improvement of environment

3. maintanance of harmonious relationship between human and their environment

4. none of above

Ans-3

448. under section 3 environment act 1986 the special court are given powers to
settle cases quickly. Such courts are named as,

1. special bench

2. green bench courts

3. environmental courts

4. none of the above

Ans-2

449. Environmental laboratories are established by

1. state government

2. municipal corporation

3. central government

4. none of the above

Ans-3

450. Environmental rules were amended in 1994 for EIA which stands

For

1. Environmental impact assessment of various development projects

2. Economical investment assessment of development projects

3. Evaluation of importance and assessment of variuos development projects

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4. Non of these above

451. To check and maintain water quality water act was brought in force in year

1.1986 2.1972

3.1974 4.non of above

Ans-2

452. Water act aims at prevention and control of

1.All types of water pollution

2.only surface water pollution

3.Only ground water pollution

4.Non of above

Ans-1

453. CPCB stands for

1.Control of pollution by central bureau

2.Central pollution control board

3.Control and prevention by central board

4.Non of above

Ans-2

454. SPCB stands for

1.State pollution control board

2.Service protection control bureau

3.Security protection control board

4.Non of above

Ans-1

455. The chairman of CPCB is nominated by

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1.Central government

2.State government

3.Prime minister

4.Non of the above

Ans-1

456. Chairman on SPCB is nominated by

1.Central government

2.Prime minister

3.State government

4.Non of the above

Ans-3

457. In India several Acts were passed from ,

(1) 1970-1980 (2) 1969-1989

(3) 1972-1996 (4) None of the above

Ans.: (3)

458. The first nation in world to have made protection and conservation of
environment in its

constitutions in 1996.

(1) Belgium (2) Germany (3) India (4) None of the above

Ans.: (3)

459. The environmental (Protection) Act in India came in existence in

(1) 1976 (2) 1996 (3) 1986 (4) None of the above

Ans.: (3)

460. The provision of environmental (protection) Act 1986 , is amended

(1) Only once after its establishment (2) From time to time

(3) Never in all these years (4) None of the above

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Ans.: (2)

461. Environmental Laboratories are established by

(1) State government (2) Municipal corporation

(3) Central government (3) None of the above

Ans.: (3)

462. To check and maintain water quality , "Water (Prevention and control of
pollution) Act"

was brought in force in year

(1) 1986 (2) 1972 (3) 1974 (4) None of the above

Ans.: (2)

463. Water (Prevention and control of pollution) Act aims at prevention and
control of

(1) All types of water pollution (2) Only surface water pollution

(3) Only ground water pollution (4) None of the above

Ans.: (1)

464. CPCB stands for

(1) Control of Pollution by Central Bureau

(2) Central Pollution Control Board

(3) Control and Prevention by Central Board

(4) None of the above

Ans.: (2) 1

465. SPCB stands for

(1) State Pollution Control Board

(2) Service Protection Control Bureau

(3) Security Protection Control Board

(4) None of the above

Ans.: (1)

466. The chairman of CPCB is nominated by

(1) Central government (2) State government

(3) Prime minister (4) None of the above

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Ans.: (1)

467. Chairman on SPCB is nominated by

(1) Central government (2) Prime minister

(3) State government (4) None of the above

Ans.: (3)

468. Under section 8 of water (prevention and control of pollution) Act 1972 ,
CPCB and

SPCB are directed to have at least one meeting in every

(1) Six months (2) Year (3) Three months (4) None of the above

Ans.: (3)

469. Air (Prevention and control of pollution) Act in India came in force in year

(1) 1972 (2) 1981 (3) 1986 (4) None of the above

Ans.: (2)

470. Which of following grants permission to establish an industrial unit in air

pollution

(1) SPCB (2) CPCB (3) APCB (4) None of the above

Ans.: (1)

471. Motor vehicles Act to register vehicles came in force in year

(1) 1981 (2) 1939 (3) 1986 (4) None of the above

Ans.: (2)

472. Wildlife (Protection) Act came in force in year

(1) 1981 (2) 1986 (3) 1972 (4) None of the above

Ans.: (3)

473. Wildlife (Protection) Rules came in force in year

(1) 1972 (2) 1973 (3) 1976 (4) None of the above

Ans.: (2)

474. Wildlife was transferred from state list to concurrent list in year

(1) 1973 (2) 1976 (3) 1972 (4) None of the above

Ans.: (2)

475. Chair person of wildlife advisory Board is

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(1) Governor of state (2) President of India

(3) Prime minister of India (4) None of the above

Ans.: (3)

476. Sanctuaries are declared by the government as the wildlife (Protection) Act
under

(1) Section 18 of Act (2) Section 7

(3) Section 35 (3) None of the above

Ans.: (1)

477. Section 9 of wildlife (Protections) Act restricts any person from

(1) Killing bird (2) Trading animals

(3) Hunting any restricted wild animal (4) None of the above

Ans.: (3)

478. Under wildlife (Protection) Act conservation projects for crocodile was
started in year

(1) 1972 (2) 1973 (3) 1974 (4) None of the above

Ans.: (3)

479. Wildlife (Protection) Amendment Bill came in existence in year

(1) 1983 (2) 2002 (3) 1981 (4) None of the above

Ans.: (2)

480. NWAP stands for

(1) National WorldWorld Assembly and Planning (2) National Wildlife Action Plan

(3) National Wildlife Amendment proposal (4) None of the above

Ans.: (2)

481. Amendments in Forest Act was made in year

(1) 1992 (2) 2003 (3) 1980 (4) None of the above

Ans.: (1)

482. If consumption rate higher than the replenish rate, deplection ends .
1. True 2. False
3. Both 4. None
Ans : 2

483. Consumption rate is higher than the replenish rate , deplection - - - - - - .

1. End 2. Wait

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3. Starts 4. Stay static

Ans : 3

484. - - - - - - is cleared to recover the land to build new dam , project , etc .
1. Forest 2. Agricultural
3. Crops 4. None
Ans :

485. Natural sources include - - - - - - .

1. Renewable resources 2. Non renewable sources
3. Both (1) & (2) 4. None
Ans : 3

486. The natural resources which can be available for long time by nature is called
--- . 1. Solar energy 2.
Renewable sources 3. Man –
made resource 4. None
Ans : 2

487. Renewable resources includes - - - - - - .

1. Solar energy 2. Wind energy
3. Tidal energy 4. All the above
Ans : 4

488. The natural resource which would face shortage or get extinguished at a
point of time when stack is exhausted .
1. Energy resource 2. Renewable resource
3. Non-renewable resource 4. None of the above
Ans : 3

489. The resource which consumes a very long time for its regeneration .
1. Natural source 2. Non-renewable source
3. Energy resource 4. Renewable resource
Ans : 2

490. Non renewable resource take long time for its regeneration .
1. True 2. False
3. Both 4. None
Ans : 1

491. Which resource converts carbon di-oxide into oxygen .

1. Forest resource 2. Nan made resource
3. Natural resource 4. None
Ans : 1

492. Forest reduce - - - - - - & - - - - - - .

1. Wind 2. Noise
3. Both (1) & (2) 4. None
Ans : 3

493. Forest improve - - - - - - quality .

1. Wind 2. Noise

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3. Pollution 4. Air
Ans : 4

494. Forest transform - - - - - - .

1. Non degraded area 2. Degraded area
3. Industrial area 4. None
Ans : 2

495. Making - - - - -for paper industry , get from force.

1. Raw material 2. By product
3. Pulp 4. None
Ans : 3

496. Several - - - - - can be extracted from leaves .

1. Properties 2. Chemicals
3. Substances 4. Minerals
Ans : 2

497. - - - - - are used for consumption , - - - -for revegstation .

1. Flower , fruits 2. Flower , seeds
3. Fruits , seeds 4. Fruits , flower
Ans : 3

498. Forest maintain - - - - - - .

1. Fertile soil 2. Corrosion soil
3. Eruption soil 4. None
Ans : 1

499. Deforestation mainly done for

1. Timber extraction 2. Building of damps
3. Constructing waterways 4. All the above
Ans : 4

500. The clearing of natural forests by logging or buming of tree & plants in a
forest area is called as - - - - .
1. Forestation 2. Deforestation
3. Degradation 4. Consecration
Ans : 2

501. Timber extraction is done from .

1. Degradation 2. Conservation
3. Deforestation 4. None
Ans : 3

502. Deforestation increases percentage of - - - - in atmosphere .

1. Oxygen 2. Hydrogen
3. Nitrogen 4. Carbon di-oxide
Ans : 4

503. Because of deforestation - - - - - - happens .

1. Rise in carbon di-oxide 2. Soil erosion
3. Change in water cycle 4. All the above

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Ans :

504. The reduction of forests contributes to about - - - - - % of anthropogenic

carbon di-oxide emission .
1. 12 2. 23
3. 13 4. 15
Ans : 1

505. Deforestation relates as a big cause of

1. Plantation 2. Vegetative propagations
3. Global warming 4. Increase of water level
Ans : 3

506. The removal of tree causes higher rate of soil - - - - - .

1. Corrosion 2. Erosion
3. Formation 4. Decomposition
Ans : 2

507. --------of words known biodiversity lives in the rainforest.

1 .70% 2. 80%

3. 60% 4. 90%

Ans. 80%

508. The Reduction of forest contributes to about 12% of anthropogenic--------

emissions.

1. carbon-dioxide 2. Oxygen

3. Hydrogen 4. Nitrogen

Ans. Carbon-dioxide

509. Landslides occur near ------ area.

1. Forest 2. Vegetative

3. Both 1&2 4. Deforestation

Ans. Deforestation

510. Soil erosion causes -------near-----area.

1. Landslides, Forest 2. Deforsed, vegetative

3. None 4. Landslides, Deforested

Ans. Landslides, Deforested

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511. What programs are carried out worldwide to stop deforestation.

1. Educate citizens to use the forest in a more sustainable way.

2. To repair the damage that deforestation has done.

3. To protect the forest land and vegetation cover.

4. All the above.

Ans. . All the above.

512. Who have started reducing emissions

from deforestation and forest degradation?

1. Russia & Europe

2. UK & Brazil

3. United states and World Bank

4. All the above

Ans. United States and World Bank

513. Water is used as------in industries.

1. Solvent 2. Cooling agent

3. Cleaning agent 4. All the above

Ans. All the above

514. Deflection of water resource is a------

1. Local problem 2. Private problem

3. Global problem 4. Not a problem

Ans. Global problem

515. The liquid water component of the earth

is called as

1. Lithosphere 2. Hemisphere

3. Hydrosphere 4. Androsphere

Ans. Hydrosphere

516. The hydrosphere covers about ------ of the

surface of earth.

1. 70% 2. 90%

3. 60% 4. 50%

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Ans. 70%

517. Sources of water are

1. Surface water 2. Underground water

3. Both 1&2 4. None

Ans. Both 1&2

518. Surface water sources are

1. Streams 2. Oceans

3. Wells 4. Both 1&2

Ans. Both 1&2

519. Underground water sources are

1. Sea 2. Lakes

3. Wells 4. Both 1& 2

Ans. Wells

520. Bore well is source of -------

1. Surface water 2. Underground water

3. Both 1& 2 4. None

Ans. Underground water

521. ------ of these pollute water.

1. Waste and by-product from industries

2. Disposal of municipal waste

3. Assimilation of agricultural waste

4. All the above

Ans. All the above

522. Cause of flood is due to -----

1. Deforestation 2. Migration

3. Industrialization 4. Only 2& 3

Ans. Deforestation

523. Floods cause------

1. Damage to infrastructure

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2. Lead to landslides

3. Drowning

4. All the above

Ans. All the above

524. Consumption of polluted water causes ---

----

1. Gastrointestinal diseases

2. Kidney failure

3. Heart attack

4. Nervous system damage

Ans. Gastrointestinal diseases

525. Water borne diseases include ----

1. Cardiovascular diseases

2. Psychosocial disturbances

3. Hypothermia

4. None of the above

Ans. None of the above

526. Water borne diseases include ----

1. Hepatitis A

2. Hypothermia

3. Psychosocial

4. Cardiovascular incidents

Ans. Hepatitis A

527. Floods affect -------

1. Damage to water supply

2. IT sector

3. Industrial product

4. Only 2&3

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Ans. Damage to water supply

528. Floods cause damage to petrol storage

system

1. True 2. False

3. Both 4. None

Ans. True

529. Potential acute or chronic effect of

chemical pollution result from

1. Water source

2. over consumption of water

3. Floods

4. Both 1&2

Ans. Floods

530. Possible rodent-borne diseases result

from ------

1. Flood 2. Damage to water system

3. Increase in rodent 4. Both 2&3

Ans. Flood

531. Ear, nose, and throat infections caused by

------

1. Intected water

2. Fresh water

3. Flood water

4. Both 1&3

Ans. Both 1&3

532. Pollution includes substance in which form.

a) Gaseous

b) Liquid

c) Solid

d) All the above

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Ans: (d)

533. Aerosols are example of

a) Degradable

b) Non degradable pollutant

c) Slowly degradable pollutant

d) None

Ans: (c)

534. Air pollution was tracked a way back to the period of

a) 400 BC

b) 500 BC

c) 600 BC

d) None

Ans: (a)

535. In 1952, ------ was attacked by smog.

a) Indian

b) Canada

c) London

d) China

Ans: (c)

536. Industrial revolution in ------ made the air pollution a serious problem in

a) African countries

b) European countries

c) American countries

d) South African countries

Ans: (b)

537. First Anti-pollution act restrict people for using

a) Coal

b) Fuel

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c) Both (a) and (b)

d) Petrol

Ans: (a)

538. First anti-pollution act restrict people from using coal for

a) Industrial purpose

b) Party purpose

c) Domestic purpose

d) Fuel

Ans: (c)

539. First anti-pollution act was made in which year?

a) 1972

b) 1992

c) 1271

d) 1273

Ans: (d)

540. First anti-pollution act was made by?

a) Thermos Edison

b) Isaac Newton

c) King Edward I

d) Martin Luther king

Ans: (c)

541. London was attacked by smog in

a) 1973

b) 1952

c) 1962

d) 1983

Ans: (b)

542. Use of ------ as the domestic energy producer, made air pollution more
prononunced.

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a) Coal

b) Petrol

c) Diesel

d) Uranium

Ans: (a)

543. Air pollution was tracked way back to the period of

a) Hippocrates

b) Homo sapiens

c) Homo sapiens sapiens

d) None

Ans: (a)

544. Large Industries using big auto machines create sound

a) Below 60 dB

b) Above 90 dB

c) Below 100 dB

d) Above 100 dB

Ans: (b)

545. The rocket engine creates the noise pollution

a) Below 190 dB

b) Below 100 dB

c) Above 190 dB

d) Above 100 dB

Ans: (c)

546. The acidic gases like O3 , SO2 , NO2 affect the strength of_______

a) Building

b) Bridges

c) Textile

d) Iron bars

Ans: (c)

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547. The world looked a economics status alone as a measure of:

a) Human development

b) Technology

c) Success

d) Welfare

Ans:(a)

548. The term sustainable development came in:

a) 1977

b) 1987

c) 1997

d) 2007

Ans: (b)

549. The term ‘sustainable development’ rose to significance after the:

a) World war

b) Independence

c) Brundtland Commission

d) None of the above

Ans: (c)

550. The Sustainable development is development that meets the needs of the:

a) Past

b) Present

c) Future

d) None of the above

Ans: (b)

551. The two key concept of Sustainable development are:

a) Limitations

b) Needs

c) Both

d) None

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Ans: (c)

552. Water conservation is managing of:

a) Sea water

b) Rain water

c) Fresh water

d) Ocean water

Ans: (c)

553. The goals of water conservation is:

a) Sustainability

b) Energy Conservation

c) Habitat Conservation

d) All the above

Ans: (d)

554. How much percentage of total electricity consumption is devoted to water

management?

a) 10%

b) 15%

c) 20%

d) 25%

Ans: (b)

555. The traditional water harvesting system in Rajasthan, a stone embankment is

called:

a) Medhbandi

b) Hembar

c) Naada

d) Chak

Ans: (a)

556. Under section 8 of water ( prevention and control of pollution) Act 1972,
CPCB and SPCB are directed to have at least one meeting in every.

i) Six months ii) Year iii) Three omnths iv) None of the above

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Ans: (III)

557. Under section 8 of water ( prevention and control of pollution) Act 1972
standards for water quality parameters are prescribed by

i) SPCB alone ii) CPCB alone iii) CPCB and SPCB together iv) None of the above

Ans: (ii)

558. The laboratories for water sample analysis from all sources are established
and recognized

i) By CPSB under section 16-A of Act ii) By SPCB under section 16-A of act

iii) By CPCB under section 7A of Act iv) None of the above

Ans: (i)

559. SPCB collaborates with CPCB for

i) For organizing education programmers for public awareness

ii) To get funds expresses

iii) To get guidelines for programmers

iv) None of the above

Ans : (i)

560. SPCB guidelines for various functions are covered in water ( prevention and
control of pollution) Act 1972 under section

i) 16 –A ii) 10-d iii) 7-B iv) None of the above

Ans : (iii)

561. Air ( prevention and control of pollution) Act in India came in force in year

i) 1972 ii) 1986 iii) 1981 iv) None of above

Ans: (iii)

562. Air ( prevention and control of pollution) Act has following objectives (s)

i) Prevention , control of abatement of air pollution

ii) Maintenance of air quality

iii) Establishment of Board for prevention and control of air pollution

iv) None of the above

Ans: ( I)

563. Air ( prevention and control of pollution) Act 1981 , which statements (s) is /
are correct

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i) CPCB and SPCB established under water (prevention and control of pollution) Act 1972 shall also
work for prevention of air pollution.

ii) Separate Air pollution control Boards for centre and state are established.

iii) No Committees / boards are established for control of air pollution

iv) None of the above

Ans: (i)

564. Which of the following grants permission to establish an industrial unit in Air
pollution

i) SPCB ii) CPCB iii) APCB iv) None of the above

Ans: (i)

565. Motor vehicles Act to register vehicles came in force in year

i) 1981 ii) 1939 iii) 1986 iv) None of the above

Ans: ( ii)

566. Which statement (s) are correct for Sir ( prevention and control of pollution)
Act 1981

i) Emissions of air pollutions by an aircraft and ship are excluded from purview of act.

ii) Permission from SPCB is not required to establish an industrial unit outside Air Pollution Control
Area, even if the emissions from it harm air quality in APCA

iii) Immediate action is taken on defaulter a) only (i)and (ii) b) All (i),(ii )and (iii) c) only (iii)

iv) None of the above

Ans: (a)

567. Wildlife ( protection ) Act came in force in year

i) 1981 ii) 1986 iii) 1972 iv) None of the above

Ans : (iii)

568. Wildlife ( protection ) Rules came in force in year

i) 1972 ii) 1973 iii) 1976 iv) None of the above

Ans: (ii)

569. Wildlife ( protection ) Act is adopted by all the states of India except

i) Jharkhand ii) Jammu and Kashmir iii) Union Territories iv) None of the above

Ans : ( II)

570. Wildlife was transferred from state list to concurrent list in year

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i) 1973 ii) 1976 iii) 1972 iv) None of the above

Ans: (ii)

571. Wildlife Advisory Board for regulating hunting of animals was established in
year.

i) 1976 ii) 1986 ii) 1973 iv) None of the above

Ans: (i)

572. Chair person of wildlife advisory Board is

i) Governor of state ii) President of India iii) Prime minister of India iv) None of the above

Ans: (iii)

573. Sanctuaries are declared by the government as the wildlife (protection) Act
under

i) Section 18 of act ii) Section 7 iii) section 35 iv) None of the above

Ans: (i)

574. National parks are declared by state government as per the wildlife
(protection) Act under section

i) Section 7 ii) Section 18 iii) Section 35 iv) None of the above

Ans: (iii)

575. State Government can declare any area as to hunting for a specific period.
This provision is given in wildlife .

i) Section 35 ii) section 37 iii) Section 18 iv) None of the above

Ans: (ii)

576. Section 9 of wildlife (protections) Act restricts person from

i) Killing bird ii) Trading animals iii) Hunting any restricted wild animal iv) None of the above

Ans: (iii)

577. If any wild animal has become dangerous to human life or is disables or
diseased beyond recovery can be hunted by any person with written permission
by chief wildlife warden. This provision is included in wildlife ( protection) Act
under section

i) 9 ii) 11 iii) 37 iv) None of above

Ans: (ii)

578. Any person violating any provisions wildlife (protection) Act is punishable
with

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i) Imprisonment for three years or fine of 25000/- of both

ii) Imprisonment for three years and a fine of Rs. 25000/-

iii) Imprisonment for five years or a fine of 50000/- or both

iv) None of the above

Ans: (i)

579. Under Section 38-A of wildlife ( protection) Act, the central government
constitutes “ Central Zoo Authority” . It consists of following members.

i) A Chairperson , a member secretary and not more than 10 members.

ii) A chairperson, a secretary and 15 members

iii) A chairman, a secretary and 5 members

iv) None of the above

Ans: (I)

580. Central Zoo Authority” performs various functions. Identification of

endangered falls under which of the following section of Act

i) Section 38-C ii) Section 11 and 12 iii) Section 38-A iv) None of the
above

Ans : (ii)

581. Bhopal gas tragedy occurred at

(a) Thermal power plant

(b)Biogas plant

(c) Geothermal plant

(d)Posticide plant

Ans-D

582. The clean air act of 1970 which mandates setting of four primary pollutants
and one secondary pollutant so which is that secondary pollutant

(a)smog (b)ozen

(c) smoke (d) fog

Ans-B

583. which of the natural sources of primary pollutant created by natural is not
human control

(a) volcanoes eruption (b) breaking seas

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(c) pollens (d) all of the

Ans-D

584. Which of the primary pollutant created by nature is emphasized by human?

(a)volcanoes (b) bacteria or viruses

(c)fibre (d) (a) and (c).

Ans-D

585. human activities creating primary pollutant are

(a)chemical processes and atomic processes

(b) combustion procces / heating process

(c)farming/ mining (d) all of above

Ans-D

586. The dissoived material in water must not be more than p.p.m

(a) 150 (b) 140

(c) 152 (d)151

Ans-A

587. Direct source of water pollution inciudes

(a) discharge from factories

(b) discharges from power plants

(c)oil wells

(d) all of these

Ans-D

588. In Direct source of water pollution inciudes

(a) aricultural field (b) feed lots

(d)domesticatication (d) all of these

Ans-D

589. If value high the water useless for other domestics uses also

(a) biological hydrogen demand

(b) biological oxygen demand

(c) biological demand

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(d) all of these

Ans-D

590. halps the growth of algae in water

(a)hydrogen (b) mercury

(c) phosphates (d) cacium

Ans-B

591. the consumption of oxygen from water by algae leads decomposition of

plants and produces toxins as

(a)cadmium (b)strychnine

(c) chlorosis (d)chloro-fluoro-carban

Ans-A

592. foul smell is an indication of pollution

(a) soill (b)earth

(c) water (D) air

Ans-C

593. Industrial discharge includes

(a) Na (b)Cu

(c) Hg (d) all of these

Ans-D

594. agricultrial discharge includes

(a) pesticides (b) herbicides

(c) weedicides (d) all of these

Ans-D

595. agricultrial discharge after of water

(a) pH (b) oxygen

(c) both (a) and (b) (d) none of these

Ans-C

596. Plate are natural purifiers of water

(a) rose (b)neem

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(c) aqua (d) living

Ans-C

597. The main toxic soild substance gets releases in water from industry are

(a)mercury and carbon (b) lead and mercury

(c) phosphate and nitrate (d) oxygen and hydrogen

Ans-B

598. lead affect the which leads to coma or depth

(a) central respiratory system

(b) central nervous systems

(c) central circulatory system

(d) all of above

Ans-B

599. the mercury compound enter in water bodies and get converted bodies into

(a) buty mercury compound

(b) methyl mercury compound

(c) carbonate mercury compound

(d) (a) and (c)

Ans-D

600. the mercury in water bodies get converted into methy mercury compound
due to

(a) pathogenic microbes (b) viral microbes

(c) water microbes (d) anaerobic microbes

Ans-D

601. causes serious effect to human being

(a) soil (b) air

(c) radio-active element (d) hydrogen

Ans-C

602. excess amount of fluriodes causes

(a)mental problem (b) typhoid

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(c) dental problem (d)both (b) and (c)

Ans-d

603. the process of killing the orgnic life from water is called as

(a) Sedimentation (b)Disinfection

(c)filtration (d)none of these

Ans-B

604. in the process disinfection of water used

(a)phosphate (b)nitrate

(c)chlorine (d)fluoride

Ans-C

605. disinfection is done by using

(a)soda powder (b)talc powder

(c)fluorite powder (d)bleaching powder

Ans-D

606. An ecosystem includes:

a)Living organisms b)Non-living objects

C)Noth a and b d)All living organisms and solar energy

Ans.C

607. An ecosystem needs only the input of -----------------for its functioning.

a)Solar Energy b)Wind energy

c)Tidal Energy d)Nuclear Energy

Ans.A

608. Wich one of the following is not a terrestrial ecosystem?

a)Forest b)Aquairum

c)Grassland d)Desert

Ans.B

609. Wich one of the following is an aquatic ecosystem?

a)Forest b)Mountain

c)Wetland d)Desert

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Ans.C

610. This ecosystem is controlled by man made activites:

a)Man-made b)Artificial

c)Both a and b d)Neither a nor b

Ans.C

611. It is land-based ecosystem:

a)Artifical b)Terrestrial

c)Aquatic d)Marine

Ans.B

612. It is water –based ecosystem:

a)Terrestrial b)Aquatic

c)Artificial d)Man-made

Ans:B

613. Running water is known as:

a)Lotic ecosystem b)Lentic ecosystem

c)Both a and b d)Neither a nor b

Ans.A

614. Stagnant water is known as:

a) Lotic ecosystem b) Lontic ecosystem

c) Both a and b d) Neither a nor b

Ans.B

615. Which of the following water body is saline in nature?

a)Lake b)Well

c)Spring d)Estuaries

Ans.D

616. Abiotic components include:

a)Carbon b)Carbohydrate

c)Pressure d)All of the above

Ans.D

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617. All green plants are:

a)Producers b)Consumers

c)Herbivores d)Carnivores

Ans.A

618. They are dependent on others for food:

a)Producers b)Consumers

c)Herbivores d)None of the above

Ans.B

619. Organisms which depend o the producers for food are:

a)Autotrophs b)Heterotrophs

c)Producers d)Self-feeders

Ans.B

620. The organisms that feed on the waste products are:

a)Herbivores b)Carnivores

c)Detrivores d)Omnivores

Ans.C

621. Those animals ,which eat both,plants and animals are:

a)Herbivores b)Carnivores

c)Detrivores d)Omnivores

Ans.D

622. Structural aspect of an ecosystem includes:

a)Producers b)Consumers

c)Decompcsers d)All of the above

Ans.D

623. The flow of energy in ecosystem is:

a)Unidirectional b)Bi-directional

c)Multi-directional d)None of the above

Ans.A

624. Accroding to which law Energy is not created,it is only converted from one

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from to another:

a)Ten-Percent law b)Thermodynamics

c)Grvitational law d)None of the above

Ans.B

625. When we move from one tophic level to another the amout of energy
gradually:

a)Increases b)Decreases

c)Remains same d)None of the above

Ans.B

626. The energy available at each successive trophic level of the previous level is:

a)100% b)50%

c)10% d)0%

Ans.C

627. A food chain operating on the dead remains of te living organisms:

a)Grazing food chain b)Aquatic food chain

c)Detritus food chain d)None of the above

Ans.C

628. Phytoplankton come under:

a)Producers b)Consumers

c)Decomposers d)All of the above

Ans.A

629. Which of the following is not a consumer:

a)Ant b)Antelope

c)Alligator d)Algae

Ans.D

630. Which of the following is not producer:

a)Grass b)Zooplankton

c)Phytoplankton d)Paddy

Ans.B

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631. Failure to comply with the condition prescribed for the protection of forests
resources is punishable with

(a)Imprisonment for 6 month

(b)Fine of Rs.500

(c)Both of the above

(d)None of the above

Ans-(c)

632. A group of individuals of a particular area at a specific time is referred as

(a) Population

(b) Society

(c) Community

(d) City

Ans-(a)

633. India is the seventh-largest country by

(a) Population

(b) Education

(c) Economics

(d) Area

Ans-(d)

634. India ranks second in the world by

(a) Population

(b) Education

(c) Economics

(d) Area

Ans-(a)

635. The level of birth is defined as an index called

(a) Migration

(b) Emigration

(c) Natality

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(d) Mortality

Ans-(c)

636. The level of death is defined as an index called

(a) Migration

(b) Emigration

(c) Natality

(d) Mortality

Ans-(d)

637. The movement of inhabitants from one place to another is called

(a) Migration

(b) Emigration

(c) Natality

(d) Mortality

Ans-(a)

638. The movement of inhabitants back to their home country is called

(a) Transmigration

(b) Emigration

(c) Immigration

(d) Remigration

Ans-(d)

639. The movement of inhabitants entering a new country to settle permanently is

called

(a) Transmigration

(b) Emigration

(c) Immigration

(d) Remigration

Ans-(c)

640. The movement of inhabitants leaving a country to settle in other country is

called

(a) Transmigration

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(b) Emigration

(c) Immigration

(d) Remigration

Ans-(b)

641. The movement of inhabitants from a densely populated area into an area
with a lesser population is called

(a) Transmigration

(b) Emigration

(c) Immigration

(d) Remigration

Ans-(a)

642. The movement of inhabitants from villages to cities is called

(a) Transmigration

(b) Emigration

(c) Urbanization

(d) Remigration

Ans-(c)

643. In the phase of population growth, better health facilities have reduced

(a) Birth rate

(b) Death rate

(c) Economic growth

(d) Environmental growth

Ans-(b)

644. At global level,66.2% population of world is living in

(a) America

(b) Developing countries

(c) Africa

(d) Developed countries

Ans-(b)

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645. Family Welfare Program (FWP) came in

(a)1981

(b)1971

(c)1961

(d)1951

Ans-(d)

646. The slogan of the FWP of India is

(a)Hum do

(b)Hum do hamara ek

(c)Hum do hamara do

(d)None of the above

Ans-(c)

647. According to FWP, one family should not have children more than

(a)1

(b)2

(c)3

(d)4

Ans-(b)

648. Health Triangles includes well-being of

(a) Physical

(b) Mental

(c) Social

(d)All of the above

Ans-(d)

649. Today's need suggests having

(a) Only one child

(b) Many children

(c) Only two children

(d) None of the above

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Ans-(a)

650. One of the methods of female contraception is using the pill of

(a)Digestion

(b)Paracetamol

(c)Anti-inflammation

(d) Oral Contraceptive

Ans-(d)

651. Temporary method of birth control

(a) Condoms

(b)Intrauterine devices

(c)Oral Contraceptive pills

(d)All of the above

Ans-(d)

652. Use of uterine device is the contraceptive method of

(a)Male

(b)Female

(c) Both

(d) None

Ans-(b)

653. Permanent methods of sterilization are done by

(a) Providing pills

(b) Vaccines

(c) Bandage

(d) Surgeries

Ans-(d)

654. Surgeries for family planning are done generally at

(a) Homes

(b) At clinic

(c) Only in cities

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(d) Public health centres

Ans-(d)

655. The permanent method of sterilization in males is

(a)Tubectomy

(b) Vasectomy

(c) Ovulation

(d)Fissure

Ans-(b)

656. Organic compounds which get bioaccumulated without degradation.

A. PoPsB.VOCs C.CFCs D.HC

ANS.A

657. Smoke+Fog makes

A.Smoky fog B.Foggy smoke C.SmogD.Snow

Ans.C

658. Reaction between hydro carbon,ozone in sunlight leads to

A.photochemical Smog

B.photochemicalozonisation of hydrocarbon

C.hydrocarbon degradation

D.chemical smog

Ans. A

659. photochemical smog is an

A.indoor air pollution B.outdoor air pollution

C.Example of air pollution D.none of the above

Ans. B

660. Process of synthesis of food by plant in sunlight

A.photosynthesisB.photogenesis

C.photokineticsD.photolysis

Ans. A

661. Photo synthesis is characteristic feature of

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A.grassesB.green plants

C.Dry plant D.None of the above

Ans.B

662. Release of pollutants from dentifiablesourse

A.Point source B.Sourcing point

C.release point D.Fixed point

Ans.A

663. Smoke stack of factory is example of

A.Non-point source B.point source

C.Industrial source D.fixed point

Ans.B

664. Sewage treatment plant is example of

A.Plant source B.Point source

C.Non-point source D.General source

Ans.C

665. A Company or individual responsible for pollution

A.polluterB.pollutant

C.producerD.pollution

Ans.A

666. Addition of contaminant to atmosphere causing disturbance in natural

condition.

A.pollutionB.polluter

C.pollutantD.polluting

Ans.A

667. A plant that can produce food is called

A. Provider B.producer

C.ConsumerD.Developer

Ans.B

668. Amount of rain in an area over a period of time measured in cms or inches

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A.rainfallB.Flood

C.Rain level D. None of the above

Ans.A

669. Rain fall is measured in--------- UNITS

A.centimeters or inches B.PPM

C.millimeters or kilometers D. Inches or kilometers

Ans.A

670. A tropical forest having high rainfall is called-------

A.RainforrestB.Rainfall forest

C, Rainy forest D.None of the above

Ans.A

671. A rain forest usually gets rains more than-------cm

A.500 b.250C.100 D.350

Ans.B

672. Process of converting waste into useful material----------

A.RecyclingB.RefusedC.reducedD.Reforming

Ans.A

673. Metals,glass,plastics can be-------

A.recycledB.refusedC.reducedD.reformed

Ans.A

674. Growing more trees in area of forest----------

A.reforestationB.forest depletion

C.forestationD.afforestation

Ans.A

675. The resources which are inexhaustible or which last long ---

A.Renewable resources B.recyclable resources

C.reusable resources D.evergreen resources

Ans.A

676. A 27 page document approved at Rio-de-janero earth summit in

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1992

A.Rio declaration B.earth summit directives

c.rio directives D.riodirectives

ANS.A

677. Percentage of salt in water is expressed as------

A.Salt B. salinityC.saltinessD.None of above

ANS.B

678. -------is used to clean waste gases .

A.ScrubberB.cleanerC.rubberD.filter

Ans.A

679. Scrubber is a device used to-----waste gases.

A.CleanB.WashC.dilute D filter

Ans.A

680. Soil pollution occurs due to---------

A.Excessive insecticides /pesticides

B.Dumpinggarbage,rubbishetc

C.Both of above D.Needicid

Ans.C

681. Nuclear accifent may accur due to:

(a) leakage or reaction.

(b) nuclear weapons or war.

(c) nuclear war/weapon/reaction/fuel leakage.

(d) None of the above

Ans: (c)

682. Nuclear accident, when occurs, gives out soot which is _______in colour.

(a) Hazy white. (b) Cloudy grey.

(c) Black. (d) None of the above.

Ans: (c)

683. The back soot spreaded absorb _______radiation.

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(a) Famous. (b) UV.

(c) Solar. (d) None of the above.

Ans:(c).

684. ______Effected/ left, as solar radiation are absorbed by soot, can not reach
Earth.

(a) Raining. (b) Cooling.

(c) Thundering. (d) None of the above.

Ans: (b).

685. Cooling resulted during nuclear accident, also

release water vapours and_____gas.

(a) SO2. (b) CO2.

(c)NO2. (d) None of the above.

Ans:(b).

686. Phenomenon opposite to global warming is _____

(a) Infira red. (b) Nuclear winter.

(c) UV radiation. (d) None of the above.

Ans:(b).

687. Modern fusion bombs are also known as

(a) Nuclear bomb. (b) Explosive of H2.

(c) Fire extenguisher. (d) None of the above.

Ans: (a).

688. _____ is a new currency.

(a) Carbon credits. (b) US dollars.

(c) Swiss Franks. (d) None of the above.

Ans: (a).

689. Carbon credits are also called

(a) Emissions permit.

(b) Pollution control.

(c) Environment ethic.

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(d) None of the above.

Ans:(a).

690. Carbon credits is a ______given to countries

reducing green house gasses emissions.

(a) Certificate. (b) Value.

(c) Price. (d) None of the above.

Ans:(a).

691. Sequestration involves :

(a) Aforestation and reforestation

(b) Deforestation.

(c) Plantation.

(d) None of the above.

And :(a).

692. One of the outcome of Kyoto protocols is

(a) Carbon credits . (b) Green chemistry.

(c) Conventional energy . (d) None of the above.

Ans: (a).

693. From Feb. 2005._____was enforced.

(a) Kyoto protocols. (b) Green fuel.

(c) Bio energy. (d) None of the above.

Ans: (a).

694. Kyoto protocols has created legally binding

emissions targets for ______countries.

(a) Developed. (b) Developing.

(c) Western. (d) None of the above.

Ans: (b).

695. Wind farm installation can generate.

(a) Carbon credits.

(b) Green house gasses.

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(c) Photochemic smog.

(d) None of the above.

Ans:(a).

696. Use of renewable energy sources can replace.

(a) Fossil fuel. (b) Solar power.

(c) Hydropower. (d) None of the above.

Ans:(a).

697. Which of the following term describes rise in

temperature due to green house gasses?

(a) Paradoxical warming.

(b) Global warming.

(c) Sun stroke.

(d) None of the above.

Ans:(b).

698. One chlorine atom is estimated to destroy up to how many ozone molecules
approximately?

(a) About 1 lakh. (b) About 2 lakh.

(c) More than 5 lakh. (d) None of the above.

Ans: (a).

699. The open water reservoir face _____of water.

(a) Evaporation. (b) Reduction.

(c) Waste water. (d) None of the above.

Ans: (a).

700. Methane captured from land fills Stokes can generate :

(a) Hydro power.

(b) Solar power.

(c) Carbon credits.

(d) None of the above.

Ans:(c).

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701. The United Nation Conference on the Human

Environment held in:

(a) Stockholm. (b) Paris.

(c) London. (d) Japan.

Ans:(a).

702. The United Nation Conference on the human Environment held in:

(a) June 1972. (b) July 1972.

(c) August 1972. (d) September 1972.

Ans:(a).

703. The Environment Protection Act came into force from:

(a) 1985. (b) 1986.

(c) 1987. (d) 1988.

Ans: (b).

704. The Air Prevention and Control Act came into force from :

(a) 1981. (b) 1971.

(c) 1961. (d) 1951.

Ans:(a).

705. The Pollution level in the atmosphere is measured in:

(a) Part per million. (b) Milligrams.

(c) Micrograms per cubic meter.

(d) All of the above.

Ans:(d)..

706. The maintenance of fertile soil are performed by ___ .

a) land

b) Mountain

c) Forest

d) River

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ans – c) Forest

707. Within rural regions, farmers plants, trees to provide___.

a) live stock with shelter

b) to Stabilise land

c) Improve degraded agricultural land

d) All the above

Ans – d) All the above

708. Deforestation is the clearing of normal ___.

a) Forest

b) Farms

c) Plants

d) Crops

Ans – a) Forest

709. Deforestation is done by ___.

a) Logging

b) Burning the trees

c) Both a & b

d) None

Ans – c) Both a & b

710. Forest plays a vital role in the conversation of biodiversity___.

a) True

b) False

c) Both

d) None

Ans – a) True

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711. United nations & world bank have started reducing emissions from
deforestation & forest deguradation___.

a) True

b) False

c) Both

d) None

Ans – a) True

712. REDD stands for Reducing Emissions from Deforestation & Deguardation___.

a) True

b) False

c) Neither true nor false

d) None

Ans – a) True

713. Minerals are non-renewable sources___.

a) False

b) True

c) Neither true nor false

d) None

Ans – b) True

714. Energy minerals are___.

a) Coal

b) Oil

c) Gas

d) All the above

Ans – d) All the above

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715. To support 8% – 9% of GDP growth mining sector has to do well___.

a) True

b) False

c) Neither true nor false

d) None

Ans – a) True

716. GDP growth depends upon___.

a) Industrial sector

b) IT sector

c) Mining sector

d) Agricultural sector

Ans – c) Mining sector

717. Building materials are obtained from___.

a) Industrial sector

b) Mining sector

c) IT sector

d) Agricultural sector

Ans- b) Mining sector

718. The mineral resources are classified as___.

a) Energy minerals

b) Construction materials

c) Metals

d) All the above

Ans – d) All the above

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719. Heavy redioactive metals are___.

a) Uranium

b) Thorium

c) Both a & b

d) None

Ans – c) Both a & b

720. Draught & changes in routine whether pattern are responsible for___.

a) Water depletion

b) Ozone depletion

c) Both a & b

d) None

Ans – a) Water depletion

721. The large scale exploitation of mineral in 1760 began in___.

a) India

b) England

c) Russia

d) Europe

Ans – b) Enland

722. Large scale exploitation of mineral began in the industrial revolution around
___ in england.

a) 1753

b) 1760

c) 1751

d) 1761

Ans – b) 1760

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723. Large scale exploitation of mineral result in ___in england.

a) Green revolution

b) Natural revolution

c) England revolution

d) Industrial revolution

Ans – d) Industrial revolution

724. Mineral have large demand & ___in inadequate.

a) Mining

b) Supply

c) Need

d) Minerals

Ans – b) Supply

725. Gemstone-dimond are examples of ___.

a) Metal

b) Industrial materials

c) Construction materials

d) Energy minerals

Ans – b) Industrial materials

726. ____% of earth population are experiencing water scarcity.

a) 10

b) 20

c) 30

d) 40

Ans – c) 30%

727. 30% of earth population are experiencing water scarcity.

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a) True

b) False

c) Both

d) None

Ans – a) True

728. ___% of earth is covered by water.

a) 10

b) 80

c) 70

d) 50

Ans – c) 70%

729. Mining causes ___.

a) Soil erosion

b) Affect marine life

c) Birth deformities

d) All the above

Ans – d) All the above

730. Soil erosion due to mining is ___ times more than all rivers.

a) 10

b) 20

c) 30

d) 15

Ans – a) 10

731. Biogeochemical cycling links ________ and _________

Components in ecosystem

(1) Plants and animal (2) Living and non-living

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(2) Organic and inorganic (4) None of the above

Ans : (2)

732. Food chain and food web concept is associated with __________

Transformations.

(1) Chemical (2) Ecological

(2) Energy (4) None of the above

Ans : (3)

733. _________ eat plants and plant products.

(1) Camivores (2) Herbivores

(3) Animal (4) None of the above

Ans : (2)

734. ____________ survive in herbivores.

(1) Plants (2) Camivores

(2) Aquatics (4) None of the above

Ans : (2)

735. Those which consume dropping of all us.

(1) Detritivores (2) Herbivores

(3) Carnivores (4) None of the above

Ans : (1)

736. Dead tissues and waste product are used by

(1) Destritivores (2) Metagens

(3) Soil (4) None of the above

Ans : (1)

737. Detritivores, Herbivores, Carnivores are part of

(1) Food chain (2) World

(3) Ecosystem (4) None of the above

Ans : (1)

738. Energy flows from ________ to ___________

(1) Bottom , top (2) Top, bottom

(3) Earth, moon (4) None of the above

Ans : (1)

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739. Amount of energy _________ from bottom of top.

(1) Increases (2) Decreases

(3) Remains same (4) None of the above

Ans : (2)

740. In food chain, Grass hopper is __________ consumer.

(1) Primary (2) Secondary

(3) Initial (4) None of the above

Ans : (1)

741. Snake is ______ consumer in food chain.

(1) Secondary (2) Tertiary

(3) Primary (4) None of the above

Ans : (1)

742. In the prensence of sun and water, _______ produced food.

(1) Decomposer (2) Producer

(3) Consumer (4) None of the above

Ans : (2)

743. Fubgi act as ________ in food chain.

(1) Decomposer (2) Producer

(3) Consumer (4) None of the above

Ans : (1)

744. Decomposer helps to send ________ to producers.

(1) Components (2) Nutrients

(3) Constituents (4) None of the above

Ans : (2)

745. Grass is categorized as _________ in grazer food chain.

(1) Plants (2) Producers

(3) Vegetable (4) None of the above

Ans : (2)

746. Hawk act as ________ consumer in a grazer food chain.

(1) Primary (2) Secondary

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(3) Tertiary (4) None of the above

Ans : (3)

747. ______ and ¬¬¬¬¬¬¬______ are types of food chain.

(1) Grazer, Detritus (2) Natural, synthetic

(3) Organic, Inorganic (4) None of the above

Ans : (1)

748. In ____ food chain, dead organic matter is serves as principal Energy input.

(1) Detritus (2) Flowing

(3) Original (4) None of the above

Ans : (1)

749. Any food chain has no more than ______ links.

(1) 4 to 5 (2) 3

(3) 3 to 4 (4) None of the above

Ans : (1)

750. The interconnected food chains from _______

(1) Ecosystem (2) Enviroment

(3) Food web (4) None of the above

Ans : (3)

751. In food web, food chains are __________

(1) Interconnected (2) Cycled

(3) Joined (4) None of the above

Ans : (1)

752. Food webs are very ______.

(1) Simple (2) Small

(3) Complicated (4) None of the above

Ans : (3)

753. Most animals are part of more than _______ food chain.

(1) One (2) Two

(3) Three (4) None of the above

Ans : (1)

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754. Any food web indicates that _____ is connected to _______ else.

(1) Everything, Everything (2) Nothing, Everything

(3) Everything, Nothing (4) None of the above

Ans : (1)

755. Ecological pyramid is a ________ representation.

(1) Geological (2) Pyramidal

(3) Graphical (4) None of the above

Ans : (3)

756. Which one of the following is not type of biodiversity?

a) Genetic

b) Species

c) Biology

d) None of the above

Ans: c)

757. Which of the following forms level of biodiversity ?

a) Alpha biodiversity

b) Delta biodiversity

c) Species biodiversity

d) None of the above

Ans: a)

758. Measurement of overall diversity for different ecosystems within reason

comes under which of the following level ?

a) Alpha

b) Beta

c) Gama

d) None of the above

Ans: c)

759. Whittaker described three metrics to measure species biodiversity ?

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a) Species richness

b) Simpson index

c) Shannon-wiener index

d) None of the above

Ans: a)

760. Which of the following index used to calculate trend in population size of c/s
of species ?

a) Mean species abundance index

b) Simpsons index

c) Species richness

d) None of the above

Ans: a)

761. Which of the following types of uses of biodiversity ?

a) Consumptive and productive uses

b) Only productive uses

c) Only consumptive uses

d) None of the above

Ans: a)

762. Several agricultural disaster occurs due to lack of biodiversity . which of the
following term is used to describe “lack of biodiversity” ?

a) Aquaculture

b) Pollination

c) Monoculture

d) None of the above

Ans: c)

763. Irtish potato famine is an agricultural disaster. In which year it had occurred ?

a) 1970

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b) 1971

c) 1972

d) None of the above

Ans: a)

764. US Southern Corn Leaf Blight epidemic is an agriculture disaster of 1970 .

which of following contributed as a major cause for it ?

a) Biome

b) Bioculture

c) Monoculture

d) None of the above

Ans: c)

765. Which of the following describes value of biodiversity ?

1 Gardening , collecting butterflies

2 botanical garden

3. Clearing land for civil uses

a) Both 1. & 2.

b) only 2.

c) both 2 & 3.

d) None of the above

Ans: a)

766. Which of the following statement is correct for India ?

th
a) India is the 7 largest country in the world with mega diversity

b) India has no rank in world w.r.t. biodiversity

c) Coasts in india do not play role in biodiversity

d) None of the above

Ans: a)

767. Which of the following is major biodiversity in Maharashtra .

a) Deccan peninsula – chhoa Nagpur

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b) Deccan peninsula – Deccan South

c) Deccan peninsula – Central Highlands

d) None of the above

Ans: a)

768. Which of the following has largest desert ?

a) Kutch

b) West coast

c) Nicobars

d) None of the above

Ans: a)

769. Which of the following are Islnds ?

a) Andman and nicobars

b) Lakshadweep

c) Malbar plains

d) None of the above

Ans: a)

770. Which of the following are semi Arids?

a) Punjab, Gujrat , Rajputana

b) Malabar Plains

c) Nicobars

d) None of the above

Ans: a)

771. Himalyan mountain falls in which region ?

a) 2A, 2B, 2C, 2D

b) 8A

c) 6B

d) None of the above

Ans: a)

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772. Himalyan region is divided into North west ,central and East Himalayas.
These are known as :

a) Biotic provinces

b) Mountain ranges

c) Abiotic regions

d) None of the above

Ans: a)

773. Alpine zone of Himalaya lies very and is full of particular type of trees. Which
of the following is correct description for height and type of tree ?

a) 12000+ft altitude , Timber trees.

b) 5500-12000ft altitude, Kailand chir, Deodar

c) 5000 ft altitude, Shisham trees

d) None of the above

Ans: a)

774. Laddakh mountains and Tibetan plateau are part of :

a) Trans Himalaya region

b) Desert

c) Semi –arid

d) None of the above

Ans: a)

775. Kutch and Thar comprise majority of :

a) Western Ghats

b) Himalayan region

c) Deserts

d) None of the above

Ans: c)

776. Aravali mountain are covering states such as :

a) Gujrat, M.P, Rajastan

b) Laddakh mountain

c) Coastal region

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d) None of the above

Ans: a)

777. Which of the river plain extends upto Himalayan Foot Hills ?

a) The Gangetic plain

b) Punjab plain

c) Bramhaputra valley

d) None of the above

Ans: a)

778. The Gangetic plain extends through which of the states ?

a) Western U.P and West Bengal

b) Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh

c) West Bengal

d) None of the above

Ans: a)

779. The North–East India comprises of :

a) Himalayan hill ranges

b) Aravali hill ranges

c) Non-Himalayan hill ranges

d) None of the above

Ans: c)

780. Cheerapunji is situated in which of the following regions in india ?

a) The western Ghats

b) The North-East India

c) The North India

d) None of the above

Ans: b)

781. Deforestation causes decrease in a)Land forming b)Land diversity

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c)Biodiversity d)None

Ans:(c)

782. ------of world's known biodiversity lives in the rainforest

a)70% b)80%

c)60% d)90%

Ans:(b)

783. The reduction of forest contributes to about 12% of anthropogenic -------

emissions

a)carbon-dioxide b)oxygen

c)Hydrogen d)Nitrogen

Ans:(a)

784. Landslides occur near ------area

a)Forest b)Vegetative

c)Both (a)and(b) d)Deforestation

Ans:(d)

785. soil erosion causes-----near ----area

a)Landslides,forest

b)Deforested,Vegetative

c)None

d)Landslides

Ans:(d)

786. Which of term is correct?

1)Deforestation causes global warming

2)Deforestation causes soil erosion

3)Deforestation causes increase in biodiversity

4)Deforestation causes landslides

a)only(3) b)Both (1) and(3)

c)only (2) d)only (1),(2),(4)

Ans:(d)

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787. What Programs are carried out worldwide to stop deforestation.

a)Educate citizens to use the forest in a more sustainable way

b)To repair the damage that deforestation has done.

c)To Protect the forest land and vegetation cover.

d)All the above.

Ans:(d)

788. Who have started reducing emissions from Deforestation and forest
Degradation.

a)Russia and Europe

b)UK and Brazil

c)United states and world Bank

d)All the above

Ans:(c)

789. Water is used as-------in industries.

a)Solvent

b)Cooling agent

c)Cleaning agent

d)All the above.

Ans:(d).

790. Deplection of water resources is a--------.

a)Local problem

b)Private Problem

c)Global Problem

d)Not a problem

Ans:(c)

791. The liquid water component of the earth is called as-

a)Lithosphere b)Hemisphere

c)Hydrosphere d)Androsphere

Ans:(c)

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792. The hydrosphere covers about -----of the surface of the earth.

a)70% b)90%

c)60% d)50%

Ans:(a)

793. Sources of water are.

a)Surface water

b)Underground water

c)Both(a)and(b)

d)None.

Ans:(d)

794. Surface water sources are

a)Streams

b)Oceans

c)Wells

d)Both(a)and(b)

Ans:(d)

795. Underground water sources are.

a)Sea b)Lakes

c)Wells d)Both(a)and(b).

Ans:(c)

796. Bore well is a source of ------

a)Surface water

b)Underground water

c)Both(a)and(b)

d)None.

Ans:(b)

797. ------of these pollute water.

a)Waste and by-product from industries

b)Disposal of municipal waste.

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c)Assimilation of agricultural waste.

d)All the above.

Ans:(d).

798. Cause of flood is due to------.

a)Deforestation

b)Migration

c)Industrialization

d)Only (b)and(c)

Ans:(a).

799. Floods cause -------.

a)Damage to infrastructure.

b)Lead to landslides.

c)Drowning.

d)All the above.

Ans:(d).

800. Consumption of polluted water causes------.

a)Gastrointestinal diseases.

b)Kidney failure.

c)Heart attack

d)Nervous system damage.

Ans:(a)

801. Water borne disease include ------

a)Cardiovascular disease

b)Psychosocial disturbance

c)Hypothermia

d)None of the above

Ans:(d)

802. Water borne disease includes---

a)Hepatitis A

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b)Hypothermia

c)Psychosocial

d)Cardiovascular incidents

Ans:(a)

803. Water borne disease include-----.

a)Pathogenic,E-coli/Shingella.

b)Hepatitis A,Leptospirosis

c)Giardiasis,Amoebiasis

d)All the above

Ans:(d)

804. Floods affect ------

a)Damage to water supply

b)IT sector

c)Industrial product

d)Only(b)and(c)

Ans:(a)

805. Floods cause damage to petrol storage system.

a)True b)False

c)Both d)None.

Ans:(a).

806. Ecological pyramid shows __________ productivity

A. Biome
B. Biomass
C. Organic
D. None of the above

Ans: Biomass

807. In ecological pyramid producers are shown at ______________

A. Top
B. Base
C. Periphery
D. None of the above

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Ans: Base

808. Primary producers are followed by ______________ consumers

A. Secondary
B. Primary
C. All
D. None of the above

Ans: Primary

809. Tertiary consumers are shown at ____________ of ecological pyramid.

A. Base
B. Top
C. Corners
D. None of the above

Ans: Top

810. Ecologica pyramid is ____________ in shape.

A. Circular
B. Triangular
C. Oval
D. None of the above

Ans: Triangular

811. Ecological pyramid is ____________ unshap.

A. Plants, animals
B. Producers, consumers
C. Consumers, producers
D. None of the above

Ans: Producers,consumers

812. ___________ pyramids show amount of organic matter in an organism.

A. Biomass
B. Biome
C. Biotic
D. None of the above

Ans : Biomass

813. Pyramid of ________shows turnover of biomass at each topic at each tropic

level.

A. Productivity
B. Production

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C. Consumption
D. None of the above
Ans: productivity

814. productivity pyramid shows flow of ____________ in food chain.

A. Production
B. Turnover
C. Energy
D. None of the above
Ans: Energy

815. productivity is expressed as _____________ unit.

A. Grams per meter2 per year

B. Calories meter2 per year
C. Both above
D. None of the above

Ans: Both above

816. In all ecological pyramids are always at ____________

A. Center
B. Bottom
C. Top
D. None of the above

Ans: Bottom

817. __________ % energy is used to build new biomass in ecological pyramid.

A. 25
B. 10
C. 10-¬¬¬¬25
D. None of the above

Ans: 10

818. In____________ pyramid, each step us 10% the size of previous step.

A. Productivity
B. Ecological
C. Biomass
D. None of the above

Ans: Productivity

819. Pyramid of numbers is graphical representation ___________ at each level in

food chain.

A. Production
B. Population

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C. Consumer
D. None of the above

Ans : Population

820. The __________ itself is a major ecosystem.

A. Air
B. Sun
C. Earth
D. None of theabove

Ans: Earth

821. Island is example of ___________ ecosystem.

A. Water
B. Earth
C. Ocean
D. None of the above

Ans: Ocean

822. Grass lands is example of __________ water ecosystem.

A. Fresh
B. Waste
C. Polluted
D. None of the above
Ans: Fresh

823. Forests are part of __________________ ecosystem.

A. Tropical
B. Terrestrial
C. Marine
D. None of the above

Ans: Terrestrial

824. Regional ecosystem governed by temperature and other atmospheric

parameters is knows __________

A. Biomass
B. Biome
C. Biotic
D. None of the above

Ans: Biome

825. Grass lands have ______ and ____________ content of O2

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A. Rich, High

B. Poor, High

C. Poor ,Low

D. None of the above

Ans : Rich, High

826. Grass lands have ________ and ___________ grasses.

A. Thick, Thin

B. Denes, Tall

C. Dense, Thick

D. None of the above

Ans : Denes, Tall

827. In coniferous forest,________ are cold.

A. Stones

B. Winter

C. Seasons

D. None of the above

Ans: Winter

828. In Deciduous forest,___________ are warm.

A. Summer
B. All seasons
C. Nc seasons
D. None of the above

Ans : summer

829. Short, strong leafy, thorny plants are _________________ .

A. Cacti
B. Barry
C. Legumes
D. None of the above

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Ans: Cacti

830. Chaparrels are found in ___________.

A. Austria
B. Australia
C. Africa
D. None of the above

Ans: Africa

831. Pollution includes substance in which form.

a) Gaseous

b) Liquid

c) Solid

d) All the above

Ans: (d)

832. Aerosols are example of

a) Degradable

b) Non degradable pollutant

c) Slowly degradable pollutant

d) None

Ans: (c)

833. Air pollution was tracked a way back to the period of

a) 400 BC

b) 500 BC

c) 600 BC

d) None

Ans: (a)

834. In 1952, ------ was attacked by smog.

a) Indian

b) Canada

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c) London

d) China

Ans: (c)

835. Industrial revolution in ------ made the air pollution a serious problem in

a) African countries

b) European countries

c) American countries

d) South African countries

Ans: (b)

836. First Anti-pollution act restrict people for using

a) Coal

b) Fuel

c) Both (a) and (b)

d) Petrol

Ans: (a)

837. First anti-pollution act restrict people from using coal for

a) Industrial purpose

b) Party purpose

c) Domestic purpose

d) Fuel

Ans: (c)

838. First anti-pollution act was made in which year?

a) 1972

b) 1992

c) 1271

d) 1273

Ans: (d)

839. First anti-pollution act was made by?

a) Thermos Edison

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b) Isaac Newton

c) King Edward I

d) Martin Luther king

Ans: (c)

840. London was attacked by smog in

a) 1973

b) 1952

c) 1962

d) 1983

Ans: (b)

841. Use of ------ as the domestic energy producer, made air pollution more
prononunced.

a) Coal

b) Petrol

c) Diesel

d) Uranium

Ans: (a)

842. Air pollution was tracked way back to the period of

a) Hippocrates

b) Homo sapiens

c) Homo sapiens sapiens

d) None

Ans: (a)

843. Large Industries using big auto machines create sound

a) Below 60 dB

b) Above 90 dB

c) Below 100 dB

d) Above 100 dB

Ans: (b)

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844. The rocket engine creates the noise pollution

a) Below 190 dB

b) Below 100 dB

c) Above 190 dB

d) Above 100 dB

Ans: (c)

845. The acidic gases like O3 , SO2 , NO2 affect the strength of_______

a) Building

b) Bridges

c) Textile

d) Iron bars

Ans: (c)

846. The world looked a economics status alone as a measure of:

a) Human development

b) Technology

c) Success

d) Welfare

Ans: (a)

847. The term sustainable development came in:

a) 1977

b) 1987

c) 1997

d) 2007

Ans: (b)

848. The term ‘sustainable development’ rose to significance after the:

a) World war

b) Independence

c) Brundtland Commission

d) None of the above

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Ans: (c)

849. The Sustainable development is development that meets the needs of the:

a) Past

b) Present

c) Future

d) None of the above

Ans: (b)

850. The two key concept of Sustainable development are:

a) Limitations

b) Needs

c) Both

d) None

Ans: (c)

851. Water conservation is managing of:

a) Sea water

b) Rain water

c) Fresh water

d) Ocean water

Ans: (c)

852. The goals of water conservation is:

a) Sustainability

b) Energy Conservation

c) Habitat Conservation

d) All the above

Ans: (d)

853. How much percentage of total electricity consumption is devoted to water

management?

a) 10%

b) 15%

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c) 20%

d) 25%

Ans: (b)

854. The traditional water harvesting system in Rajasthan, a stone embankment is

called:

a) Medhbandi

b) Hembar

c) Naada

d) Chak

Ans: (a)

855. The traditional water harvesting system in Rajasthan, a small temporary dam
is called:

a) Medhabandi

b) Hembar

c) Naada

d) Chak

Ans: (b)

856. The only true antelope found in india is:

a) Chinkara

b) Chausingha

c) Black buck

d) Neelgai

Ans: (c)

857. The separation of an ecosystem into small pieces of land is called as:

a) Extinction

b) Over-exploitation

c) Fragmentation

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d) Magnification

Ans: (c)

858. The increasing concentration of toxic substances in organisms as trophic

levels increase in a food chain is called as:

As it is above question’s option

Ans: (d)

859. DDT is a:

A) Pesticide

B) Fungicide

C) Insecticide

D) None of the above

Ans:(a)

860. Acid Rain and Eutrophication is the result of:

A) Population

B) Extinction

C) Pollution

D) Forestation

Ans: (c)

861. waterways cause:

a) Algae growth

b) Pest growth

c) Insect growth

d) Fungal growth

Ans: (a)

862. The flow of fertilizers, animal wastes, sewage, rich in nitrogen and
phosphorus into waterways causes:

a) Extinction

b) Over-exploitation

c) Fragmentation

d) Eutrophication

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Ans: (d)

863. Tigers are killed for their:

a) Ivory

b) Skin and bones

c) Horns

d) Gall bladders

Ans:(b)

864. Illegal killing of endangered species is known as:

a) Rusting

b) Poaching

c) Thieving

d) Plundering

Ans: (b)

865. Bears are killed for their:

a) Ivory

b) Skin and bones

c) Horns

d) Gall bladders

Ans: (d)

866. Elephants are killed for their:

a) Ivory

b) Skin and bones

c) Horns

d) Gall bladders

Ans: (a)

867. Deer are killed for their:

a) Perfume

b) Skin and bones

c) Horns

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d) Ivory

Ans: (a)

868. Rhinos are killed for their:

a) Shells

b) Skin and bones

c) Horns

d) Perfume

Ans: (c)

869. Corals and shells are collected for export on the beach of:

a) Mumbai

b) Goa

c) Diu

d) Chennai

Ans:(d)

870. Grasslands are degraded by:

a) Overgrazing

b) Over exploitation

c) Overpopulation

d) Over use

Ans: (a)

871. It is conserving the areas where populations of species exist naturally:

a) Ex-situ

b) In-situ

c) Both

d) None

Ans:(b)

872. How many national parks are there in Maharashtra?

a) 10

b) 15

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c) 5

d) 20

Ans:(c)

873. How many Sanctuaries are there in Maharashtra?

A) 31

B) 32

C) 33

D) 34

Ans: (d)

874. In India, Pelicans breed in:

a) Kokkare Bellur

b) Koonthankulam

c) Nelapettu

d) All of the above

Ans:(a)

875. Harike Wetlands are in:

a) Rajasthan

b) Manipur

c) Punjab

d) Orissa

Ans: (c)

876. Chilika Lake and abahitarkanika Mangroves are in:

a) Kerla

b) Manipur

c) Punjab

d) Rajasthan

Ans: (d)

877. Sambhar Lake and Keoladeo is in:

a) Kerla

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b) Manipur

c) Punjab

d) Orissa

Ans: (d)

878. Loktak Lake is in:

a) Kerla

b) Manipur

c) Punjab

d) orissa

Ans: (b)

879. Bhoj Werlands is in:

a) Rajasthan

b) Madhya Pradesh

c) Punjab

d) Orissa

e) Ans: (b)

880. Vembanand kol is in :

a) Kerla

b) Manipur

c) Panjab

d) Orisa

Ans: (a)

881.
_____________ is just below Tundra.

A. Chapparrel
B. Rain forest
C. Taiga
D. None of the above

Ans : Taiga

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882.
Biome above 10000 feet is _______

A. Tundra
B. Taiga
C. Alpine
D. None of the above

Ans: Alpine

883.
iome just below Himalayan mountain is ___________________

A. Alpine
B. Taiga
C. Taiga
D. None of the above

Ans: Alpine

884.
Alpine is on ________________ feet height.

A. 5000
B. 7000
C. 10000
D. None of the above

Ans: 10000

885.
Alpine has summer form____________ to ____________

A. March, May
B. June, September
C. April, June
D. None of the above

Ans: June, September

886.
____________ has drastic fluctuation.

A. Alpine
B. Tundra
C. Taiga
D. None of the above

Ans : Alpine

887.

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lpine region ______________ animals have __________ lungs.

A. Large
B. Small
C. Normal
D. None of the above

Ans : Large

888.
n Alpine,October to May is _____________ season.

A. Monsoon
B. Winter
C. Summer
D. None of the above

Ans: Winter

889.
n Alpine, animals are __________ in height.

A. Normal
B. Short
C. Average
D. None of the above

Ans: Short

890.
n Alpine, animals ______________ legs.

A. Four
B. Short
C. Bent
D. None of the above

Ans: Short

891.
n Alpine, animals have large lungs ,to survive _____________ pressure and
_________ O2 content.

A. High, Low
B. Low, High
C. High, High
D. None of the above

Ans: High, Low

892.

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n Alpine, animals have __________ blood vessels.

A. More
B. Large
C. Thick
D. None of the above

Ans : More

893.
nimals in Alpine region have ____________ blood vessels to store more
____________

A. More Haemoglobin
B. Thick, O2
C. Large, Blood
D. None of the above

Ans : More Haemoglobin

894.
n Alpine _____________ also have adaptations as animals.

A. Plants
B. Humans
C. Aquatics
D. None of the above

Ans : Humans

895.
ust like in Alpines, in __________ also have adaptations of lungs.

A. Nepal
B. Canada
C. India
D. None of the above

Ans : Nepal

896.
eople in Nepal / Tibet are Called _____________

A. Sherapas
B. Gorkha
C. Himalayan
D. None of the above

Ans :Sherapas

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897.
About ____________ % area of earth is Oceans

A. 75
B. 40
C. 30
D. None of the above

Ans : 75

898.
lants under ocean are ___________

A. Aquatic
B. Aquifers
C. Oceanic
D. None of the above

Ans : Aquifers

899.
Aquifers prepare food by _____________

A. Metabolism
B. Photosynthesis
C. Photolysis
D. None of the above

Ans : Photosynthesis

900.
Nearly _____________ % photosynthesis takes place in ocean by aquifers

A. 75
B. 40
C. 100
D. None of the above

Ans : 40

901.
ccess of O2 is more in _____________ Ocean water

A. Deep
B. Shallow
C. Entire
D. None of the above

Ans : Shallow

902.

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hotosynthesis does not take place in _____________ Ocean water.

A. Deep
B. Shallow
C. Both above
D. None of the above

Ans : Deep

903.
ue to absence of photosynthesis, deep ocean is rich in _________________

A. Minerals
B. O2
C. Aquifers
D. None of the above

Ans : Minerals

904.
Minerals /Oils / Salts mainly occurs in ____________

A. Deep ocean
B. Shallow ocean
C. Air
D. None of the above

Ans : Deep ocean

905.
he back soot separaded absorbed______radiations

a)Gamma b)UV

c)solar d)None of the above.

Ans:(b)

906. _____is effected/left,as solar radiation are

absorbed by soot,cannot reach Earth.

a)Raining b)Cooling

c)Thundering d)None of the above.

Ans:(c)

907. cooling resulted during nuclear,accident also

realises water vapours and _______gas.

a)SO2 b) CO2

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c)NO2 d) None of the above.

Ans:(b)

908. Phenomenon is opposite to global warming

is________

a)Infra red b)Nuclear winter

c)UV radiation d)Non of the above.

Ans:(b)

909. Modern fusion bombs are also known as______.

a)Nuclear bombs.

b)Explosives of H2

c)Fire extinguisher

d) None of the above

Ans:(a)

910. _____is a new currency.

a)Carbon credits. b)US dollars

c)Swiss frank. d) None of the above.

Ans:(a)

911. Carbon credits is also called_________.

a)Emissions permits.

b)Pollution control

c)Environment ethics

d) None of the above.

Ans:(a)

912. Carbon credits is a______ given to a countries

reducing green house gases emisions.

a)Certificate b)Value

c)Price d) None of the above.

Ans:(a)

913. Sequestration involves:

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a)Aforestation and reforestation

b)Deforestation

c)Plantation

d) None of the above.

Ans:(a)

914. SPCB stands for

(1) State Pollution Control Board

(2) Service Protection Control Bureau

(3) Security Protection Control Board

(4) None of the above

Ans.: (1)

915. The chairman of CPCB is nominated by

(1) Central government (2) State government

(3) Prime minister (4) None of the above

Ans.: (1)

916. Chairman on SPCB is nominated by

(1) Central government (2) Prime minister

(3) State government (4) None of the above

Ans.: (3)

917. Under section 8 of water (prevention and control of pollution) Act 1972 ,
CPCB and

SPCB are directed to have at least one meeting in every

(1) Six months (2) Year (3) Three months (4) None of the above

Ans.: (3)

918. Air (Prevention and control of pollution) Act in India came in force in year

(1) 1972 (2) 1981 (3) 1986 (4) None of the above

Ans.: (2)

919. Which of following grants permission to establish an industrial unit in air

pollution

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(1) SPCB (2) CPCB (3) APCB (4) None of the above

Ans.: (1)

920. Motor vehicles Act to register vehicles came in force in year

(1) 1981 (2) 1939 (3) 1986 (4) None of the above

Ans.: (2)

921. Wildlife (Protection) Act came in force in year

(1) 1981 (2) 1986 (3) 1972 (4) None of the above

Ans.: (3)

922. Wildlife (Protection) Rules came in force in year

(1) 1972 (2) 1973 (3) 1976 (4) None of the above

Ans.: (2)

923. Wildlife was transferred from state list to concurrent list in year

(1) 1973 (2) 1976 (3) 1972 (4) None of the above

Ans.: (2)

924. Chair person of wildlife advisory Board is

(1) Governor of state (2) President of India

(3) Prime minister of India (4) None of the above

Ans.: (3)

925. Sanctuaries are declared by the government as the wildlife (Protection) Act
under

(1) Section 18 of Act (2) Section 7

(3) Section 35 (3) None of the above

Ans.: (1)

926. Section 9 of wildlife (Protections) Act restricts any person from

(1) Killing bird (2) Trading animals

(3) Hunting any restricted wild animal (4) None of the above

Ans.: (3)

927. Under wildlife (Protection) Act conservation projects for crocodile was
started in year

(1) 1972 (2) 1973 (3) 1974 (4) None of the above

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Ans.: (3)

928. Wildlife (Protection) Amendment Bill came in existence in year

(1) 1983 (2) 2002 (3) 1981 (4) None of the above

Ans.: (2)

929. NWAP stands for

(1) National WorldWorld Assembly and Planning (2) National Wildlife Action Plan

(3) National Wildlife Amendment proposal (4) None of the above

Ans.: (2)

930. Amendments in Forest Act was made in year

(1) 1992 (2) 2003 (3) 1980 (4) None of the above

Ans.: (1)

931. NEERI is situated at :

a] Mumbai b] Deharadun c]Nagpur d]Delhi

932. Which is institution was salim ali’s Dream ?

a]SDE b] SACON c] ZSI d] WII

933. One of the largest collection of animal specimens By ZSI in ASIA collected
At :

a] Calcutta b] chennai c] ahmadabad d] pune

934. The origin of species was write by:

a] Charles drawin b]rlaph emerson c] Henry Thoreeau d] john muir

935. Who formed sierra club to save ancient sequoia Trees in california forest ?

a] Aldo leopold b] john muir c] Rachel carson d] Eo Wilson

936. Fall of a sparrow in an autobiography of :

a] Mahadev Gadgil b] Mc Meths c] Salim ali d] M S Swaminalian

937. Who is the father of grebn revolution in india ?

a] Mahadev Gadgil b] M C Metha c] Salim ali d] MS swamimathan

938. The Editor for the Series lifescapers of peninsular Indian is:

a] Mahadev Gadgil b] M C Metha c] Salim ali d] MS swamimathan

939. Anil Agrawal is a:

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a] an ornithologists b] an ecological c] an agrieultural scientist d] a journalist

940. who is the founder of Narmada bachao Andolan ?

a] M C Metha b] MS swamimathan c]Medha Patkar d] Sunderlal bahugnms

941. Who
is famous for long drawn battels to protect the taj mahal and clean up the
ganges river?

a] Mahadev Gadgil b] Mc Meths c] Salim ali d] M S Swaminalian

942. Who pioneered the chipko movement ?

a] Mc Meths b] M S Swaminalian c]Medha Patkar d] Sunderial bahuguna

943. Sunderial bahuguna is protesting the building of :

a] Narmada Dam b] Tehei Dam c] Koyana Dam d] Yamuna Dam

944. who started tarun bharat sangh?

a] Mahadev Gadgil b] Mc Meths c] Rajendra Singh d] Indira Gandhi

945. Sunderial bahuguna is:

a] Ecologist b] Economist c] Ecoactivisit d] social Activist

946.Who has gone under goes 20 day’s A hunger strike Narmadas dam?

a] Mc Meths b] M S Swaminalian c]Medha Patkar d] Sunderial bahuguna

947. which was a part of dark aone an environment records?

a] Narmada b] Tehel c] Koyana d]

948. Match the following :

1} world water day 3 oct

2}world Wet land Day 16 sept

3} World population day 11 july

4} World ozone Day 2 feb

5} World Habitat Day 22 march

949. Enviornmental
Education Emphaesaes on

a] air b] Water c] Environmental issus d] None

950. Civilzation is
major conavr of --------Pollutions:

a] Enviornmental b] Physical c] chemical d] None of Above

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951. ------- is to be
understood in product Enviornment

a] Quality Issues b] Helth Enviornment c] Enviornmental Balance

d] None of above

952. EVS is important

in both---- and ------- Countries:

a] Usa and Uk b] Chain and India c] Developing and Developed

d] None Of Above

953. Study of EVS

Covers---------------------------

a] Pure and Applied Sciences b] environment only c] Chemistry only

d] none of above

954. Dealing with

functioning of natural environment is------------

a] Enviornmental Educations b] Evs c] Enviornmental chemistry d] NONE above

955. ------ I s one of

objective of environmental educations

a] private schools b] private company c] public d] none of above

956. Industrial activities, transport activities, cultural activities are main source of

i) Noise pollution ii) Generation of sound

iii) Both i) and ii) iv) None

957. Noise pollution causes

i) Physical effect ii) Soil pollution

iii) Phychological effect iv) All the above

958. Damage to tympanic membrane caused due to

i) Noise zone ii) Soil pollution

iii) Air pollution iv) None

959. Areas like hospital , schools must be kept as

i) Noise zone ii) Clean zone

iii) Silence zone iv) None

960. Law regarding noise pollution must be followed.

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i) True ii) False

iii) Neither true nor false iv) None

961. The heavy vehicles should be allowed into narrow streets

i) True ii) False

iii) Neither true nor false iv) None

962. The noise pollution can have physical, physiological and psychological effect.

i) True ii) False

iii) Neither true nor false iv) None

963. Landslides and earthquakes are natural sources of noise pollution.

i) True ii) False

iii) Neither true nor false iv) None

964. Rise in blood pressure caused due to noise pollution

i) True ii) False

iii) Neither true nor false iv) None

965. Temporary gearing problem caused due to

i) High noise ii) Noise above 140 dB

iii) Noise pollution iv) All the above

966. Unpleasant sound is called as______

i) Soil pollution ii) Air pollution

iii) Noise pollution iv) None

967. Which of them can be recycled?

i) Paper ii) Plastic

iii) Metal iv) All of these

968. Recycle of plastic can also minimize are pollution

i) Yes ii) No

iii) Neither yes nor false iv) None

969. Recycling is best process to control pollution.

i) Yes ii) No

iii) Neither yes nor false iv) None

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970. Use of natural fertilizer doesn’t create soil pollution.

i) Yes ii) No

iii) Neither yes nor false iv) None

971. D.D,T, aldrin, benzene are used as

i) Insecticides ii) Fertilizers

iii) Weedicides iv) Pesticides

972. _____ get percolated in soil

i) Insecticides ii) Fertilizers

iii) Weedicides iv) Pesticides

973. Percolation of pesticides in soil , and then consume by human being causes
disorder in

i) Mental activities ii) Physical activities

iii) Both (i) and (ii) iv) Metabolic activities

974. Use to domestic garbage, industrial waste and decomposed organic matter
may cause.

i) Mental disease ii) Kidney disease

iii) Stomach disease iv) Chronic disease

975. Metabolic activities may cause

i) Unconseness

ii) Muscular pain

iii) Dizziness and general weakness

iv) None

976. Bad odour of decomposed material may cause

i) Chronic ii) Kidney disease

iii) Mental disease iv) Stomach disease

977. O3 is known as

i)Atmosphere ii) Ozone

iii) Oxygen iv) All of these

978. Solphur compounds consist of

i) SO2 ii) H2S

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iii) H2SO4 iv) All of these

979. Photochemical product includes

i) PAN ii) PB2N

iii) Both (i) and (ii) iv) None

980. Suspended particulate matter includes

i) Soot ii) Ash

iii) Dust iv) All (i), (ii), (iii)

981. The rise in NO2 causes

1) crop production.

2)increase in soil corrosion

3) PREMATURE FALL OF LEAVES

4)disturbing photosynthesis

982. Radioactive dust cases

1)physical disordar

2) mental disordar

3) genetic effect

4) ALL THE ABOVE

983. The rise in SO2 causes

1) greening of leaves

2) increase in rate photosynthisis

3) decrese in plant growth

4 )YELLOWING OF LEAVES

984. The nature has its own mechanism to remove the pollutant this mechanism
is called as

1) photosynthesis

2) SEAVENGING

3)dispersion

4)chlorosis

985. readioactive dust causes genetic effect on the next generation

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1)TRUE

2) false

3)none of these

4) neither true nor false

986. Global warming causes over flooding

1) false

2) TRUE

3) none

4) all the above

987. Cigarette smoking causes cardio vasculer diseases due to

1)CAIUM PARTICULATES

2) lead particulates

3) titanium

4) mercury particulates

988. The ............... from combustion of fossil fuel effects the nerves brain and
kidney

1) lead

2) uranium

3) tungsten

4) MERCURY

989. Convulsion delirium coma causes due to

1) LEAD POISONING

2) food poisoning

3) intake of poisoning

4) none of these

990. Percentage of pollutant from fual combustion is

1) 30%

2)90%

3)50%

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4) ans-27%

991. Smog is formed due to chemical reactions of

1) sunlight + dust

2) SUNLIGHT + NOX

3) sunlight + co

4) sunlight + water

992. acid rain formed due to chemical reaction of

1) WATER + SOX

2) water sunlight

3) water + lead

4) water + salt

993. Ozone formed due to chemical reaction of

1) non volatile organic compound

2) VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND

3) volatile in organic compound

4) non volatile in organic compound

994. primary pollutants means those pollutants

1) released by chemical reaction

2) released by process of hydration

3) released by process of photosynthesis

4) RELEASED DIRECTLY IN TO AIR

995. A harmful mixture formed by gases of nitrogen particulat matter due to

photochemical reaction under the influence of strong sunlight is called as

1) photosynthesis

2) chlorosis .

3) PHOTOCHEMICAL SMOG

4) smoke

996. Moisture / water + so2 / so3 = atmospheric H2SO4 which causes

1) rain

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2) harmful rain

3) water rain

4) ACID RAIN

997. Presence / addition of any contaminant to the air which cause harm to the
health of leaving organism is called

1) water pollution

2) acid rain

3)AIR POLLUTION

4) air pollutants

998. Ozone layer in atmosphere gets mostly affected due to

1) CHLORO-FLORO CARBEN

2) hydrogen sulphate

3) hydro chloric acid

4) hydrogen nitrate

999. The quality of paper leather get affected by

1) SO2 and H2O

2) ans- H2S AND WATER

3) SO2 and acid gases

4) SO2 and O2

1000. The paints gets decolourised by

1) SO2 and HCl

2) ans- SO2 ANS H2S

3) so2 and o3

4) so2 and no2

1001. The building material it affected by

1)) ans- SO2 AND ACID RAIN

1) SO2 and o3

3) so2 and h2s

4) so2 and water

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1002. The acetic gases like O3 so2 NO2 effect the strength ........

1) building

2) bridges

3) TEXTILE

4)iron bars

1003. Balanced atomosperic percentage of carbon dioxide in atomosperic is

1) ans- 33%

2)39%

3)31%

4) 35

1004. To reduse air pollution due to industrial activities what step should be taken

1) use electrostatic precipatarors

2) use gravitational setting chamber

3) constconstruction of tall chimneys

4) ALL THW ABOVE

1005. In case of auto mobile pollution use of better qulity ............ And use of ...........
converters will help to reduce the air pollution

1) FUEL CATALYTIS

2) fual , isotopes

3) fual water

4) fual , air

1006. aqua plants are also natural purifier of water

1) True

2) False

3) Neither true or false

4) None of those

1007. the main toxic solid substance gets released in water from industry are

1) Mercury and carbon

2) Lead and mercury

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3) Phosphate and nitrate

4) Oxygen and hydrogen

1008. the consumption of water polluted with lead by human leads to

1) Damage to hair and nails

2) Damage to skin and hair

3) Damage to liver and kidney

4) Damage in respiration and metabolism

1009. lead affect the ------ which leads to coma or death.

1) Central respiratory system

2) Central nervous system

3) Central circulatory system

4) All of the above

1010. lead pollution reduces ---- formation.

1) haemoglobin

2) mucous

3) Lead

4) Titanium

1011. the main source of lead to water is fluorescent light tubes

1) False

2) True

3)

4) None of these

5) Neither true or false

1012. the mercury compound enter in water bodies and get converted into

1) Butyl mercury compound

2) Methyl mercury compound

3) Carbonate compound

4) Only 1. And 2.

1013. the mercury in water bodies get converted into methyl mercury compound

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due to------

1) Pathogenic microbes

2) Viral microbes

3) Water microbes

4) Anaerobic microbes

1014. oil can pollute water

1) True

2) False

3) Neither true or false

4) Either true of false

1015. ---- causes serious effect to human being

1) Soil

2) Air

3) Radio-active elements

4) Hydrogen

1016. dental and industrial problems causes due to excess amount of----

1) Uranium

2) Lead

3) Mercury

4) Fluorides

1017. excess amount of fluorides causes

1) Mental problem

2) Typhoid

3) Dental problem

4) Both 1) and 2)

1018. the process of killing the organic life from water is called as

1) Sedimentation

2) Disinfection

3) Filtration

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4) None of these

1019. in the process of disinfection of water ---- is used

1) Phosphate

2) Nitrate

3) Chlorine

4) Fluoride

1020. disinfection in done by using

1) Soda powder

2) Talc powder

3) Fluoride powder

4) Bleaching powder

1021. the process to remove suspended material from water is called as

1) Sedimentation

2) Dehydration

3) Filtration

4) Disinfectant

1022. the process of removing sludge and settled material from water is called as --
-----

1) Dehydration

2) Sedimentation

3) Filtration

4) Disinfectant

1023. the process in which water is allowed to pass through a bed of course and
fine sand is called as -------

1) Dehydration

2) Sedimentation

3) Filtration

4) Disinfectant

1024. filtration through coarser and fine sand removes

1) Colour,taste

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2) Sedimentation

3) Bacteria

4) All of the above

1025. pressure and gravity are the types of

1) Disinfectant

2) Filters

3) Purification

4) All of the above

1026. to remove hardness of the water ---- methods are used

1) Boiling water

2) Adding lime

3) Both 1. And 2.

4) None of these

1027. softening of the water is done by

1) Boiling and adding lime

2) Cooling and heating

3) Adding chloride and fluoride

4) None of these

1028. --- plants are natural purifiers of water

1) Rose

2) Neem

3) Aqua

4) living

1029. ………...plants are naturals purifiers of water.

1. Rose

2.Neem

3.Aqua

4.Living

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1030. The phosphate and niterates in the fertilliser, make the water rich with
nutrients and it becomes more producing.this process is called as
………………………

1. Photosynthesis

2. eutrophication

3.electrolysis

4.decomposition

1031. The process of eutrophication………in water

1.icreases water level and decrease soii level

2.increases organic level and decreases inorganic level

3.increases oxygen level and decreases CO2 le

4.decreses oxigen level and decreses CO2 level

1032. Aqua plants are also natural purifier of water

1.true

2.false

3.neither true nor false

4.none of these

1033. The main toxic solid substance gets released in water from industry are

1.mercury and carban

2. lead and mercury

3. phosphate and nitrate

4.oxygen and hydrogen

1034. the consumption of water polluted with lead by human leads to

1. damage to hair and nails

2. damage to skain and hair

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3. damage to liver kidny

4. damage in respiration

1035. lead affect the …………..which leads to coma or death

1.central respiratory system

2. central nervous system .

3. central circulatory system .

4.all the above

1036. lead pollution reduces…………..formation

1. hemoglobin

2. mucous

3. hair

4.d egative jouce

1037. central nervous system gets affected by ……………………

1. oxygen

2. phosphores

3. lead

4. titanium

1038. The main soureso f lead to water is fluorescent light tubes (true/false)

1.false

2. true

3.none of this

4.nither true or false

1039. The mercury compound enter in water bodies and get converted into .

1.butyl mercury compound

2.methyl mercury compound

3.carbonatel mercury compound

4.only (1) and (3)

1040. The mercury in water bodies get converted into methyl mercury compound
due to …………………..

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1.pathogenic microbes

2 viral microbes

3. water microbes

4 anaerobic microbes

1041. Oil can be pollute water (true /false)

1.true

2 false

3 neither true nor false

4.either true or false

1042. ………………….causes serious effect human being

1.soil

2. air

3.radio-active elements

4. hydrogen

1043. Dental and industrial problems caused due to excess amount of …………….

1.uranium

2.lead

3 mercury

4.fluorides

1044. Excess amount of fluorides causes

1. mental problems

2.typhoid

3.dental problems

4.both (1)and(3)

1045. The process of killing the organic life water is called as ………………

1.sedimentaion

2.disinfection

3.filtration

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4.none of this

1046. IN the process disinfection of water…………………..used

1.phosphate

2.nitreta

3.chloried

4.fluoride

1047. Disinfection is done by using

1.soda poder

2.talc powder

3.fluoried powder

4.bleching powder

1048. The process to remove suspended material from water is called as

1. sedimentetation

2.dehydration

3s called .filteration

4.disinfecation

1049. The process in which water is allowed to pass a bed of coarse and find sand
is called as

1.dehyration

2.sedimention

3.filteration

4.disinfectant

1050. filteration through coarser and fine sand removes

1.colour taste

2.odor

3.bacteria

4.all the above

1051. pressure and gravity are the types of

1.disinfectant

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2. filters

3.purifecation

4.all the abve

1052. to remove hardness of the water………………..methods are used.

1.boiling of water

2.adding lime

3.othe(1)and(2)

1053. softening of water is done by

1.Boiling and adding lime

2.cooling and heating

3.adding chloride and fluoried

4.none of this

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