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ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES
3rd Exam/Common/1008/May’16
Duration: 1 Hour M. Marks=25
1. Recycling of waste means:
a) Reuse of waste b) Recovery of valuable products
c) Reducing of waste d) Converting waste into valuable products
2. Effects of mining are:
a) Deforestation b) Pollution
c) Blasting d) All of these
3. One of the best solution to get rid of non- biodegradable wastes is:
a) Burning b) Dumping
c) Recycling d) Burying
4. Concentration of which gas is highest in our environment:
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a) Hydrogen b) Helium
b) Oxygen d) Nitrogen
a) Hydrogen b) Helium
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5. Concentration of which gas is highest in our environment:
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c) Oxygen d) Nitrogen
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6. The first Indian biosphere reserve was:
a) Sunderbans
c) Nanda devi
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d) Kaziranga
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7. Defense equipments are source of:
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a) Water pollution b) Air pollution
c) Noise pollution d) None of these
8. The pyramid of energy in any ecosystem is:
a) Always upright
c) Always inverted
b)May be upright or inverted
d)None of these
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9. Environmental studies are very important for:
a) Clean and fresh air b) Hygienic conditions
c) Getting clean drinking water d) All of the above
10. Acid rain is due to:
a) Formation of oxides of sulfur b) Formation of oxides of nitrogen
c) Formation of HNO c) All of these
11. Which of the following rivers lies in a rift valley:
a) Chambal b) Son
c) Tapti d) Lumi
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12. We and our surroundings together are:
a) Environment b) Atmosphere
c) Lithosphere d) Hydrosphere
13. Which of the following problems is not created by noise pollution:
a) Deafness b) Hypertension
c) Inflation d) Diarrhea
14. The portion of earth that support life is called:
a) Biosphere b) Biotic
c) Ecosystem d) None of the above
15. Biogas plants using cattle dung are called:
a) Hydro plant b) Gobar gas plant
c) Thermal power plant
16. Toxic waste consists of-
d) Gas station
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a) Old medicines b) Clothes
c) Plastics d) Glass bottles
17. Earth day is celebrated on:
a) 22 April
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c) 18 Sep. d) 6 August
a) 5th March
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18. World environment day is celebrated every year on:
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d) 5th June
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c) 15 May
19. Silk is obtained from:
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a) Earth worm b) Spider
c) Silk worm d) Cater piller
20. World population day is celebrated on:
a) 12 August
c) 23 September
b) 11 July
d) 5 June
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21. Energy generated from sun is called:
a) Sun energy b) Solar energy
c) Day light d) Sun light energy
22. The main cause of water pollution is:
a) Sewage disposal b) Industrial waste
b) Burning waste d) Both a and b
23. Pencillin is used as:
a) Food b) Protein
c) Antibiotic d) Anti- allergic
24. Which of the following cannot be source of energy:
a) Air b) Tide wave
c) Water d) Rubber
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25. Plant are producer they convert energy into:
a) Water b) Protein
c) Carbohydrate d) Food
26. Which of the following wastes cannot be decomposed by bacteria to form compost:
a) Kitchen wastes b) Plastic& polythene bag
c) Dead plants c) Bodies of insects living in the sea
27. Which state irrigates largest percentage of land:
a) Haryana b) Uttar Pradesh
c) Maharashtra d) Punjab
28. Forest and wildlife are:
a) Renewable resources b) Non- renewable resources
c) Inexhaustible resources
29. Volcano is ……………….. source of pollution
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d) None of these
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a) Artificial b) Natural
c) Both d) Man made
a) Carnivorous
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30. Animals that feed on other animals are called:
b) Herbivorous
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c) Omnivorous d) Both a and b
a) Hydrosphere
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31. The part of earth which contains water is called:
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c) Troposphere
32. Decomposer include: b d) Ionosphere
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a) Bacteria b) Fungi
c) Animals d) Both a and b
c) Soil
b) Decomposers
d) Fragments
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33. The remains of dead animals and plants following their death are called:
a) Detritus
34. Water covers over …………… of the earth surface.
a) 70% b) 30%
c) 50% d) None of these
35. Pollutants having most lasting effects are:
a) Pesticides b) Smoke
c) CO d) Sulfur dioxide
36. Ozone depletion will cause:
a) Forest fires b) Global warming
c) Inverse incidence of skin cancer d) None of these
37. Deforestation generally decreases:
a) Rainfall b) Soil erosion
c) Draught d) Global warming
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38. In our country the percentage of land under forest is about:
a) 20% b) 19%
c) 25% d) 30%
39. The Taj Mehal at Agra may be damaged by:
a) Sulfur dioxide b) Chlorine
c) Hydrogen d) Oxygen
40. An ecosystem consists of:
a) Green plants and animals b) Green plants and decomposers
c) Producers and consumers d) Green plants and animals, decomposers and abiotic environment
41. Which of the following is not a green house gas:
a) Oxygen b) Carbon dioxide
c) Methane d) Chloro fluoro carbon
42. Fluoride pollution mainly affects:
a) Kidney b) Brain
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c )Heart c) Teeth
43. Animals which is/ are active at night:
a) Rat
c) Cockroach
b) Owl
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d) All of the above
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44. The driving force of an ecosystem is……….
a) input of energy
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b)energy of matter .r c
c) water
b r d) water and air
45. Ozone layer thickness is measured in:
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a) Millimeter b) Centimeter
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c) Decibels d) Dobson units
46. Which of the following is an abiotic component of the ecosystem:
a) Plants
c) Fungi
b) Humus
d) Bacteria
47. Which steps can help to control soil pollution:
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a) Reusing the materials b) Reducing chemical fertilizers
c) Reforesting d) All of above
48. Chief source of energy in environment is:
a) Fire b) Star
c) Sun d) Moon
49. Smog is
a) Colorless b) Combination of smoke
c) A natural phenomenon d) All of the above
50. The area reserved for the welfare of wildlife is called:
a) National Park b) Forest
c) Botanical Garden d) Sanctuary
