GK Questions on Our Environment
Q1.Which one of the following is an important strategy for the conservation of biodiversity?
(A) Wild Life Sanctuaries / (B) National Parks / (C) Botanical Gardens / (D) Biosphere Reserves
Ans.(D) Biosphere Reserves.
Q2.Which one of the following trees is considered to be an environmental hazard?
(A) Eucalyptus /(B) Babool /(C) Neem / (D) Amaltas
Ans.(A) Eucalyptus.
Q.3. The greenhouse effect is mostly caused by
(A) Ozone layer (B) Moisture in the atmosphere (C) Infra-red radiation (D) Carbon dioxide in the
atmosphere
Ans. (D) Carbon dioxide in the atmosphere
Q4.Which one of the following adopted "Agenda 21"?
(A) Kyoto Protocol (B) Montreal Protocol (C) Summit on Sustainable Development (D) First
Earth Summit
Ans.(D) First Earth Summit
Q5. Which of the following is not a greenhouse gas?
(A) Nitrogen (B) Methane (C) Nitrous oxide (D) Carbon dioxide
Ans.(A) Nitrogen
Q6. Which one of the following is the best source of generating electricity in India from the
viewpoint of sustainable development?
(A) Atomic energy (B) Coal (C) Mineral oil and gas (D) Hydroelectricity
Ans.(D) Hydro electricity
Q7. The use of fossil fuels is responsible for the increase in the amount of which gas in the
atmosphere?
(A) Argon (B) Carbon dioxide (C) Ozone (D) Nitrogen
Ans. (B) Carbon dioxide
Q8. The Ramsar Convention is associated with the conservation of
(A) Wet lands (B) Drylands (C) Forests (D) Biofuels
Ans.(A) Wet lands
Q9. The greatest diversity of animal and plant species occurs in
(A) Equatorial forests (B) Deserts and Savanna (C) Temperature deciduous forests (D) Tropical
moist forests
Ans.(A) Equatorial forests
Q10.In a food chain, the solar energy utilized by plants is only
(A) 1.0% (B) 10% (C) 0.01% (D) 0.1%
Ans.(A) 1.0%
Q11.The transitional zone between two distinct communities is known as
(A) Ecotone (B) Ecotype (C) Ecade (D) Ecosphere
Ans.(A) Ecotone
Q12.Which one among the following is not an endangered bird in India?
(A) Forest Owlet (B) Mallard (C) Great Indian Bustard (D) White-bellied Heron
Ans.(B) Mallard
Q13.Chipko movement was basically against
(A) Cultural pollution (B) Deforestation (C) Noise pollution (D) Water pollution
Ans. (B) Deforestation
Q14.Global-500 Award is given for achievement in the field of
(A) Population control (B) Movement against terrorism (C) Movement against narcotics (D)
Environmental protection
Ans.(D) Environmental protection
Q15. The loss of biodiversity is due to
(A) Destruction of forests (B) Environmental pollution (C) The destruction of natural baits of the
organism (D) All of the above
Ans. (D) All of the above
Q16.In an ecosystem, a stable group is called
(A) Succession (B) Seral (C) Climax (D) Ecotone
Ans.(D) Ecotone
Q17.Which of the following is not helpful in maintaining ecological stability?
(A) Ecosystem diversity (B) Homeostatic mechanism (C) Ecosystem complexity (D) Ecosystem
uniformity
Ans. (D) Ecosystem uniformity
Q18. Which of the following is not a water pollutant?
(A) Sulphur dioxide (B) Zinc (C) Copper (D) Nickel
Ans. (C) Copper
Q19. Acid rain is caused due to air pollution by
(A) Nitrous oxide and sulphur dioxide (B) Carbon dioxide (C) Carbon monoxide (D) Methane
Ans. (A) Nitrous oxide and sulphur dioxide
Q20. Which of the following components of the ecosystem acts as an intermediatory between
biotic and abiotic components?
(A) Habitat (B) Decomposer (C) Consumer (D) Producer
Ans.(D) Producer
Q21.What term denotes the organisms getting their food from others?
(A) Autotrophs (B) Heterotrophs (C) Synthesizers (D) Producers
Ans.(B) Heterotrophs
Q22. The Ozone layer restricts
(A) Ultraviolet radiation (B) X-rays and Gamma rays (C) Infrared radiation (D) Visible light
Ans.(A) Ultraviolet radiation
Q23. Among the biotic components of the ecosystem, the producer system is
(A) Green plants (B) Tiger (C) Cow (D) Peacock
Ans.(A) Green plants
Q24. The maximum biodiversity is found in
(A) Arctic forests (B) Tropical rainforests (C) Temperate forests (D) Coniferous forests
Ans.(B) Tropical rain forests
Q25. Which of the following is designated as the "lungs of the world"?
(A) Equatorial evergreen forests (B) Taiga forests (C) Mid-latitudes mixed forests (D) Mangrove
forests
Ans.(A) Equatorial evergreen forests
Q26. Global warming is caused due to the emission of
(A) Hydrocarbon (B) Carbon monoxide (C) Carbon dioxide (D) Nitrogen
Ans. (C) Carbon dioxide
Q27. An artificial ecosystem is represented by
(A) Aquarium (B) Agriculture land (C) Pisciculture tank (D) Zoo
Ans.(A) Aquarium
Q28. Which one of the following is a part of the Geological cycle?
(A) Hydrological cycle (B) Nitrogen cycle (C) Hydrogen cycle (D) Carbon cycle
Ans.(A) Hydrological cycle
Q29. Which one of the following energy is most utilized in biomass?
(A) Tidal energy (B) Geothermal energy (C) Solar energy (D) Atomic energy
Ans. (C) Solar energy
Q30. The word 'Ecology' was coined in 1866 by
(A) Emst Haeckel (B) Charles Darwin (C) Robert Whittaker (D) Arthur Tansley
Ans.(A) Ernst Haeckel
Q31. Which one of the following is related to ozone formation?
(A) Photosynthesis process (B) Photochemical process (C) Chemosynthesis process (D)
Hydrolysis process
Ans. (B) Photochemical process
Q32. Solar radiation plays the most important role in the
(A) Water cycle (B) Nitrogen cycle (C) Carbon cycle (D) Oxygen cycle
Ans.(A) Water cycle
Q33. The author of Green Development is
(A) M.J. Bradshaw (B) M. Nicolson (C) W.M. Adams (D) R.H. Whittaker
Ans.(C) W.M. Adams
Q34. Lichens are the best indicator of
(A) Noise pollution (B) Soil pollution (C) Water pollution (D) Air pollution(D) Air pollution
Ans.(D) Air pollution
Q35. The term 'ecosystem' was enunciated by
(A) A.G. Tansley (B) EP. Odum (C) G. Mendel (D) C.C. Park
Ans.(A) A.G. Tansley
Q36. Mangrove forests in Asia are largely concentrated in
(A) Philippines (8) Indonesia (C) Malaysia (D) India
Ans.(B) Indonesia
Q37. The biotic component of the environment does not include
(A) Micro-organism system (B) Plant system (C) Animal system (D) Soil system
Ans.(D) Soil system
Q38. Which one of the following ecosystems is known as the "Land of Big Games?
(A) Prairie (B) Taiga (C) Savannah (D) Selvas
Ans.(C) Savannah
Q39. The National Environment Research Institute is located at
(A) Dehradun (B) New Delhi (C) Jaipur (D) Nagpur
Ans.(D) Nagpur
Q40. he uses of CFCs are -
(A)Insulators (B)Aerosol propellants (C)Refrigerants (D)All of the above
Ans. (D) All of the above
