MCQ

ME4G-A
The unlimited Exploitation of Nature by
Human being resulted in
a) Environmental pollution
b) Health Problems
c) decrease in biodiversity
d) all the given

all the given

 The conservation of natural resources

a) Was not encouraged in ancient India

b) was encouraged in ancient India.
c) Is recently being used in India
d) None of these

was encouraged in ancient India

 The Global Action plan adopted at Earth summit held at
Rio de Janeiro in June 1972 is also known as

a) Agenda 20
b) Agenda 22
c) Agenda 23
d) Agenda 21

Agenda 21
 Environmental Issues are discussed and
solved in subject

a) Sociology
b) Economics
c) EVS
d) None of the above

EVS
 As per the French word Environner
means
a) Atmosphere
b) Earth & Sun
c) Encircle & Surround
d) Earth & Energy

Encircle & Surround

 USCB is short form for

a) United states Census Bureau

b) United states Community Bureau
c) United Society for Communist & Beaurocrates
d) None of the above

United states Census Bureau

 Earth Day is on

a) Jan-22
b) Feb-22
c) Mar-22
d) Ape-22
Ape-22
 Environmental Studies:

a) is an interdisciplinary academic field

b) methodically studies human interaction with the
environment
c) includes the natural environment, built environment, and
the sets of relationship between them
d) all of the above

all of the above

 Environmental Studies does not involve:

a) psychology
b) demography
c) ethics
d) literature

literature
 Van Mahotsav is an annual tree-planting
festival in India, celebrated on:
a) 2nd June
b) 1st July
c) 1st December
d) 15th September
1st July
 Which of the following global trend is of great
concern for the future of our environment?

a) degradation of fertile soils

b) change in the global atmosphere
c) species extinction leading to the loss of
biodiversity
d) All of the above

All of the above

which of the following is not a renewable
resource?
a) Coal
b) wind power
c) geothermal energy
d) hydro energy

coal
 forest is responsible for a

a) watershed protection
b) land erosion control
c) land erosion control
d) providing economic and environmental
benefits.

all of given
 any material that can be transformed into more
valuable and useful product or service is called

• resource
• mineral
• product
• none of the above .

resource
 India has largest reserve of ---------------after Brazil.

• iron ore
• bauxite
• coal
• copper.
iron ore
 a sudden uncontrolled descent of a mass of
earth under the force gravity is called.

• soil erosion
• mining
• landslide
• earth quake
landslide
 hydroscopic and combined water .

• are used by plants during transpiration

• stored in xylem tissues of plants
• are of no use for plants.
• compensate for loss due to evaporation by plants .

are of no use for plants.

the constituents of producer gas are.

• 25 percent water vapour,75 percent methane .

• 42percent methane ,8 percent propane ,rest is carbon
dioxide.
• 55 percent methane,45percentcarbon dioxide.
• 45percent methane ,20percent carbondioxide,35 percent
propane .

55 percent methane,45percentcarbon dioxide.

 the least quality of the coal with 95%carbon
content and 5% volatile matter is

• lignite coal
• anthracite coal
• bituminous coal
• peat coal
anthracite coal
 which of the following methods of
timber extraction cause minimum
environmental damage?

• clear felling
• hand logging
• selective logging
• reduced impact logging
• reduced impact logging

reduced impact logging

the main purpose of dam construction

• irrigation
• flood control
• hydroelectricity
• provide water to industry

hydroelectricity
 Which one of the following is an
example of Non - Renewable Energy
Resource
• Wind
• Vegetation
• Coal & Minerals
• Water

Coal & Minerals

 Who have started reducing emissions
from deforestation and forest
degradation
• Russia & Europe
• UK & Brazil
• United States & World Bank
• All of the Above
United States & World Bank
 What was the approximate world
population of humans in the year 2008
• 667 million
• 66 billion
• 6.67 billion
• 6.67 million
6.67 billion
 Dam makes Water Toxic _ _ _ _

• TRUE
• FALSE
• Both
• None of the above
TRUE
 Industrialized agriculture involves use of _ _

• Fossil Fuel
• Water
• Commercial Fertilizers
• All of the Above
All of the Above
When the concentration of nitrates in water exceeds
45 mg/L, they become the cause of a serious health
hazard called _ _ _

• Leukemia
• Blue baby syndrome
• Cancer
• Paralysis
Blue baby syndrome
 Which is not True?

a) Lithosphere includes the crust and the

uppermost mantle
b) Lithosphere is underlain by the atmosphere
c) Lithosphere provides Timber
d) Lithosphere is broken into tectonic plates
Lithosphere provides Timber
The biggest crises of the 21st century
was caused due to _ _ _ _
a) Short fall in over all crop production in the worl

b) Short fall in over all crop production in India

c) Short fall in over all crop production in Asia
d) None of the above
Short fall in over all crop production in the
world
Green revolution takes place in year _ _ _

a) 1969/70 till 1979/80

b) 1963/64 till 1973/74
c) 1967/70 till 1977/78
d) 1946/47 till 1956/57
1967/70 till 1977/78
 Soil erosion due to mining is _ _ _ _
times more than all rivers
a) 10
b) 20
c) 30
d) 15
10
 Which is false about biosphere?

• It is the global sum of all the ecosystems

• It can also be called the zone of life on Earth
• It does not contain microbes
• It has evolved at least some 3.5 billion years ago

It does not contain microbes

 Which option below is not an
example of pollution?
• smog in Delhi
• nuclear waste
• overpopulation
• untreated sewage
overpopulation
Which one of the not a disadvantages
of the big dam?
• extremely expensive
• flooding of prime arable land
• electric energy generated from hydropower
• blocking upstream migration of salmon

electric energy generated from hydropower

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

• wilderness area
• primitive recreation area
• national park
• national forest

wilderness area
 Which is true?

• Oxygen content may not get reduced if forest cover

is not sufficient on the earth
• Forests can be said to behave like non-renewable
resources if not overused.
• Fishes are capable of reproducing at the rate at which
they are being caught.
• None of the above
None of the above
 Non-renewable resources, once
used…………
• remain on earth in a different form
• become waste material
• are recycled
• all of the above
all of the above
 Which one of the following in not a
fossil fuel?
• Petroleum
• Coal
• Natural gas
• Uranium
Uranium
__ is the major raw material for biogas.

• Tree leaves
• Grass
• Cow dung
• Waste from kitchen
Cow dung
 The earth's surface covered by water
is ____

• 75%
• 80%
• 60%
• 65%
75%
 What is true of Ecosystem?

• Primary consumers are least dependent upon

producers
• Primary consumers outnumber producers
• Producers are more than primary consumers
• Secondary consumers are largest and powerful
Producers are more than primary consumers
 pick up the correct food chain

• grass-chameleon-insect-bird
• grass-fox-rabbit-bird
• fallen leaves-bacteria-insect larvae
• phytoplankton-zooplankton-fish
phytoplankton-zooplankton-fish
 Association of animals when both
partners are benefited

• Mutualism
• Colony
• Commensalism
• Ammensalism
Mutualism
The dominant second trophic level in
a lake ecosystem is

• Plankton
• Phytoplankton
• Benthos
• Zooplankton
Zooplankton
 The word environment is derived
from French word ________

• Environner
• Environnering
• E- Environner
• Envo
Environner
As per Ecomark of our country
is______________
a)Earthen Pitcher
b)Water Drop
c)Sun
d)Ashoka Tree
Earthen Pitcher
 --------- is a greenhouse gas
• a) CO2
• b) H2S
• c) N2
• d) None of the above

CO2
WHO stands for
• a) World Hygiene Observation
• b) World Health Organization
• c) Wild Hazardous Organism
• d) None of the above

World Health Organization

The main source of water is:
• a) Rivers
• b) Ponds
• c) Rain
• d) Canals

Rain
The inter-governmental conference on
environmental education in 1977 was held in
• a) Tbilisi (USSR)
• b) Delhi(indi)
• c) Albita
• d) Newyork(USA)
Tbillisi(USSR)
 Edaphic means_____
• a) Related to water
• b) Related to soil
• c) Related to air
• d) Related to sun
Related to soil
Biogas generation is mainly based on the principle
of
• a) Anaerobic degradation
• b) Aerobic decomposition
• c) Putrefaction
• d) None of these
Anaerobic degradation
Atomic energy is obtained by using ores of ______
• a) Copper
• b) Uranium
• c) Lead
• d) Crude oil

Uranium
Which rays are stopped by ozone layer in
stratosphere?
• a) UV Rays
• b) Infrared
• c) X-Rays
• d) Gamma rays

UV Rays
The main greenhouse Gas absorbed by forests as
a raw material for photosynthesis
• a) O2
• b) CO2
• c) SO2
• d) O3
SO2
The trees are called as Earths _________
• a) Heart
• b) Brain
• c) Lungs
• d) Beli
Lungs
 Mineral resources are natural resources_______
• a) True
• b) False
True
The main driving force of ecological ecosystem
is______
• a) Wind energy
• b) Water Energy
• c) Solar Energy
• d) Earth Energy
Solar Energy
Coal is an example of_________
• a) Renewable resources
• b) Nonrenewable resources
Nonrenewable resources
 CNG stands for_________
• a) Cooling Natural Gas
• b) Compressed Natural Gas
• c) Compound Natural Gas
• d) Critical natural Gas
Compressed Natural Gas
In an ecosystem which one shows one way
passage?
• a) Nitrogen
• b) Carbon
• c) Potassium
• d) Free energy
Free energy
Pick up the correct food chain____
• a) Grass-Chameleon-Insect-Birds
• b) Grass-fox-rabbit-bird
• c) Fallen leaves – bacteria-insect larvae
• d) Phytoplankton-zooplankton-fish

Phytoplankton-zooplankton-fish
In an aquatic ecosystem the tropical level
equivalent to cows in grassland is
• a) Zooplankton
• b) Nekton
• c) Phytoplankton
• d) Benthos
Zooplankton
The remains of the dead plants and animals is
called
• a) Detritus
• b) Detritivores
• c) Humus
• d) Litter
Detritus
About ______ millions species are found in
tropical forest alone
• a) 5
• b) 10
• c) 7
• d) 100
7
Diamond is non metallic minerals
• a) True
• b) False
True
SNG stands for
• a) Synthetic Natural Gas
• b) Systematic natural Gas
• c) Sulphuric Natural Gas
• d) Silver Nitrogen Gas
Synthetic Natural Gas
• 24.Earth Day is on_______
• a) Januarry 22
• b) February 22
• c) March 22
• d) April 22
April 22
A network of complex interactions formed by the
feeding relationships among the various
organisms in an ecosystem is a ________
• a) Food web
• b) Trophic level
• c) Food chain
• d) community
Food web
The word environment day is on ________
• a) June 5
• b) June 11
• c) July 5
• d) Jully 11
June 5
Earth summit, the conference on the environment
& development held at Rio de Janerio in
• a) 1892
• b) 1992
• c) 2012
• d) 2004
1992
He is known as ‘Chipko Movement’
• a) Atal Bihari Bajpeyi
• b) Anna Hajare
• c) Sundarlal Bahuguna
• d) Pandit Neharu
Sundarlal Bahuguna
The term Ecology was introduced by
• a) Haeckel
• b) Newton
• c) S.S.Rao
• d) Tansley
Tansley
The environment which has been modified by
human activity is called
• a) Natural Environment
• b) Modern Environment
• c) Anthropogenic Environment
• d) Semi natural Environment
Anthropogenic Environment
 He got the Magsaysay award for the water
conservation effort
• a) Rajendra Singh
• b) Ashok singh
• c) Nana Patekar
• d) Anil Agrawal
Rajendra Singh
 Abiotic environment does not include____
• a) Soil
• b) Water
• c) Air
• d) Plant
Plant
Which of the following term best describes the
inter relationship between nitrogen –fixing
bacteria and the clover in whose roots they
live?
• a) Mutualism
• b) Commensalism
• c) Amensalism
• d) Parasitism
Mutualism
Many individuals of the same species living
together in a defined area from a /an
• a) community
• b) genus
• c)population
• d) ecosystem
population
This biome has the greatest diversity of species:
• a) Taiga
• b) Tropical rain forest
• c) Desert
• d) Temperate grassland
Tropical rain forest
Identify the possible link “A” in the following food
chain PlantInsectFrog”A”Eagle
• a) Cobra
• b) Parrot
• c) Rabbit
• d) Wolf
Cobra
The Final Stable Community in ecological
succession is
• a) Climax
• b) Sere
• c) Pioneers
• d) Carnivores
Climax
Transfer of energy in different trophic levels of an
ecosystem is called
• a) Biosystem
• b) Bioenergetics
• c) Geobiocoenosis
• d) Holocoenotic
Bioenergetics
A ________ is an assemblage of different
populations that live together in a defined area
• a) Species
• b) Population
• c) Niche
• d) Community
Community
 ___________ is the ultimate source of energy for
all life on Earth
• a) Plants
• b) Decomposers
• c) Sunlight
• d) Water
Sunlight
 A ____________is a step in the food chain
• a) Community
• b) Trophic level
• c) Biosphere
• d) Food Web
Trophic level
The natures Cleaners are_________
• a) Producers
• b) Consumers
• c) Decomposers & Scavengers
• d) Symbionts
Decomposers & Scavengers
Environmental friendly products are given ISO
certification called ISO____________
• a) 12000
• b) 13000
• c) 14000
• d) 15000
14000
The Nobel peace prize in 2004 for conference on
Environmental conservation was awarded to
• a) Ratan Tata
• b) Wangari Maathai
• c) S.D. Bush
• d) Dr. Manamohan Singh
Wangari Maathai
The upper part of sea/aquatic is called
• a) Plankton
• b) Nekton
• c) Benthos
• d) Plankton & Nekton
Plankton
During carbon cycle, which of the following
carbon compounds would be utilized as an
energy source by heterotrophy?
• a) Calcium carbonates
• b) Carbonic acid
• c) Carbon dioxide
• d) Organic molecules
Organic molecules
Which of the following is not a gaseous
biogeochemical cycle in an ecosystem?
• a) Nitrogen Cycle
• b) Carbon Cycle
• c) Sulphur Cycle
• d) Phosphorous Cycle
Phosphorous Cycle
Pyramid of _____________is always upright
• a) Energy
• b) Biomass
• c) Forest
• d) Mass
Energy
A network of complex interactions formed by the
feeding relationships among the various
organisms in an ecosystem is a ________
• a) Food web
• b) Trophic level
• c) Food chain
• d) community
Food web
Which of the following is a renewable resource?
1. Soil
2. Water
3. Flora and fauna
4. All the above
All the above
 _____ of stratosphere provides protection to our
life.
1. Nitrogen
2. Hydrogen
3. Ozone
4. Argon
Ozone
The life supporting gases such as O2, CO2 and N2
are chiefly concentrated in the_______.
1. Troposphere
2. exosphere
3. homosphere
4. Stratosphere
Troposphere
• Which of the following soil is the best for plant
growth?
1. Sandy soil
2. Clay
3. Gravel
4. Loamy soil
Loamy soil
Both power and manure are provided by _______.
1. thermal plants
2. nuclear plants
3. biogas plants
4. hydroelectric plants
biogas plants
• In the atmosphere, the layer above the
troposphere is _____.
1. stratosphere
2. Exosphere
3. Mesosphere
4. Thermosphere
stratosphere
______ is the major raw material for biogas.
1. Plant leaves
2. Cow dung
3. Mud
4. Grass
Cow dung