ENVIORNMENTAL EDUCATION & DISASTER

MANAGEMENT
SPVC PRACTICE TEST SERIES
P.R.S EDUCATIONAL TRUST
MODULE-II
 ENVIORNMENTAL EDUCATION & DISASTER MANAGEMENT
MODULE- II
ENVIORNMENTAL POLLUTION
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Which of the following facts are incorrect?
A. Global warming is the rise in the average temperature of the earth’s climate system
B. Eutrophication is observed in water bodies
C. The greenhouse effect is a natural phenomenon
D. Ozone is harmless to breathe
2. Areas that are under the influence of DDT may observe a decline in the population of
birds. This is due to the fact that
A. Birds stopped laying eggs altogether
B. The eggs did not hatch
C. Predation of the eggs increased
D. None of the above.
3. Measuring BOD (biological oxygen demand) is primarily used for
A. Estimating the types of microbes
B. Determine the level of dissolved oxygen
C. Estimating the quantity of organic matter in sewage water
D. None of the above
4. Cosmic rays, such as gamma rays are a source of
A. Soil Pollution
B. Noise Pollution
C. Thermal Pollution
D. Radiation pollution
5. The presence of _________ in a water body is an indicator of water pollution.
A. Zygosporangium
B. E.Coli
C. Deinococcus radiodurans
D. None of the above
6. Eggshells of birds become unusually thin when exposed to the pesticides in their
environment. The protein that gets affected is ________
A. Calmodulin
B. Cysteine
C. Serine
D. None of the above
7. Carbon dioxide is primarily called a greenhouse gas because
A. Traps heat
B. Traps light
C. Traps warm currents
D. None of the above
8. Greenhouse gases are those that absorb and emit infrared radiation. Examples
inlude__________
A. Nitrogen
B. Ozone
C. Argon
D. None of the above
9. Depletion of the ozone layer is damaging to human health. Negative effects include
A. Skin cancers
B. Osteoporosis
C. Dyspepsia
D. None of the above
10. __________ is an organism used to gauge the quality of an ecosystem.
A. Decomposers
B. Predator
C. Bio-remediator
D. Bioindicator
11. A substance, which causes pollution, is known as which of the following?
a) Pollutant
b) Carcinogen
c) Polluting element
d) Irritant
12. Identify the degradable pollutant from the following.
a) Chemicals
b) Metals
c) Discarded vegetables
d) Plastic
13. What is the full form of DDT?
a) Diphenyldichlorotrichloroethane
b) Dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane
c) Dichlorodiphenyltriphenylethane
d) Dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethene
14. An average human being requires nearly 12-15 times more air than the food.
a) True
b) False
15. Which of the following is not a constituent of DDT?
a) Carbon
b) Fluorine
c) Chlorine
d) Hydrogen
16. The salinization can be defined as -
a. Accumulation of salts in the body
b. Accumulation of salts in water
c. Accumulation of salts in animals
d. Accumulation of salts in the soil
17. The main reason for blueness of the sky is -
a. Due to the presence of water vapor
b. Due to the absorption of blue light due to the air
c. Due to the scattering of sunlight by air molecules
d. None of the above
18. What is the water vapor?
a. It is the gaseous phase of water
b. It is a rain droplet
c. Water vapor is the cloud droplet
d. None of the above
19. The part of the plant that evaporates water is -
a. Fruit
b. Stomata
c. Root
d. None of the above
20. At what time of the day relative humidity in the environment is at minimum?
a. When the air temperature is lowest
b. Before sunrise
c. Midnight
d. When the air temperature is higher
21. Baval trees should be planted and used to prevent and control
a. Water pollution
b. Air pollution
c. Soil pollution
d. Noise pollution
22. The unfavourable alteration of environment due to human activities is termed as
a) ecological disturbance
b) catastrophe
c) ecological degradation
d) pollution
23. Which of the following rivers is called the world’s most polluted river?
(a) Ganga River
(b) Chenab River
(c) Cauvery River
(d) Yamuna River
24. Which of the following are the primary causes of water pollution?
(a) Plants
(b) Animals
(c) Human activities
(d) None of these
25. Which of the following techniques is used for reducing the total dissolved solids
(TDS) in the water?
(a) Osmosis
(b) Ion exchange
(c) Distillation
(d) Both b and c
26. Which of the following statements are true about CNG -Compressed natural gas?
(a) It is a clean fuel
(b) It is a harmful fuel
(c) It is a polluting fuel
(d) All of the above
27. Which of the following salts is the main cause of permanent hardness of water?
(a) Magnesium sulphate
(b) Magnesium bicarbonate
(c) Magnesium carbonate
(d) None of the above
28. Which of the following is mainly responsible for the causes of water pollution?
(a) Afforestation
(b) Oil refineries
(c) Paper factories
(d) Both b and c
29. Chlorofluorocarbon are nonflammable chemicals mainly used in _________.
(a) Perfumes
(b) Refrigerators
(c) Air conditioners
(d) All of the above
30. Which of the following techniques is used to determine the concentration of odour
compounds in the given water sample?
(a) Settling
(b) Flushing
(c) Stripping
(d) Chlorination
31. What is the health effects of excess fluoride in drinking water?
(a) Fluorosis
(b) Toothaches
(c) Lung disease
(d) Intestinal infection
32. Which of the following techniques is used to remove fluorides from the water
bodies?
(a) Osmosis
(b) Ion exchange
(c) Lime softening
(d) Both b and c
33. Which of the following is a waterborne disease?
(a) Typhoid
(b) Cholera
(c) Diarrhoea
(d) All of the above
34. The main sources of Arsenic in water are ________.
(a) Floods
(b) Fertilizers
(c) Industrial waste
(d) Both b and c
35. In most freshwater lakes, the algal productivity is limited by the availability of
which of the following inorganic ions?
(a) Carbon
(b) Nitrogen
(c) Phosphorus
(d) All of the above
36. Which of the following diseases or infections is caused due to poor water hygiene?
(a) Leprosy
(b) Trachoma
(c) Conjunctivitis
(d) All of the above
37. According to the Geological survey, water with less than 1000 ml/litre of total
dissolved solids is __________.
(a) Brine water
(b) Freshwater
(c) Slightly saline
(d) Moderately saline
38. The amount of dissolved solids passing through the filters in the process of filtration
is called __________.
(a) Independent of suspended solids
(b) Sum of total solids and suspended solids
(c) Difference between total solids and suspended solids
(d) All of the above
39. Which of the following units is used for measuring the turbidity of water?
(a) EAU Formazin Attenuation Units
(b) FNU- Formazin Nephelometric Unit
(c) NTU – Nephelometric Turbidity Units
(d) All of the above
40. Which of the following is not a waterborne disease?
(a) Measles
(b) Typhoid
(c) Cholera
(d) Hepatitis
41. Fishes can store more quantity of ___________ in their bodies.
a) Mercury
b) Bismuth
c) Palladium
d) Chlorine
42. Waste water released from _________ are not the sources of bacteria.
a) Sanitaria
b) Municipalities
c) Tanning
d) Industries
43. Bacteria and micro organisms present in the water will cause _________ in human
and animals.
a) Indigestion
b) Intestinal tract
c) Brain tumour
d) Cancer
44. Infectious hepatitis is caused by ___________
a) Bacteria
b) Viruses
c) Protozoa
d) Helminth
45. Amoebic dysentery is caused by ___________
a) Viruses
b) Bacteria
c) Helminth
d) Protozoa
46. What is the full form of BOD?
a) Biochemical oxygen demand
b) Biological oxygen demand
c) Biometric oxygen deep water
d) Biological oxygen deep water
47. High coliform count in water is an indicator of
(a) Industrial pollution
(b) Sewage contamination
(c) Hardness of water
(d) Oil pollution
48. The high amount of E. coli in water is the indicator of
(a) Hardness of water
(b) Industrial pollution
(c) Sewage pollution
(d) Presence of chlorine in water
49. One of the following is the chief source of water and soil pollution
(a) Agro industry
(b) Mining
(c) Thermal power stations
(d) All of these
50. Which of the following is biodegradable pollutant
(a) Sewage
(b) Plastic
(c) Polythene
(d) DDT
51. B.O.D. test or biological oxygen demand test is made for measuring
(a) Air pollution
(b)Water pollution
(c) Noise pollution
(d) Soil pollution
52. Water pollution
(a) Increases oxygenation
(b) Decreases turbidity
(c) Increases turbidity and deoxygenation
(d) Increases photosynthesis
53. Polluted water can be purified by using
(a) Micro-organisms
(b) Algae
(c) Pesticides
(d) Fishes
54. Which of the following is a water polluting factor
(a) Smoke
(b) Industrial waste
(c) Detergent
(d) Ammonia
55. Who was the first to recognise the problem of water pollution ?
(a) Airstotle
(b) Theophrastus
(c) Hippocrates
(d) Thales
56. Thermal pollution of water bodies is due to
(a) Discharge of heat (hot water) from power plants
(b) Discharge of chemicals from industries
(c) Discharge of waste from mining
(d) Discharges of agricultural run off
57. In the treatment of waste water discharge, which treatment stage involves biological
treatment
(a) Primary treatment
(b) Secondary treatment
(c) Tertiary treatment
(d) Reverse osmosis stage
58. Water pollution can be stopped best by
(a) Treating effluents to remove injurious chemicals
(b) Rearing more fishes
(c) Cultivating useful water plants
(d) Spraying with DDT
59. The main cause of water pollution is
(a) Soap
(b) Industrial effluents
(c) Smoke
(d) Ammonia
60. The excessive discharge of fertilizers into water bodies results in
(a) Growth of fish
(b) Death of hydrophytes
(c) Eutrophication
(d) Silt
61. Foul smell in the water of tanks, ponds etc. is due to
(a) Anaerobiosis
(b) Aerobiosis
(c) Biological magnification
(d) Psammophytes
62. Which of the following pollutants are responsible for the cause of SMOG?
(a) From incinerators
(b) Emissions from vehicles
(c) Both incinerators and emissions from vehicles
(d) None of the above
63. Which of the following is called the secondary air pollutant?
(a) PANs
(b) Ozone
(c) Carbon monoxide
(d) Nitrogen Dioxide
64. Which of the following agents is responsible for turning the Taj Mahal yellow?
(a) Sulphur
(b) Chlorine
(c) Sulphur dioxide
(d) Nitrogen dioxide
65. Which gas is mainly produced due to incomplete burning of wood?
a) CO
b) SO2
c) NO2
d) NO3
66. Which of the following is a liquid form of aerosol?
a) Fume
b) Dust
c) Mist
d) Smoke
67. The maximum size of fly ash is ___________
a) 1μm
b) 100μm
c) 1000μm
d) 10μm
68. Carbon monoxide is a major pollutant of
(a) Water
(b) Air
(c) Noise
(d) Soil
69. Generally speaking, the atmosphere in big cities is polluted most by
(a) Radioactive fall out
(b) Household waste
(c) Automobile exhaust
(d) Pesticide residues
70. Chernobyl tragedy occured in
(a) 26th May, 1966
(b) 26th April, 1986
(c) 6th Aug., 1947
(d) 9th May, 1945
71. Which one of the following gases can deplete ozone layer in the upper atmosphere
(a) Ammonia
(b) Methane
(c) Carbon monoxide
(d) Sulphur dioxide
72. Most harmful pollutant is
(a) CO2
(b) SO3
(c) NO2
(d) SO2
73. Pollution is a necessary evil now a days because of
(a) Advanced industrialisation
(b) Urge towards economic growth
(c) Urge towards scientific discoveries
(d) All of the above
74. Air pollution causing photochemical oxidants production include
(a) Carbon monoxide, sulphur dioxide
(b) Nitrous oxide, nitric acid fumes, nitric oxide
(c) Ozone, peroxyacetyl nitrate, aldehydes
(d) Oxygen, chlorine, fuming nitric acid
75. Air pollution effects are usually found on
(a) Leaves
(b) Flowers
(c) Stems
(d) Roots
76. The major factor in causing global warming is
(a) Increase in oxygen concentration in atmosphere
(b) Decrease in carbon dioxide concentration in atmosphere
(c) Increase in carbon dioxide concentration in atmosphere
(d) Decrease in atmospheric nitrogen
77. Which of the following is used in ceramic industries?
a) Electrostatic precipitator
b) Dynamic precipitator
c) Spray tower
d) Wet cyclonic scrubber
78. Wet scrubbers are classified into ____ types.
a) 2
b) 3
c) 5
d) 6
79. The centrifugal collectors are classified into how many types?
a) 3
b) 4
c) 5
d) 2
80. Which of the following air pollution control device has maximum efficiency?
a) Electrostatic precipitator
b) Dynamic precipitator
c) Spray tower
d) Wet cyclonic scrubber
81. Which of the following removes both gaseous and particulate contaminants?
a) Venturi scrubber
b) Gravitational settling chamber
c) Dynamic precipitator
d) Wet scrubber
82. Identify the correct statement regarding the Electrostatic precipitator.
a) Minimum particle size removal is <0.5μm
b) They can be operated at high temperature
c) It has a low maintenance cost
d) It does not cause any freezing problem
83. What is noise?
a) Desirable sound
b) Desirable and unwanted sound
c) Undesirable and unwanted sound
d) Undesirable and wanted sound
84. In which unit sound is measured?
a) Kilometer
b) Pascal
c) Kilogram
d) Decibel
85. Which pollution cause hearing loss in organisms?
a) Air pollution
b) Noise pollution
c) Water pollution
d) Soil pollution
86. What is the dB of a threshold of pain?
a) 100
b) 110
c) 120
d) 146
87. What is the ambient noise level in the residential one during night time?
a) 40 dB
b) 45 dB
c) 50 dB
d) 55 dB
88. What is called for a temporary hearing loss?
a) Temporary ear pain
b) Temporary hearing problem
c) Temporary threshold shift
d) Temporary hearing shift
89. Which of the following sound is pleasant to our ears?
a) Heavy machinery
b) Transportation equipment
c) Loud noise
d) Music
90. Wildlife faces more problems than humans due to noise pollution, because animals
dependent on_______________
a) Noise
b) Sound
c) Actions
d) Behavior
91. The undesirable change in physical, chemical or biological characteristics of air,
land and water is referred as
a) pollutants
b) eco destructions
c) pollution
d) all of these
92. Pollutants that are introduced into the environment by human activity are called as
a) qualitative pollutants
b) quantitative pollutants
c) anthropogenic pollutants
d) all of these

93. Which of the following solid wastes describes the term ‘Municipal Solid Waste’?
(a) Toxic
(b) Hazardous
(c) Non-toxic
(d) Non-hazardous
94. Why is it difficult to recycle plastics?
(a) It is very hard
(b) It comes in different sizes
(c) It is adhesive
(d) It contains different types of polymer resins
95. Which of the following is done on an individual level?
(a) Burning
(b) Disposal
(c) Recycling
(d) Source reduction
96. Why is recycled paper banned for use in food containers?
(a) Because it creates a lot of spaces
(b) Because it creates contamination
(c) Because paper can be used only one time
(d) Because paper is very thick and can’t cover the food containers
97. Which of the following plans is used as a waste management plan?
(a) Plan for reuse
(b) The integrated plan
(c) Plan for recycling
(d) Plan for reducing
98. The organic material of the solid waste will decompose
(a) By the flow of water
(b) By the soil particles
(c) By the action of microorganisms
(d) By oxidation
99. Identify a Sort of Plan That We Should Make to the Disposal of Solid Waste from
the Given Ones?
a. The integrated waste management plan
b. Recycling of waste management plan
c. Reducing the waste management plan
d. Use of waste management plan
100. Identify the Following Ones Which Can Be Recycled Many Times?
a. Plastic
b. Wood
c. Organic materials
d. Aluminum