ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE
PAPER-II
Note: This paper contains fifty (50) multiple-choice questions, each question carrying
two (2) marks_ Attempt all of them.
Air quality standards are based on
(A) Oimateandtopography (B) Ambietair quality alone
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(q Doseofapollutant (D) Methodofmeasurement
2. The unleaded petrol, as an automotive fud, should not have the lead levels exceeding
(A) 0059/L (B) 0159/L (q 0259/L (D) 0509/L
A maJor part of air pollution load lies in
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(A) Troposphere (B) Stratosphere (D) Ionosphere
4. Which is the correct order of the degree of weathering of the following rocks
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(A) Dunite >Basalt> Granite> Rhyolite
(B) Basalt> Dunite >Granite> Rhyolite
(q Granite> Basalt> Dunite >Rhyolite
(D) Rhyolite >Granite > Dunite > Basalt
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Interior of the earth is inferred through
(A) Deep continental drilling (B) Deep oa.an drilling
(q Seismicsoundings (D) Heatflowmeasurements
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The minimum thickness to be used in biodegradsble carry bags should be
(A) 5microns (B) 10microns (q 15microns (D) 20microns
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The criteria indicators of water pollution are
(A) pH,COD,BOD,DO (B) pH Coliform, COD, DO
(q Coliform, COD, BOD (D) BOD, DO, Coliform
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The cation exchange capacity of silty loams is
(A)01 (B)15 (q515 (D) 15 30
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9. Air Pollution Tolerance Index (APTI) of vegetation is calculated using
(A) Pb content, 50 2 content and NOx content in air
(B) Ascorbic acid, total chlorophyl and pH of water content on vegetation
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(q SPM,pHofwater andsoiltypesofthearea
(D) Lanilscape of the area; 50 2 and NO X levels in air
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10. The state having the largest forest rover in India is
(A) Andhra Pradesh (B) Orissa (q Maharashtra (D) Utattisgarh
11. Coal mine workers are proneto victims of one of thefollowing diseases
(A) Pneumoconiosis (B) Byssinosis (q Asbestosis (D) Silicosis
12. The numberofoxygenmokcules required for the complete combustion of1mokcuk tf propane is
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13. Which one of the following is necessary for the growth and maintenance of animal bones and
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(A) Hydrogen (B) Oxygen (q Phosphates (D) Sulphur
14 . Which of the£ollowing org anisrns are use d as components of biofertilisers
(A) Blue greenalgaeonly (B) Coliform bacteria and mushrooms
(q N-fixing bacteria only (D) Blue green algae andN-fixing bacteria
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15. Which one of thdollowing photochemical reactions is correct
(A) N,O+ hv-------7 N, + 0 •
(D) O,+hv-------+D,+e
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16. Assertion (A}: CFCs destroyozonemoleculesinstratosphere
Reason (R} CFCs have very high global warming potential
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(A) Both (A} and (R} aretrue and (R} is thecorrect explanation of (A}
(B) Both (A}and (R} are true but (R} is notthe correct explanation of (A}
(q (A} is true; (R} is false
(D) (A} is false; (R} is true
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17. Match the lists I and II Select the correct answer using the code given below the
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list-I list- II
1•1 Environmental Protection Act 1991
Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act
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(c) Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act (iii) 1981
1'1 Public liability lnsurana. Act (iv) 1986
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18. 2 ppm of CO at 25"C and 760mm ofHg pressure is equivalent to
(A) 1250 r.cgjm3 (B) 1145 r.cgjm3
(q 2500 r.cg/m3 (D) 2290 r.cg/m3
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19. 1kW-hourofenergyisequivakntto
(A) 460 KCal (B) 1250 KCal (q 860 KCal (D) 760 KCal
20. The dominant gas in biogas is
(A) CH4 (B) C2H5
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21. Match the following lists I and ll and sdect the correct answer using the code given bdow the lists
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22. Which of thefollowing pairs is not correctly matched
(A) Tropicalzone Hot,winterless
(B) Sub-tropical zone Hot with cool winter
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(q Tanperatezone Warms\liTlrrlerwithpronouncedwinter
(D) Alpinezone Longsummerwithshortseverewinter
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23 . The hydraulic conductivity or the coefficient of pamea bility of which of the following media is the
highest
(A) Oay (B) Sand (q Gravd (D) Sandstone
Aquatic organisms are very sensitive to
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24.
(A) Salinity (B) pH (q Temperature (D) Dissolvedoxygen
25. Which of thdollowing acts as a trigger for a landslideto occur
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(A) Vegd:ationloss (B) Rainfall
(q Anirnalmovement (D) Vehicularmovanent
26. After sodiumdJoride, which of the following compounds has the rnaximumconcentrationin sea
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water
(A) Magnesiumsulphate (B) Calciumsulphate
(q Magnesiumchloride (D) Potassiumsulphate
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27. The directions for the regulation, prohibition or the closure of any industry are given
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Stategovernrnent
State Pollution Control Board
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Centralgovanment
Central Pollution Control Brnrd
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28. Match the lists I andll Select the correct answer using the rode given bdow the lists
list" I list" II
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(Category of Area} (Daytime Noise standards in dB}
1•1 Commercial area (i) 75
Residential area (ii) so
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(c) Industrial area (iii) 65
1'1 Silence zones (iv) 55
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29. Which of thdollDwing sets has the rna>imum dispersion
(A) 10, 11, 12, 10, 11, 10, 10, 11, 10,11 (B) 1,2, 1,2, 1,2, 1,2, 1, 2
(q 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10 (D) 5,5,6,6,5,5,6,5,6,5
30. Which of the following methods is suitable for hypothesis testing
(A) Two way analysis of variance (B) !-test
(q Ouster Analysis (D) Corrdationandregression
31. Boxmoddis mainly employed for analysing the
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(A) dispersal of atmospheric pollutants
(B) Predictor and Prey populations
(q Birthanddeathrates
(D) Discharge of a waste into groundwaters
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32. The geometricmeanof2,2,3and3 is
(A) 6 (D) 16
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Match the lists I and II Select the correct answer using the code given below the
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list-I list-II
1•1 Tropical forest (i) 5underbans
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Conifer forest (iij Himachal Pradesh
(c) Mangroves (iii) Rapsthan
1'1 Deciduous forest (iv) Silent valley
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(A) Filtera lion and Floccula lion
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Sludge digestion and sedimentation
(q Demineralization (D) Distillation
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A solar edt is basically a
" (A) p type semiconductor n type semiconductor
(q p-n diode
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(D) p-n-p transistor
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36. The information system useful to identify the location of a point is
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(A) GIS (B) CPS (q Oinometer (D) Compass
37. The global warming potential ofNP relative to CO:> is
(A) 25 (B) 10,000 (q 05 (D) 230
38. The size distribution of aerosols in ambient urban environment tends to follow
(A) Normal distribution (B) Exponential distribution
(q Junge's distribution (D) Poisson distribution
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39. The temperaturerequired to fuse Deuterium and Tritiumnudeiis of the order of
(A) -10 5 "k (B) -10 8 1< (q -10'1< (D) -10°"k
40. Landfill .sites can be permitted in
(A) wetlands
(B) flood plains
(q habitats of endsngered species and recharge zones for local drinking water supplies
(D) abandoned mines with impermeable barrier at the bottom with a leachate recycling system
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41. The satdlite which has been put into orbit recently capable of producing high resolution thematic
data is
(A) IRS-2D (B) IDUSAT (q RISClURCISAT (D) lANDSAT
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42. The atmosphere is chemically homogenous upto an altitude of
(A) 10krn (B) 30km (q 50krn (D) SOkrn
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43. At which stage of an ecological succession, an ecosystem exhibits total photosynthesis equal to
respiration?
(A) Pioneer (B) Oirnax (q Virgin (D) Mid-seral
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44. When in a community a species has the same abundance and density, the frequency of the species
shall be
(A) 20% 50% (q 90% (D) 100%
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45. For determination of primary productivity in a lake, which is the most appropriate time for
sampling?
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(A) SAM (B) SAM (q 12Noon (D) 3PM
46. Which is the best and simple method to determination of fluorine in ground water?
(A) AtomicAbrorptionspectrometry (B) Spectrophotometry
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(q Flamephotornetry (D) lon-sekctivedectrode
Road tho passage bdow and answor quos hans that follow basod an your undorsfu:ndmg of tho
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passage:
Forests in India are fast disappearing at a rate of about 0 6% per year equivalent to about 7 3
million ha This renders all the dosed tropical forests diaappear within 177 years, At this rate of
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destruction of tropical forests, a bout 20-25% of the worlds plant species would have been lost by the
year 2000 By another estimate 90% of tropical forest area containing about 505 varieties of world
plant species will be destroyed during the next 20 years By another estimate 1000 species/year
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would become extinct This figure is expected to riae to 10,000 species/year During the next 20
years, about one million species are likdy to disappear
Loss ofbiodiver.sity is severe ina gri=ltural ecosystems too During greenrev olution, thousands
of wild crop varieties were replaced with a few hybrid species This resulted in slight disappearance
of genetic resources of crop plants, especially of wheat and rice With the disappearance of the
plants, the associated microorganisms and fauna were also lost Further indiscriminate use of
f atilizas and insect:icid es reduced the microbial species diversity live stock popula lions are already
homogenised and their diversity is extinct
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Much of the fr agite breeding and feeding grounds of almost 2/3rd of the world's oa.anic fish
have been destroyed Endangered rnarindife inlndia lists about 8 species of marine mammals, 5
species of marine turtles, 1 species of hemichorda te, 3 species of csphalochor date, 10 species of crab
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MaJill cause oflos.s ofbiodivasity is the expansion of a grirultural practices Biological diversity
is r splace d by biological uniformity or rnonoculture in the name of green revolution in a griculture,
white revolution in dairying and blue revolution in fisheries The purpose of all these revolutions is
to ensure food security and prevent "hunger disaster"
Biodiversity is also lost due to reclamation for building dams, factories highways, mining
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operations de in the forested regions illegal trade and poaChing of witd life also damaged
biodiversity Thus, biodiversity is destroyed by anthropogenic activities
47. Loss of biodiversity is primarily due to
(B)
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(A) Greenrevolution Whiterevolution
(q Bluerevolution (D) Mining Activity
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48 . Decrease in India's f ores! rov a is a !tribute d mainly to
(A) Urbanization and Industrialisation (B) AgrirultureandDairying
(q RaitandRoadConstruction (D) Mining and Power Plants
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49. About 90% of tropical forest area containing _____ varieties of world's plant species in the
next twenty years
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(A) 73rnillion (B) 505 (q 10,000 (D) 1000
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50. Thereduction of microbial species is dueto
(A) Miningopaations (B) Application of chanica! fertilizers
(q Lossofwitdlife (D) Constructionofhighways
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