EVS
EVS
EVS
Q1: The term 'Environment' has been derived from the French word .................which means to
encircle or surround
a) Environ
b) Oikos
c) geo
d) Aqua
Q3: Which of the following conceptual spheres of the environment is having the least storage
capacity for matter?
a) Atmosphere
b) Lithosphere
c) Hydrosphere
d) Biosphere
Q4: Which of the following components of the environment are effective transporters of matter?
a) Atmosphere and Hydrosphere
b) Atmosphere and Lithosphere
c) Hydrosphere and Lithosphere
d) Biosphere and Lithosphere
Q5: Biosphere is
a) The solid shell of inorganic materials on the surface of the earth
b) The thin shell of organic matter on the surface of earth comprising of all the living things
c) the sphere which occupies the maximum volume of all of the spheres
d) all of the above
Q6: Atmosphere consists of 79 per cent Nitrogen and 21 per cent Oxygen by
a) volume
b) weight
c) Density
d) All the three
Q25: A predator is
a) An animal that is fed upon
b) An animal that feeds upon another animal
c) Animal that feeds upon both plants and animals
d) A primary consumer
Q35: Which of the following is absorbed by green plants from the atmosphere?
a) Carbon dioxide
b) Water
c) Nutrients
d) All of above
Q41: Which of the following conditions must be fulfilled to ensure food security?
a) Food must be available
b) Each person must have access to it
c) Food utilized/consumed must fulfill nutritional requirements
d) all of the above
Q43: Eutrophication is
a) an improved quality of water in lakes
b) a process in carbon cycle
c) the result to accumulation of plant nutrients in water bodies
d) a water purification technique
Q57: What percentage of its geographical area of a country should be under forest cover?
a) 23%
b) 43%
c) 13%
d) 33%
Q67: How many hectares of Indian land are prone to floods and river erosion?
a) Around 25 million hectares
b) Around 30 million hectares
c) Around 35 million hectares
d) Around 40 million hectares
Q76: The term ‘disaster’ is derived from which of the following languages?
a. Greek
b. Latin
c. French
d. Arabic
Q79: What are the important measures to be taken at the community level of disaster
preparedness?
a. Increased awareness
b. Provision of early and timely warning
c. Landuse planning
d. All of the above
Q80: Under which Ministry does the National Disaster Management Authority come?
a) Ministry of Environment
b) Ministry of Foreign Affairs
c) Ministry of Pollution
d) Ministry of Home Affairs
Q86: Which option is correct when we only accomplish two out of three pillars of Sustainable
Development?
A) Economic + Environmental Sustainability = Viable
B) Social + Environmental Sustainability = Bearable
C) Social + Economic Sustainability = Equitable
D) All of the above
Q87: The word ‘Sustainable Development’ came into existence in the year?
A) 1992
B) 1978
C) 1980
D) 1987
Q88: The United Nation’s Commission on Sustainable Development (CSD) was started by the UN
General Assembly in the year.
A) 1995
B) 1994
C) 1993
D) 1992
Q89: After mining, the huge holes left behind are used for
A) Wastewater storage
B) Waste and water storage
C) Waste Disposal
D) Waste Storage
Q92: Whenever the price of the mineral remains high, the firm seeks for
A) New countries
B) Remains the same
C) New miners
D) New deposits
a) ii only
b) i only
c) i,ii only
d) all of the above
Q99: The cloud droplets in a cloud are formed by water vapor molecules and
a) molecules of air
b) other water vapor molecules
c) hygroscopic nuclei
d) protons
e) ions
Q100: Clouds are classified and named according to their altitude and
a) water content
b) temperature
c) size of droplets in the cloud
d) form or appearance
e) amount of precipitation produced