Subject : EST Class: CO-5I

1. The word ‘Environment’ is derived from

A. Greek
B. French
C. Spanish
D. English

2. WWF stands for

A. World Wildlife fund for Nature

B. World Wildlife found in Nature
C. World Wide fund for Nature
D. World Wide fund for Wildlife

3. Conservation of forests by planting trees is

A. Afforestation
B. None of the above
C. Reforestation
D. Deforestation

4. Environmental Studies means

A. is an interdisciplinary academic field

B. includes the natural environment, built environment, and the sets of relationships
between them
C. methodically studies human interaction with the environment
D. all of the above

5. The study of living organisms with the environment is known as ____________

A. Ecosystem
B. Environment
C. Community
D. Ecology
6. National Science Day is celebrated on

A. 22 February
B. 28 February
C. 26 February
D. 27 February

7. Addition of contaminants to atmosphere causing disturbance in natural

condition __________

A. Polluter
B. Polluting
C. Pollution
D. Pollutant

8. Acid rain occurs due to dissolution of __________ in rain water

A. Smoke
B. Particles
C. Gases
D. Soot

9. Natural gas is a non-renewable energy.

A. True
B. False

10. Example of renewable resource

A. water
B. coal
C. gas
D. petroleum

11. Which of the following is a non-renewable resource?

A. water
B. soil
C. coal
D. wildlife
12. Percentage of total water found as fresh water is

A. 3%
B. 0.75%
C. 1%
D. 0.68%

13. which of the following is the pollution free energy resource

A. Coal
B. Wind
C. Fire wood
D. Petrol

14. Tree plantation is the best way to reduce

A. Water pollution
B. Noise pollution
C. Both (A) and (B)
D. Deforestation

15. Carbon dioxide is primarily called a greenhouse gas because

A. Traps heat
B. Traps light
C. Traps warm currents
D. None of the above

16. Timber extraction is done from

A. Degradation
B. Conservation
C. Deforestation
D. Consumption

17. Conventional energy refers to

A. Inexhaustible energy sources in unlimited quantity

B. renewable energy resources
C. Exhaustible energy sources in limited quantity
D. None of the Above
18. Energy is released from fossil fuels when they are

A. Pumped
B. Cooled
C. Pressurized
D. Burned

19. Greenhouse gases are those that absorb and emit infrared radiation. Examples
inlude__________

A. Nitrogen
B. Ozone
C. Argon
D. None of the above

20. The study of ecosystem is called

A. Environment
B. E-study
C. Ecology
D. Cosmos

21. In the production of wave energy which form of energy is used?

A. Potential energy
B. Kinetic energy
C. Solar energy
D. Wind energy

22. The Energy Conservation Act was created in

A. 2011
B. 2001
C. 1998
D. 2000

23. Which statement is correct with respect to the food chain?

A. Every component of food chain forms trophic level

B. Inter-relation between different food chains is known as a food web
C. All the chains formed by nutritional relations is used to understand energy flow.
D. All of the above

24. Which of the following terms does NOT apply to humans?

A. heterotrophs
B. primary producers
C. secondary consumers
D. primary consumers

25. Which of the following requires maximum energy?

A. Secondary consumer
B. Primary producer
C. Decomposer
D. Primary consumer

26. “The pyramid of energy is always upright” states that

A. The energy conversion efficiency of carnivores is better than herbivores

B. The energy conversion efficiency of herbivores is better than carnivores
C. Energy conversion efficiency is the same in all trophic levels.
D. Producers have the lowest energy conversion efficiency

27. In an aquatic ecosystem phytoplankton can be considered as a

A. Consumer
B. Macroconsumer
C. Saprotrophic organisms
D. Producer

28. Ecosystem does not consist of

A. Decomposer
B. Producer
C. Consumer
D. Seller

29. Who proposed the term ecosystem?

A. Grinnel
B. Turesson
C. A.G. Tansley
D. Lindeman

30. The notion of environmental justice resfers to

A. Grassroots activities that monitor environmental conditions and work toward equal
distribution of environmental impacts and benefits.
B. Rewarding those who hard for environmental improvement, such as grassroots
organizations.
C. Environmental racism, where waste sites and other hazardous facilities are more
likely to be located in nonwhite neighborhoods.
D. Prosecution of environmental offenders by government agencies.

31. Which of the following global trends is of great concern for the future of our
environment?
A. Degradation of fertile soils
B. Changes in the global atmosphere
C. Species extinction leading to the loss of biodiversity
D. Population growth and increasing per capita consumption of resources
E. All the above

32. Second highest layer of Earth’s atmosphere is

A. Stratosphere
B. Mesosphere
C. Thermosphere
D. Troposphere

33. Which of these layers of the atmosphere consists of the ozone layer that is
responsible for absorbing the Ultra-Violet (UV) light?

A. Stratosphere
B. Mesosphere
C. Thermospere
D. Troposphere

34. What is the estimated percentage of forest land that India should ideally have?

A. 15%
B. 50%
C. 44%
D. 33%

35. Which of these elements is present in the drinking water that can lead to
numerous fatal diseases?

A. Phosphorus
B. Calcium
C. Arsenic
D. None of the above

36. Oil release sulfur dioxide gas when they burn.

A. True
B. False

37. The world faces an energy crisis because

A. world demand for energy will increase

B. world oil production will peak and begin to decline
C. shortages and the resulting escalation of prices can shock the economic and political
order
D. all of the above

38. A Solar cell is an electrical device that converts the energy of light directly into
electricity by the ____________

A. Photovoltic effect
B. Chemical effect
C. Atmospheric effect
D. Physical effect

39. Which Ministry is mainly responsible for research and development in

renewable energy sources such as wind power, small hydro, biogas and solar
power?

A. Human Resource Development

B. Agriculture and Farmers Welfare
C. Ministry of New and Renewable Energy
D. Health and Family Welfare

40. Which Indian enterprise has the Motto “ENERGY FOREVER”?

A. Indian Renewable Energy Development Agency

B. Indian Non-Renewable Energy Development
C. Indian Agricultural Development
D. Indian Biotechnology Development

41. The most abundantly available fossil fuel in India is _____________

A. Coal
B. Natural Gas
C. Petroleum
D. Oil

42. How many Nuclear power stations are there in India?

A. 5
B. 6
C. 7
D. 8

43. The primary composition of coal is _______________

A. Nitrogen
B. Carbon
C. Oxygen
D. Hydrogen

44. India is the largest producer and exporter of mica in the world.

A. True
B. False

45. India’s position in the Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC) is_________

A. Fourth
B. Third
C. Second
D. first
46. Environmental friendly products are given ISO certification called ISO

A. 12000
B. 14000
C. 15000
D. 13000

47. The greenhouse effect is the phenomenon by which

A. Biological diversity is dominant in agricultural production.

B. The globe’s water pollution affects plankton.
C. The earth’s atmosphere traps infrared radiation.
D. Climate changes occur naturally in the forest.

48. Mining depends upon

A. Concentration of mineral only
B. Ease of extraction
C. Nearness of the market
D. All of the above

49. The main driving force of ecological system is

A. Water energy
B. Wind energy
C. Solar energy
D. Earth energy

50. CNG stands for

A. Cooling natural gas

B. Compressed natural gas
C. Compound natural gas
D. Critical natural gas

51. Wood pulp is used for making

A. Paper
B. Lumber
C. Chipboard
D. Gum
52. Ignited _________is a common source of explosions in coal mines.

A. Methane gas
B. O3
C. Nitrogen gas
D. Co2+so2

53. The plants stored energy form the sun during

A. Photosynthesis
B. Photoenergy
C. Photoelectron
D. Photochemical

54. The energy is obtained from_______

A. Potential energy
B. Bio energy
C. Cosmos energy
D. Earth energy

55. The greatest problem of water conservation is to reduce the amount of

A. Fungi
B. Plantae
C. Animalia
D. Monera

56. The term ecology was given by_______in 1869

A. S. D. Lal
B. Newton’s
C. Earnest Haeckel
D. S. W. Fleming

57. Natural resources do not include________

A. Refined oil
B. Wood
C. Water
D. Air
58. Which is true?

A. Oxygen content may not get reduced if forest cover is not sufficient on the earth.
B. Forests can be said to behave like non-renewable resources if not overused.
C. Fishes are capable of reproducing at the rate at which they are being caught.
D. None of the above

59. Global temperature has increased ________________degree Celsius in last 100

years.

A. 200
B. 11.72
C. 0.74
D. 100

60. Lithosphere provides us the soil for_________

A. Wild life
B. Agriculture
C. Rain water harvesting
D. Non-agriculture