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| 201. |
The ocean covers…………percentage of the earth’s surface. |
| A. | 51 |
| B. | 88 |
| C. | 71 |
| D. | 25 |
| Answer» C. 71 | |
| 202. |
Green Revolution is associated with………. |
| A. | sericulture |
| B. | horticulture |
| C. | agriculture |
| D. | aqua culture. |
| Answer» C. agriculture | |
| 203. |
Which one of the following is a renewable resource? |
| A. | petroleum |
| B. | biological species |
| C. | mineral ores |
| D. | soil fertility. |
| Answer» D. soil fertility. | |
| 204. |
Conventional energy source includes: |
| A. | coal |
| B. | solar energy |
| C. | wind energy |
| D. | geothermal energy. |
| Answer» A. coal | |
| 205. |
Sweeping away of fertile top soil by wind or water is….. |
| A. | siltation |
| B. | land slide |
| C. | soil erosion |
| D. | leaching |
| Answer» C. soil erosion | |
| 206. |
The soil of India’s eastern and western coast is– |
| A. | alluvial |
| B. | black cotton |
| C. | red rocky |
| D. | laterite |
| Answer» D. laterite | |
| 207. |
The most harmful environmental pollution from nuclear reactor is– |
| A. | radioactivity |
| B. | particulate formation |
| C. | thermal pollution |
| D. | noise pollution. |
| Answer» C. thermal pollution | |
| 208. |
11) Which of the following is used as a moderator in nuclear reactor? |
| A. | thorium |
| B. | graphite |
| C. | radium |
| D. | ordinary water. |
| Answer» B. graphite | |
| 209. |
Which state irrigates largest percentage of land? |
| A. | haryana |
| B. | uttar pradesh |
| C. | maharashtra |
| D. | punjab |
| Answer» D. punjab | |
| 210. |
Which of the following is not a primary pollutant? |
| A. | so2 |
| B. | volcanic ash |
| C. | o3 |
| D. | co2. |
| Answer» C. o3 | |
| 211. |
Which one among the following covers the highest percentage of forest area in the world? |
| A. | temperate coniferous forests |
| B. | temperate deciduous forest |
| C. | tropical monsoon forests |
| D. | tropical rain forests. |
| Answer» A. temperate coniferous forests | |
| 212. |
Plants get their nitrogen from– |
| A. | rain |
| B. | the soil |
| C. | the air |
| D. | the bedrock. |
| Answer» B. the soil | |
| 213. |
The lowest temperature of air is recorded at– |
| A. | midnight |
| B. | just before sunrise |
| C. | just after sunset |
| D. | just after midnight. |
| Answer» B. just before sunrise | |
| 214. |
Which of the following is an organic gas? |
| A. | hydrocarbons |
| B. | aldehydes |
| C. | ketones |
| D. | ammonia |
| Answer» D. ammonia | |
| 215. |
Which of the following is/are inorganic gas (es)? |
| A. | carbon monoxide |
| B. | hydrogen sulphide |
| C. | chlorine |
| D. | all of the above |
| Answer» D. all of the above | |
| 216. |
All forms of water that comes down on Earth, including rain, show, hail etc. is known as--------------- |
| A. | calcification |
| B. | fixation |
| C. | precipitation |
| D. | none |
| Answer» C. precipitation | |
| 217. |
The forests in the Arctic are called ------------------------- |
| A. | savanna |
| B. | tundra |
| C. | prairies |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» B. tundra | |
| 218. |
National Maritime Day of India is celebrated on: |
| A. | october 16 |
| B. | april 05 |
| C. | march 21 |
| D. | june 05 |
| Answer» B. april 05 | |
| 219. |
The animal which consumes decaying organic matter is |
| A. | carnivore |
| B. | detrvore |
| C. | herbivore |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» B. detrvore | |
| 220. |
Ganga Action Plan in India was launched in the year: |
| A. | 1988 |
| B. | 1985 |
| C. | 1980 |
| D. | 1992 |
| Answer» B. 1985 | |
| 221. |
What is the name of the action plan for sustainable development in the twenty first century framed in the Rio Declaration on Environment & Development (1992)? |
| A. | action 21 |
| B. | agenda 21 |
| C. | rio 2 |
| D. | kyoto protocol |
| Answer» B. agenda 21 | |
| 222. |
A set of organisms that resemble one another in appearance and behaviour is called a: |
| A. | exons |
| B. | prions |
| C. | species |
| D. | all of these |
| Answer» C. species | |
| 223. |
The area where all the living organisms interact with each other and their environment is --------------- - |
| A. | biosphere |
| B. | exosphere |
| C. | mesosphere |
| D. | thermosphere |
| Answer» A. biosphere | |
| 224. |
Agriculture is the chief subject of……. |
| A. | green revolution |
| B. | white revolution |
| C. | black revolution |
| D. | none of these. |
| Answer» A. green revolution | |
| 225. |
The first protected area in India is -------------------------- |
| A. | silent valley |
| B. | corbett national park |
| C. | bandipur sanctuary |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» A. silent valley | |
| 226. |
The Indian Parliament passed the Biodiversity Bill in the year |
| A. | 2000 |
| B. | 2005 |
| C. | 2002 |
| D. | 2008 |
| Answer» C. 2002 | |
| 227. |
World Water Day is celebrated on ---------------------- |
| A. | may 22 |
| B. | june 05 |
| C. | march 22 |
| D. | september 05 |
| Answer» C. march 22 | |
| 228. |
The Unit of measurement of intensity of sound is: |
| A. | decibels |
| B. | lux |
| C. | parsec |
| D. | hertz |
| Answer» A. decibels | |
| 229. |
A combination of smoke, fog and chemical pollutants seen in industrialized cities is known as -------- ---------- |
| A. | so |
| B. | smog |
| C. | fallout |
| D. | ozone |
| Answer» B. smog | |
| 230. |
The violent tropical storms in the Indian Ocean are known as------------------ |
| A. | typhoon |
| B. | cyclones |
| C. | hurricane |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» B. cyclones | |
| 231. |
The worst nuclear accident happened to date is occurred at |
| A. | chernobyl in 1986 |
| B. | three mile power plant in 1979 |
| C. | sellafield in 1957 |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» A. chernobyl in 1986 | |
| 232. |
Major cause of Ozone depletion is due to which chemical? |
| A. | chlorofluorocarbons |
| B. | polyphenols |
| C. | dioxins |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» A. chlorofluorocarbons | |
| 233. |
The legally binding international agreement to reduce Greenhouse gases by 5 % 2012 is: |
| A. | vienna convention |
| B. | montreal protocol |
| C. | kyoto protocol |
| D. | agenda 21 |
| Answer» C. kyoto protocol | |
| 234. |
The portion of the earth and its environment which can support life is known as |
| A. | crust |
| B. | biosphere |
| C. | exosphere |
| D. | mesosphere |
| Answer» B. biosphere | |
| 235. |
Public awareness of environment creates: |
| A. | environment protection |
| B. | environment degradation |
| C. | environmental improvement |
| D. | environmental cultivation |
| Answer» A. environment protection | |
| 236. |
How is the atmosphere, hydrosphere and lithosphere connected ? |
| A. | hydrological cycle |
| B. | nitrogen cycle |
| C. | oxygen cycle |
| D. | carbon cycle |
| Answer» D. carbon cycle | |
| 237. |
What is the meaning of the word “endemic” |
| A. | rare and occur only in a few location |
| B. | rare and occur everywhere |
| C. | abundant and seen everywhere |
| D. | abundant and only in few locations |
| Answer» A. rare and occur only in a few location | |
| 238. |
Which gas is likely to be reduced in the atmosphere by deforestation? |
| A. | carbon dioxide |
| B. | nitroge |
| C. | oxygen |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» C. oxygen | |
| 239. |
What are rodenticides ? |
| A. | that kill fishes |
| B. | that kill insects |
| C. | that kill rats |
| D. | that kill crocos |
| Answer» C. that kill rats | |
| 240. |
Which of the following enhances soil fertility ? |
| A. | crop rotation |
| B. | improved methods of agriculture |
| C. | using new seed verities |
| D. | irrigation |
| Answer» A. crop rotation | |
| 241. |
Salinization is ------------------------- |
| A. | accumulation of salts in water |
| B. | accumulation of salts in food |
| C. | accumulation of salts in body animals |
| D. | accumulation of salts in animals |
| Answer» A. accumulation of salts in water | |
| 242. |
What is oil slick ? |
| A. | boiled oil |
| B. | cooled oil |
| C. | thin film of oil in sea water |
| D. | oil in deep sea |
| Answer» D. oil in deep sea | |
| 243. |
Cigarette smoking exposes one to --------------- |
| A. | sulphur dioxide |
| B. | carbon dioxide |
| C. | nitrogen peroxide |
| D. | carbon monoxide |
| Answer» D. carbon monoxide | |
| 244. |
Noise is --------------------- |
| A. | huge sound |
| B. | sound of vehicles: |
| C. | undesirable and unwanted sound |
| D. | sound of crackers |
| Answer» C. undesirable and unwanted sound | |
| 245. |
Vermi composting is a natural method of |
| A. | producing compost manure |
| B. | producing worms |
| C. | managing waste it creates |
| D. | destroying worms |
| Answer» C. managing waste it creates | |
| 246. |
The intensity of earthquake is measured in --------------- |
| A. | beaufort scale |
| B. | richter scale |
| C. | mohs scale |
| D. | none |
| Answer» B. richter scale | |
| 247. |
Which of the below is most responsible for world water crisis ? |
| A. | dams |
| B. | floods |
| C. | drought |
| D. | population growth |
| Answer» D. population growth | |
| 248. |
Phagotropic mode of nutrition is found in ---------------- |
| A. | products |
| B. | consumers |
| C. | decomposers |
| D. | all of these |
| Answer» B. consumers | |
| 249. |
Energy is returned to the atmosphere in the form of |
| A. | potential energy |
| B. | metabolic energy |
| C. | heat |
| D. | vapours |
| Answer» C. heat | |
| 250. |
The conversion of ammonia to nitrate is known as ------- |
| A. | ammonification |
| B. | nitrification |
| C. | denitrification |
| D. | all of these |
| Answer» B. nitrification | |
| 251. |
The study of individual organism is known as |
| A. | syn ecology |
| B. | population ecology |
| C. | autecology |
| D. | human ecology |
| Answer» C. autecology | |
| 252. |
The resources that can be replaced by natural ecological cycle is called |
| A. | renewable |
| B. | nonrenewable |
| C. | exhaustible |
| D. | natural |
| Answer» A. renewable | |
| 253. |
Natural earthquakes are caused by -------------- |
| A. | earth’s crust |
| B. | deep seas |
| C. | peak mountains |
| D. | forests |
| Answer» A. earth’s crust | |
| 254. |
Any unfavorable alteration of the environment may be called as |
| A. | eutrophication |
| B. | environment pollution |
| C. | biomagnigication |
| D. | bioaccumulation |
| Answer» B. environment pollution | |
| 255. |
The presence of solid, liquid or gaseous compounds, which may not be normally present, or in excess concentration in the atmosphere is called |
| A. | air pollution |
| B. | water pollution |
| C. | soil pollution |
| D. | radioactive pollution |
| Answer» A. air pollution | |
| 256. |
The place where the river meets the sea is called |
| A. | estuaries |
| B. | oceans |
| C. | lake |
| D. | wetlands |
| Answer» A. estuaries | |
| 257. |
The historical monument that is affected by acid rain is |
| A. | taj mahal |
| B. | pyramid of egypt |
| C. | pisa tower |
| D. | golden temple |
| Answer» A. taj mahal | |
| 258. |
The expansion on POLI is |
| A. | physical quality of life index |
| B. | population quotient of life in india |
| C. | poor quality of life in india |
| D. | poverty, quality of life in india |
| Answer» B. population quotient of life in india | |
| 259. |
The presence of which is necessary for photosynthesis |
| A. | chloroform |
| B. | chlorophyll |
| C. | phosphorus |
| D. | polymer |
| Answer» B. chlorophyll | |
| 260. |
The Primary Consumers are also called as |
| A. | herbivores |
| B. | carnivores |
| C. | enzymes |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» A. herbivores | |
| 261. |
Forest is an example of |
| A. | marine ecosystem |
| B. | limnic ecosystem |
| C. | artificial ecosystem |
| D. | terrestial ecosystem |
| Answer» D. terrestial ecosystem | |
| 262. |
The amount of solar radiation reaching the surface of the earth is called |
| A. | solar flux |
| B. | reflected light |
| C. | minerals |
| D. | solvents |
| Answer» A. solar flux | |
| 263. |
Snake is an example of |
| A. | primary carnivores |
| B. | secondary carnivores |
| C. | herbivores |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» B. secondary carnivores | |
| 264. |
The forests which occur in law rain fall area is |
| A. | evergreen forests ` |
| B. | deciduous forests |
| C. | coniferous forests |
| D. | all the above |
| Answer» B. deciduous forests | |
| 265. |
All the genes of a population is called |
| A. | gene poll |
| B. | gene |
| C. | ecosystem |
| D. | population |
| Answer» A. gene poll | |
| 266. |
The destruction of habitat of plants and animals is called |
| A. | endemism |
| B. | endangered species |
| C. | habitant loss |
| D. | flood |
| Answer» C. habitant loss | |
| 267. |
Zoos are examples for |
| A. | insitu conservation |
| B. | in vivo conservation |
| C. | exsitu conservation |
| D. | exvivo conservation |
| Answer» C. exsitu conservation | |
| 268. |
Organ affected by pneumonia |
| A. | liver |
| B. | kidney |
| C. | heart |
| D. | lungs |
| Answer» D. lungs | |
| 269. |
In which Indian state is Corbet National park located |
| A. | madya pradesh |
| B. | uttarakhand |
| C. | kerala |
| D. | tamilnadu |
| Answer» B. uttarakhand | |
| 270. |
Who wrote the book ‘Violence of Green Revolution’ |
| A. | vandana siva |
| B. | sheela dikshit |
| C. | menaka gandhi |
| D. | arundhathi roy |
| Answer» A. vandana siva | |
| 271. |
The first national park of Kerala |
| A. | aralam |
| B. | kottayam |
| C. | idukki |
| D. | iravikulam |
| Answer» D. iravikulam | |
| 272. |
In which year was ‘Project Tiger’ launched? |
| A. | 1973 |
| B. | 1964 |
| C. | 1998 |
| D. | 1970 |
| Answer» A. 1973 | |
| 273. |
The biggest award for environmental activities in India is given in the Name of an individual. In whose name is it constituted? |
| A. | lal bahadur shasthri |
| B. | morarji desai |
| C. | indira gandhi |
| D. | kamaraj |
| Answer» C. indira gandhi | |
| 274. |
On which date was the Stockholm Conference on Human Environment held ? |
| A. | july 6th 1974 |
| B. | aug 8th 1976 |
| C. | june 5th 1972 |
| D. | dec 12th 1990 |
| Answer» C. june 5th 1972 | |
| 275. |
Where was the Stockholm conference on Human Environment held? |
| A. | sweden |
| B. | austria |
| C. | india |
| D. | greece |
| Answer» A. sweden | |
| 276. |
World Earth Day is observed on |
| A. | may 24 |
| B. | july 5 |
| C. | aug 2 |
| D. | april 22 |
| Answer» D. april 22 | |
| 277. |
The controversial dam across the river Narmada ? |
| A. | sardar sarovar |
| B. | hirakud |
| C. | bhakranangal |
| D. | sutlej |
| Answer» A. sardar sarovar | |
| 278. |
Leader of ‘Narmada Bachao Andolan’ |
| A. | vandana siva |
| B. | medha patkar |
| C. | menaka gandhi |
| D. | mayilamma |
| Answer» B. medha patkar | |
| 279. |
Most abundant noble gas of the atmosphere is |
| A. | neon |
| B. | xenon |
| C. | argon |
| D. | krypton |
| Answer» A. neon | |
| 280. |
The most harmful of ultraviolet radiations are |
| A. | uv-c |
| B. | uv-b |
| C. | uv-a |
| D. | all the above |
| Answer» A. uv-c | |
| 281. |
Formation of soil takes place by |
| A. | weathering |
| B. | pedogenesis |
| C. | melting |
| D. | both a and b |
| Answer» D. both a and b | |
| 282. |
Favorable morphological and physiological response to a change in environment is called |
| A. | preadaptation |
| B. | ecotyping |
| C. | formation of ecophenes |
| D. | accilimatisation |
| Answer» D. accilimatisation | |
| 283. |
Plants adapted to open, sunny habitats are |
| A. | sciophytes |
| B. | heliophytes |
| C. | mesophytes |
| D. | epiphytes |
| Answer» A. sciophytes | |
| 284. |
Plants growing under shade are |
| A. | epipytes |
| B. | semi-epiphytes |
| C. | mesophytes |
| D. | sciophytes |
| Answer» D. sciophytes | |
| 285. |
Study of inter-relationship between organisms and their environment is |
| A. | ecology |
| B. | ecosystem |
| C. | phytogeography |
| D. | ethology |
| Answer» A. ecology | |
| 286. |
Who among is a famous plant ecologist of India ? |
| A. | charles darwin |
| B. | ramdeva misra |
| C. | birbal sahani |
| D. | jagdish chandra bose |
| Answer» B. ramdeva misra | |
| 287. |
Grassland of USA is referred to as |
| A. | praires |
| B. | steppes |
| C. | pampas |
| D. | veldts |
| Answer» A. praires | |
| 288. |
Deserts occur in area of |
| A. | adverse human disturbance |
| B. | underground saline water |
| C. | little underground water |
| D. | rain shadow |
| Answer» C. little underground water | |
| 289. |
The term sustainable development was first used by……. |
| A. | world development report |
| B. | brundtland report |
| C. | world environment report |
| D. | none of the |
| Answer» B. brundtland report | |
| 290. |
The research report “The Limits to Growth” was published by: |
| A. | uno |
| B. | iucnn |
| C. | green peace |
| D. | club of rome. |
| Answer» D. club of rome. | |
| 291. |
An example of green house gases is…… |
| A. | oxygen |
| B. | carbon monoxide |
| C. | helium |
| D. | methane |
| Answer» D. methane | |
| 292. |
‘Tragedy of the Commons” is explained by |
| A. | garret hardin |
| B. | a |
| C. | pigou c) brundtland |
| D. | simon kuznet. |
| Answer» A. garret hardin | |
| 293. |
The term bio-diversity is coined by: |
| A. | w.g.rosen |
| B. | ronald coarse |
| C. | rachel carson |
| D. | none of the above. |
| Answer» A. w.g.rosen | |
| 294. |
The presence of Ozone layer in the atmosphere was first observed by: |
| A. | w.g.rosen |
| B. | ronald coarse |
| C. | chapman |
| D. | none of the above. |
| Answer» C. chapman | |
| 295. |
The term Green House Effect was coined by: |
| A. | ronald coarse |
| B. | garret hardin |
| C. | j.fourier |
| D. | none of these. |
| Answer» C. j.fourier | |
| 296. |
What is called the biodiversity of habitat? |
| A. | alpha diversity |
| B. | beta diversity |
| C. | gamma diversity |
| D. | biosphere |
| Answer» A. alpha diversity | |
| 297. |
Which regions are included in Biodiversity Hot-spot? |
| A. | sanctuary |
| B. | national park |
| C. | only hotspot |
| D. | all the above. |
| Answer» A. sanctuary | |
| 298. |
In which one of the following countries, the ‘Earth Summit’ was held? |
| A. | the uk |
| B. | brazil |
| C. | mexico |
| D. | china |
| Answer» B. brazil | |
| 299. |
Conservation of biodiversity is important for: |
| A. | animals |
| B. | plants |
| C. | animals and plants |
| D. | all organisms |
| Answer» D. all organisms | |
| 300. |
The type of diversity including all the different kinds of living things found in a certain habitat is called as: |
| A. | species diversity |
| B. | genetic diversity |
| C. | ecosystem diversity |
| D. | population diversity |
| Answer» A. species diversity | |
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