McqMate
These multiple-choice questions (MCQs) are designed to enhance your knowledge and understanding in the following areas: Bachelor of Arts in Sociology (BA Sociology) , Sociology (CBCS) .
| 51. |
Which article provides protection against arrest and detention |
| A. | Art.22 |
| B. | Art.32 |
| C. | Art.19 |
| D. | Art.21 |
| Answer» A. Art.22 | |
| 52. |
Right to vote and to be elected in India is a |
| A. | Fundamental Right |
| B. | Constitutional Right |
| C. | Natural Right |
| D. | legal Right |
| Answer» B. Constitutional Right | |
| 53. |
Article 20 of the Fundamental Rights represents which subject— |
| A. | Equality of opportunity in matters of public employment |
| B. | Protection in respect of Conviction of Offence |
| C. | Protection of life and personal liberty |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» B. Protection in respect of Conviction of Offence | |
| 54. |
Article 15 deals with |
| A. | Equality before law |
| B. | Equality of opportunity |
| C. | Prohibition of discrimination |
| D. | Equality of Expression |
| Answer» C. Prohibition of discrimination | |
| 55. |
Article 17 deals with |
| A. | Abolition of Titles |
| B. | Abolition Untouchability |
| C. | Equality of Participation |
| D. | Equality of Expression |
| Answer» B. Abolition Untouchability | |
| 56. |
Who has the power to declare that citizen has no right to move any court for the enforcement of the right conferred by Part 3 of Fundamental Rights during the course of emergency— |
| A. | Executive |
| B. | President |
| C. | Governor |
| D. | Prime Minister |
| Answer» B. President | |
| 57. |
SMOG is derived from : |
| A. | Smoke |
| B. | Fog |
| C. | Both A and B |
| D. | Only A |
| Answer» C. Both A and B | |
| 58. |
SMOG is caused due to |
| A. | Emissions from vehicles |
| B. | From incinerators |
| C. | Oil paints |
| D. | All of the above |
| Answer» D. All of the above | |
| 59. |
Who had coined the term SMOG? |
| A. | Dr. Henry Antoine |
| B. | Stephen Hawking |
| C. | Nicolaus Copernicus |
| D. | Nikola Tesla |
| Answer» A. Dr. Henry Antoine | |
| 60. |
Study of trends in human population growth and prediction of future growth is called |
| A. | Demography |
| B. | Psychology |
| C. | Biography |
| D. | Kalography |
| Answer» A. Demography | |
| 61. |
Secondary air pollutant is: |
| A. | Ozone |
| B. | Carbon monoxide |
| C. | Nitrogen Dioxide |
| D. | Sulphur dioxide |
| Answer» A. Ozone | |
| 62. |
Which of the following is the major photochemical smog? |
| A. | Peroxyl acetyl nitrate |
| B. | Smog |
| C. | Hydrogen peroxide |
| D. | Chlorofluorocarbon |
| Answer» D. Chlorofluorocarbon | |
| 63. |
Which of the following diseases are caused by the smog?
|
| A. | Both (i) and (ii) |
| B. | Both (iii) and (iv) |
| C. | (i), (ii) and (iii) |
| D. | (i), (ii) and (iv) |
| Answer» D. (i), (ii) and (iv) | |
| 64. |
“Culture is the man-made part of environment.” Who said so? |
| A. | E. |
| B. | Tylor d. M.J. Herskovits |
| C. | R.Brown |
| D. | K. Davis |
| Answer» B. Tylor d. M.J. Herskovits | |
| 65. |
Excess of fluoride in drinking water causes: |
| A. | Lung disease |
| B. | Intestinal infection |
| C. | Fluorosis |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» B. Intestinal infection | |
| 66. |
Which of the following is responsible for turning yellow TajMahal? |
| A. | Nitrogen dioxide |
| B. | Sulphur |
| C. | Chlorine |
| D. | Sulphur dioxide |
| Answer» D. Sulphur dioxide | |
| 67. |
What is Air Quality Index? |
| A. | It tells about the sound pollution. |
| B. | It measures air pollution mainly sulphur content in the air. |
| C. | It measures ozone levels in your area. |
| D. | It checks the colour of the air. |
| Answer» C. It measures ozone levels in your area. | |
| 68. |
What type of precautions will be taken to survive when ozone level is high? |
| A. | Drive less |
| B. | Stay hydrated |
| C. | Avoid using gas powered engines. |
| D. | All of the above |
| Answer» D. All of the above | |
| 69. |
In filtration, the amount of dissolved solids passing through the filters is |
| A. | Difference between total solids and suspended solids |
| B. | Sum of total solids and suspended solids |
| C. | Independent of suspended solids |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» A. Difference between total solids and suspended solids | |
| 70. |
The Total dissolved solids (TDS) can be reduced by the following method |
| A. | Distillation |
| B. | Reverse osmosis |
| C. | Ion exchange |
| D. | All of the above |
| Answer» D. All of the above | |
| 71. |
According to The United States Geological Survey, water having less than 1000 ml/litre of total dissolved solids is |
| A. | Fresh water |
| B. | Slightly saline |
| C. | Moderately saline |
| D. | Brine water |
| Answer» A. Fresh water | |
| 72. |
The following cause alkalinity in natural wate |
| A. | Potassium carbonate |
| B. | Potassium bicarbonate |
| C. | Sodium carbonate |
| D. | All of the above |
| Answer» D. All of the above | |
| 73. |
The following cause alkalinity as well hardness in natural water. |
| A. | Calcium carbonate |
| B. | Calcium bicarbonat |
| C. | Magnesium carbonat |
| D. | All of the above |
| Answer» D. All of the above | |
| 74. |
Which of the following is not influenced by human activities? |
| A. | Destruction of mangroves and wetlands |
| B. | Depletion of ground water |
| C. | Increased extinction rate of species |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» D. None of the above | |
| 75. |
Which of the following is not influenced by human activities? |
| A. | Destruction of mangroves and wetlands |
| B. | Depletion of ground water |
| C. | Increased extinction rate of species |
| D. | None of the above. |
| Answer» D. None of the above. | |
| 76. |
. Which of the following is not influenced by human activities? |
| A. | Destruction of mangroves and wetlands |
| B. | Depletion of ground water |
| C. | Increased extinction rate of species |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» D. None of the above | |
| 77. |
Which of these organisms has a diet consisting only of plant matter |
| A. | Omnivores |
| B. | Carnivores |
| C. | Herbivores |
| D. | Insectivores |
| Answer» D. Insectivores | |
| 78. |
In a pyramid of numbers in grassland ecosystems, the largest population is that of |
| A. | Herbivores |
| B. | Primary consumers |
| C. | Secondary consumer |
| D. | Producers |
| Answer» A. Herbivores | |
| 79. |
Which of these belong to the category of primary consumers in grazing food chain |
| A. | snakes and frogs |
| B. | Insects and cattle |
| C. | Eagle and snake |
| D. | Cow and rabbit |
| Answer» D. Cow and rabbit | |
| 80. |
The pyramid of energy is always upright for any ecosystem, this situation indicates that |
| A. | Herbivores have better energy conversion efficiency than carnivores |
| B. | Producers have the lowest energy conversion efficiency |
| C. | Carnivores have a better energy conversion efficacy than herbivores |
| D. | Energy conversion efficiency is same at all trophic levels |
| Answer» D. Energy conversion efficiency is same at all trophic levels | |
| 81. |
Which of the ecological pyramid is always upright |
| A. | Pyramid of numbers |
| B. | Pyramid of biomass |
| C. | Pyramid of energy |
| D. | All of the above |
| Answer» C. Pyramid of energy | |
| 82. |
Which one of the following is not a gaseous biogeochemical cycle |
| A. | Nitrogen cycle |
| B. | Carbon cycle |
| C. | Sulphur cycle |
| D. | Phosphorus cycle |
| Answer» D. Phosphorus cycle | |
| 83. |
Deserts, grasslands, forests and tundra regions are the examples of |
| A. | Biomes |
| B. | Biogeographically regions |
| C. | Ecosystems |
| D. | Biospheres |
| Answer» C. Ecosystems | |
| 84. |
The upright pyramid of numbers is absent in |
| A. | Lake |
| B. | Pond |
| C. | Grasslands |
| D. | Forests |
| Answer» D. Forests | |
| 85. |
The final stable community in ecological succession is |
| A. | Climax |
| B. | Pioneer |
| C. | Sere |
| D. | Carnivores |
| Answer» A. Climax | |
| 86. |
Mass of living matter at a trophic level in an area at any given time is called |
| A. | Standing state |
| B. | Standing crop |
| C. | Humus |
| D. | Detritus |
| Answer» B. Standing crop | |
| 87. |
Hydrarch succession takes place in |
| A. | Dry areas |
| B. | Bare area |
| C. | Wetter areas |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» C. Wetter areas | |
| 88. |
A herbivore is also known as a |
| A. | Producer |
| B. | First order consumer |
| C. | Second order consumer |
| D. | Third order consumer |
| Answer» B. First order consumer | |
| 89. |
A product of photosynthesis is |
| A. | Carbon dioxide |
| B. | Water |
| C. | Oxygen |
| D. | Chlorophyll |
| Answer» C. Oxygen | |
| 90. |
Primary source of energy in a food web is/are |
| A. | Green plants |
| B. | Sun |
| C. | Inorganic nutrients |
| D. | Animals |
| Answer» B. Sun | |
| 91. |
A group of living organisms of the same kind living in the same place and at the same time refers to a |
| A. | Community |
| B. | Species |
| C. | Population |
| D. | Consumers |
| Answer» C. Population | |
| 92. |
Which of these organisms has a diet consisting only of plant matter |
| A. | Omnivores |
| B. | Carnivores |
| C. | Herbivores |
| D. | Insectivores |
| Answer» C. Herbivores | |
| 93. |
The true end of any food chain is the |
| A. | Decomposer |
| B. | Predator |
| C. | Consumer |
| D. | Human |
| Answer» A. Decomposer | |
| 94. |
The second trophic level in a lake is |
| A. | Phytoplankton |
| B. | Zooplanktons |
| C. | Fishes |
| D. | Benthos |
| Answer» B. Zooplanktons | |
| 95. |
Which of the following can act as a pioneer species in a xerachsuccession |
| A. | Lichens |
| B. | Humans |
| C. | Herbs |
| D. | Animals |
| Answer» A. Lichens | |
| 96. |
Energy flow in an ecosystem is |
| A. | Bidirectional |
| B. | Unidirectional |
| C. | Multidirectional |
| D. | All rounds |
| Answer» C. Multidirectional | |
| 97. |
Which of the following is an example of a man-made ecosystem |
| A. | Tissue culture |
| B. | Herbarium |
| C. | Aquarium |
| D. | Forest |
| Answer» C. Aquarium | |
| 98. |
Pyramid of energy in a pond ecosystem is always |
| A. | Inverted |
| B. | Upright |
| C. | Linear |
| D. | Irregular |
| Answer» B. Upright | |
| 99. |
If in a population, natality is balanced by mortality, then there will be |
| A. | Decrease in population growth |
| B. | Increase in population growth |
| C. | Zero population growth |
| D. | Over population |
| Answer» C. Zero population growth | |
| 100. |
Which of these belong to the category of primary consumers in grazing food chain |
| A. | snakes and frogs |
| B. | Insects and cattle |
| C. | Eagle and snakes |
| D. | Cow and rabbit |
| Answer» D. Cow and rabbit | |
Done Studing? Take A Test.
Great job completing your study session! Now it's time to put your knowledge to the test. Challenge yourself, see how much you've learned, and identify areas for improvement. Don’t worry, this is all part of the journey to mastery. Ready for the next step? Take a quiz to solidify what you've just studied.