Environmental Studies MCQ : Set-04

MCQ Questions On Environmental Studies .

Answer are given in Bold highlight . 

1. The tigers are found in which of the following biosphere reserve .

  1. Thar desert biosphere reserve .
  2. Neelgiri biosphere reserve .
  3. Namdhapa biosphere reserve .
  4. Sunderbans biosphere reserve .

2. Lions are found in

  1. Gir Forest .
  2. Western Ghat .
  3. Sundarban .
  4. Buxa Forest .

3. National Park associated with conservation of one-horned rhinoceros .

  1. Kaziranga .
  2. Ranthambore .
  3. Corbette .
  4. Valley of flowers .

4. Algal bloom results in

  1. Global Warming .
  2. Eutrophication .
  3. Salinization .
  4. Biomagnification .

5. ____________ is used in measuring the magnitude of earthquake .

  1. Barometer .
  2. Seismometer .
  3. Anemometer .
  4. Thermometer .

6. Who publish Red-list ?

  1. WWF .
  2. IUCN .
  3. MAB .
  4. IBWL

7. Covering the soil surface by straw, leaves or grasses is known as

  1. Leaching .
  2. Mulching .
  3. Terracing .
  4. Crop rotation .

8. A disease not caused by water pollution is 

  1. Jaundice .
  2. Cholera .
  3. AIDS .
  4. Dysentery .

9. COD stands for

  1. Chemical Oxygen Demand .
  2. Carbon and Oxygen Demand .
  3. Climate of Deserts .
  4.  None of the above .

10. Red Panda, a highly endangered species is found in which part of India ?

  1. Costal region .
  2. Trans Himalayan region .
  3. North-Eastern Himalayas .
  4. Terai region .

11. Asian elephant is now endangered because it is being killed for

  1. Skin .
  2. Musk .
  3. Ivory .
  4. Fur .

12. Trophic levels are formed by 

  1. Only plants .
  2. Only animals .
  3. Only carnivals .
  4. Food chain linked organisms .

13. Process of photosynthesis is found in 

  1. Decomposers .
  2. Producers .
  3. Consumers .
  4. Top consumers .

14. The 3 R principle in waste management stand for

  1. Reduce, Reuse and Recycle .
  2. Reduce, regain and reuse .
  3. Reduce, reset and reform .
  4. Reduce, retain and regain .

15. Which of the following is not an air pollutant ?

  1. Smoke .
  2. CO2 .
  3. Nitrogen .
  4. Sulphur Dioxide .

16. Who is associated with ‘Chipko Movement’?

  1. Salim Ali .
  2. Sundarlal Bahuguna .
  3. Rachel Carson .
  4. None of these .

17. In which year Silent Valley was declared as National Park ?

  1. 1982 .
  2. 1984 .
  3. 1988 .
  4. 1992 .

18. Ozone is formed in the upper atmosphere by a photochemical reaction with

  1. Ultra violet solar radiation .
  2. Infra-red radiation .
  3. Visible light .
  4. All of the above .

19. Minamata disease is caused due to pollution by

  1. Lead .
  2. PAN .
  3. Mercury .
  4. SO2 .

20. Sardar Sarovar Project is situated on the river

  1. Ganga .
  2. Yamuna .
  3. Cauvery .
  4. Narmada . 

21. The biggest nuclear accident occurred in

  1. New York .
  2. Bhopal .
  3. Chernobyl .
  4. Beijing . 

22. The lowest layer of atmosphere is

  1. Mesosphere .
  2. Stratosphere .
  3. Troposphere .
  4. Ionosphere .

23. The first National Park established in India in 1936 is

  1. Dudhwa National Park .
  2. Rajaji National Park .
  3. Jim Corbett National Park .
  4. Kaziranga National Park .

24. The Indian Environmental Protection Act. Came into force in 

  1. 1976 .
  2. 1996 .
  3. 1986 .
  4. 1988 .

25. An aquarium is an ———————— ecosystem .

  1. Aquatic
  2. Self-regulating .
  3. Artificial .
  4. Both a & c .

26. Plants that can grow in dry places are called 

  1. Hydrophytes .
  2. Mesophytes .
  3. Halophytes .
  4. Xerophytes .

27. The process that causes wearing away and transportation of particles of rock or soil is called

  1. Salinization .
  2. Soil formation .
  3. Erosion .
  4. Landslide .

28. All consumers are 

  1. Autotrophs .
  2. Carnivores .
  3. Heterotrophs .
  4. All of these .

29. The conversion of ammonia to nitrates is known as

  1. Denitrification .
  2. Nitrification .
  3. Ammonification .
  4. Nitrogen-fixation .

30. Matter must be recycled again and again by an ecological process called

  1. Ecological pyramid .
  2. Ecological Succession .
  3. Biogeochemical cycle .
  4. Energy flow .

31. ———————— is conserved in Jaldapara Sanctuary .

  1. Rhino .
  2. Nilgai .
  3. Hangul .
  4. Crocodile .

32. The ————————— biosphere reserve lies in Western Ghats

  1. Nanda Devi .
  2. Nilgiri .
  3. Nokrek .
  4. Sunderbans .

33. The phenomenon of accumulation of non-biodegradable pesticides in human beings

  1. Bio-magnification .
  2. Bio-degradation .
  3. Bio-remediation .
  4. Bio-accumulation .

34. The study that deals with the interaction of organisms with their environment

  1. Etiology .
  2. Botany .
  3. Ecology .
  4. Biology .

35. ——————————- is the phenomenon in which the earth retains heat .

  1. Air pollution .
  2. Green House effect .
  3. Global effect .
  4. Land pollution .

36. Leader of “Narmada Bachao Andolan”

  1. Vandana Siva .
  2. Medha Patkar .
  3. Maneka Gandhi .
  4. None of the above .

37. The cause of Bhopal Gas Tragedy is

  1. Methyl alcohol .
  2. Methyl carbonate .
  3. Methyl iso-cyanate .
  4. Methyl sulphate .

38. On which date was the Stockholm Conference on Human Environment held ?

  1. July 6th 1974 .
  2. August 8th 1976 .
  3. June 5th 1972 .
  4. Dec 12th 1990 .

39. The cutting down of trees and setting them on fire and raising crops on the resulting ash is called

  1. Jhum cultivation .
  2. Crop rotation .
  3. Terrace farming .
  4. Taungya system .

40. The first International Conference on Environment was held in

  1. Rio de Jeneiro .
  2. Johannesburg .
  3. Stockholm .
  4. New Delhi .

41. First International Conference on “Wetland Conservation” was held in

  1. Ramsagar .
  2. Ramsar .
  3. Ramsahar .
  4. Stockholm .

42. Forest helps in mitigating global warming through

  1. Heat radiation .
  2. Heat absorption .
  3. Transpiration .
  4. Photosynthesis .

43. Both power and manure are provided by .

  1. Thermal plant .
  2. Nuclear plant .
  3. Biogas plant .
  4. Hydroelectric plant .

44. Main source of noise pollution .

  1. Urbanization .
  2. Industrialization .
  3. Photochemical smog .
  4. Both a & b .

45. A recent technique for the study of vegetation

  1. Photography .
  2. Remote sensing .
  3. Genetic Information analysis .
  4. Observation .

46. The primary producer of a pond ecosystem is

  1. Zooplankton .
  2. Red algae .
  3. Phytoplankton .
  4. Floating plants .

47. The zone in which two ecosystems are united is known as 

  1. Niche .
  2. Habitat .
  3. Ecotype .
  4. Ecotone .

48. Which rock can be eroded by solution process ?

  1. Granite .
  2. Pegmatite .
  3. Lime stone .
  4. Ophiolite .

49. Which will not cause any atmospheric pollution ?

  1. H2 .
  2. SO2 .
  3. CO2 .
  4. CO .

50. A food web consists of 

  1. A single food chain .
  2. Many independent food chain .
  3. Many interconnected food chains .
  4. All of these .

 

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