Environmental Studies MCQ : Set-08

MCQ Questions On Environmental Studies .

Answer are given in Bold highlight . 

1 ‘Narmada Bachao Andolan’ is an initiative by 

1. Medha Patkar .
2. Sunderlal Bahguna.
3. Indira Gandhi .
4. Madhav Gadgil .

2 Autobiography of Dr. Salim Ali .

1. Wings of a sparrow  .
2. Fall of a sparrow  .
3. Song of a sparrow  .
4. Life of a sparrow .

3 BNHS is located in 

1. Delhi .
2. Mumbai  .
3. Bihar  .
4. Assam .

4 E. O. Wilson’s book which won the award for Best Book on Environmental issues

1. Biodiversity .
2. Diversity of Life  .
3. Nature .
4. Man and Life .

5. Earth provides enough to satisfy every man’s need, but not for every mans greed – words by

1. Tagore .
2. Gandhiji . 
3. Nehru .
4. Sardar Patel .

6 Expand WWF .

1. World Wide Fund for Nature  .
2. World Wide Fund for Forest  .
3. World Wide Fund for Environment .
4. World Wide Fund for Biodiversity .

7. Indian Prime minister who played significant role in conservation of wild life .

1. Rajiv Gandhi .
2. Indira Gandhi  .
3. Manmohan Singh  .
4. A B Vajpai .

8. India’s most famous environmental Lawyer 

1. M. C. Mehta .
2. S. P. Godrej  .
3. M. S. Swaminathan .
4. Anil Agarwal .

9. Magazine of Bombay Natural History Society is named as 

1. Panda .
2. Peacock .
3. Tiger .
4. Hornbill .

10 The book silent spring was written by 

1. Madhav Gadgil  .
2. Anil Agarwal .
3. Rachel Carson .
4. E.O.Wilson .

11 . Wild Life Institute of India is located in 

1. Andaman .
2. Hyderabad .
3. Dehradun .
4. Bangalore .

12. World Environment Day 

1. 5th June .
2. 5th July .
3. 5th August .
4. 5th September .

13.  The biggest award for environmental activities in India is given in the name of an individual. In whose name is it constituted ?

1. Lal Bahadur Shasthri .
2. Morarji Desai .
3. Indira Gandhi .
4. Kamaraj.

14. All forms of water that comes down on Earth, including rain, snow, hail etc. is known as _____________

1. Calcification .
2. Fixation .
3. Precipitation .
4. Accumulation .

15. The ocean covers ________ percentage of Earth’s surface.

1. 51.5% .
2. 61% .
3. 71% .
4. 91% .

16. The portion of the earth and its environment which can support life is known as _________

1. Crust .
2. Biosphere .
3. Exosphere .
4. Atmosphere .

17. What is troposphere ?

1. Portion of air .
2. Portion of water .
3. Lowest layer of atmosphere where we survive .
4. Portion of sky .

18. The main energy source for the environment is ________

1. Solar energy .
2. Chemical energy .
3. Bioelectric energy .
4. Electrical energy .

19. What is UNCED ?

1. United Nations Conference on Education .
2. United Nations Conference on Environmental Day .
3. United Nations Conference on Environment and Development .
4. None of these.

20. Atmospheric humidity is measured by 

1. Auxanometer .
2. Photometer .
3. Hygrometer .
4. None .

21. The area to which a species is biologically adapted to live is known

1. Niche .
2. Habitat .
3. Succession .
4. Community .

22 Study of inter-relationship between organisms and their environment is called

1. Ecology .
2. Ecosystem .
3. Phytogeography .
4. Ethology .

23 The term Ecology was coined by

1. A.G.Tansley.
2. Earnst Haeckel .
3. Aristotle .
4. Linnaeus .

24. An example of an abiotic component .

1. Plants .
2. Soil .
3. Animals .
4. Bacteria .

25. The area to which a species is biologically adapted to live is known

1. Niche .
2. Habitat .
3. Succession .
4. Community .

26. The objective of environmental education is 

1. Raise consciousness about environmental education .
2. To teach environmentally appropriate behaviour .
3. Create an environmental ethic that fosters awareness about ecological inter-dependence of economics, social and political .
4. All of the above .

27. Which of the following is not influenced by human activities ?

1. Depletion of ground water .
2. Destruction of mangroves and wetlands .
3. Increased extinction rate of species .
4. None of the above .

28. Environmental education is important only at 

1. Primary school stage .
2. Secondary school stage .
3. Collage stage .
4. All stages .

29 The atmosphere extends upto a height of about 10,000 km. It is divided into the following four thermal layers .

1) Mesosphere

2) Stratosphere

3) Thermosphere

4) Troposphere.

The correct sequence of these layers starting from the surface of the Earth upwards is:

1.  2, 4, 1, 3 .
2. 4, 2, 1, 3 .
3. 4, 2, 3, 1  .
4. 2, 4, 3, 1 .

30.  Which of the following conceptual components of the environment are effective transporters of matter ?

1. Atmosphere and hydrosphere .
2. Atmosphere and lithosphere .
3. Hydrosphere and lithosphere .
4. Lithosphere and biosphere .

31.  Biosphere is

1. The solid shell of inorganic materials on the surface of the Earth .
2. The thin shell of organic matter on the surface of earth comprising of all the living things .
3. The sphere which occupies the maximum volume of all the spheres .
4. All of the above .

32. Which of the following conceptual sphere of the environment is having the least storage capacity for matter ?

1. Atmosphere .
2. Lithosphere .
3. Hydrosphere .
4. Biosphere .

33. Which of the following is an example of impact of development activities on the Hydrosphere ?

1. Air pollution .
2. Soil pollution .
3. Soil erosion .
4. Water pollution .

34. Weather occurs in the Earths 

1. Troposhere .
2. Mesophere .
3. Ionosphere .
4. Thermosphere .

35 Biosphere is a term used to represent the:

1. Entire atmosphere consisting of troposphere, stratosphere, mesosphere, and thermosphere .
2. Entire hydrosphere-representing the entire collection of water over the Earth as well as inside the Earth .
3. A small zone of Earth, where the lithosphere, hydrosphere, and atmosphere come in contact with one another .
4. Entire lithosphere representing the solid Earth and its interior .

36 . The term ecology was introduced by :

1. Haeckel .
2. Odum .
3. Tansely .
4. Ramdeo Mishra .

37. The study of interactions between living and non-living organisms and environment is called

1. Ecosystem .
2. Ecology .
3. Phyto-geography .
4. Phytosociology .

38. An ecosystem consist of 

1. Green plants and animals .
2. Green plants and decomposers .
3. Producers and consumers .
4. Green plants, animals, decomposers and abiotic environment .

39. The environment which has been modified by human activities is called 

1. Natural environment .
2. Anthropogenic environment .
3. Modem environment .
4. Urban environment .

40. Which of the following statements is not true ?

1. Inorganic nutrients are recycled in an ecosystem .
2. Energy flows through the ecosystem in the form of C-C bonds .
3. Energy is recycled in an ecosystem .
4. Respiration process releases energy .

41.  Driving force in an ecosystem is

1. Plants .
2. Producers .
3. Solar energy  .
4. Biomass energy .

42. Physical and chemical components of an ecosystem constitute

1. Biotic structure .
2. Abiotic structure .
3. Both of these .
4. None of these .

43. Which one of the following is an abiotic component of the ecosystem?

1. Bacteria .
2. Plants .
3. Humus .
4. Fungi .

44. Which of the following is a possible producer in an ecosystem?

1. Plants .
2. Animals .
3. Human beings .
4. Fish .

45 . The organisms which feed on dead organisms and excreta of living organisms are known

1. Decomposers .
2. Consumers .
3. Producers .
4. Carnivores .

46 . A trophic level refers to:

1. Area in the tropics .
2. An organism’s portion in a food chain .
3. An organism’s position in an ecosystem .
4. An organism’s position in a biome .

47. In a food chain animals constitute the:

1. First trophic level .
2. Second trophic level .
3. Intermediate trophic level .
4. Ultimate trophic level .

48. The food chain in which microorganisms breakdown dead producers is called:

1. Consumer food chain .
2. Predator food chain .
3. Parasitic food chain .
4. Detritus food chain .

49. Food chain starts with

1. Producer .
2. Herbivores .
3. Carnivores .
4. Omnivores .

50. In a food chain, humans are 

1. Secondary consumers .
2. Primary consumer .
3. Producers .
4. Primary and secondary consumers both .

 

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