Environmental Studies MCQ : Set-13

MCQ Questions On Environmental Studies .

Answer are given in Bold highlight .  

1 Thorn forests are found in the_______ regions .

1. Semi-arid
2. High rain fall areas
3. Low temperature
4. Frozen areas .

2 A Hawk that eats a frog is a 

1. Producer
2. Primary Consumer
3. Secondary Consumer
4. Tertiary Consumer .

3 An example of lotic system 

1. Pond
2. River
3. Lake
4. Reservoir .

4 Lotic ecosystem refers to 

1. Static water system
2. Ecosystem of flowing water
3. Ecosystem of estuaries
4. Deep marine water system .

5 Autotrophs are ______________

1. Consumers
2. Herbivores
3. Saprophytes
4. Producers .

6 Organisms which depend on Producers for nutrition are called

1. Autotrophs
2. Saprophytes
3. Consumers
4. Xerophytes .

7 The source of atmospheric oxygen is 

1. Nitrogen cycle
2. Green Plants
3. Water
4. Carbon Cycle .

8 Plants which grow in shade are called 

1. Sciophytes
2. Heliophytes
3. Oxylophytes
4. Epiphytes .

9 Photosynthesis is found in 

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

10 Phytoplankton are 

1. Producers of forest
2. Producers of lakes
3. Consumers of Ocean
4. Omnivores .

11 The major reservoir of carbon is 

1. The atmosphere
2. Ocean Bed
3. Plant and animals
4. Rock .

12 The simplest aquatic ecosystem can be seen in a 

1. River
2. Lake
3. Pond
4. Water Tank .

13 What is hibernation and aestivation ?

1. Thermal adaptation shown by animals
2. wind adaptation shown by animals
3. adaptation of animals to escape from predators
4. None .

14 What is lentic habitat  ?

1. Running water habitat
2. Standing or still water habitat
3. Marine habitat
4. None of the above .

15 What is Plankton ?

1. Microscopic floating organisms – Plants and animals.
2. Bottom dwelling aquatic organisms
3. Large plants in water
4. none .

16 What is Canopy ?

1. Uppermost level of the forest
2. Ground level of the forest
3. Soil in forest
4. Climbers on trees .

17 North American grassland are called 

1. Pampas
2. Prairies
3. Savannah
4. None .

18 African grasslands are called 

1. Prairies
2. Pampas
3. Savannah
4. None .

19 Green plants are absent in deep sea. Why ?

1. Light is absent
2. High pressure
3. low temperature
4. Great depth .

20 What is desertification ?

1. Conversion of forests into desert
2. Conversion of croplands into desert
3. Conversion of grassland into desert
4. all of the above .

21 Sulphur bacteria are examples of 

1. Carnivores
2. Heterotrophs
3. Saprophytes
4. Autotrophs .

22 Green Land biome .

1. Tundra
2. Pampas
3. Taiga 
4. Thaar.

23 What is deep ecology ?

1. Protecting nature for its own sake
2. Ecology of deep sea
3. Ecology of forest
4. Ecology of caves .

24 ____________ is one of the most endangered species of Indian birds .

1. Bee eater
2. Paradise fly catcher 
3. Owl
4. The great Indian bustard .

25 …………….. Species is known as Azadirachta Indica .

1. Neem
2. Mango
3. Jackfruit 
4. Banana .

26 ……………….. Is a marine tortoise which shows the unique phenomenon ‘arribada’

1. Olive Ridley
2. Star Tortoise
3. Travancore Tortoise
4. b & c .

27 ……………….. Tree is known as ‘flame of the forest’ ?

1. Zizyphus
2. Butea monosperma
3. Jackfruit
4. Pongamea .

28 All are in-situ conservation efforts except 

1. National parks
2. Sanctuaries
3. Zoo
4. Bird Sanctury .

29 Approximately, 50% of total world species are present on 

1. Tropical rain forest
2. temperate rain forest
3. temperate deciduous forest
4. coral reefs .

30 Bears are usually hunted and killed for their 

1. Teeth
2.  Skin
3. Gall bladder
4. Nails .

31 Biodiversity 

1. Increases towards the equator
2. decreases towards the equator
3. remains same throughout the planet 
4. has no effect on change in latitude .

32 Black Buck is a 

1. Goat
2. Deer
3. Butterfly
4. Bird .

33 Blue whale is placed under 

1. Endangered 
2. critically endangered 
3. rare
4. extinct .

34 Conservation within the natural habitat is 

1. in-situ conservation
2. ex-situ conservation
3. in-vivo conservation
4. ex-vivo conservation .

35 Dodo is 

1. Endangered
2. critically endangered
3. rare
4. extinct .

36 Endemic species are 

1. Rare species
2. species localized in a specific region
3. cosmopolitan in distribution
4. critically endangered species .

37 Ex situ conservation includes 

1. Zoo
2. Botanic garden
3. Germplasm bank
4. all of the above .

38 Gharial is a 

1. Crocodile
2. Cobra
3. Tortoise
4. Frog .

39 Herpetology is a branch of Science which deals with 

1. Aves
2. Mammals
3. Reptiles
4. Fishes .

40 Hot spots are regions of high 

1. Rarity 
2. endemism
3. critically endangered population  diversity
4. diversity .

41 India is primary centre of domestication of

1. Sheep
2. Goat
3. Water Buffalo
4. Elephants .

42 IUCN (The International Union For Conservation Of Nature And Natural Resources) headquarters is at 

1. Morges, Switzerland
2. Paris, France
3. Vienna, Austria
4. New York, USA .

43 IUCN is also called as 

1. Man and Biosphere program
2. World Conservation Union
3. World Conservation Consortium
4. World Wide Conservation Union .

44 Killing of animals disturbs 

1. Good for eco system
2. Good for man
3. The balance of nature
4. None .

45 MAB program stands for 

1. Man and biotechnology
2. Material and biology
3. Man and Biology
4. Man and Biosphere .

46 Pangolins feed on 

1. Ants
2. fruits
3. leaves
4. roots .

47 Red data book contains data of 

1. All plant species
2. all animal species
3. economically important species
4. threatened species .

48 Silent Spring is a well known book written by

1. John Miller
2. Charles Darwin
3. Rachel Carson
4. Aldoleopold .

49 The drug morphine is extracted from …………… plant .

1. Cocoa
2. Belladonna
3. Opium Poppy
4. Tannin .

50 The first global environmental protection treaty The Montreal Protocol was signed on Sept. 26.

1. 1985
2. 1990
3. 1981
4. 1987 .  

 

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