1. The ocean covers…………percentage of the earth’s surface.
Correct : C. 71
2. Green Revolution is associated with……….
Correct : C. agriculture
3. Which one of the following is a renewable resource?
Correct : D. soil fertility.
4. Conventional energy source includes:
Correct : A. coal
5. Sweeping away of fertile top soil by wind or water is…..
Correct : C. soil erosion
6. The soil of India’s eastern and western coast is–
Correct : D. laterite
7. The most harmful environmental pollution from nuclear reactor is–
Correct : C. thermal pollution
8. 11) Which of the following is used as a moderator in nuclear reactor?
Correct : B. graphite
9. Which state irrigates largest percentage of land?
Correct : D. punjab
10. Which of the following is not a primary pollutant?
Correct : C. o3
11. Which one among the following covers the highest percentage of forest area in the world?
Correct : A. temperate coniferous forests
12. Plants get their nitrogen from–
Correct : B. the soil
13. The lowest temperature of air is recorded at–
Correct : B. just before sunrise
14. Which of the following is an organic gas?
Correct : D. ammonia
15. Which of the following is/are inorganic gas (es)?
Correct : D. all of the above
16. All forms of water that comes down on Earth, including rain, show, hail etc. is known as---------------
Correct : C. precipitation
17. The forests in the Arctic are called -------------------------
Correct : B. tundra
18. National Maritime Day of India is celebrated on:
Correct : B. april 05
19. The animal which consumes decaying organic matter is
Correct : B. detrvore
20. Ganga Action Plan in India was launched in the year:
Correct : B. 1985
21. 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)?
Correct : B. agenda 21
22. A set of organisms that resemble one another in appearance and behaviour is called a:
Correct : C. species
23. The area where all the living organisms interact with each other and their environment is ---------------
-
Correct : A. biosphere
24. Agriculture is the chief subject of…….
Correct : A. green revolution
25. The first protected area in India is --------------------------
Correct : A. silent valley
26. The Indian Parliament passed the Biodiversity Bill in the year
Correct : C. 2002
27. World Water Day is celebrated on ----------------------
Correct : C. march 22
28. The Unit of measurement of intensity of sound is:
Correct : A. decibels
29. A combination of smoke, fog and chemical pollutants seen in industrialized cities is known as --------
----------
Correct : B. smog
30. The violent tropical storms in the Indian Ocean are known as------------------
Correct : B. cyclones
31. The worst nuclear accident happened to date is occurred at
Correct : A. chernobyl in 1986
32. Major cause of Ozone depletion is due to which chemical?
Correct : A. chlorofluorocarbons
33. The legally binding international agreement to reduce Greenhouse gases by 5 % 2012 is:
Correct : C. kyoto protocol
34. The portion of the earth and its environment which can support life is known as
Correct : B. biosphere
35. Public awareness of environment creates:
Correct : A. environment protection
36. How is the atmosphere, hydrosphere and lithosphere connected ?
Correct : D. carbon cycle
37. What is the meaning of the word “endemic”
Correct : A. rare and occur only in a few location
38. Which gas is likely to be reduced in the atmosphere by deforestation?
Correct : C. oxygen
39. What are rodenticides ?
Correct : C. that kill rats
40. Which of the following enhances soil fertility ?
Correct : A. crop rotation
41. Salinization is -------------------------
Correct : A. accumulation of salts in water
42. What is oil slick ?
Correct : D. oil in deep sea
43. Cigarette smoking exposes one to ---------------
Correct : D. carbon monoxide
44. Noise is ---------------------
Correct : C. undesirable and unwanted sound
45. Vermi composting is a natural method of
Correct : C. managing waste it creates
46. The intensity of earthquake is measured in ---------------
Correct : B. richter scale
47. Which of the below is most responsible for world water crisis ?
Correct : D. population growth
48. Phagotropic mode of nutrition is found in ----------------
Correct : B. consumers
49. Energy is returned to the atmosphere in the form of
Correct : C. heat
50. The conversion of ammonia to nitrate is known as -------
Correct : B. nitrification
51. The study of individual organism is known as
Correct : C. autecology
52. The resources that can be replaced by natural ecological cycle is called
Correct : A. renewable
53. Natural earthquakes are caused by --------------
Correct : A. earth’s crust
54. Any unfavorable alteration of the environment may be called as
Correct : B. environment pollution
55. The presence of solid, liquid or gaseous compounds, which may not be normally present, or in
excess concentration in the atmosphere is called
Correct : A. air pollution
56. The place where the river meets the sea is called
Correct : A. estuaries
57. The historical monument that is affected by acid rain is
Correct : A. taj mahal
58. The expansion on POLI is
Correct : B. population quotient of life in india
59. The presence of which is necessary for photosynthesis
Correct : B. chlorophyll
60. The Primary Consumers are also called as
Correct : A. herbivores
61. Forest is an example of
Correct : D. terrestial ecosystem
62. The amount of solar radiation reaching the surface of the earth is called
Correct : A. solar flux
63. Snake is an example of
Correct : B. secondary carnivores
64. The forests which occur in law rain fall area is
Correct : B. deciduous forests
65. All the genes of a population is called
Correct : A. gene poll
66. The destruction of habitat of plants and animals is called
Correct : C. habitant loss
67. Zoos are examples for
Correct : C. exsitu conservation
68. Organ affected by pneumonia
Correct : D. lungs
69. In which Indian state is Corbet National park located
Correct : B. uttarakhand
70. Who wrote the book ‘Violence of Green Revolution’
Correct : A. vandana siva
71. The first national park of Kerala
Correct : D. iravikulam
72. In which year was ‘Project Tiger’ launched?
Correct : A. 1973
73. The biggest award for environmental activities in India is given in the Name of an individual. In
whose name is it constituted?
Correct : C. indira gandhi
74. On which date was the Stockholm Conference on Human Environment held ?
Correct : C. june 5th 1972
75. Where was the Stockholm conference on Human Environment held?
Correct : A. sweden
76. World Earth Day is observed on
Correct : D. april 22
77. The controversial dam across the river Narmada ?
Correct : A. sardar sarovar
78. Leader of ‘Narmada Bachao Andolan’
Correct : B. medha patkar
79. Most abundant noble gas of the atmosphere is
Correct : A. neon
80. The most harmful of ultraviolet radiations are
Correct : A. uv-c
81. Formation of soil takes place by
Correct : D. both a and b
82. Favorable morphological and physiological response to a change in environment is called
Correct : D. accilimatisation
83. Plants adapted to open, sunny habitats are
Correct : A. sciophytes
84. Plants growing under shade are
Correct : D. sciophytes
85. Study of inter-relationship between organisms and their environment is
Correct : A. ecology
86. Who among is a famous plant ecologist of India ?
Correct : B. ramdeva misra
87. Grassland of USA is referred to as
Correct : A. praires
88. Deserts occur in area of
Correct : C. little underground water
89. The term sustainable development was first used by…….
Correct : B. brundtland report
90. The research report “The Limits to Growth” was published by:
Correct : D. club of rome.
91. An example of green house gases is……
Correct : D. methane
92. ‘Tragedy of the Commons” is explained by
Correct : A. garret hardin
93. The term bio-diversity is coined by:
Correct : A. w.g.rosen
94. The presence of Ozone layer in the atmosphere was first observed by:
Correct : C. chapman
95. The term Green House Effect was coined by:
Correct : C. j.fourier
96. What is called the biodiversity of habitat?
Correct : A. alpha diversity
97. Which regions are included in Biodiversity Hot-spot?
Correct : A. sanctuary
98. In which one of the following countries, the ‘Earth Summit’ was held?
Correct : B. brazil
99. Conservation of biodiversity is important for:
Correct : D. all organisms
100. The type of diversity including all the different kinds of living things found in a certain habitat is
called as: