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ENVIRONMENT

1) Lithosphere, Hydrosphere, Biosphere & atmosphere form…….

a) Environment b) Pollution c) Pollutant C) None of the above

2) Which gas gets deposited in lower layer of atmosphere due to decomposition of org. matter?
a) Methane b) Ethane c) Nitrogen d) None of the above

3) van Mahotsav is an annual tree planting festival in India , celebrated on :

a) 2 nd June b) 1st July c) 1 st December d) 15 th September

4)When did the three Mile island accident happen ?

a) March 11, 1979 b) March 28, 1979 c) May 04, 2011 d) July 05, 1967

5) World Environment day is on ….

a) June 5 b) June 11 c) July 5 d) July 11

6) World day of water is on

a) April 22 b) March 23 c) March 24 d) March 22

7) Earth day is on
a) January 22 b) February 22 c) March 22 d) April 22

8) Ecormark of our country is

a) Earthen pitcher b) Water drop c) Sun d) Ashok tree

9) Enviroment friendly products are given ISO certification called ISO…

a) 12000 b) 13000 c) 14000 d) 15000

10) Earth summit , the conference on environment & Development held at Rio de Janeiro in
a) 1982 b)1992 c) 2012 d) 2004

11) World summit on sustainable development held at Johannesberg in

a) 2001 b)2002 c) 2003 d) 2004

12) He is popularly known as the Green judge

a) Mr. Manmohan singh b)Kuldeep Singh c) Mangal Singh d) Mr. Jethmalani

13) He is nown as Green Advocate

a) Mr. K.P.Raghav b) Mr. P. Chidambaram c) Mr.S.D. Rao d) Mr.M.C.Mehta

14) He is Known for his 'Chipko Movement'

a)Atal Bihari b)Anna Hajare c) Sundarlal Bahuguna d) Pandit Nehru

15) He got the Magsaysay award for Water conservation effort.

a) Rajendra singh b) Ashok singh c)Nana Patekar d) Anil Agrawal

16) World forest day is on

a) 11 March b) 12 March c) 13 March d) 21 March

17) Edapic means

a) Related to water b) Related to soil c)Related to air d) Related to sun

18) The term Ecology was introduced by

a) Haeckel b) Newton c) S.S.Rao d) Tansley

19) Greenhouse gases are regulated under the UN framework convention on climate change &
a) Tokiyo protocol b) Kyoto protocol c) Mumbai protocol d) Narvey protocol

20) Montreal protocol is related to….

a) Depletion of ozone layer b) Upper layer c) SO2 layer d) Sulphur layer

21) The stratosphere is ……..kilometer thick

a) 1 b) 2 b) 50 c) 100

22) chernobyl nuclear pawer plant disaster took place omn April 26 ….
a) 1986 b) 1900 c) 2000 d) 2001

24) Bopal gas tragedy occurred in year ….

a) 1984 b) 1985 c) 1990 d) 1987

25) Movemet by women in Tehri-Garhwal in uttrakhand …..

a) Chipko Andolan b) Women liberalization c) Agenda 21 d) Wome development

26) wind speed reaches 100 km per hour or more during?

a) Storm b) Tsunami c) Cyclone d) Wind mill

27) In cyclone wind circulates …….in Northern Hemisphere

a) Anticlockwise b) clockwise c)without direction None of the above

28) something that environs" is…..

a) Environment b) Surrounding c) Encircle d) None of the above

29) Green revolution is …… grouth of world food production

a) steady b) Rapid c)slow d) None of the above

30) UN organized Biodiversity convention in year ….

a) 1992 b) 1982 c) 1959 d) 1989

2. Energy Resources

31) If consumption rate is higher than the replenish rate ……..starts

a) Motion b) Depletion c) work d) all of the above

32) Forest improve……..quality.

a) wind b) noise c) polllution d) Air
33) Making …..for paper industry, get from forest.
a) Raw material b) By-product c) pulp d) none

34)Deforestation relates as a big cause of….

a) plantation b) vegetation c) Global warming d) Increase of water level

35) The revoval of tree causes higher rate of soil …..

a) corrosion b) Erosion c)formation d) Decomposition

36) ……of world's known Biodiversity lives in the rainforest

a) 70% b) 80% c) 60% d) 90%

37) The reduction of forest contributes to about...% of anthropogenic carbon dioxide emission
a) 12 b) 23 c) 13 d) 15

39) who have started reducing emission from Deforestation & forest degradation?
a) Russia & Europe b) UK & Brazil c) United state & World bank d) all of the above

40) Water is used as …… in Industries

a) Solvent b) Cooling agent c) cleaning agent d) All of the above

41) The liquid water component of the earth is called as …..

a) Lithosphere b) Hemisphere c) Hydrosphere d) Androsphere

42) The hydrosphere covers about ….. Of the surface of earth

a) 70% b)90 c) 60% d) 50%

43) surface water sources are ….

a) streams b) oceans c) wells d) Both a & b

44) …..is the major raw material for biogas

a) Tree leaves b) Grass c) cow dung d) waste from kitchen

45) what was the approximate world population of humans in the year 2008?
a) 667 million b) 66 billion c) 6.67 billion d) 6.67 million

46) percentage of total water found as fresh water is …..

a) 87.5 % b) 2.5% c) 97.5% d) 7.5%

47) Ideally cover of foresh should be ……of the total area of a country .
a) 23% b) 30% c) 33% d) 40%

48) soil containing many single soil callled

a) pedon b) poly pedon c) regloith d) profile

49) Ground water is depleting at the rate of

a) 10 cm / year b) >10 cm / Year c) <10 cm/ year d) <5 cm / year
50 ) soil fertility is an example for …..resources
a) Non reproducible b) Non renewable c) Renewable d) cyclic

51) The main driving force of ecological system is

a) wind energy b) water energy c) solar energy d) earth energy

52) coal, petroleum & natural gas are called as

a) Non-fossile fuels b) fossil fuel c) semi fossil fuel d) transparent fuel

53) As per the Ecological uses , typical tree produces commercial goods worth about Rs
a) 100 b) 1000 c) 3000 d) 30,000

54) About ……million species are found in the tropical forest alone
a) 5 b) 10 c)7 d) 100

55) as per MOEF annual report (2006-06) , in India total forest are is about
a)68,000,000 ha b) 10,000,000 ha c) 10,686,800 ha d) 20 ha

56) out of the total water reserves of the world , about ……is salty water & only …… is fresh water
a) 97%,3% b) 3%,97% c) 1%,99% d) 2%,98%

57) FAO stands for

a) food & agriculture organisation b) food & agro operation
c) frequent agriculture organisation d) flood & agriculture organisation

58) During photosynthesis trees produce

a) oxygen b) carbon dioxide c)carbon monoxide d) Nitrogen

59) It is a mixture of carbon monoxide & hydrogen

a) CNG b)SNG c)GCN d)NGS

60) per capita use of water is the highest in

a) USA b) India c) Indonesia d) Kuwait

61) Blue baby syndrome (methaemoglobinemia)

a) sulphur b)Arsenic c)Phosphates d)Nitrates

62) In afood chain , accumulation of non-biodegradable

a) Biomagnification b) buffer c) Detoxification d) Alter

63) The forest cover in Indiain 1980 was around ….of the total land mass
a) 22.7 b) 32.7 c) 42.7 d) 52.7

64) ….% of the water on the earth is salt water

a) 97 b) 87 c) 77 d) 67

65) The total mass of earth hydrosphere is about……% of the earth's total mass
a) 1 b) 0.0081 c) 0.023 d)0.001

66) The Himalayas, which is ofter called as….

a) The roof of the world b) The top of the world
b) The cover of the world d) The shield of the world

67)The minimum time required for the formation of one inch of top soil is
a) 10 years b)5 years c)100 years d)200 years

68) India has about …….major types of soil

a) 6 b)17 c)27 d) 37

69) There are …..types of mineral resources

a) one b) two c) three d) four

70) Nuclear power plant use …..as fuel

a) uranium b) sulphate c) tungustan d) coal

71) In Maharashtra Nuclear power plant is in ….

a) chandrapur b) Tarapur c) Nagpur d) sangli

72) Geothermal heat is a example of ……..energy

a) renewable b) non-reweable c) earth energy d) planet energy

73) water used in industry & domestic purpose can be cleaned &used against
for similar or other purpose . Such resources are called as
a) cyclic resources b) non cyclic c)continuous d) proper resources

74) In…….the first time severe food shortage experienced in our country
a) 1947 b)1945 c) 1943 d) 1942

75) for mining …..is done

a) Geophysical survey b)Mappin c)Sampling d)all of the these

76) steps in mining are ….

a) Dredging b)surface c) Insitu d) All of the above

77) ……technique is used when mining site is near water area

a) Dredging b) Surface c) Insitu d) Underground

78) open cast mining is done for …

a) coal b)limestone c)Both a&b d)None of these

79) open pit mining is done for….

a) copper b)diamond c)Both a&b d)None of these

80) Insitu mining is done in ……ways

a) solutionb) Thermal c)Both a&b d)None of these
Ecosystem
81)An …..consists of biotic & abiotic components
a) Environment b) Ecosystem c) Ecology d) None

82) Ecosystem can be of any ….

a) size b) shape c) type d) none of the above

83) Energy flow in any ecosystem is primarily obtained from

a) coal b)Power c) Sun d)None of these

84) Biotic & abiotic components in ecosystem intract …….wth each other
a) occasianally b) continually c) rarely d) none of the above

85) Ecosystem are …..&……types

a) Aquatic & Terrestrial b) living & non living
b) clear & unclear c) All of the above

86)Tundra is example of … types of ecosystem

a) Marine b) Terrestrial c)Microbiological d) all of the above

87)……chain involve energy transformation

a) food b) reactions c)cyclisation d) None of the above

88) ……eat plants & plant products

a) detritivores b)herbivores c) Animals d) all of these

89) Those which consume droppping of all of us

a) Detritivores b) omnivores c)herbivores None

90) Snake is ……consumer in food chain

a) secondary b) Tertiary c) primary d)None

91) Hawk act as …..consumer in grazer food chain

a) primary b) secondary c) Tertiary d) None

92) Any food chain has no more than ….links

a) 4 to 5 b) 3 c) 3 to 4 d) None of these

93) The interconnection food chain form….

a) Ecosystem b) Environment c) food web d) None of the above

94) food web are very ….

a) simple b) small c) comlicated d) None of the above

95) Ecological pyramid is a …..representation

a) Geological b) pyramidal c) Graphical d) None of the above
96) Ecological pyramid shows ……productivity
a) Biome b) Biomass c) organic d) None of the above

97) Ecological pyramid is ……in shape

a) circular b) Triangular c)Oval d)All of the above

98) In all ecological pyramids, producers are always at …..

a) center b)Bottom c) Top d) None of these

99) ….% energy is used to build new biomass in ecological pyramid

a) 25 b)10 c)10-25 d)None of these

100) Island is example of ……ecosystem.

a) water b)Earth c) ocean d) None of these

101) Grass land is example of ….water ecosystem

a) fresh b)waste c)polluted d)None of these

102) Grass land have …..soil & …….content of Oxygen

a) rich, high b)poor,high c)poor,low d)None of these

103) short,strong,leafy,thorny plants are…….

a) cacti b)berry c)legumes d)None of these

104) chaparrels are found in …..

a) Austria b)Australia c)Africa d)None of these

105) …..is just below Tundra

a) chapparrel b) Rain forest c) taiga d) None of these

106) Alpine is on ……feet height

a) 5000 b)7000 c) 10000 d)None of the above

107) in Alpine , october to may is …..season

a) monsoon b) winter c)summer d) None of these

108) Animals in Alpine region have …..blood vessels to store more ….

a) More, Haemoglobin b) Thick,O2 c)large,blood d)None

109) Nearly….% photosynthesis takes place in oceans by aquifers

a) 75% b)40% c)100% d)10%

110) A group of co-existing organisms which interact with the environment…..

a) Diversity b)Ecosystem c) Biodiversity d) Will

111) photosynthesis does not take place in ……ocen water

a) Deep b) shallow c)Both d)None of above
BIODIVERSITY
112) The species with thin population within restricted area is said to be
a) Rare b) Threatened c) Endangered d) All of the above

113) The endangered animal of the following is

a) Crow b) Parrot c) Red jungle fowl d) Cock

114)Bharatpur bird sanctuary is situated in

a) Kerala b) Karnataka c) Gujarat d) Rajasthan

115) The ICUN headquarters are at :

a) Morges, Switzerland b)Paris, France c) Vienna, Austria d) New york ,USA

116) How many bio-geographical regions are present in India?

a) 3 b) 4 c) 7 d) 10

117) Lime is added to thesoil which is too

a) sandy b) Salty c) Alkaline d) Acidic

118) which one of the following has maximum genetic diversity in India ?
a) Tea b) Teak c) Mango d) Wheat

119) which one of the following areas in India, is a hotspot of biodiversity ?

a) Sunderbans b) Western Ghats c)Eastern Ghats d) Gangetic plain

120) Darwin's finches are a good example of

a) convergent evolution b) Industrial melanis c) connecting link d) Adaptive radiation

122) which one of the following is not a renewable, exhaustible natural resources?
a) National park b) wildlife sanctuary c) Seed bank d)Sacred groves

123) The percentage of forest cover recommeded by the National Forest policy (1988) is
a) 33% for plains & 67% for hill b) 37% for plains & 63% for hills
c)20% for plains & 70% for hills d)23% for plains & 77% for hills

124) which one of the following is not used for ex situ plant conservation?
a) field gene bank b) seed bank c) shifting cultivationd)Botanical Garden

125) which of the following countries has the highest biodiversity?

a) Brazil b) south africa c) Russia d) India

126) The one-horned rhinoceros is specific to which of the following sanctuary

a) Bhitar kanika b) Bandipur c) Kaziranga d) Corbett park

127) Amongst the animal groups given below, which one has the highest percentage
of endargered species?
a) Insecrs b)Mammals c)Amphibians d)Reptiles

128) The organisms which fed on dead organic matter is called as

a) saprotrophs b)fungi c)zooplanktons d)algae

129) Approximately…..% of the known species are insects.

a) 31 b) 21 c)11 d) 61

130)Thar in India is a
a) Desert b) sea c)river d)muddy land

131) chilka lake is in

a) Maharashtra b) Bihar c) Orissa d) U.P.

132)The species diversity of a region is measured on the basis of two parameters

one is evenness & other is
a) species richness b) equitability c) odness d) speciation

133) Diversity between the community is involves in

a) sigma b) beta diversity c) gamma diversity d) alpha diversity

134) About ….% of the Indian landmass is occupied by Deccan peninsula.

a) 25 b)35 c) 42 d) 61

135) The species which are condifined to a particular country is called

a) Magnified species b)definite species c) De-magnified species d) Endamic species

136) Morphine is a….use of biodiversity

a) chemical b) physical c)Medicinal d)Mechanical

137)Quinine, the drug is used for treatment of ….is an example of benefit of biodiversity.
a) Bone-T.B b)Colora c) Maleria d) None of these

139) The name of largest flying bird of today is

a) california condor b) Mangor bird c) Eagle sofara d) Eagle sky sulfer

140) Exotic species are also called as

a) Extra species b) Modular species c) Aline species d) Modern species

141)The Jim corbett national park is near

a) Nainital b)Delhi c) Mumbai d)Nagpur

142) First nation park established in India is

a) Jawaharlal nehru national park b) salim Ali national park
c) Jim corbett national park d) Dr. Bose National park

143) Kaziranga national park is in

a) Maharashtra b) Bihar c) Assam d) Delhi
144) wild life sanctuaries is an examples of …..conservation strategies of biodiversity.
a) In situ b)off situ c) ex situ d) reverse off situ

145) Gir national park is in

a) Maharashtra b) Gujarat c)M.P. d) U.P.

146) at present , there are ….biosphere reserves in India

a) 3 b)24 c)20 d)13

147) The biosphere reserve consists of ….zones

a) 1 b) 2 c) 3 d) 4

148) A total no. of ….biodiversity hotspot have been identified

a) 5 b) 25 c) 35 d) 55

149) The study of ecosystems is also called as

a) Environment b) Ecology c) E study d) cosmos

150) The term Ecology was given by ….in 1869

a) Earnest Haeckel b)newtons c) S.W.flemig d) S.D.Lal

ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION
151) …..pollutants are emitted directly from identifiable sources
a) obervation b) Tertiary c) primary d)secondary

152) which one of the following is NOT a primary pollutant ?

a) nitrogen oxides b) sulfuric acid c) sulfur dioxide d) carbon monoxide

153) The major component of photochemical smog is …..

a) sulfuric acid b) ozone c) particulate matter d) nitrogen oxide

154) Decibel (dB) is the measure of …

a) sound intensity b) decorated bells c )sound language d) sound frequency

155) sound intensity measured by decibel is not done by addition but rather through….
a) Division b) Subtraction c) Multiplication d) addition

156) Painful sensation in the air is usually at the level of….

a) 1000 to 1200 dBA b)0 to 20 dBA c) 120 to 130 dBA d) 50 to 70 dBA

157) primary sewage treatment removes what percentage of the biochemical

oxygen demand (BOD) from domestic sewage ?
a) 3 b)60 c)90 d)33

158)Greenhouse effect leading to the warming up of the atmosphere is due to

a) infra-red rays reaching to the earth b) UV rays reaching the earth
b) Increase in temperature due to increase in CO2 level c) depletion of ozone layer

159) Acid rain

a) Increase the pH of soil b) decrease the pH of soil
c) does not change the pH of soil d) Increase in fertility of soil

160) which one is not greenhouse gas ?

a) CO2 b)Ozone c)CH4 d)CFC

161) The slow wobbling of Earth as it spins on its axis is called….

a) eccentricity b) obliquity c) precession d) extention

162) which determinng climate change, oxygen isotope

measurements are made from an analysis of ….
a) ocean water b) lava c) glacial ice d) none of these

163) DDT is the

a) Natural pollutant b) Primary pollutant c) secondary pollutant None of these

164) peroxy-acetyl nitrate (PAN) is formed by the reaction of two primary pollutant,
namely nitrogen oxide &…..released from motor vehicle in presence of sunlight
a) hydro-neutrons b) hydro-carbons c) water-carbons d) SO2

165) The pollutants which do not occur in the environment but are passed into it through
human activity are called as….
a) Qualitative pollutant b) Quantitative pollutant
c)Natural pollutant d) None of these

166) The pollutants which are waste products & they are slowly degraded by microbial action
are called as…
a) Biodegradable pollutants b) Non-biodegradable pollutant
c) Aritificial pollutant c) None of these

167) The man made pollution , such as industrial pollution, agricultural pollution etc are called as
a)Anthropogenic b)Anti-anthropogenic c) Semi-anthropogenid)None of these

168) The larger suspended particles which more than 1µm in diameter are called…
a) Dust & Mist b) Gaseous & Semi gaseous pollutant
c) fog & frost d) Aqua & Rox - mixed

169) an accidential discharge of petroleum in oceans is called…

a) oil leak b)oil milk c)oil spills d)oil waste

170) Water having DO content below …is considered to be highly polluted

a) 4.0 mg/L b)8.0mg/L c)11.2mg/ d)0.01mg/L

171) water contaminated with cadmium can cause…..desease.

a) Itai itai disease b) La la disease c) Minamata disease d) sasu disease
172) pesticides are also called as …..
a) supercides b) biocides c) nano-cides d)catcides

173) Radioactive is a property of certain elements to spontaneously emit protons. Proton means
emission of …..
a) alpha particles b) beta particles c)gamma particles d) none of these

174) unit of sound level intensity is …

a) decibel b) noise-meter c) dolphan d) dub

179) Decay of organic matter in marshy places releases…..

a) Marsh gas b) Chemical gas c) wood sap d) none of these

180) sub urface water or groun water is about …% of the total water available on earth
a) 1 b) 2 c) 3 d)10

181) factories are the ……of water pollution.

a) point sources b) non point sources c) artificial sources d) none of the above

182) …..is cuased due to poor drinking water

a) cholera b) Maleria c) Dengu d) Asthama

183) As per BIS, pH value of drinking water is …

a) 1-2 b) 2-4 c)4-8 d)7.0-8.5

184) The world smog is coined out of smoke &…..

a) smell b) fog c)flock d)foc

185) India where buses now use compressed natural gas to help eliminate the …..smog
a) pea soop b)pea click c)pea rock d) pea pea

186) …..is the chemical reaction of sunlight, nitrogen oxides & volatile organic
compounds in the atmosphere
a) photochemical smog b) persistant smog c) permanent smog d) none of the above

187)An electrostatic precipitator (ESP) is a….device

a) filtration b) sedimentation c) coagulation d) none of the above

188) ……are efficient at removing dust & particles

a) venture scrubbers b) ventilators c) high volume sampler d) none of these

189) Noise stand for residential area in day time is …..dB

a) 10 b) 20 c) 25 d) 55

190) silence zone is referred as area upto …meters around such a hospital, education,
Institutions & courts
a) 100 b)200 b)300 d)400
191) which of the following is a radioactive waste ?
a) Gold b) silver c) Mercury d) uranium

192) soot,smoke,tar,dust get release from :…..

a) Industries b) Agriculture c) ozone d) all of the above

193) The rise in ozone causes….

a) Necrosis b) Abscission c)Destroying of chlorophyl d) Photosynthesis

194) Natural mechanism of self clearing the atmosphere air are…..

a) Dispersion b) settling c) absorption d) All of the above

195) The dissolved material in water must not be more than ….ppm
a) 150 b)140 c)152 d)151

196) …..plants are natural purifiers of water

a) Rose b) Neem c) Aqua d) Living

198) The phosphates & nitrates in the fertilizers, make the water rich with nutrients & it
becomes more producing . This process is called as….
a) Photosynthesis b) Eutrophication c) Electrolysis d) Decomposition

199) The main toxic slid substance gets released in water from industry are….
a) Al & Cu b) Mercury & Lead c) phosphates & nitrates d) None of these

200)Minamata disease caused due to release of methyl mercury from …..in japan
a) chemical factory b) fertilizer factory c) Textile factory d) all of the above

201) normal talk create sound intensity about…

a) 10dB b) 20dB c) 30dB d)40dB

202) The unpleasant, high intensity sound is called as

a) Music b) song c)noise d) All of the above

203) In 1952…..was attacked by smog

a) India b)canada c) London d) china

204) First anti pollution act was made by ?

a) Thermod edison b) Isaac newton c) king Edward I d) Martin luther king

205) Electronic waste (E-Waste) includes….

a) computers b) Satellites c) Mixers d) all of the above

SOCIAL ISSUES & ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION

206) 3R stand for one of the following

a) Reuse, Reduce, Recycle b) Reproduce, reduce, recycle
c) redevelop, reproduce, recyclec)None of these

207)Aricle…..of Indian constition deals with fundamental duties

a) 51-A (g) b) 48-A c) 21 d) 19-A

208) Article (48-A) of the Indian constition deals with ….

a) coservation & Improvement of invironment b) sustainable development
c) water conservation d) Deforestation

209)water stored using rain water harvesting is useful for

a) all purposes b) Drinking only c) Agriculture d) None of the above

210 human right come under which of the following type of development
a) social aspect of sustainable development b) Economical development
c) culture development d) None of the above

211) which statement is true about the watershed approach

a) watershed management is a dynamic & continually readjusting process
b) watershed management is a relatively fixed process & can usually be approached
the same way in every case
c) watershed management needs a multidisciplinary approach
d) a Strong watershed management approach is one the generates ecologically based, soln

212) which state has made it compulsory to harvest rain water for all buiding ?
a) Rajasthan b) Maharashtra c) Tamilnadu d) west bengal

213) Which of these countries has the highest per capita carbon dioxide emmisions ?
a) United state b) Australia c) saudi arabia d) china

214) Nuclear power plants are typically fueled with what ?

a) plutonium b) deutrerium c) uranium-238 d) uranium-235

215) The subatomic particles released during a nuclear chain reaction are what ?
a) gluons b) electrons c) neutrons d) protons

216) carbon credit is meant for

a) Deforestation b) protection of environment
c) Rural infrastructure c) Diamond trading

217) The amount of atmospheric ozone is expressed in

a) pixson unit b) altra unit c) Dobson unit d) ultra ozone

218) HIV stands for

a) human immunodefiency virus b) health immunodeficiency virus
b) human identification virus d) None of these

219) In AIDS there is adecline in…..which are the key fighters in the Immune system
a) s-cells b)T-cells c) P-cells d)y-cells
220) concept of carbon credits came into existance in ….
a) montreal protocol b) reo conference c) bandung protocol d) kyoto protocol

221) The annual average rainfall in INDIA is…

a) 1200mm b)1600mm c) 2100mm d) 4100mm

222) ….has been doing a good job for harvesting rain water by building check dam in Rajasthan
a) Rajendra singh b) Ashok singh c) S.Naidu d) A.P. kadam

223) The Environment ( protection) Act came into force on….

a) 1 nov 1986 b) 19 Nov 1986 c) 20 Nov 1999 d) 19 Nov 1996

224) Wild life protection Act came into force in the year
a) 1972 b) 1982 c) 1992 d) 1902

225) In 1800, the population on Earth was about….

a) 4 billion b) 3 billion c) 45 billion d) 1 billion

226) The forest conservation Act came into force with effect from october 25….
a) 1960 b) 1970 c) 1980 d) 1990
ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION
1) …..pollutants are emitted directly from identifiable sources
a) obervation b) Tertiary c) primary d)secondary

2) which one of the following is NOT a primary pollutant ?

a) nitrogen oxides b) sulfuric acid c) sulfur dioxide d) carbon monoxide

3) The major component of photochemical smog is …..

a) sulfuric acid b) ozone c) particulate matter d) nitrogen oxide

4) Decibel (dB) is the measure of …

a) sound intensity b) decorated bells c )sound language d) sound frequency

5) sound intensity measured by decibel is not done by addition but rather through….
a) Division b) Subtraction c) Multiplication d) addition

6) Painful sensation in the air is usually at the level of….

a) 1000 to 1200 dBA b)0 to 20 dBA c) 120 to 130 dBA d) 50 to 70 dBA

7) primary sewage treatment removes what percentage of the biochemical oxygen demand (BOD) from domestic sewage ?
a) 3 b)60 c)90 d)33

8)Greenhouse effect leading to the warming up of the atmosphere is due to

a) infra-red rays reaching to the earth b) UV rays reaching the earth
b) Increase in temperature due to increase in CO2 level c) depletion of ozone layer

9) Acid rain
a) Increase the pH of soil b) decrease the pH of soil c) does not change the pH of soil
d) Increase in fertility of soil

10) which one is not greenhouse gas ?

a) CO2 b)Ozone c)CH4 d)CFC

11) The slow wobbling of Earth as it spins on its axis is called….

a) eccentricity b) obliquity c) precession d) extention

12) which determine

OD) from domestic sewage ?