UNIT-I Environment and Natural Resources

QUE-1: Environmental studies is defined as the branch of:

1. the information and physical sciences
2. natural world and the impact of humans on its integrity
3. humanities, social, biological, and physical sciences
4. All of Above

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QUE-2:World Environment Day is celebrated each year on:

1. 5 Feb
2. 5 Apr
3. 5 June
4. None of them

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QUE- 3: The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change was held in:

1. 1992
2. 1993
3. 1994
4. None of Above

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QUE-4: Earth Summit was attended by:

1. 160 states
2. 170 states
3. 180 states
4. All of Above

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QUE-5: India signed and ratified the 1997 Kyoto Protocol in:

1. August 2002
2. Sep 2003
3. Oct 2004
4. None of Above

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QUE-6: When was Rio-de-Janeiro Environmental Summit held?

1. May 1990
2. June 1991
3. June 1992
4. None of Above

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QUE- 7: Sardar Sarovar Dam is build on river:

1. Satlaj
2. Yamuna
3. Narmada
4. None of Above

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QUE- 8: Flood can be prevented by:

1. Deforestation
2. Afforestation
3. Agriculture
4. All of Above

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QUE- 8: The example of global common is

1. The ocean floor.
2. The oil refineries.
3. Gasoline pumps.
4. All of Above

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QUE-9: full form of WWF:

1. World Wildlife Federation
2. World Wildlife Fund
3. World Wild Foundation
4. All of Above

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QUE- 10: Which of the following compound is not degraded by any biological process

1. Ch4
2. CFCs
3. NO2
4. All of Above

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QUE- 11:Nitrogen-fixing bacteria are found in the roots of

1. Wheat
2. Maize
3. Pulse
4. All of Above

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QUE- 12:Ozone hole was first observed over

1. Australia
2. America
3. Antarctica
4. All of Above

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QUE- 13:one of the following factors are not responsible for the formation of soil

1. Sun
2. Light
3. Algae
4. All of Above

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QUE-14: Bits of a decayed living organism in the soil is called

1. Saprobe
2. Compost
3. Humus
4. All of Above

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QUE- 15: water on the earth’s surface is found in

1. Ocean and sea
2. Underground water table
3. River and Ponds
4. All of Above

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QUE- 16: Acid rain contains

1. Oxides of nitrogen and sulphur
2. Oxides of carbon and sulphur
3. Oxides of nitrogen and Chlorine
4. All of Above

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QUE-17: According to Kyoto Protocol, the major nations abide to reduce concentration of green house gases was by

1. 2010
2. 2011
3. 2012
4. None of Above

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QUE-18: Smog is a combination of:

1. Fire and water
2. Smoke and fog
3. Water and smoke
4. All of Above

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QUE-19:The World Council of Indigenous Peoples was formed in:

1. 1973
2. 1974
3. 1975
4. None of Above

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QUE- 20: Which of the following is an inexhaustic natural resources:

1. Water
2. Coal
3. Forest
4. All of Above

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QUE-21:The main reason of soil pollution:

1. Ozone
2. Acid rain
3. Aerosol
4. All of Above

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QUE- 22:Who chairs the National Board for Wildlife (NBWL) in India:

1. Minister of Environment & Forest
2. Environment Secretary
3. Prime Minister
4. All of Above

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QUE- 23:E-waste generated by the Mobile Phones, which among the following metal is most abundant

1. copper
2. Iron
3. Mica
4. All of Above

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QUE-24: The ocean covers how much percentage of Earths surface.

1. 51%
2. 61%
3. 71%
4. All of Above

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QUE-25: Atmospheric humidity is measured by

1. Photometer
2. Lactometer
3. Hygrometer
4. None of Above

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QUE- 26: Which gas is likely to be reduced in the atmosphere by deforestation?

1. Oxygen
2. Nitrogen
3. Hydrogen
4. None of Above

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QUE-27: Which of the following is the most responsible for world water crisis?

1. Drought
2. Dams
3. Floods
4. All of Above

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QUE- 28:Grass land of USA is known as:

1. Steppes
2. Pampas
3. Prairies
4. None of Above

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QUE- 29: Which results in the formation of soil:

1. Pollution
2. Weather
3. Radiation
4. None of Above

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QUE-30: Troposphere is:

1. Portion for survival of Living organisms
2. Portion of water
3. Portion of air
4. None of Above

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QUE-31: Components of LPG are:

1. Propane and Butane
2. Propane and Ethane
3. Propane and Methane
4. All of Above

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QUE-32: Deforestation generally decreases by:

1. Rainfall
2. Soil erosion
3. Global Warming
4. All of Above

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QUE- 33:India’s first Butterfly Park was established at:

1. Kaziranga National Park, Assam
2. Bannerghatta National Park, Karnataka
3. National Zoological Park Calcutta
4. None of Above

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QUE-34: The Nameri National Park (NNP) is located in:

1. Orisa
2. Bihar
3. Assam
4. None of Above

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QUE- 35:The green color of plants due to:

1. Carotene
2. Chlorophyll
3. XAnthophii
4. All of Above

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QUE-36: Full form of UNFCCC is:

1. United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change
2. United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Call
3. United Nations Framework Counter on Climate Change
4. All of Above

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QUE-37: The natural environment includes:

1. Living Organisms
2. Non-living Organisms
3. Both a and b in Natural Environment
4. None of Them

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QUE- 38: Main reason of extinction of various species from tropics is :

1. Pollution
2. Deforestation
3. Afforestation
4. All of Above

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QUE-39: Environmental science integrates?

1. Physical
2. Biological
3. Chemical
4. All of Above

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QUE-40:The animal that is the symbol of the World Wide wildlife Fund is:

1. Bear
2. Tiger
3. Panda
4. None of Above

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