Environmental Studies (MSBTE) MCQs PDF

# Environmental Studies (MSBTE) ## Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs) ### Section 1 **Q. 1** All the environment crisis are solely due to rise. (i) Population (ii) Water quality (iii) Air quality (iv) None of the above **Ans.:** (i) **Q. 2** Ozone depletion is harmful to (i) Skin (ii) Digestion (...

# Environmental Studies (MSBTE) ## Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs) ### Section 1 **Q. 1** All the environment crisis are solely due to rise. (i) Population (ii) Water quality (iii) Air quality (iv) None of the above **Ans.:** (i) **Q. 2** Ozone depletion is harmful to (i) Skin (ii) Digestion (iii) Reproduction (iv) None of the above **Ans.:** (i) **Q. 3** Lithosphere, hydrosphere, atmosphere together is called (i) Biosphere (ii) Environment (iii) Stratosphere (iv) None of the above **Ans.:** (i) **Q. 4** Wild life sanctuaries are developed to protect wild species of (i) Birds (ii) Animals (iii) Tribals (iv) All of the above **Ans.:** (iv) **Q. 5** Wind speed reaches 100 km per hour or more during. (i) Storm (ii) Tsunami (iii) Cyclone (iv) Wind mill **Ans.:** (iii) **Q. 6** Acid rain occurs due to dissolution of rain water (i) Gaseous (ii) Particles (iii) Smoke (iv) Soot **Ans.:** (i) **Q. 7** Environmental education emphasizes on (i) Air (ii) Water (iii) Environmental issues (iv) None of the above **Ans.:** (iii) **Q. 8** Aesthetic value of environment is enhanced by (i) Dry plants (ii) Green plants (iii) Plants with colourful flowers (iv) None of the above **Ans.:** (iii) **Q. 9** Roduce, Regole, Rouse and Refutin are popularly known as, (i) 4 R's for sustainable development (ii) R's to be followed (iii) P's for better India (iv) None of the above **Ans.:** (i) **Q. 10** Number of Births per 1000 people population in a year is. (i) Crude Birth rate (ii) Total Birth chart (iii) Additional births (iv) None of the above **Ans.:** (i) **Q. 11** Requirement of O2 for microbial degradation of organic matter in water is (i) BOD (ii) COD (iii) PPT (iv) PPM **Ans.:** (i) **Q. 12** Remains of organisms converted into fuels (i) Fossil fuels (ii) Carbon dioxide (iii) Coal (iv) None of the above **Ans.:** (i) **Q. 13** The shaking and trembling of earth is (i) Earthquake (ii) Seismic waves (iii) Earth quake (iv) None of the above **Ans.:** (ii) **Q. 14** Coal and Petroleum are (i) Renewable resources (ii) Non-renewable resources (iii) Profitable resources (iv) Degradable **Ans.:** (ii) **Q. 15** Planting a tree to give fruits is an example of (i) Sustainability (ii) Adding to pollution (iii) De-installation (iv) Alteration **Ans.:** (i) **Q. 16** Amount of rain in an area over a period of time is measured in cms or inches. (i) Rainfall (ii) Flood (iii) Rain level (iv) None of the above **Ans.:** (i) **Q. 17** Green Revolution was mainly in ...... countries. (i) Developing (ii) Developed (iii) Small (iv) Large **Ans.:** (i) **Q. 18** UV rays from sunlight are not allowed to reach earth due to ..... gas in atmosphere. (i) CO2 (ii) O3 (iii) Cl2 (iv) HC **Ans.:** (ii) **Q. 19** Antarctic Treaty is outcome of (i) UNEP (ii) UNCED (iii) UN (iv) UNO **Ans.:** (ii) **Q. 20** Electronic waste generated (i) E-waste (ii) Solid waste (iii) Biomedical waste (iv) Electronic waste **Ans.:** (i) **Q. 21** Land degradation due to human activities (i) Desertification (ii) Erosion (iii) Land slide (iv) Corrosion **Ans.:** (i) **Q. 22** Waste originating mainly from hospitals and clinics (i) Biomedical waste (ii) Biological waste (iii) Biochemical waste (iv) None of the above **Ans.:** (i) **Q. 23** Chipko Andolan was done in (i) Jharkhand (ii) Uttarakhand (iii) Kerala (iv) None of the above **Ans.:** (ii) **Q. 24** Bio reserves add to ...... value of natural environment. (i) Protective (ii) Productive (iii) Preservative (iv) Preparative **Ans.:** (ii) **Q. 25** Sanitation facilities are constructed and made (i) Common to all (ii) Gender specific (iii) Only for women (iv) None of the above **Ans.:** (iv) **Q. 26** Rivers, wells and ponds get polluted with (i) Heavy metals (ii) Aquatic animals (iii) Chemical compounds (iv) None of the above **Ans.:** (iii) **Q. 27** Chain of food transfer from primary producer to various consumers (i) Food chain (ii) Food web (iii) Food cycle (iv) None of the above **Ans.:** (ii) **Q. 28** A tropical vegetation of shrubs and trees (i) Mangrove (ii) Forest (iii) Marine vegetation (iv) None of the above **Ans.:** (ii) **Q. 29** An organisation that works outside government (i) NGO (ii) Nature lovers (iii) Activists (iv) Antisocial **Ans.:** (i) **Q. 30** A technique to distinguish between individuals of same species using DNA (i) DNA testing (ii) DNA finger printing (iii) DNA analysis (iv) DNA Trejoin{} **Ans.:** (ii) **Q. 31** Asbestable is disease of (i) Heart (ii) Lungs (iii) Eyes (iv) Kidney **Ans.:** (ii) **Q. 32** ...... is a public movement (i) Sardar sarovar (ii) Sagar dari (iii) 4R's (iv) None of the above **Ans.:** (ii) **Q. 33** Wetland areas should not be ...... to protect environment. (i) Destroyed (ii) Protected (iii) Preserved (iv) Produced **Ans.:** (i) **Q. 34** Along with government, ...... also put efforts to educate people. (i) Companies (ii) Schools (iii) NGOs (iv) None of the above **Ans.:** (ii) **Q. 35** Tree hugging movement in Uttarakhand (i) Chipko Andolan (ii) Asbestosis (iii) Agenda 21 (iv) None of the above **Ans.:** (i) **Q. 36** Slow gradual rise in temperature of earth due to green house gases (i) Global warming (ii) Thermal pollution (iii) Heat Transfer (iv) None of the above **Ans.:** (i) **Q. 37** Not decomposable by biological means (i) Degradable (ii) Non-degradable (iii) Non-biodegradable (iv) None of the above **Ans.:** (ii) **Q. 38** Sewage treatment plant is example of ...... (i) Plant source (ii) Point source (iii) Non-point source (iv) General source **Ans.:** (ii) **Q. 39** Smoke + Fog makes (i) Smoky fog (ii) Foggy smoke (iii) Smog (iv) Slow **Ans.:** (iii) **Q. 40** Fly Ash from thermal power stations causes (i) Air pollution only (ii) Soil pollution only (iii) Air and soil pollution-both (iv) None of the above **Ans.:** (iii) **Q. 41** The resources which are inexhaustible or which last long (i) Renewable resources (ii) Hoayolablo resouroun (iii) Reusable resouгоов (iv) Evorgroen resourcon **Ans.:** (i) **Q. 42** Photochemical smog is an (i) Indoor air pollution (ii) Outdoor air pollution (iii) Example of air pollution (iv) None of the above **Ans.:** (ii) **Q. 43** Green Revolution is ...... growth of world food production. (i) Steady (ii) Rapid (iii) Slow (iv) None of the above **Ans.:** (ii) **Q. 44** Code of conduct based on moral values (i) Ethics (ii) Allllude (iii) Asthalla (iv) Morale **Ans.:** (iv) **Q. 45** Phyalal or biological complexity of a system is (i) Bladiversity (ii) Diversity (iii) Ecosystem (iv) Culture **Ans.:** (iii) **Q. 46** Wind circulates round an area of low pressure antiolookwise (i) Cyclone (ii) Storm (iii) Anticyclone (iv) Wind power **Ans.:** (i) **Q. 47** Leakage of MIC happened in (i) Midnight (ii) Morning (iii) Noon (iv) Evening **Ans.:** (i) **Q. 48** For sustainable development ...... are followed (i) 1 (ii) 2 (iii) 3 (iv) 4 **Ans.:** (iii) **Q. 49** We have to ...... extinction of rare plants. (i) Encourage (ii) Help (iii) Protect (iv) None of the above **Ans.:** (i) **Q. 50** Shortago in natural resources is due to (i) High population (ii) Low fertility of soil (iii) Low water quality (iv) None of the above **Ans.:** (i) **Q. 51** Sanitation facilities should be hygienically ...... to use. (i) Safe (ii) Unsafe (iii) Proper (iv) None of the above **Ans.:** (iii) **Q. 52** Poor sanitation affects quality of (i) Water sources (ii) Management of contaminants (iii) Air (iv) None of the above **Ans.:** (ii) **Q. 53** Humans do not have capacity to ...... the lost species (i) Destroy (ii) Reproduce (iii) Grow (iv) Generate **Ans.:** (ii) **Q. 54** Conservation of forest is ...... than regeneration of forest. (i) Less costly (ii) More expensive (iii) More difficult (iv) Easier **Ans.:** (i) **Q. 55** Gas leaked in Bhopal in 1984 is (i) MIC (ii) CO₂ (iii) NO₂ (iv) None of the above **Ans.:** (i) **Q.56** To protect wild species, ...... parks help (i) Regional (ii) National (iii) Water (iv) All of the above **Ans.:** (ii) **Q. 57** EVS is important in both ...... and ...... countries. (i) USA and UK (ii) China and India (iii) Developing and Developed (iv) None of the above **Ans.:** (iii) **Q. 58** "It is human right to water and sanitation" explicitly recognized by (i) Human Rights commission (ii) UN General Assembly (iii) Both of above (v) None of the above **Ans.:** (iii) **Q. 59** ...... is a green house gas. (i) CO₂ (ii) H₂S (iii) N₂ (iv) None of the above **Ans.:** (i) **Q. 60** The price of water and sanitation should be (i) High (ii) Low (iii) Different (iv) None of the above **Ans.:** (ii) **Q. 61** Wide range of flora and fauna is (i) Nature (ii) Biodiversity (iii) Environment (iv) Ecosystem **Ans.:** (ii) **Q. 62** Some plants are useful as they produce (i) Medicines (ii) Fruits (iii) Flowers (iv) None of the above **Ans.:** (i) **Q. 63** High population gives rise to ...... management of resources. (i) Poor (ii) Natural (iii) Proper (iv) None of the above **Ans.:** (i) **Q. 64** Natural environment serves as basis of our life. (i) Politics (ii) Philosophy (iii) Culture (iv) Cycle **Ans.:** (iv) **Q. 65** Plants are valuable resources for many (i) Vegetables and fruits (ii) Life saving medicines (iii) Both of the above (iv) None of the above **Ans.:** (iii) **Q. 66** Crisis related to land is due to Rise in (i) Prices (ii) Population (iii) Reforestation (iv) None of the above **Ans.:** (ii) **Q. 67** A very thin thin area in stratosphere is due to (i) Ozone depletion (ii) Ozone molecules (iii) Ozonisation (iv) Ozone deterioration **Ans.:** (i) **Q. 68** Percentage of salt in water is expressed as (i) Salt (ii) Salinity (iii) Saltiness (iv) None of the above **Ans.:** (ii) **Q. 69** Any exhaustible natural resource which cannot be replaced (i) Non-renewable resource (ii) Non-replaceable resource (iii) Exhausting resource (iv) Degradable **Ans.:** (ii) **Q. 70** Reaction between Hydro carbon, ozone in sunlight leads to (i) Photochemical smog (ii) Photochemical ozonisation of Hydrocarbon (iii) Hydrocarbon degradation (iv) Chemical smog **Ans.:** (i) **Q. 71** Procedures taken up in collection, treatment and disposal of waste is (i) Waste management (ii) Waste dispersion (iii) Waste disposal (iv) None of the above **Ans.:** (i) **Q. 72** Public awareness aims at (i) Protecting natural resources (ii) Utilizing natural resources (iii) Exploiting natural resources (iv) None of the above **Ans.:** (i) **Q. 73** Any exhaustible natural resource which cannot be replaced (i) Non-renewable (ii) Non-replaceable (iii) Non-destructive (iv) None of the above **Ans.:** (i) **Q. 74** Deforestation destroys natural (i) Environment (ii) Life (iii) Cycle (iv) Balance **Ans.:** (i) **Q. 75** A system without life (i) Ablollo (ii) Blotic (iii) Sustainable (iv) Organic **Ans.:** (ii) **Q. 76** Lack of safe sanitation leads to (i) Diseases (ii) Water crisis (iii) Healthy environment (iv) None of the above **Ans.:** (ii) **Q. 77** Metals, glass, plastics can be (i) Recycled (ii) Relused (iii) Moduood (iv) Reformed **Ans.:** (i) **Q. 78** Resoumas in earth's crust: (i) Natural (ii) Renowablo (iii) Aholont (iv) Ploncy **Ans.:** (i) **Q. 79** Process of synthesis of food by plants in sunlight (i) Photosynthesis (ii) Photogenesis (iii) Photokinetics (iv) Photolysis **Ans.:** (i) **Q. 80** Waste matter which is hard and needs dilution (i) Solid waste (ii) Industrial waste (iii) E waste (iv) None of the above **Ans.:** (i) **Q. 81** High level of unpleasant sound causes (i) Noise pollution (ii) Disturbance (iii) Irritation (iv) Muslo **Ans.:** (i) **Q. 82** Release of pollutants from identifiable source (i) Point source (ii) Bourning point (iii) Ruloase point (iv) Fixed point **Ans.:** (i) **Q. 83** Developmental action-meeting present requirements -- not affecting future needs is (i) Appropriate action (ii) Proper development (iii) Sustainable Development (iv) Redevelopment **Ans.:** (iii) **Q. 84** Salo method of disposing waste is (i) Wuato disposal (ii) Waste dispersion (iii) Wasto treatment (iv) 4R **Ans.:** (ii) **Q. 85** The species in world have numerous number of (i) Complex chemicals (ii) Toxic elements (iii) Useless substances (iv) None of the above **Ans.:** (i) **Q. 86** The value of environment gives us peace (i) Aosthotic (ii) 4R (iii) Futuristic (iv) Spiritual **Ans.:** (i) **Q. 87** Population rise affects status of (i) Women and children (ii) Poor people (iii) Education and shelter (iv) None of the above **Ans.:** (i) **Q. 88** CFC is used widely as (i) Coolant (ii) Refrigerant (iii) Air coolers (iv) None of the above **Ans.:** (ii) **Q. 89** The points of agreement of "Earth summit" circulated as (i) Rio Declaration (ii) UNCED minutes (iii) Rio-de-Janero Declaration (iv) None of the above **Ans.:** (i) **Q. 90** ...... is important to save environment. (i) Environmental protection (ii) EVS (iii) Environmental pollution (iv) None of the above **Ans.:** (i) **Q. 91** Cyclic movement of carbon, to and fro, between environment and organism, (i) Carbon cycle (ii) Carbonization (iii) Coalition (iv) Carboxylation **Ans.:** (i) **Q. 92** A group of co-existing organisms which interact with the environment. (i) Diversity (ii) Ecosystem (iii) Biodiversity (iv) Will **Ans.:** (ii) **Q. 93** A layer of gas 10 to 50 kms above the earth capable of absorbing UV rays from sunlight. (i) Stratosphero (ii) Ozone layer (iii) Gas layer (iv) Lithosphoro **Ans.:** (ii) **Q. 94** A species exlaling but in declining no. Is ...... speclos. (i) Threatened (ii) Endangered (iii) Normal (iv) Extinguishing **Ans.:** (ii) **Q. 95** By law, no person is allowed to ...... or ...... the wild species. (i) Care, protect (ii) Kill, sell (iii) Purchase, protect (iv) Care, kill **Ans.:** (ii) **Q. 96** ...... gas causes acid rain (i) SO2 (ii) O2 (iii) N2 (iv) None of the above **Ans.:** (i) **Q. 97** United nations conference on environment and development (UNCED) is popularly known as (i) Earth summit (ii) Save environment movement (iii) Save earth movement (iv) None of the above **Ans.:** (i) **Q. 98** Soil pollution is due to excessive use of (i) Fortilisers (ii) Water (iii) Seeds (iv) Soil **Ans.:** (i) **Q. 99** A plant that can produce food is called (i) Provider (ii) Producer (iii) Consumer (iv) Developer **Ans.:** (ii) **Q. 100** Preventing overexploitation of non-renewable natural resources (i) Nature conservation (ii) Environmental degradation (iii) Exploiting biodiversity (iv) None of the above **Ans.:** (i) **Q. 101** A tropical forest having high rainfall is called (i) Rain forest (ii) Rainfall forest (iii) Rainy forest (iv) None of the above **Ans.:** (i) **Q. 102** Power plant cooling tower causes pollution in surrounding area. (i) Thermal (ii) Water (iii) Atmospheric (iv) Air **Ans.:** (i) **Q. 103** Process of converting waste into useful material (i) Recycling (ii) Refused (iii) Reduced (iv) Reforming **Ans.:** (i) **Q. 104** Contaminated agricultural run off pollutes (i) Food chain and food wells (ii) Air (iii) Pesticides (iv) None of the above **Ans.:** (i) **Q. 105** Montreal protocol is on substances that (i) Deplete ozone (ii) Cause Acid Rain (iii) Cause Global warming (iv) None of the above **Ans.:** (i) **Q. 106** An area where biological population occurs. (i) Ecosystem (ii) Habital (iii) Divinity (iv) Diversity **Ans.:** (i) **Q. 107** CO₂ is (i) Green House Gas (ii) Red in colour (iii) Insoluble in water (iv) Heavier than air **Ans.:** (i) **Q. 108** Unit of sound intensity is (i) Decibel (ii) Bel (iii) Frequency unit (iv) None of the above **Ans.:** (i) **Q. 109** Regional animals and animal life (i) Fauna (ii) Flora (iii) Ecosystem (iv) None of the above **Ans.:** (i) **Q. 110** Violent atorm with very strong winds (i) Cyclone (ii) Antl cyclone (iii) Hurrloane (iv) Tsunami **Ans.:** (iii) **Q. 111** In ...... Hemisphere, wind circulates clockwise in Southern (i) Cyclone (ii) Anticyclone (iii) Tropical storm (iv) None of the above **Ans.:** (ii) **Q. 112** Excessivo intake of fluorido causes (i) Thyrold problem (ii) Fluorosis (iii) Fluorination (iv) Fluorolysis **Ans.:** (ii) **Q. 113** Cycle of evaporation of water to rain fall is (i) Hydrological (ii) Rain cycle (iii) Carbon cycle (iv) Nitrogen cycle **Ans.:** (i) **Q. 114** Rain fall is measured in ...... units. (i) Contimoters or Inches (ii) Millimeters or kilometers (iii) Inches or kilometers (iv) PPM **Ans.:** (i) **Q. 115** Western Atlantic ocean experionco (i) Hurricane (ii) Volouno (iii) Storm (iv) Cyclone **Ans.:** (i) **Q. 116** Large no. of trees naturally grown in area (i) Forest (ii) Garden (iii) Mangrove (iv) None of the above **Ans.:** (i) **Q. 117** Oxygen required by non-biodegradable substances in water (i) COD (ii) BOD (iii) Oxidation (iv) Oxygenation **Ans.:** (i) **Q. 118** Scale to measure intensity of earthquake is (i) Richter scale (ii) Vector (iii) Scalar (iv) dB **Ans.:** (i) **Q. 119** Green House gases are responsible for ...... (i) Global warming (ii) Excess Heat (iii) Acid Rain (iv) None of the above **Ans.:** (i) **Q. 120** Fly Ash is ...... portion of solid fuel. (i) Combustible (ii) Non-combustible (iii) Partially burnt (iv) Harmful **Ans.:** (ii) **Q. 121** Hurricane means (i) Voilent storm (ii) Water pollution (iii) Hydrological cycle **Ans.:** (i) **Q. 122** Stratosphere means (i) gases surrounding a star (ii) upper atmosphere above the troposphere and below the mesosphere (iii) Solid part of the earth's surface (iv) None of the above **Ans.:** (ii) **Q. 123** WWF-India was established as: (i) Charitable trust (ii) NGO (iii) Public sector organization (iv) None of the above **Ans.:** (i) **Q. 124** Photo synthosis is a characteristic feature of (i) Grasses (ii) Green plants (iii) Soil (iv) Non of the above **Ans.:** (ii) **Q. 125** Safe water is essential for (i) Hygiene (ii) Washing (iii) Pumping (iv) None of the above **Ans.:** (i) **Q. 126** The term ...... is used to describe all efforts of government and NGOs to make the people environment aware. (i) EVS (ii) EC (iii) Environinental education (iv) None of the above **Ans.:** (iii) **Q. 127** Movement by women in Tehri-Garhwal in Uttarakhand (i) Chipko Andolan (ii) Women liberalization (iii) Agenda 21 (iv) Women Development **Ans.:** (i) **Q. 128** Outside city where municipal waste is dumbed (i) Land fill (ii) Wet land (iii) Garbage (iv) Grass land **Ans.:** (i) **Q. 129** A protocol put forth by UNEP on ozone depleting substances (i) UNCED (ii) Montreal (iii) Blodiversity (iv) UNEP **Ans.:** (ii) **Q. 130** Salo mothod of disposing waste is (i) Wuato disposal (ii) Waste dispersion (iii) Wasto treatment (iv) 4R **Ans.:** (ii) **Q. 131** The apocios in world have numerous number of (i) Complex chemicals (ii) Toxic elements (iii) Useless substances (iv) None of the above **Ans.:** (i) **Q. 132** The value of environment gives us peace (i) Aosthotic (ii) 4R (iii) Futuristic (iv) Spiritual **Ans.:** (i) **Q. 133** A layer of gas 10 to 50 kms above the earth capable of absorbing UV rays from sunlight. (i) Stratosphero (ii) Ozone layer (iii) Gas layer (iv) Lithosphoro **Ans.:** (ii) **Q. 134** A species exlaling but in declining no. Is ...... speclos. (i) Threatened (ii) Endangered (iii) Normal (iv) Extinguishing **Ans.:** (ii) **Q. 135** By law, no person is allowed to ...... or ...... the wild species. (i) Care, protect (ii) Kill, sell (iii) Purchase, protect (iv) Care, kill **Ans.:** (ii) **Q. 136** ...... gas causes acid rain (i) SO2 (ii) O2 (iii) N2 (iv) None of the above **Ans.:** (i) **Q. 137** United nations conference on environment and development (UNCED) is popularly known as (i) Earth summit (ii) Save environment movement (iii) Save earth movement (iv) None of the above **Ans.:** (i) **Q. 138** Soil pollution is due to excessive use of (i) Fortilisers (ii) Water (iii) Seeds (iv) Soil **Ans.:** (i) **Q. 139** A plant that can produce food is called (i) Provider (ii) Producer (iii) Consumer (iv) Developer **Ans.:** (ii) **Q. 140** Preventing overexploitation of non-renewable natural resources (i) Nature conservation (ii) Environmental degradation (iii) Exploiting biodiversity (iv) None of the above **Ans.:** (i) **Q. 141** A tropical forest having high rainfall is called (i) Rain forest (ii) Rainfall forest (iii) Rainy forest (iv) None of the above **Ans.:** (i) **Q. 142** Power plant cooling tower causes pollution in surrounding area. (i) Thermal (ii) Water (iii) Atmospheric (iv) Air **Ans.:** (i) **Q. 143** Process of converting waste into useful material (i) Recycling (ii) Refused (iii) Reduced (iv) Reforming **Ans.:** (i) **Q. 144** Contaminated agricultural run off pollutes (i) Food chain and food wells (ii) Air (iii) Pesticides (iv) None of the above **Ans.:** (i) **Q. 145** Deplete ozone (i) Montreal protocol (ii) Acid Rain (iii) Global warming (iv) None of the above **Ans.:** (i) **Q. 146** An area where biological population occurs (i) Ecosystem (ii) Habital (iii) Divinity (iv) Diversity **Ans.:** (i) **Q. 147** CO₂ is (i) Green House Gas (ii) Red in colour (iii) Insoluble in water (iv) Heavier than air **Ans.:** (i) **Q. 148** Unit of sound intensity is (i) Decibel (ii) Bel (iii) Frequency unit (iv) None of the above **Ans.:** (i) **Q. 149** Regional animals and animal life (i) Fauna (ii) Flora (iii) Ecosystem (iv) None of the above **Ans.:** (i) **Q. 150** Violent atorm with very strong winds (i) Cyclone (ii) Antl cyclone (iii) Hurrloane (iv) Tsunami **Ans.:** (iii) **Q. 151** In ...... Hemisphere, wind circulates clockwise in Southern (i) Cyclone (ii) Anticyclone (iii) Tropical storm (iv) None of the above **Ans.:** (ii) **Q. 152** Excessivo intake of fluorido causes (i) Thyrold problem (ii) Fluorosis (iii) Fluorination (iv) Fluorolysis **Ans.:** (ii) **Q. 153** Cycle of evaporation of water to rain fall is (i) Hydrological (ii) Rain cycle (iii) Carbon cycle (iv) Nitrogen cycle **Ans.:** (i) **Q. 154** Rain fall is measured in ...... units. (i) Contimoters or Inches (ii) Milimeters or kilometers (iii) Inches or kilometers (iv) PPM **Ans.:** (i) **Q. 155** Western Atlantic ocean experionco (i) Hurricane (ii) Volouno (iii) Storm (iv) Cyclone **Ans.:** (i) **Q. 156** Large no. of trees naturally grown in area (i) Forest (ii) Garden (iii) Mangrove (iv) None of the above **Ans.:** (i) **Q. 157** Oxygen required by non-biodegradable substances in water (i) COD (ii) BOD (iii) Oxidation (iv) Oxygenation **Ans.:** (i) **Q. 158** Scale to measure intensity of earthquake is (i) Richter scale (ii) Vector (iii) Scalar (iv) dB **Ans.:** (i) **Q. 159** Green House gases are responsible for ...... (i) Global warming (ii) Excess Heat (iii) Acid Rain (iv) None of the above **Ans.:** (i) **Q. 160** Fly Ash is ...... portion of solid fuel. (i) Combustible (ii) Non-combustible (iii) Partially burnt (iv) Harmful **Ans.:** (ii) **Q. 161** Hurricane means (i) Voilent storm (ii) Water pollution (iii) Hydrological cycle **Ans.:** (i) **Q. 162** Stratosphere means (i) gases surrounding a star (ii) upper atmosphere above the troposphere and below the mesosphere (iii) Solid part of the earth's surface (iv) None of the above **Ans.:** (ii) **Q. 163** WWF-India was established as: (i) Charitable trust (ii) NGO (iii) Public sector organization (iv) None of the above **Ans.:** (i) **Q. 164** Photo synthosis is a characteristic feature of (i) Grasses (ii) Green plants (iii) Soil (iv) Non of the above **Ans.:** (ii) **Q. 165** Safe water is essential for (i) Hygiene (ii) Washing (iii) Pumping (iv) None of the above **Ans.:** (i) **Q. 166** Is used to describe all efforts of government and NGOs to make the people environment aware. (i) EVS (ii) The term EC (iii) Environinental education (iv) None of the above **Ans.:** (iii) **Q. 167** Movement by women in Tehri-Garhwal in Uttarakhand (i) Chipko Andolan (ii) Women liberalization (iii) Agenda 21 (iv) Women Development **Ans.:** (i) **Q. 168** Outside city where municipal waste is dumbed (i) Land fill (ii) Wet land (iii) Garbage (iv) Grass land **Ans.:** (i) **Q. 169** A protocol put forth by UNEP on ozone depleting substances (i) UNCED (ii) Montreal (iii) Blodiversity (iv) UNEP **Ans.:** (ii) **Q. 170** Salo method of disposing waste is (i) Wuato disposal (ii) Waste dispersion (iii) Wasto treatment (iv) 4R **Ans.:** (ii) **Q. 171** The species in world have numerous number of (i) Complex chemicals (ii) Toxic elements (iii) Useless substances (iv) None of the above **Ans.:** (i) **Q. 172** The value of environment gives us peace (i) Aosthotic (ii) 4R (iii) Futuristic (iv) Spiritual **Ans.:** (i) **Q. 173** A layer of gas 10 to 50 kms above the earth capable of