EST Chp 1 Multiple Choice Questions PDF

## Environmental Studies (MSBTE-SEM 5) ### Multiple Choice Questions **Q. 1** All the environment crisis are solely due to (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) Repro...

## Environmental Studies (MSBTE-SEM 5) ### Multiple Choice Questions **Q. 1** All the environment crisis are solely due to (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.: (i)** **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 ___ in rain water (i) Gases (ii) Particles (iii) Smoke (iv) Soot **Ans.: (i)** **Q. 7** Environmental education emphasises 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** Reduce, Recycle, Reuse and Refuse are popularly known as, (i) 4 R for sustainable development (ii) R's (iii) Esseial R's for better life. (iv) None the above **Ans.: (i)** **Q. 10** Number of Births per 1000 people population In a year. (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 Juels (ii) Carbon credits (III) Carbai ppl. (iv) None of the above **Ans.: (i)** **Q13** The shakin and trembling of earth la (1) Earl Jibrellona (ii) Trojors (III) Earihuake (iv) None of the above **Ans.: (iii)** **Q. 14** Coal and Petroleum are (1) Renewable resources (ii) Nori-newable resources (iii) Precious resources (iv) Degradable **Ans.: (ii)** **Q. 15** Planting a tree to give fruits la example of (1) Sustainability (il) Adding (o pollution (III) De forestation (iv) Afforestation **Ans.: (i)** **Q. 16** Amount of rain in an area over a period of time measured in cms or inches. (1) Rainfall (ii) Flood (iii) Rain level (iv) None of the above **Ans.: (i)** **Q. 17** Green Revolution was mainly in ___ countries. (1) 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) 03 (iii) Cl2 (iv) HC **Ans.: (ii)** **Q. 19** Antarctic Treaty is outcome of (i) UNEP (ii) UNCED (iii) UN (iv) UNO **Ans.: (i)** **Q. 20** Electronic waste generated (1) 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 (1) 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 faciliiles are constructed and made (1) Common to all (ii) Gender specific (iii) Only for women (iv) None of the above **Ans. : (i)** **Q. 26** Rivers, wells and ponds get polluted with (i) Heavy metals (il) Aquatic animals (iii) Chemical compounds (iv) None of the above **Ans. : (i)** **Q. 27** Chain of food ransfer from primary producer to various consultars (i) Food chan (II) Food Wab (iii) Food aye (iv) None of the above **Ans.: (i)** **Q. 28** A tropical vegetation of shrubs and trees (1) Mangroves (ii) Forest (iii) Marine vegetation (iv) None of the above **Ans.: (i)** **Q. 29** An organisation that works outside government (i) NGO (II) Nature lowers (iii) Activists (lv) Antisocial **Ans.: (i)** **0.30** A technique to distinguish between Individuals of same species using DNA. (1) DNA testing (II) DNA finger printing (iii) DNA analysis (iv) DNA Trejcing **Ans.: (ii)** **0.31** Asbestosis is disease of (1) Heart (II) Lungs (iii) Eyes (iv) Kidney **Ans.: (ii)** **Q. 32** ___ is a public movement (i) Sardar sarovar (ii) Sagar dam (iii) 4R (iv) None of the above **Ans.: (i)** **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 offorts to educate people. (1) Companies (ii) Schools (iii) NGOs (iv) None of the above **Ans.: (iii)** **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.: (iii)** **Q. 39** Smoke + Fog makes (i) Smoky fog (ii) Foggy smoke (iii) Smog (iv) Snow **Ans.: (iii)** **Q. 40** Fly Ash from thermal power stations cause (i) Air pollution only (ii) Soll 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 ong (1) Renewable resources (II) Recyclable resources (III) Reusable resources (iv) Evergreen resources **Ans.: (i)** **Q. 42** Photochemical smog is an (1) Indoor air pollution (ii) Outdoor air pollution (iii) Example of air pollution (iv) None of the above **Ans.: (iii)** **Q. 43** Green Revolution is ___ growth of world food production. (1) Steady (ii) Rapid (iii) Slow (iv) None of the above **Ans.: (ii)** **Q. 44** Code of conduct based on moral values (1) Attitude (II) Asthetic (ill) Ethios (iv) Morals **Ans.: (iii)** **Q. 45** Phyamal or biological complexity of a system is (i) Biodiversity (ii) Diversity (iii) Ecosystem (iv) Culture **Ans.: (iii)** **Q. 46** Wind circulates round an area of low pressure anticlockwise: (i) Cyclone (ii) Storm (iii) Anticyclone (iv) Wind power **Ans.: (i)** **Q. 47** Leakage of MIC happened in (1) Midnight (iii) Noon (ii) Morning (iv) Evening **Ans.: (ii)** **Q. 48** For sustainable development ___ Fl are followed (1) 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.: (iii)** **Q. 50** Shortage in natural resources is due to (1) High population (iii) Low water quality (ii) Low fertility of soil (iv) None of the above **Ans.: (ii)** **Q. 51** Sanitation facilities should be hygienically ___ to use. (1) Safe (iii) Proper (ii) Unsafe (iv) None of the above **Ans.: (i)** **Q. 52** Poor sanitation affects quality of (i) Water sources (ii) Management of contaminants (iii) Air (iv) None of the above **Ans.: (i)** **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 (iv) 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.: (ii)** **Q. 65** Plants are valuable resources for many (i) Vegetables and fruits (ii) Life saving medicines (iii) Both of above (iv) None of the above **Ans.: (iii)** **Q. 66** Crisis related to land is due to Rise in (1) Prices (il) Population (iii) Reforestation (iv) None of the above **Ans.: (ii)** **Q. 67** A very 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 (iii) Saltiness (ii) Salinity (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 (1) Non-renewable (ii) Non-replaceable (iii) Non-destructive (iv) None of the above **Ans.: (i)** **Q. 74** Deforestation destroys natural (1) Environment (ii) Life (iii) Cycle (iv) Balance **Ans.: (i)** **Q 75** A system without life (1) Ablotio (iii) Sustainable (ii) Blotic (iv) Organic **Ans.: (i)** **Q. 76** Lack of safe sanitation leads to (1) Diseases (II) Water crisis (III) Healthy environment (iv) None of the above **Ans.: (i)** **Q. 77** Metals, glass, plastics can be (1) Recycled (ii) Refused (iii) Reduced (iv) Reformed **Ans.: (i)** **Q. 78** Resoumes in earth's crust (1) Natural (ii) Renewable (iii) Ancient (iv) Plency **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 (1) Solid waste (ii) Industrial waste (iii) E-waste (iv) None of the above **Ans.: (i)** **Q. 81** High level of unpleasant sound causes (1) Noise pollution (lil) Irritation (ii) Disturbance (iv) Music **Ans.: (i)** **Q. 82** Release of pollutants from Identifiable source (1) Point source (II) Sourcing point (III) Release 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 (lv) Redevelopment **Ans.: (iii)** **Q. 84** Safe method of disposing waste is (1) Waste disposal (ii) Waste dispersion (iii) Waste treatment (iv) 4R **Ans.: (i)** **Q. 85** The species in world have numerous number of (1) Complex chemicals (ii) Toxic elements (iii) Useless substances (iv) None of the above **Ans.: (ii)** **Q. 86** The ___ value of environment gives us peace. (1) Aesthetic (ii) 4R (iii) Futuristic (iv) Spiritual **Ans.: (i)** **Q. 87** Population rise affects status of (1) Women and children (ii) Poor people (iii) Education and shelter (iv) None of the above **Ans.: (ii)** **Q. 88** CFC is used widely as (1) 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, (1) Carbon cycle (ii) Carbonization (iii) Coalition (iv) Carboxylation **Ans.: (i)** **Q. 92** A group of co-existing organisms which interact with the environment. (1) Diversity (II) Ecosystem (iii) Biodiversity (lv) Will **Ans.: (ii)** **Q. 93** A layer of gas 10 to 50 kms above the earth capable of absorbing UV rays from sunlight. (i) Stratosphere (ii) Ozone layer (iii) Gas layer (iv) Lithosphere **Ans.: (i)** **Q. 94** A species existing but in declining no. is ___ species. (1) Threatened (ii) Endangered (iii) Normal (iv) Extinguishing **Ans.: (i)** **Q. 95** By law, no person is allowed to ___ or ___ the wild species. (i) Care, protect (iii) Purchase, protect (ii) Kill, sell (iv) Care, kill **Ans.: (ii)** **Q. 96** ___ gas causes acid rain (i) SO2 (ii) 02 (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 (1) Fertilisers (ii) Water (iii) Seeds (iv) Soil **Ans.: (i)** **Q. 99** A plant that can produce food is called (1) Provider (il) Producer (iii) Consumer (il) Developer **Ans.: (ii)** **Q. 100** Preventing overexploitation of non-renewable natural resources (i) Nature conservation (ii) Environmental degradation (iii) Exploiting blodiversity (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. (1) Thermal (ii) Water (iii) Atmospheric (iv) Air **Ans.: (i)** **Q. 103** Process of converting waste into useful material (i) Recycling (iii) Reduced (ii) Refused (iv) Reforming **Ans.: (i)** **Q. 104** Contaminated agricultural run off pollutes (i) Food chain and food wels (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 (iii) Divinity (ii) Habital (iv) Diversity **Ans.: (ii)** **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 (1) Fauna (ii) Flora (iii) Ecosystem (iv) None of the above **Ans.: (i)** **Q. 110** Violent storm with very strong winds (1) Cyclone (iii) Hurricane (ii) Anti cyclone (iv) Tsunami **Ans.: (iii)** **Q. 111** In ___ Hemisphere. wind circulates clockwise in Southern (1) Cyclone (iii) Anticyclone (ii) Tropical storm (iv) None of the above **Ans.: (ii)** **Q. 112** Excessive intake of fluoride causes (i) Thyroid problem (ii) Fluorosis (iii) Fluorination (iv) Fluorolysis **Ans.: (ii)** **Q. 113** Cycle of evaporation of water to rain fall is (1) Hydrological (ii) Rain cycle (iii) Carbon cycle (iv) Nitrogen cycle **Ans.: (i)** **Q. 114** Rain fall is measured in ___ units. (1) Centimeters or Inches (ii) Millimeters or kilometers (iii) Inches or kilometers (iv) PPM **Ans.: (i)** **Q. 115** Western Atlantic ocean experience (i) Hurricane (ii) Volcano (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 (1) COD (ii) BOD (III) Oxidation (iv) Oxygenation **Ans.: (i)** **Q. 118** Scale to measure intensity of earthquake is (0) Richter scale (ii) Vector (ii) Scalar (iv) dB **Ans.: (II)** **Q. 119** Green House gases are responsible for (1) Global warming (ii) Excess Heat (iii) Acid Rain (iv) None of the above **Ans.: (i)** **Q. 120** Fly Ash is ___ portion of solid fuel. (1) Combustible (ii) Non-combustible (iii) Partially burnt (iv) Harmful **Ans.: (II)** **Q. 121** Hurricane means (1) Voilent storm (II) Water pollution (iii) Hydrological cycle **Ans.: (i)** **Q. 122** Stratosphere means (1) 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 synthesis is a characteristic festius of (1) Grasses (II) Green plante (iii) Soll (iv) Non of the above **Ans.: (i)** **Q. 125** Safe water is essential for (1) 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. (1) EVS (ii) EC (iii) Environmental 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) Biodiversity (iv) UNEP **Ans.: (ii)**