Environmental Education MCQs - Practice Questions PDF

MCQs - Environmental Education and Sustainability ================================================= 1\. Tadoba national park is in \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_. a\) Gujarat **b) Maharashtra** c\) M.P d\) U.P 2\. \_\_\_\_\_\_\_called the 'lungs of the planet'. a\) Sahyadry rain forest b\) Konkan rain f...

MCQs - Environmental Education and Sustainability ================================================= 1\. Tadoba national park is in \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_. a\) Gujarat **b) Maharashtra** c\) M.P d\) U.P 2\. \_\_\_\_\_\_\_called the 'lungs of the planet'. a\) Sahyadry rain forest b\) Konkan rain forest **c) Amazon rain forest** d\) South Africa rain forest 3\. Species with very limited distibution over relatively small locality is called a\) Niche b\) Biome **c) Endemism** d\) Ecosphere 5\. Environmental friendly products are given ISO certification called ISO\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ a\) 12000 b\) 13000 **c) 14000** d\) 15000 6\. World Environment Day falls on \_\_\_\_ **a) June 5** b\) 28-Feb c\) 04-Oct d\) 22-Aprol 7\. Forests are the part of \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ ecosystem a\) Tropical **b) Terrestrial** c\) Marine d\) None of these 8\. Chlorinated compounds such as chlorofluorocarbons (CFC) contribute to global warming are used in: **a) Refrigerator and\ air conditioner** b\) Cooking gas c\) Water coolers d\) Iron 9\. Driving force in an ecosystem is a\) Plants b\) Producers **c) solar energy** d\) Biomass 10\. The global action plan adopted at earth summit at 1992 was on a\) Agenda 20 b\) Agenda 50 **c) Agenda 21** d\) Agenda 62 11\.  Abiotic environment does not include  a\) Air b\) water c\) soil **d) plants** 12\. The ecological factors related to soil and substratum are called \_\_\_\_ factors **a) Edaphic** b\) Somatic c\) Air-borne d\) Egis 13\. A layer of sediment or rock that is highly permeable and contains water is called **a) Aquifer** b\) Spring c\) Glacier d\) Seepage 14\. Scale to measure intensity of earthquake is \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ **a) Richter scale** b\) Vector c\) Scalar d\) dB 15\. Chipko movement was started to conserve a\) River **b) trees** c\) land d\) gas 16\. River and streams are examples of a\) Lentic **b) Lotic** c\) Wetland d\) Marine 17\. Igneous, metamorphic and sedimentary rocks are part of a\) Hydrosphere b\) Atmosphere **c) Lithosphere** d\) Stratosphere 18\. Bacteria and fungus are examples of a\) Autotrophes b\) Heterotrophs **c) Saptrotrophs** d\) Producers 19\. In energy pyramid which Trophic level contains maximum enrgy **a) T1** b\) T2 c\) T3 d\) T4 20\. For sustainable Life style \_\_\_\_\_\_ R are followed a\) 2R b\) 3R **c) 5R** d\) None of these 21\. The killer in Bhopal Disaster was **a) Methyl isocynate** b\) co2 c\) H2o d\) None 22\. What is the negative effect of excessive use of fertilizers and pesticides on the soil? a\) Pollutes the soil b\) Affects the soil fertility c\) Reduces crop yield **d) all of the above** 23\. In which food chain begins with decomposers like algae, bacteria fungus etc a\) grazing food\ chain **b) Detritus food chain** c\) Both optaion a and b d\)   None of the above. 24\. Who is the father of green revolution in india a\) Madhav gadgil b\) MC Mehta c\) Salim ali **d) MS swaminathan** 25\. Accumalation of a chemicals by an organism from water and food exposure is called a\) Pollution **b) Biomagnification** c\) Ozone layer depletion d\)   None of the above. 26\. What is a carbon footprint? **a) The total amount of carbon dioxide emitted by an individual, organization, or product** b\) The number of trees needed to absorb carbon dioxide c\) The carbon content of soil in a particular area d\) The amount of carbon found in fossil fuels 27\. Transfer of food energy from producers through a series of organisms with repeated eating is called **a) Food chain** b\) Ecosystem c\) Biodiversity d\)   None of the above. 28\. Biosphere is made up of a\)  Atmosphere and lithosphere b\) Hydrosphere and atmosphere c\) Lithosphere and hydrosphere **d) Lithosphere, hydrosphere and atmosphere** 29\. The segment/segments of environment responsible for conservation of radiant energy to chemical energy (carbohydrate) through photosynthesis is/are a\) Hydrosphere **b) Lithosphere** c\) Atmosphere and lithosphere d\) Biosphere 30\. The largest sink of the planet is **a) Hydrosphere** b\) Lithosphere c\) Atmosphere and lithosphere d\) Biosphere 31\. The resources which can be used again and again after passing through some processes are known as\_\_\_\_ a\) Renewable resources b\) non-renewable resources **c) cyclic resources** d\) all of the above 32\. Which of the following is not an ideal solution for tackling the water crisis? **a) Drilling large number of deep bore wells** b\) Population growth control c\) Water conservation in irrigation d\) Water pollution control 33\. Which of the following is a disadvantage for most of the renewable energy sources a\)     Highly polluting b\)   High waste disposal cost **c) Unreliable supply** d\) High running cost 34\. The part of earth and its atmosphere in which organisms live is **a)   Biosphere** b\) Lithosphere c\) Biomass d\) Biota 35\. The word 'Environment' has been derived from the French word ,\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ **a) Environ** b\) Okies c\) Yeo d\) Aqua 36\. The earth environment is broadly divided into \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_regions **a) Five** b\) six c\) two d\) four 37\. The percentage of earth's surface covered with water is a\) 0.5 **b) 0.7** c\) 0.4 d\) 0.6 38\. The lowest portion of atmosphere is called **a) Troposphere** b\) Stratosphere c\)   Mesosphere d\) Exosphere 39\. The most nuclear fuel used in the world is\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ a\) Thorium -- 232 b\) Uranium -- 238 **c) Uranium -- 235** d\) Plutonium -- 239 40\. The lithosphere has a thickness from **a) 64 to 96Km** b\) 80 to 100Km c\) 20 to 45 Km d\) None 41\. Renewable energy do not contribute to **a)       Global warming** b\)       Deforestation c\) Nuclear Waste d\) none 42\. Van Mahotsav is an annual tree-planting festival in India, is celebrated on a\) 5th June b\) 1st December **c) 1st July** d\) 22nd September 43\. When do greenhouse gases cause global warming? **a) When their concentration is enhanced** b\) When their concentration is decreased c\) When there are no greenhouse gases d\) When greenhouse gas released in balance way 44\. out of following which movement was carried out for conservation of forest and environment a\) Forest Movement b\) tehri andolan c\) ganga action plan **d) chipko andolan** 45\. This keeps us "not too hot in the summer" and "not too cold in the winter."Scientists call this the **a) greenhouse effect** b\) seasonal effect c\) lake effect d\) ocean effect 46\. In 2018 the total world energy came from \_\_\_% fossil fuels a\) 0.6 **b) 0.64** c\) 0.7 d\) 0.74 47\. About \_\_\_\_\_% of the earth's water is strong saline. a\) 0.7 **b) 0.97** c\) 0.85 d\) 0.65 48\. Which of the following ecosystems is most productive in terms of net primary production? a\) Deserts **b) Tropical rain forests** c\) Oceans d\) Estuaries 49\. why do all food chain starts with producers **a) they make their own food** b\) they are nutritious c\) they do not require energy d\) they require sunlight 50\. The protocol that reduces greenhouse gas emissions is **a)   Kyoto Protocol** b\)    Cartagena Protocol c\) Montreal Protocol d\) Vienna Protocol 51\. The Jim Korbett national park is located at a\) Chattisgarh b\) Uttar Pradesh **c) Uttarakhand** d\) Jharkhand 52\. How much percent of energy is absorbs from the Sun to Earth? a\) 0.25 **b) 0.75** c\) 0.8 d\) 1 53\. Which is the most abundantly found greenhouse gas in atmosphere without human intervention? a\) Carbon dioxide **b) Water vapor** c\) Methane d\) nitrous oxide 54\. Which of the following is not a greenhouse gas? a\) Carbon dioxide b\) Water vapor c\) Methane **d) ethane** 55\. Who is the founder of narmada bachao andolan a\) Mc Mehta b\) MS swaminathan **c) Medha patkar** d\) Sunderlal bahuguna 56\. The international protocol to protect the ozone layer is a\)   Kyoto Protocol b\)    Cartagena Protocol **c) Montreal Protocol** d\) Vienna Protocol 57\. Earth summit was held in **a) Rio de janerio 1992** b\) Stockholm 1972 c\) Vienna 1985 d\) Montreal 1987 58\. World summit on sustainable development was held at a\) Rio de janerio 1992 b\) Stockholm 1972 c\).Vienna 1985 **d) Johannesburg in 2002** 59\. The world's worst nuclear accident occurred at Chernobly on: **a)    26 April 1986** b\) 15 April 1986 c\)       9 August 1986 d\)   6 August 1987 60\. What is the pH level of 'acid rain'? a\) 7 b\) 6 **c) 4** d\) 3 61\. The interdependance of living organisms among themselves & environment is a\) Eco system **b) Ecology** c\) Biology d\) Biosphere 62\. Which of the following gases are main contributors to acid rain? a\) Carbon dioxide and carbon monoxide b\) Sulphur dioxide and carbon monoxide c\) Carbondioxide and Sulphur dioxide **d) Sulphur dioxide and nitrous dioxide** 63\. Who discovered the phenomenon of acid rain? a\) George Brown b\) George Brown-2 **c) Robert Angus Smith** d\) Charles David 64\. What is the pH required for the survival of aquatic animals and plants? a\) 4.8 b\) 5.2 **c) 7.8** d\) 8 65\. The Jakarta Mandate (1995) is associated with which major environmental concern? **a) Marine and coastal biodiversity** b\) oraganic carbon c\) brown carbon d\) all of above 66\. What are the key components needed for successful composting? **a) Carbon, nitrogen, oxygen, and moisture** b\) Coal,oil c\) Diesel d\) all of above 67\. Acid rain can come in which form? a\) wet b\) dry **c) wet and dry** d\) only wet 68\.    The most important agents for ozone depletion are a\) Methane **b)     CFCs** c\)   Nuclear fallout d\)    Nitrous oxide 69\. Soil fertility is reduced by a\) crop rotation b\) nitrogen fixing bacteria **c) intensive agriculture** d\) reduction in organic matter 70\. Indus water dispute is in between **a) India and Pakistan** b\) Punjab and Haryana c\) Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh d\) Karnataka and Tamil Nadu 71\. Ammonification is formation of **a) Ammonia from nitrates by decomposers** b\) Ammonia from nitrogen c\) Ammonia from amino acids d\) Ammonia from nitrates by nitrogen fixers 72\. Ozone layer is present in a\) Troposhere b\) Exosphere **c) Stratosphere** d\) Mesosphere 73\. Coal, petroleum and natural gas are called as **a) Fossil fuels** b\) renewable fuels c\) artificial fuels d\) none of the above 74\. Crust, mantle and core are part of a\) Atmosphere b\) Hydrosphere **c) Lithosphere** d\) Biosphere 75\. Hottest layer of the Earth in which sphere? a\) Mesosphere b\) Stratosphere **c) Thermosphere** d\) Troposphere 76\. Who pioneered the chipko movement a\) Mc Mehta b\) MS swaminathan c\) Medha patkar **d) Sunderlal bahuguna** 77\. Black painted pannels which are hanged at roofs to trap heat and energy from sun are a\) solar cell **b) solar heater** c\) solar furnance d\) solar battery 78\.  What is the main problem in using hydrogen as fuel for vehicles? a\) Capital intensive **b) Storage** c\) Fuel cell technology is not well established d\) Cars will become heavy 79\. The lower portion of atmosphere is **a) Troposphere** b\) stratosphere c\) mesosphere d\) Exosphere 80\. Worlds largest reserve of natural gas is in a\) India **b) Russia** c\) US d\) China 81\. Solar flares consists of a\) visible light, ultraviolet light b\) infrared, radio waves c\) X-rays, and gamma rays **d) All of the above** 82\. Which of the following is the main source of synthetic fuel a\) Plastic b\) biomass **c) coal** d\) paper 83\. The Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster occurred in **a)    11 March 2011** b\)   10 June 2002 c\)   23rd August 1998 d\) 25th December 2004 84\. Who is famous for long drawn battles to protect the Taj Mahal and clean up the ganges river **a) Mc Mehta** b\) MS swaminathan c\) Medha patkar d\) Sunderlal bahuguna 85\. How are humans making greenhouse gases of our own? a\) burning fossil fuels in our cars b\) burning forests c\) with large-scale agriculture **d) all of these** 86\. Too many greenhouse gasses in the atmosphere may block heat from escaping into space and trap too much heat next to the Earth's surface causing: a\) another ice age **b) global warming** c\) earthquakes d\) volcanic eruptions 87\. Something that might happen because of global warming is: **a) melting polar ice caps** b\) more reflected sunlight off the ice pack c\) lower sea levels d\) a sale on bathing suits 88\. The ability to exist and develop without depleting natural resources for the future is known as **a) sustainability** b\) equitability c\) accountability d\) controllability 89\. Environmental studies involve a\) biology & zoology b\) Physics & chemistry c\) Anthropology and economics **d) All of the above** 90\. Ozone layer protects us from a\) sunlight b\) infrared light **c) UV light** d\) visible light 91\. Effects of Deforestation are a\) Soil erosion b\) Loss of Biodiversity c\) Disruption of water cycle **d) All of the above** 92\. The presence of substance in the environment which has harmful or poisonous effect is called a\) industrialization **b) pollution** c\) globalization d\) rehabilation 93\. Bharati vidyapeeth institute of environment education and research is at a\) Mumbai b\) Calcutta c\) chennai **d) pune** 94\. The first of the major environmental protection act to be promulgated in India was **a) Water Act** b\)   Air Act c\)  Environmental Act d\)   Noise Pollutant Act 95\. The main source of energy in ecosystem is a\) atmoshpere **b) sun** c\) water d\) air 96\. What do you call the processing of used materials and their reuse? a\) reduce b\) reuse **c) recycle** d\) recover 97\. NEERI is situated at a\) Mumbai b\) Dehradun **c) Nagpur** d\) Delhi 98\. In a terrestrial ecosystem, the trophic level that would contain the largest biomass would be​ **a) Producers** b\) consumers c\) Herbivores d\) none 99\. Who is the father of green revolution in india a\) Madhav gadgil b\) MC Mehta c\) Salim ali **d) MS swaminathan** 100\. How much energy is transferred from one trophic level to the next in a food chain **a) 0.01** b\) 0.1 c\) 0.2 d\) 0.001 101\. USCB is short form for **a) United state census bureau** b\) United states community bureau c\) none d\) United society for communist and beaurocrates 102\. The objectives of wildlife (Protection) Act 1972 is a\) The preserve the biodiversity b\) To maintain essential ecological and life support system c\) Protection and conservation of wildlife **d)   All of the above** 103\.  The wild Life (Protection) Act was enacted in the year : **a)   1986** b\) 1954 c\) 1984 d\)   1974 104\. Which of the following is not the Greenhouse gas? a\)  Chlorofluorocarbons b\) Methane c\)    CO2 **d) SO2** 105\. Normal average thickness of stratospheric ozone layer is a\)    200DU **b)    300DU** c\) 4OODU d\) 500DU 105\. The world's worst nuclear accident occurred at Chernobly on: **a) 1986-04-26 00:00:00** b\) 1986-04-15 00:00:00 c\) 1986-08-09 00:00:00 d\) 1987-08-06 00:00:00