Environmental Studies MCQ Set 13

Environmental Studies MCQ with Answers

Question 1. Lead in water can cause _________.

(A) Hair falling

(B) Kidney damage

(C) Arthritis

(D) Eye disease

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(B) Kidney damage

Question 2. A biodegradable plastic developed by Biopak Corporation Australia is?

(A) PVC

(B) Polyester

(C) Pet

(D) Biopol

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(D) Biopol

Question 3. Which of the following type of pollution can cause the outbreak of Jaundice?

(A) Land

(B) Water

(C) Thermal

(D) Air

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(B) Water

Question 4. Thickness of the plastic cover permissible to use?

(A) 10 Microns

(B) 100 Microns

(C) 20 Microns

(D) 50 Microns

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(B) 100 Microns

Question 5. An example of a natural pollutant is?

(A) All of the below

(B) Volcanic eruptions

(C) Natural Organic Decay

(D) Forest fire

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(A) All of the below

Question 6. The Residential and Commercial wastes mainly consist of_________.

(A) Polyester

(B) Packaging materials

(C) Card board

(D) Food wastes

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(D) Food wastes

Question 7. Disease aggravated by air pollution is?

(A) Haemophilia

(B) Bronchitis

(C) Rheumatism

(D) Cholera

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(B) Bronchitis

Question 8. An example of a non-biodegradable pollutant is?

(A) Vegetable waste

(B) Litter

(C) Plastic

(D) Sewage

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(C) Plastic

Question 9. “Ozone Hole” is a _________.

(A) Hole in the troposphere

(B) Hole in the hydrosphere

(C) Destruction of ozone layer

(D) Hole in the atmosphere

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(C) Destruction of ozone layer

Question 10. Causative organisms of Malaria?

(A) Virus

(B) Plasmodium

(C) Fungus

(D) Bacteria

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(B) Plasmodium

Question 11. EIA is the?

(A) Environmental Impact Avoidance

(B) Environmental Impact Assessment

(C) Environmental Information Awareness

(D) Economic Information Awareness

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(B) Environmental Impact Assessment

Question 12. “Plumbism” is the disorder that develops in man when exposed to_______?

(A) CO

(B) Arsenic

(C) Mercury

(D) Lead

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(D) Lead

Question 13. An example of a bio-degradable polymer is?

(A) Polyester

(B) Polylactic acid

(C) Polypropylene

(D) Polyethylene

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(B) Poly lactic acid 

Question 14. The birth rate is called?

(A) Viability

(B) Natality

(C) Vital index

(D) Mortality

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(B) Natality

Question 15. Component not released in the burning coal is?

(A) O 2

(B) Fly Ash

(C) SO 2

(D) NO 2

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(A) O 2 

Question 16. El Nino_________.

(A) An annual underwater phenomenon affecting global weather

(B) A climate cycle in the Pacific Ocean impacting global weather patterns

(C) A sub-saharan hot wind affecting global climate

(D) Cold current in the Atlantic influencing South American weather

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(B) A climate cycle in the Pacific Ocean impacting global weather patterns

Question 17. A pollutant not released by the exhaust of automobiles is______.

(A) Hydrocarbon gases

(B) Fly Ash

(C) CO

(D) SO 2

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(B) Fly Ash 

Question 18. Exposure of human body to radiation may cause_________.

(A) Leukemia

(B) Haemophilia

(C) Gastroenteritis

(D) Polio

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(A) Leukemia

Question 19. Bishnoi women is connected to?

(A) Women’s rights

(B) Climate change

(C) Chipko movement

(D) Hindi Film

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(C) Chipko movement

Question 20. The death rate of the population is called?

(A) Vitality

(B) Natality

(C) Viability

(D) Mortality

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(D) Mortality

Question 21. Environmental Protection Act was introduced in the year?

(A) 1989

(B) 1972

(C) 1988

(D) 1986

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(D) 1986

Question 22. BOD is used for the measurement of?

(A) Nuclear pollution

(B) Water pollution

(C) Soil pollution

(D) Atmospheric pollution

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(B) Water pollution

Question 23. Acid rain contains_______.

(A) Acetic acid

(B) Oxalic acid

(C) Hydrochloric acid

(D) Sulphuric acid

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(D) Sulphuric acid 

Question 24. Ear muffs or Cotton plugs are used to reduce the pollution?

(A) Nuclear

(B) Thermal

(C) Noise

(D) Air

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(C) Noise

Question 25. Colorless odorless and non-corrosive air pollutant is?

(A) Ozone

(B) Carbon dioxide

(C) Carbon monoxide

(D) Sulphur dioxide

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(B) Carbon dioxide