Environmental Studies MCQ Set 14

Environmental Studies MCQ with Answers

Question 1. India Government passed the Air act in the year?

(A) 2001

(B) 1982

(C) 1981

(D) 1991

View Answer
(C) 1981

Question 2. Minamata disease is due to?

(A) Cadmium poisoning

(B) Arsenic poisoning

(C) Lead poisoning

(D) Mercury poisoning

View Answer
(D) Mercury poisoning 

Question 3. Noise is __________.

(A) Sound of crackers

(B) Undesirable and unwanted sound

(C) Sound of vehicles

(D) Huge sound

View Answer
(B) Undesirable and unwanted sound 

Question 4. Leader of ‘Narmada Bachao Andolan’ Was ?

(A) Mayilamma

(B) Menaka Gandhi

(C) Medha Patkar

(D) Vandana Siva

View Answer
(C) Medha Patkar

Question 5. Organ affected by pneumonia?

(A) Lungs

(B) Heart

(C) Kidney

(D) Liver

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(A) Lungs

Question 6. Mullaperiyar dam is in the district? 

(A) Alappuzha

(B) Idukki

(C) Pathanamthitta

(D) Thrissur

View Answer
(B) Idukki

Question 7. Increased heartbeat, constriction of blood vessels, and dilation of the pupil are symptoms of?

(A) Nuclear pollution

(B) Air pollution

(C) Thermal pollution

(D) Sound pollution

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(D) Sound pollution 

Question 8. The ozone layer is?

(A) 70 to 90 km above the earth

(B) 20 – 50 km above the surface of the earth

(C) 20 – 50 km below the sea level

(D) 30– 40 km below the earth

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(B) 20 – 50 km above the surface of the earth

Question 9. The official date of Earth Day is on __________.

(A) June 05

(B) May 22

(C) March 21

(D) April 22

View Answer
(D) April 22

Question 10. Poisonous gas caused Bhopal gas tragedy __________.

(A) Ethyl isocyanide

(B) Methyl isocyanide

(C) Ethyl isocyanate

(D) Methyl isocyanate

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(D) Methyl isocyanate

Question 11. Ozone is __________.

(A) Purest form of Oxygen which increases its supply on earth

(B) A strong and protective compound from Oxygen and Hydrogen

(C) strong poisonous form of Oxygen with 3 atoms in a molecule

(D) A mix of various gases forming a protective cover

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(C) strong poisonous form of Oxygen with 3 atoms in a molecule

Question 12. Natural earthquakes are caused by __________.

(A) Forests

(B) Peak mountains

(C) Deep seas

(D) Earth’s crust

View Answer
(D) Earth’s crust

Question 13. Public awareness of environment creates__________.

(A) Environment protection

(B) Environmental improvement

(C) Environmental cultivation

(D) Environment degradation

View Answer
(A) Environment protection

Question 14. Infection of HIV is usually detected by which test?

(A) Mayilamma

(B) Gram staining

(C) Hybridization

(D) Elisa test

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(D) Elisa test 

Question 15. Salmonellosis is a disease related to the consumption of?

(A) Mutton

(B) Eggs

(C) Chicken

(D) All of these

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(D) All of these

Question 16. Rain water harvesting is a major method implemented for________.

(A) Water Conservation

(B) Ecological conservation

(C) Forest conservation

(D) Soil Conservation

View Answer
(A) Water Conservation

Question 17.  The full form of IPCC is?

(A) Intercontinental Plans for Continuous

(B) Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change

(C) International Peace Conference for Climate

(D) International Panel on Climate Change

View Answer
(B) Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change

Question 18. Public Health is not dependent on?

(A) sufficient food

(B) Good social conditions

(C) competitive market conditions

(D) Safe drinking water

View Answer
(C) competitive market conditions 

Question 19. The presence of E. coli in water is an indication of?

(A) Mercury contamination

(B) Viral contamination

(C) Lead contamination

(D) Fecal contamination

View Answer
(D) Fecal contamination

Question 20. On which date was the Stockholm Conference on Human Environment held?

(A) Dec 12th 1990

(B) June 5th 1972

(C) Aug 8th 1976

(D) July 6th 1974

View Answer
(B) June 5th 1972

Question 21. The ozone layer is situated in which strata of the atmosphere? 

(A) Mesosphere

(B) Ionosphere

(C) Thermosphere

(D) Stratosphere

View Answer
(D) Stratosphere

Question 22. Ozone in the lower atmosphere is an example of?

(A) Secondary pollutant

(B) Tertiary pollutant

(C) Not a pollutant

(D) Primary pollutant

View Answer
(A) Secondary pollutant 

Question 23. National Maritime Day of India is celebrated on __________.

(A) May 22

(B) March 21

(C) April 05

(D) October 16

View Answer
(C) April 05 

Question 24. One-third of the global cases of Tuberculosis are in?

(A) China

(B) India

(C) Sweden

(D) Britain

View Answer
(B) India

Question 25. The largest source of air pollution in cities is?

(A) Tanneries

(B) Automobiles

(C) Sewage

(D) Industries

View Answer
(B) Automobiles