Question 1. Sedimentation is a ____________?
(A) Tertiary water treatment
(B) Secondary water treatment
(C) Primary water treatment
(D) None of these
Question 2. The presence of solid, liquid, or gaseous compounds, which may not be normally present, or in excess concentration in the atmosphere is called?
(A) Air pollution
(B) Radioactive pollution
(C) Soil pollution
(D) Water pollution
Question 3. Which of the following enhances soil fertility?
(A) Irrigation
(B) Using new seed varieties
(C) Improved methods of agriculture
(D) Crop rotation
Question 4. MoEF means?
(A) Management of Environment and Forestry
(B) Ministry of Fuel and Energy
(C) Ministry of Environment and Forests
(D) Ministry of Forest and Energy
Question 5. Any unfavorable alteration of the environment may be called?
(A) Bioaccumulation
(B) Biomagnification
(C) Environmental pollution
(D) Eutrophication
Question 6. The legally binding international agreement to reduce Greenhouse gases by 5% 2012 is______________.
(A) None of the below
(B) Kyoto Protocol
(C) Montreal Protocol
(D) Vienna convention
Question 7. World Water Day is celebrated on ______________.
(A) May 11
(B) March 22
(C) June 05
(D) May 22
Question 8. Acid is an example of ______________.
(A) Ignitable waste
(B) Radioactive waste
(C) Infectious waste
(D) Corrosive waste
Question 9. The worst nuclear accident happened to date is occurred at __________.
(A) Fukushima in 2011
(B) Sellafield in 1957
(C) Three Mile Power Plant in 1979
(D) Chernobyl in 1986
Question 10. World environment day is observed every year marks the anniversary of?
(A) Indian Forest Conservation Act -1982
(B) Rio de Janerio Earth Summit-1992
(C) Stockholm conference-1972
(D) Ramsar Convention-1971
Question 11. What is temporary threshold shift?
(A) Inaudible noise
(B) Tolerable noise
(C) Noise that is untolerable
(D) Hearing loss due to excessive noise
Question 12. Enrichment of water body by nutrients like hosphorus and nitrogen called______________.
(A) Climax Vegetation
(B) Stratification
(C) Eutrophication
(D) Succession
Question 13. With the signing of __________ in 1987, a treaty for the protection.
(A) Montreal Protocol, CFCs, 2000
(B) BOLT, Ammonia, 2000
(C) Kyoto Protocol, fossil fuels, 2010 b) GATT, opium, 2000
(D) of ozone layer, the use of ————– was to be banned by the year ………….
Question 14. Euro II standard refers to______________.
(A) increasing carbon content in fuel
(B) Lowering carbon content in fuel
(C) Increasing sulfur content in fuel
(D) Lowering sulfur content in fue
Question 15. What is the name of the action plan for sustainable development in the Twenty first century framed in the Rio Declaration on Environment & Development 1992 ?
(A) Declaration 21
(B) Rio 21
(C) Agenda 21
(D) Action 21
Question 16. Wild life protection act was formulated during the period of______________.
(A) Morarji Desai
(B) Rajiv Gandhi
(C) Lal Bahadur Shasthr
(D) Mrs. Indira Gandhi
Question 17. Cigarette smoking exposes one to______________.
(A) Carbon monoxide
(B) Nitrogen peroxide
(C) Carbon dioxide
(D) Sulphur dioxide
Question 18. Ganga Action Plan in India was launched in the year ______________.
(A) 1978
(B) 1980
(C) 1986
(D) 1988
Question 19. Who had stated in the Stockholm Conference in 1972 that poverty was the greatest polluter?
(A) Jawaharlal Nehru
(B) Rajiv Gandhi
(C) Mahatma Gandhi
(D) Indira Gandhi
Question 20. What is an oil slick?
(A) Oil in deep sea
(B) Thin film of oil in sea water
(C) Cooled oil
(D) Boiled oil
Question 21. Which chemical was responsible for the Bhopal gas tragedy?
(A) Both B & C
(B) Tri Nitro Toluene
(C) Benzene Hexa Chloride
(D) Methyl iso Cyanate
Question 22. Who coined the slogan of ‘Chipko Movement – Ecology is Permanent Economy?
(A) Rachel Carson
(B) Sunderlal Bahuguna
(C) Salim Ali
(D) Jawaharlal Nehru
Question 23. Salinization is _______________.
(A) Accumulation of salts in animals
(B) Accumulation of salts in body
(C) Accumulation of salts in soil
(D) Accumulation of salts in water
Question 24. Rain during November is more acidic than monsoon rain due to the?
(A) None of the below
(B) Dissolved NO2
(C) Dissolved SO2
(D) Dissolved CO2
Question 25. Which year was declared as the ‘Water Year’ by the Indian government?
(A) 2000
(B) 2007
(C) 2004
(D) 2010