Environmental Studies MCQ Set 17

Environmental Studies MCQ with Answers

Question 1. Sedimentation is a ____________?

(A) Tertiary water treatment

(B) Secondary water treatment

(C) Primary water treatment

(D) None of these

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(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

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(A) Air 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

View Answer
(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

View Answer
(C) Ministry of Environment and Forests

Question 5. Any unfavorable alteration of the environment may be called?

(A) Bioaccumulation

(B) Biomagnification

(C) Environmental pollution

(D) Eutrophication

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(C) Environmental pollution

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

View Answer
(B) Kyoto Protocol 

Question 7. World Water Day is celebrated on ______________.

(A) May 11

(B) March 22

(C) June 05

(D) May 22

View Answer
(B) March 22

Question 8. Acid is an example of ______________.

(A) Ignitable waste

(B) Radioactive waste

(C) Infectious waste

(D) Corrosive waste

View Answer
(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

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(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

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(C) Stockholm conference-1972 

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

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(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

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(C) Eutrophication

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 ………….

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(A) Montreal Protocol, CFCs, 2000 

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

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(B) Lowering carbon content in fuel

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

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(C) Agenda 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

View Answer
(D) Mrs. Indira Gandhi

Question 17. Cigarette smoking exposes one to______________.

(A) Carbon monoxide

(B) Nitrogen peroxide

(C) Carbon dioxide

(D) Sulphur dioxide

View Answer
(A) Carbon monoxide

Question 18. Ganga Action Plan in India was launched in the year ______________.

(A) 1978

(B) 1980

(C) 1986

(D) 1988

View Answer
(C) 1986

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

View Answer
(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

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(B) Thin film of oil in sea water

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

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(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

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(B) Sunderlal Bahuguna 

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

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(C) Accumulation of salts in soil

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

View Answer
(C) Dissolved SO2

Question 25. Which year was declared as the ‘Water Year’ by the Indian government?

(A) 2000

(B) 2007

(C) 2004

(D) 2010

View Answer
(B) 2007