Environmental Studies MCQ Set 19

Environmental Studies MCQ with Answers

Question 1. Animal husbandry may result in?

(A) Genetic Damage

(B) Global warming

(C) Ozone depletion

(D) None of the above

View Answer
(B) Global warming

Question 2. The air prevention and control of pollution Act were enacted in the year?

(A) 1987

(B) 1986

(C) 1981

(D) 1974

View Answer
(A) 1987

Question 3. Aquatic life is damaged by?

(A) Air Pollution

(B) Thermal pollution

(C) Sound pollution

(D) All of these

View Answer
(B) Thermal pollution 

Question 4. The ozone layer is measured in?

(A) Centimeters

(B) Decibels

(C) Millimeters

(D) Dobson Units

View Answer
(D) Dobson Units

Question 5. World environment day is celebrated on?

(A) June 5th

(B) April 5th

(C) December 5th

(D) November 5th

View Answer
(A) June 5th

Question 6. The place where the worst nuclear disaster took place? 

(A) Japan

(B) Bhopal

(C) Chernolboy

(D) Washington

View Answer
(C) Chernolboy

Question 7. Acid rain affects?

(A) Soil

(B) Plants

(C) Materials

(D) All of the above

View Answer
(D) All of the above

Question 8. Environment Protection Act of 1986 is meant for?

(A) Protection of human environment including human, plants, animals and property

(B) Forest management

(C) Desert management

(D) Waste management

View Answer
(D) Waste management

Question 9. Global warming is caused by?

(A) CFCs

(B) NO2

(C) GHGs

(D) CH4

View Answer
(C) GHGs

Question 10. The pH of acid rain is?

(A) Between 7-9

(B) Between 1-3

(C) Between 5-7

(D) Between 3-5

View Answer
(D) Between 3-5

Question 11. Name the disease caused by mercury poisoning in Japan.

(A) Measles

(B) Minamata disease

(C) Xeroderma pigmentosum

(D) Itai itai

View Answer
(B) Minamata disease

Question 12. Environmental education is targeted to?

(A) Professional social groups

(B) General public

(C) Technicians and scientists

(D) All of these

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(D) All of these

Question 13. Which of the following is the remedial measure for acid rain? 

(A) Use of coal, free from sulphur

(B) Use of electrostatic precipitator and catalytic converters

(C) Reducing the release of oxides of nitrogen and sulphur into the atmosphere

(D) All of the above

View Answer
(C) Reducing the release of oxides of nitrogen and sulphur into the atmosphere

Question 14. Ozone depletion is mostly caused by?

(A) CO

(B) CFCs

(C) Ccl

(D) CO2

View Answer
(B) CFCs

Question 15. The environmental (protection) act of India was enacted in the year?

(A) 1966

(B) 1996

(C) 1956

(D) 1986

View Answer
(C) 1956

Question 16. The major contributors to the acid rain are known as?

(A) Pollutants

(B) Protons

(C) Processors

(D) Precursors

View Answer
(D) Precursors

Question 17. Environmental protection is a fundamental duty of the citizen of India under the?

(A) 21

(B) Article 51-A (g)

(C) 48-A

(D) 47

View Answer
(B) Article 51-A (g) 

Question 18. Which of the following is the authority to monitor state industrial effluents?

(A) Indian environmental association

(B) State pollution control board

(C) Centre for science and development

(D) None of these

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(B) State pollution control board 

Question 19. The term acid rain was coined in the year?

(A) 1752

(B) 1652

(C) 1852

(D) 1952

View Answer
(D) 1952

Question 20. Environmental protection is the responsibility of?

(A) NGOs

(B) individuals

(C) Government of India

(D) All of the above

View Answer
(C) Government of India

Question 21. Karnataka State Pollution Control Board was established in the year?

(A) 1974

(B) 1986

(C) 1982

(D) 1976

View Answer
(A) 1974

Question 22. Movement of Nutrients from the soil by the Acid Rain is called ____________.

(A) Exfiltration

(B) Leaching

(C) Transpiration

(D) Infiltration

View Answer
(D) Infiltration

Question 23. The first major environmental protection law promulgated in India was?

(A) Air Act

(B) Environmental Act

(C) Water Act

(D) None of these

View Answer
(B) Environmental Act

Question 24. Freons are called?

(A) Hydrocarbons

(B) Solvents

(C) Methane

(D) Ozone

View Answer
(A) Hydrocarbons

Question 25. The highest value of Acid Rain Recorded was ____________.

(A) 2

(B) 7.2

(C) 5.7

(D) 4.5

View Answer
(D) 4.5