Question 1. Which of the following is not viable protection against deforestation?
(A) Environmental education
(B) Privatisation of forest land
(C) Boycott products of companies involved in deforestation
(D) Reduce the consumption of forest and related products
Question 2. Which of the following is responsible for desertification?
(A) Overgrazing
(B) Mining
(C) Deforestation
(D) All of the above
Question 3. Which of the following is not influenced by human activities?
(A) Increased extinction rate of species
(B) Depletion of ground water
(C) Destruction of mangroves and wetlands
(D) None of the above
Question 4. Green revolution is associated with _________.
(A) Silviculture
(B) Fish culture
(C) Sunderlal Bahuguna
(D) Engler
Question 5. The Chipko movement is started by _________.
(A) Medha Padkar
(B) Sunderlal Bahuguna
(C) Engler
(D) None of these
Question 6. Which of the following statements about the forest is not correct?
(A) Provides economic development
(B) Provides recreational opportunities
(C) Forest reduces soil erosion
(D) None of the above
Question 7. Extensive planting of trees to increase forest cover is called?
(A) Social forestry
(B) Agroforestry
(C) Afforestation
(D) Deforestation
Question 8. The amount of solar radiation reaching the surface of the earth is called?
(A) solvents
(B) Minerals
(C) Reflected light
(D) Solar Flux
Question 9. Which of the following is not true about deforestation?
(A) Cash crop economy of third world is a cause of deforestation
(B) Deforestation is taking place only in developing courtiers
(C) Cleaning of forest for agriculture causes deforestation
(D) Population explosion is one of the reasons for deforestation
Question 10. The Yellowing of the Taj Mahal is an effect of _________.
(A) Acid rain
(B) Ozone depletion
(C) Global warming
(D) All of the above
Question 11. Which of these is not a fossil fuel?
(A) Uranium
(B) Natural gas
(C) Oil
(D) Coal
Question 12. Green Revolution in India was initiated by _________.
(A) Medha Patkar
(B) Kurien
(C) Sunderlal Bahuguna
(D) M.S. Swaminathan
Question 13. Soil erosion can be prevented by _________.
(A) Removal of vegetation
(B) Overgrazing
(C) Afforestation
(D) Deforestation
Question 14. Which one of the following is not an ideal solution for tackling water shortages?
(A) Drilling large number of deep bore wells
(B) Controlling water pollution
(C) Conserving water in irrigation
(D) Controlling population growth
Question 15. The most harmful of ultraviolet radiations are?
(A) UV-A
(B) UV-B
(C) UV-C
(D) All the above
Question 16. The capacity to do work is termed as _________.
(A) Energy
(B) Strength
(C) Force
(D) Power
Question 17. Who wrote the book Violence of Green Revolution?
(A) Arundhathi Roy
(B) Menaka Gandhi
(C) Sheela Dikshit
(D) Vandana Siva
Question 18. The components of LPG are _________.
(A) Propane & Ethane
(B) Ethane & Methane
(C) Propane & Butane
(D) Methane & Hexane
Question 19. A renewable source of energy is?
(A) Trees
(B) Nuclear fuel
(C) Coal
(D) Petroleum
Question 20. Which of the following is not a method for water conservation?
(A) Avoiding water wastage
(B) Improving irrigation efficiency
(C) Groundwater extraction
(D) Rainwater harvesting
Question 21. Which gas is likely to be reduced in the atmosphere by deforestation?
(A) Sulphur dioxide
(B) Oxygen
(C) Nitrogen
(D) Carbon dioxide
Question 22. World Forest day is celebrated on?
(A) 7th June
(B) 1st Dec
(C) 5th June
(D) 21st March
Question 23. Green revolution is associated with _________.
(A) Silviculture
(B) Fish culture
(C) Agriculture
(D) Sericulture
Question 24. The resources that can be replaced by the natural ecological cycle are called?
(A) Natural
(B) Exhaustible
(C) Non-renewable
(D) Renewable
Question 25. Which one of the following regions in India is a hotspot of biodiversity?
(A) Gangetic plains
(B) Eastern Ghats
(C) Western Ghats
(D) Sundarbans