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ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES (21CIV59)


MODULE -1 MCQ’S

ECOSYSTEMS AND BIODIVERSITY

1) Which of the following is not a Green House Gas?


a) Ozone b)CO2 c) Water Vapour d) SO2
2) Which of the following is not a solution for Global Warming?
a) Reducing fossil fuel consumption c) Deforestation
b) Plantation of more trees d) None of the above
3) The pH value of Acid Rain recorded was
a) 4.5 b) 5.7 c) 7.2 d) 2.0
4) Movement of nutrients from the soil by the Acid Rain is called
a) Infiltration b) Transpiration c) Leaching d) Exfiltration
5) Thickness of the Ozone layer is measured in which units ?
a) PPB b) PPM c) DU d) dB
6) Each chlorine free radical can destroy the number of Ozone molecules
a) 100 b) 1000 c) 10000 d) 100000
7) World’ Ozone Day’ is celebrated on every year
a) June 5th b) Oct 15th c) Sep 5th d) Sep 16th
8) Water Pollution , ‘Prevention and Control Act’ was enacted in the year
a) 1984 b) 1974 c) 1986 d) 1994
9) ‘Wild Life Protection Act’ was enacted in the year
a) 1972 b) 1974 c) 1986 d) 1984
10) Karnataka State Pollution Control Board was established in the year
a) 1974 b)1976 c) 1982 d) 1986

11) Water supply for domestic consumption in Indian Towns as per BIS:
a) 150/pcd b) 120/pcd c) 135/pcd d) 200/pcd
12) First International Earth Summit was held at
a) Stockholm b) Germany c) Rio-de-Janeiro d) Johannesburg
13) Amount of CO2 content in atmospheric air is normally
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a) 0.21% b) 0.416% c) 0.318% d) 0.428%

14) EPA means


a) Environmental Prevention Act b)Environmental Pollution Act
c) Environmental Protection Act d)Environmental Protection Act
15) Facultative Bacteria existing in which type of Environmental condition
a) Presence of Oxygen b) Absence of Oxygen c) Both a and b d)None
of these

16) Bhopal Gas Tragedy happened in the year


a) Dec 1984 b) Dec 1983 c) Dec 1994 d) Dec 1987

17) Nuclear Power Plant in Karnataka is located at


a) Kudremukh b) Raichur c) Kaiga d) Karavalli

18) Noice is measured in which units ?


a) Joule b) PPB c) db d) NTU

19) Liquid waste generated from bathrooms and kitchens are called
a) Domestic Sewage b) Runoff c) Sullage d) All of the above
20) Among fresh water availability on Earth, the percentage of ground water occurs in
about
a) 0.2% b) 0.5% c) 0.8% d) 1.0%
21) World Environment is derived from
a) English b) German c) French d) Italy
22) Organisms who directly feed on producers are called
a) Carnivores b) Omnivores c) Herbivores d) Decomposers

23) Anthropoginal activities means


a) Natural activities b) Bacteriological activities c) Wild animals activities d)
Human activities
24) Largest reservoir of nitrogen exists in
a) Hydrosphere b) Lithosphere c) Atmosphere d)
Stratosphere
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25) World Environment Day is celebrated every year on


a) 5th May b) 5th June c) 5th July d) 18th July

26) Ozone is present in which layers of atmosphere


a) Troposphere b) Mesosphere c) Stratosphere d) Thermosphere
27) Which of the following is major environmental issues in mining activities?
a) Air pollution and dust b) Water pollution c) Soil degradation d) All of the
above
28) EIA is related to
a) Environmental and Industrial Activities
b) Environmental Impact Assessment
c) Environmental Impact Activities
d) Environmental Internal Activities

29) Earth Day is celebrated every year on


a) Oct 26th b) June 5th c) April 22nd d) Dec 23rd
30) Eutrophication means
a) Waste water treatment process b) Neutralization of waste water
C) Enrichment of plant nutrients in water bodies d) Water purification
techniques

31) Which of the following is most environmental friendly agricultural practice?


a) Using chemical fertilizers b) Use of Bio –compost
materials
c) Enrichment of plant nutrients in water bodies d) Water purification techniques

32) Carbondioxide reacts with moisture in the atmosphere forming


a) H2 CO2 b) H2 CO3 c) CO Hb d) CaHCO3
33) Loss of water content through the plants into the atmosphere is called
a) Evaporation b) Transpiration c) Vaporization d) Hydraulic Cycle

34) As per BIS, the permissible limit of pH value for drinking water
a) 7.0 b) 6.5 to 7.5 c) 6.5 to 8.5 d) 6.0 to 8.5
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35) What is the max. allowable concentration of iron content in drinking water as per BIS
a) 0.5 mg/l b) 1.0 mg/l c) 1.5 mg/l d) 2.0 mg/l

36) Nitrogen fixation from the atmosphere is high in which type of plants?
a) Monocotyledons b) Leguminous c) Both a and b d) None of the above

37) Cholera and Typhoid are caused by


a) Housefly b) Virus c) Bacteria d) Fungus
38) Major source of Fluoride available in
a) River water b) Ground water c) Food products d) Both a and c

39) Excess of Nitrate in drinking water causes


a) Gastroenteritis b) Minamata
c) Blue baby syndrome d) None of the above

40) Which of the following is not a natural mineral?


a) Asbestos b) Fluorspar c) Lime stone d) Nitrogen

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