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1. D.O. stands for (a) Demand Order (b) Dissolved Oxygen (c) Diluted Oxygen (d) None

2. C.O.D. stands for (a) Contaminated Oxygen Demand (b) Chemical Oxygen Demand(c) Combined Oxygen Demand (d) None of These

3. Detergent is one of the sources of (a)Air Pollution (b)Water Pollution (c) Ground Water Pollution

4. Mercury is present in (a) Coal (b) Iron (c) Bauxite (d) None5. Polychlorinated dibenzo dioxins is called (a) PCDD (b) PDD (c) CDD (d)

None6. Natural Rubber Processing unit produces (a) Hydrocarbon Waste (b) Biological

Waste (c) Radioactive Waste7. Radioactive Waste belongs to (a) 2 categories (b) 3 categories (c) 4 categories8. Latest waste management is (a) Neutralisation (b) Bioremediation (c) Recycling(d)

None9. Oxides of Sulphur is emitted primarily by (a)Power plants (b) Acid

Producing (c) Zinc and Copper Ores (d) None

10. SNCR stands for (a) Selective Non-Chemical Reduction (b) Selective Nuclear Catalytic Reduction (c) Selective Non-Catalytic Reduction (d) None of Above

11. In automobile emission the amount of nitrogen oxides can be reduced by (a) SNCR Process (b) NRSC Process (c) SCNR Process (d) None

12. POP stands for (a) Present Organic Pollutants (b) Persistent Organic Pollutants(c) Permanent Organic Pollutants (d) None

13. Lipophilic means (a) Carbohydrate Loving (b) Fat Loving (c) Protein Loving(d) None

14. Thyorophilic means (a) Hydrogen Loving (b) Hydroxide Loving (c) Soluble in Water (d) None

15. One of the methods of Solid Waste Management is (a) Land Filling (b) Filtration (c) Recycling (d) Both (a) & (c)

16. Suspended Solids are (a) Organic (b) Inorganic (c) Both (a) & (b) (d) None

17. Public Health is dependent on (a) Safe drinking water (b) Unpolluted Soil (c) Pure air(d)All

18. Sources of water pollution is (a) Effluents from factories (b) Drain Water(c) Water Containing Chemical (d) All

19. Sources of soil pollution is (a) Excreta of human beings & animals (b) Harmful insecticides & pesticides (c) Non-degradable substances (d) All

20. A disease is (a) Departure from a state of health (b) Due to improved sanitation(c) Sudden drop of health sanitation (d) All

21. Vector borne disease means (a) Which are spread by air (b) Which are spread by food, water (c) Which are spread by fluid & insects (d) All



222. Disease which are spread by droplet nuclei are called

(a) Vector borne Disease (b) Airborne Diseases (c) Vehicle borne Diseases (d) None

23. Media borne disease means those diseases which are spread by (a) potable air (b) Milk (c) Food (d) All

24. Pneumonia and diarrhoea are caused by (a) Bacteria (b) Virus (c) Both (a) & (b) (d) None

25. Hepatitis B, AIDS & Measles are caused by (a) Bacteria b) Virus (c) Both (a) & (b) (d) None

26. Which one is non-transmitted disease? (a) Cancer (b) AIDS (c) Conjunctivitis (d) None

27. Which one is the air borne disease? (a) Cancer (b) Diabetes (c) Asthma & Bronchitis (d) None

28. Viral diseases are (a) Cancer & Diabetes (b) Asthma & Bronchitis (c) Polio & small pox(d) None


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29. Diseases which are spread by air is (a) Diphtheria (b) Malaria (c) Both (a) & (b) (d) None

30. Human malaria is transmitted by(a) Male anopheles (b) Female anopheles (c) Female Culex (d) None

31. World environment day is observed on (a) 5 th June (b) 5th July (c) 6th June (d) 6th July32. The chief culprit of greenhouse gas is (a) CO2 (b) H2C (c) N2 (d) none33. PAN stands for (a) Peroxy acetyl nitrate (b) Pre acetyle nitrate (c)Proxytyle acid nitrate (d)

none34. Smog is a combination of (a) Smoke and fog (b) Fog and air (c) Smoke and air (d)

None35. Bhopal environment tragedy took place on (a) 1984 (b) 1985 (c) 1983

(d)1982 36. The coldest region of biosphere is (a) Mesopause (b) Stratosphere (c) Lethopause

(d) None37. Desirable pH value in drinking water should between (a) 6.5-8.5 (b) 5.5-7.5 (c) 9.5-10.5 (d)

None38. The unit of measurement of sound is (a)dB (b) MB (c) CB (d)

none39. Water pollution Prevention act was passed in (a) 1974 (b) 1984 (c) 1990 (d)

None 40. The lowest layer of atmosphere is called (a) Troposphere (b) Stratosphere (c) Ionosphere

(d) None41. Aluminium manufacturing process may emit (a) HF (b) H2 (c) O2 (d)

None42. Ray absorbed by the atmosphere from outer space (a) Cosmic Rays (b) X-rays (c) α -rays

(d) γ-rays43. Pyrolysis is a method of treatment of (a) Solid waste (b) Liquid waste (c) Gaseous waste (d)

None



344. The most common disinfectant used in water supply scheme is (a) Chlorine (b)

Bromine (c) Iodine (d) Mercury

45. The presence of which gas in air checks ultra violet rays from sunlight? (a) O2 (b) H2 (c) CO2 (d) O3

46. The most stable compound against radiation is (a) CO2 (b) Water (c) H2S (d) Hydrocarbon

47. Chemicals like DDT, Aldrin, Dialrin etc. which cause ecological damage are (a) Pesticides (b) Detergent (c) Morphicid (d)

Biocid48. The gas which attacks most of the metals producing black discolouration

(a) CO (b) CO2 (c) NH3 (d) H2S49. Harmful chemical present in tobacco is (a) Atropine (b) Nicotine (c) Tannic acid (d)

Morphine50. Chlorofuro carbon (CFC) is used in (a) Paints (b) Refrigeration (c) Textiles (d)

None51. Popular brand name of CFC is (a) Halon (b) Halogen (c) Freon52. Which part of the body usually damaged from lead poisoning?(a) Heart (b) Brain (c) Kidney

(d) Lungs53. Which is responsible for damaging blood? (a) Pb (b) Ca (c) As (d)

Mg54. The maximum use of water in India in (a) Industry (b) Domestic

(c) Agriculture (d) Electricity production55. Cholera, Typhoid are (a) Viral disease (b) Protozoal Disease (c) Bacterial disease (d)

None56. In agriculture the use of water amount is (a) 60% (b) 40% (c) 80% (d)

20%57. Mina Mata disease in Japan is due to positioning by (a) Pb (b) As (c) Hg (d)

Cd58. The Principal Constituent of bio gas is (a) Ethane (b) CO2 (c) SO2 (d)

Methane59. The urban solid waste is known as (a) Refuge (b) Garbage (c) Silt (d) None60. Natural source of noise is (a) Scooter (b) Car (c) Thunder (d) Bus61. The standard test for determining the hardness of water is (a) DAT (b) CVD (c) EDTA (d)

DETA62. Aerobic Bacteria live in the presence of (a) H2 (b) O2 (c) N2 (d) He63. Temporary hardness of water due to presence of (a) CO3 (b) Ca (c) Mn

(d) Chloride64. Substances used to kill pets (a) Biocides (b) Pesticides (c) Bacteria (d) None65. The chief output of greenhouse effect is (a) SO2 (b) CO2 (c) O2 (d) NO2

S UCCESS E NVIRONMENTAL E NGG. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------66. In which layer of atmosphere radio wave communication is possible?

(a) Ionosphere (b) Troposphere (c) Stratosphere (d) Ozonosphere67. An average man breaths in a day (a) 350 times (b) 3500 times (c) 35000 times (d)

3500000 times68. At equator there is (a) High temperature (b) High humidity (c) Frequent rain (d) All of

these



469. Colourless, odourless and non-corrosive air pollution is (a) O3 (b) SO2 (c) CO (d)

CO270. The presence of which of the following can cause depletion of ozone layer?

(a) Aerosols (b) CO (c) Smoke (d) NO71. Every person inhales air daily about (a) 2 kg (b) 15-22 kg (c) 100 lit. (d) 1 lit.72. Most poisonous pollutant in water is (a) Arsenic (b) Zn (c) CO2 (d)

Phosphate73. The process which does not evolve CO2 in air is

(a) Burning (b) Breathing (c) Organic decay (d) Photosynthesis

74. The main source of lead pollution is form (a) State sewage (b) Septic sewage (c) Both (a) & (b) (d) None

75. The brunch of science concerned with the study of soil (a) Synecology (b) Edaphology (c) Mudology (d) Autocology

76. Up to which noise can be tolerated by human ear? (a) 20 dB (b) 180 dB (c) 120 dB (d) 80 dB

77. Which of the following is harmed when people inhale Hg present in air? (a) Nervous system (b) Skin (c) Hair (d) Nail

78. Loss of chlorophyll in plant is known as (a) Chlorination (b) Chlorosis (c) Abscission (d) Chloroplast

79. Which of the following is a heavy metal? (a) Pb (b) Na (c) Ca (d) Mg

80. Carcinogenic agent cause (a) Cholera (b) Chorionic dysentery (c) Cancer (d) Malaria81. Which of the following metal come from auto exhaust? (a) Hg (b) As (c)

Pb (d) Pd82. White pigment basic lead carbonate becomes black due to its reaction with

(a) CO2 (b) H2S (c) SO2 (d) NO283. A man can hardly survive without air for (a) 5 sec. (b) 1 min. (c) 15 sec. (d) 5

min.84. Oxide of sulphur (SOX) cause (a) Asthma (b) Typhoid (c) Fluorosis (d) Cholera85. By use of excessive chemical fertilizer productivity of soil

(a) Increase (b) Decrease (c) Remain unaltered (d) Frist increase then decrease

86. The brownish colour of leaves is an indication of (a) SO2 poisoning (b) CO poisoning (c) SMOG poisoning (d) None

87. Endrin is an insecticide containing (a) Sulphur (b) Nitrogen (c) Chlorine (d) Phosphorus

88. The largest contributor to water pollutant is (a) Domestic waste (b) Agricultural waste (c) Industrial waste

(d) None89. Mercury cause (a) Neurological disorder (b) Kidney damage (c) Bone damage (d)

Tissue damage90. Ecology is a ________ term. (a) Greek (b) German (c) Latin (d) Urdu91. 1 micro curie is (a) 10-3 curie (b) 10 -6 curie (c) 10-9 curie

(d) 1 curie92. Which of the following is most injurious to plants? (a) SO2 (b) CO (c) CO2 (d)

N2O93. U.V. ray has wave length (a) 200-300 (b) 3000-4000 (c) 100-200 (d) 1000-200094. Which is not a bacterial diseases? (a) Typhoid (b) Cholera (c) Infectious Hepatitis (d)

Diarrhea95. When KNO3 is used as fertilizer in the soil, the pH of it

(a) Increase (b) Decrease (c) Remain unaltered (d) None



596. Coagulation of colloidal particles is effected by (a) FeCl3 (b) NaCl (c)

Charcoal (d) None97. The aeration period of activated sludge process is (a) 2-3 hr. (b) 3-6 hr. (c) 2-3

min. (d) 10-15 min.98. Permissible limit of hardness in water as per BIS (a) 100 (b) 150 (c) 250 (d)

400

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(d) Soft100. The total water content in soil is called (a) Echard (b) Hollard (c) Chresard (d)

None101. The type of water absorbed by the plant from the soil

(a) Capillary water (b) Hydroscopic water (c) Gravitational water (d) Both (a) & (c)102. The largest amount of fresh water on our planet is available in

(a) Polar ice & Glacier (b) Rivers (c) Lakes & Streams (d) Underground

103. Soil erosion can be prevented by (a) Removal of Vegetation (b) Afforestation (c) Overgrazing (d) All of These

104. The water of soil which is available for plants are called (a) Echard (b) Hollard (c) Chresard (d) All of These

105. The greatest problem for water conservation is to reduce the amount of (a) Ground Water (b) Evaporation (c) Precipitation (d) Run-off Water

106. The water logged soils are (a) Physiologically wet (b) with great amount of water (c) Physiologically dry (d) with less amount of water

107. The land area covered by forests wood land on earth is about (a) 6 billion hectares (b) 3.89 billion hectares (c) 10 billion hectares (d) 8.1 billion

hectares108. The tropical evergreen forests are found in (a) Northern plains (b) Himalayan range

(c) Western Ghats (d) None109. The conifers are found in (a) Eastern Ghats (b) Eastern Ghats (c) Eastern Himalayas (d)

All110. How much land area is nearly covered by forests? (a) 60 % (b) 30% (c) 40% (d) 20%111. The epiphytes are not found in Delhi, because

(a) Lack of evergreen trees (b) Moist air (c) Lack of water in subsoil (d) Semi-arid culture

112. Which type of forests is found near equator? (a) Coniferous (b) Tropical (c) Deciduous (d) All

113. The type of forest that occur in the Himalayan range are (a) Tropical (b) Alpine (c) Evergreen (d) Temperate

114. Tropical forests are found in (a) Himalayan Ranges (b) Central India (c) Northern Plain (d) Eastern Ghats

115. Temperate evergreen forests are found in (a) Western Ghats (b) Himalayan Range (c) Aravalli Range (d) All of These

116. Which type of forest is found in western Himalayan?(a)Conifers(b)Alpine(c)Tropical (d) Evergreen

117. The group of animals belonging to the same species is known as (a) Ecosystem (b) Community (c) Population

(d) All118. Synecology is the study of (a) Environment (b) Plant Community (c) Flowers

(d) Animals



6119. The study of particular animal is called

(a) Synecology (b) Forest Ecology (c) Community Ecology (d) None

120. The study of animal in relation with their environment is called (a) Auto ecology (b) Synecology (c) Population Ecology (d)

Resource Ecology121. A food chain begins with (a) Respiration (b) Nitrogen Fixation (c) Stagnation (d)

None122. The organisms at the base of the food chain are

(a) Producers (b) Decomposers (c) Herbivores (d) Carnivores

123. In a food chain the total amount of living material is depicted by (a) Pyramid of Biomass (b) Pyramid of Energy (c) Pyramid of Numbers (d) All

124. The food chains are made only with (a) Cities (b) Seas (c) Forests (d) All125. All living organisms on earth comprise (a) Biosphere (b) Community (c) Biome (d)

Population


-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------126. The plant being eaten by herbivore which in turn eaten by carnivore, it makes

(a) Food web (b) Food chain (c) Producer (d) Carbohydrate127. The area which include all living & non-living parts of that area comprises

(a) Biomass (b) Biome (c) Ecosystem (d) Biosphere128. The ecosystem must possess (a) Energy (b) Water (c) Temperature (d)

Oxygen129. The flow energy in an ecosystem is (a) Unidirectional (b) Bidirectional (c) Tri-directional

(d) None130. The diseases which is caused by polluted water (a) Typhoid (b) Dysentery (c) Jaundice (d)

All131. The diseases which is not caused by polluted water

(a) Jaundice (b) Tuberculosis (c) Typhoid (d) Dysentery132. Name of the pollutant which is received by the water sources

(a) Radioactive wastes (b) Organic Materials (c) Pathogenic Organisms (d) All

133. B.O.D. stands for (a) Biological Ozone Depletion (b) Biotic Origin & Development (c) Biome Oxygen Deficiency (d) Biochemical Oxygen Demand

134. If B.O.D. of a river is high it refers that the river is (a) Very Polluted (b) does not have green plants (c) Not polluted (d) Get least amount of light

135. Radioactive strontium 90 cause (a) Lung cancer (b) brain cancer (c) bone cancer (d) skin cancer

136. The gas which is essential in food synthesis by plants is (a) carbon di oxide (b) oxygen (c) nitrogen (d)all of these

137. The carbon di oxide, oxygen, nitrates and phosphate are (a) producer (b) decomposer (c) reduction in biotic substances (d) abiotic substances

138. The most harmful effect of O3 is (a) chlorosis (b) headache (c) reduction in crop production (d)skin cancer



7139. The recent air pollution due to radiation that causes hazards to the world

and disturbed the ecological balance (a) violence in Sweden (b) MIC gas tragedy in Bhopal (c) challenger explosion in U.S.A (d) Chernobyl explosion

140. Which of the following causes Bhopal disaster (a) methane gas (b) CO2 (c) MIC gas (d)CO

141. Which of the following is the pollution causing agent (a) man (b) animals (c) hydrocarbons (d) both b and c

142. Which of following is the major source of air pollution (a) industries (b) automobiles (c) burning coke (d) all of these

143. An indicator of air pollution is (a) cycas sp (b) bryophytes (c) algae (d) lichens

144. The pollution is an undesirable change in physical, chemical, biological properties of (a) air (b) soil (c)water (d)all of these

145. DDT is a (a) biodegradable pollutant (b) non-biodegradable pollutant (c) antibiotic (d) both a and c

146. The environmental pollution is mainly due to (a) human activity (b) animal activity (c) fungal activity (d) bacterial activity

147. The atmosphere pollution is mainly accelerated by (a) industries (b) automobiles (c) burning cokes (d) all of

these148. Which of the following is a source of air pollution (a)CO (b) CO2 (c)N2

(d)SO2149. The chief source of thermal pollution is the rise of temperature of air and water to a

harmful level. It is due to heat of (a) industries (b) automobiles (c) power plants (d) all of these


-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------150. The lichens are important in the studies of atmosphere pollutions because they

(a)can readily multiply in polluted atmosphere (b) can effectively purify the atmosphere (c) are very sensitive to pollutants (d) can also grow in gently polluted atmosphere

151. The most power full eye irritant, present in the smog is (a) nitric oxide (b) ozone (c) peroxyacyl nitrate (d) SO2

152. In air pollution the industries are (a) area source (b) line source (c) point source (d)none of these

153. The major pollutant that can even cause death (a) CO2 (b)CO (c) O (d) sulphur

154. The fertilizer produced with the help of earthworm is known as (a) bio fertilizer (b) organic manure (c) vermicompost (d) none

155. BFC refers to (a) Bio Conservation Factor (b) Bio Chemical Factor (c) Bio Concentration Factor (d) none

156. Mosquito repellent coil contains (a) DDT (b) Derivatives of Allethrin (c) benzene hexa chloride (d) none

157. Of the following which category of species group face highest possibilities of extinction(a)endangered (b) threatened (c) rare (d)none

158. All corals are (a) vertebrates (b) invertebrates (c) plants (d) none



8159. The place ARABARI is related to one of the following

(a) vanamahotsava (b) joint forest management (c) autumn harvesting (d)none

160. The term RSPM is connected to (a) air pollution due to gases (b) particle size in air pollutant (c) smoke volume (d) none

161. The term RAMSAR is related to (a) forest ecosystem (b) wetland ecosystem (c) grassland ecosystem (d) none

162. Estuary is (a) inland wetland (b) deforested area (c) coastal wetland (d) none

163. The other name of CFC-12 is (a) Freon (b) furon (c) halons (d) none

164. Persons living adjacent to Antarctica is very much prone to (a) malaria (b) diarrhea (c)skin cancer (d) none

165. Life period of the compound of CFC’s is about (a) 50 years (b) 100 years (c) 150 years (d) none

166. Acid rain is a (a) type of rain fall (b) result of air pollution (c) process of acid manufacturing (d) none.

167. Effect of air pollution on human health is worst during (a) summer season (b) rainy season (c) spring season (d) winter season

168. The chief constituent of smog is (a) ozone gas (b) oxides of nitrogen (c) hydrocarbon (d) none

169. Persons working in radio therapy units may suffer from (a) air pollution (b) sound pollution (c) radio active pollution (d) none

170. Person working is asbestos factories may be attacked by (a) asbestosis (b) bronchitis (c) asbestotysis (d) none

171. Due to silicosis man sufferd from (a) diarrhoea (b) fever (c) headache breathing trouble (d) none

172. Silicosis is (a) pollution (b) disease (c) gas (d) none173. NEERI stands for (a) Non Engineering Environmental Research Institute (b)National

Environmental Engineering Research Institute (c) National Electrical Engineering Research Institute (d) none

174. What is aerosol (a) dust particulates (b) smoke (c) gas (d) both a and b175. Radioactive radiation effects (a) Liver (b) Eyes (c) Skin (d) Both a & b


-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------176. Rise of temperature of the earth is known as

(a) Green House Effect (b) Ozone Depletion (c) Global Warming (d) Both a & c

177. The major source of pollution in metropolitan cities are (a) Industries (b) Automobiles (c) Pesticides (d) solid wastes

178. Mangrove forests are seen in (a)Mountain areas (b) Polar areas (c) Costal areas (d) Plateau areas

179. Carbohydrates are (a) Organic Compound (b) Inorganic Compound (c) None

180. In Tundra Region we find (a) Wolf (b) Red Fox (c) Polar Bear (d) Fox

181. Veld grassland is in (a) Australia (b) S. Africa (c) Argentina (d) Russia

182. Malaria is a disease caused by (a) bacteria (b)protozoa (c)virus (d)none



9183. Fileria is caused by (a) bacteria (b)parasites (c)protozoa

(d)none184. Disease which is causes by pet animals (a)plague (b)Weil’s disease

(c)rabies (d)none185. Fileria is caused by (a)wuchereria banerofti (b)plasmodium vivax (c)salmonella paratyphi

(d)none186. Epidemic typhus is a disease caused by (a)mosquito (b)louse (c)sand fly

(d)none187. Cholera is caused by a bacteria called (a)salmonella paratyphi (b)vivro cholerac

(c)shigella dysenteriae (d)none188. Kalazar is fever by sand fly and it is caused by protozoa whose name is

(a)leishmania donovani (b)varicella zoster (c)vibro cholerac (d)none189. Chicken pox is caused by (a)bacteria (b)virus (c)protozoa (d)none190. Disease which is transmitted from animals to man is (a)diptheria (b)asthma (c)plague

(d)all above191. Worker in sugar factories may suffer from one disease which is called

(a)bagassosis (b)asbestosis (c)byssinosis (d)none 192. What is IMP (a)international parasite mission (b)integrated pest

management (c)intensive pest management (d)none193. Meaning of malaria is (a)polluted air (b)pollute water (c)polluted soil

(d)none194. Two disease caused by fly are (a)dysentry (b)kalazar (c)both a and b (d)none195. Two disease caused by food are (a)giardiasis and askariasis (b)cold and

small pox (c)dysentery and kala azar (d)none

196. Rat is observed the reservoir of which disease (a)filaria (b)diptheria (c)plague (d)cholera

197. Malaria is of two types (a)2types (b)3types (c)4types (d)5types198. Pesticides are generally (a)4types (b)2types (c)3types (d)5types199. Binian tersian malaria is caused by (a)p1. vivax (b)p1. malaria (c)p1. orale

(d)none200. Mumps is caused by (a)mumps virus (b)bacteria (c)mumps protozoa

(d)none201. Influenza is caused (a)virus (b)bacteria (c)protozoa (d)none202. Which is the chief parasite of malaria (a)male anopheles (b)female anopheles

(c)male culex (d)none203. Stomach poisoning of insects is done by which chemical

(a)gamaxin (b)DDT (c)Paris green (d)2-4d204. Heavy metals include (a)lead (b)arsenic (c)mercury (d)all of above205. Lead causes (a)colic pain in the abdomen (b)severe constipation

(c)loss of appetite (d)all of the above206. Leads enters human body through (a)inhalation (b)ingestion (c)absorption

(d)none207. Industrial sources of arsenic (a)alcohol and copper industries (b)steel industries

(c)both a and b (d)none


-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------208. Permission upper limit of arsenic in water is (a)0.05 (b)0.50 (c)0.75

(d)0.07



10209. Minamata disease is caused due to intake of (a) mercury (b)lead (c)cadmium

(d)none210. Effect of antimony is

(a)similar to arsenic poisoning (b)similar to lead poisoning (c)similar to barrium poisoning (d)none

211. Source of cadmimum are (a)during oil burning (b)from iron melting (c)from several factories (d)all of above

212. Which of the following is not an environmental effect of deforestation (a)reduction of wild life habitat (b)loss of top soil (c)soil erosion (d)re-establishment of trees

213. Which of the following has not resulted from urban sprawl (a)suburbs (b)loss of farmland (c)overgrazing (d)traffic congestion

214. Which of the following is an example of how people use land (a)to harvest wood (b)to grow cops (c)to preserve native species (d)all of the

above215. The U.S census bureau defines an urban area as an area that contains more than

(a)250 people (b)2500 people (c)25000 people (d)250000 people216. Heat island affect local (a)weather patterns (b)traffic patterns

(c)water levels (d)harvest patterns217. In 1870 the first national park established to protect and preserved land for future

generation was (a)grand canyon (b)yellow stone (c)Yosemite (d)death valley

218. An area prone to landslides is an example of (a)range land (b)rural land (c)open space (d)marginal land

219. What is reforestation (a)remove all tree from an area (b)replanting trees in an area(c)removing selected trees from an area (d)none

220. Regardless of where people live they are dependent on resource produced in (a)rural area (b)national park (c)urban area (d)wilderness area

221. What is the term used to describe that can be broken down and be eaten up by themicroorganisms like bacteria (a)compound (b)environment friendly (c)biodegradable (d)recycled

222. How many tree does it take to make ton of paper (a)9 (b)12 (c)17 (d)24223. How much oil does it take to process one ton of wood into paper

(a)10 gallons (b)45 gallons (c)1.5 barrels (d)3.5 barrels

224. Which of the following cannot be recycled (a)milk cartons (b)plastic water bottles (c)glass container (d)paper bags (e)none

225. If you recycle one ton of paper how many trees can you save (a)1 (b)9 (c)17 (d)35 (e)100226. How many times can glass be recycled

(a)no glass cannot be recycled (b)once (c)four times (d)20 times (e)forever

227. The average aluminium can is made up of how much recycled aluminium? (a) 10% (b) 30% (c) 50% (d) 70% (e) 100%

228. What ways can you help save our earth? (a) Re-use your plastic bottles and bags(b) Reduce the amount of waste you produce (c) Plant a tree (d)

Recycle (e) All 229. Among the following a secondary pollutant is (a) PAN (b) SO2 (c) CO (d) Aerosol230. Maximum threat to the world is form

(a) Global Warming (b) Ozone Hole (c) Water pollution (d) Soil Erosion231. The lake, in which fishes will die in bulk is (a) Oligotropic Lake (b)

Eutrophic Lake (c) Organotrophic Lake (d) None



11232. A disease affecting industrial worker is (a) Silicosis (b) Flurosis (c) Asthma

(d) None


-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------233. Which of the following is not a pollutant? (a) SO2 (b) CO2 (c) CO

(d) NO2234. As it travels along the food chain, the concentration of DDT

(a) Increases (b) Stays Constant (c) Decreases (d) Fluctuates randomly

235. BOD of a pond is related to ............ in per unit volume of water (a) All the plants (b) All the nektons (c) All the microbes (d) All the

animals236. Greenhouse effect is caused by (a)Green plants (b) Infrared rays (c) UV rays (d)

X-rays237. Which of the following will not be found in polluted water?

(a) Blue-green algae (b) Larvae of stonefly (c) water hyacinth (d) Sewage Fungi

238. One of these contributes maximum to air pollution? (a) India (b) USA (c) Russia (d) Britain239. If the fertilizers are added to fresh water (a) Plants will die (b) Eutrophication will

occur (c) Fish population will decrease (d) Overall animal population will increase

240. Which of the following does not occur when the sewage is discharged into the river? (a) Eutrophication (b) Depletion of O2 (c) Increasing O2 (d) Cyanophycean

bloom occurs241. Fluoride pollution mainly affects (a) Brain (b) Teeth (c) Heart (d) Kidney242. Escherichia coli is used as an indicator organism to determine pollution of water with

(a) Industrial effluents (b) Heavy metals (c) Pollen of aquatic plants (d) Faecal matter

243. Photochemical smog formed in congested metropolitan cities mainly consist of (a) Smoke, Peroxyacetyl Nitrate & SO2 (b) Ozone, Peroxyacetyl

Nitrate & NOX (c) Hydrocarbons, CO2 & SO2 (d) Hydrocarbons, Ozone &SOX

244. In almost all Indian metropolitan cities, the major atmospheric pollutant is/are (a) NOX (b) Suspended Particulate Matter (SPM) (c) CO2 & CO (d) SOX

245. Biological Oxygen Demand (BOD) is a measure of (a) Amount of oxygen needed by green plants during night (b) Amount of CO inseparably combined with haemoglobin (c) Industrial wastes poured in the water bodies

(d) Extent to which water is polluted with organic compounds 246. In 1984 the Bhopal gas tragedy took place because methyl isocyanate

(a) reacted with ammonia (b) reacted with CO2 (c) reacted with water (d)reacted with DDT

247. Lead conc. In blood is considered alarming if it is (a)30fig/100ml (b) 4-6fig/100ml (c) 10fig/100ml (d)20fig/100ml

248. Blood analysis of a patient revels a usually high quantity of carboxyhemoglobin content which of the following conclusion is most likely to be correct? The patient has been inhaling polluted air containing unusually high content of

(a) chloroform (b) cardondioxide (c) carbon monoxide (d)carbon disulphide



12249. Common indirect organism of water pollution is

(a) eichhornia crassipes (b) escherchia coli (c) entamoeaba histolyca (d) lemnapancicostata

250. The noise produced in office is normally at the level of (a) 20 db (b) 30db (c) 40db (d)60db

251. Nitrogen oxide produced from the emission of automobile and power plants, are the source of fine air born particles which lead to

(a) photochemical ring (b) dry acid deposition (c) industrial smog (d)wet acid deposition

252. A lake with an inflow of domestic sewage rich in organic waste may result (a) drying of lake very soon due to algal bloom (b) an increase production of fish due to

lot of nutrient (c) death of fish due to lack of O2 (d)increased population of aquatic food web organism


-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------253. Minamata disease was caused due to the consumption of

(a) sea food containing lot of cadmium (b) fish contaminated with mercury(c) oyster with lot of pesticide (d)sea food contaminated with selenium

254. The world environment day is celebrated on (a) 6th of June (b) 5 th of June (c) 6th of august (d)5th of may

255. Bhopal gas tragedy was caused by the leakage of gas (a) hydrogen cyanide (b) ammonia (c) 2,4 dichlorophenoxy acetic acid

(d)methyl isocyanate256. The term bio-magnification refers to the

(a) growth of organisms due to food consumption (b) increase in population size (c) blowing up of environmental issues by man

(d)increase in conc. of non-degradable pollutants as they pass through food chain

257. This act as bio indicator of air pollution (a) aiga (b) lichen (c) pinus (d)mustard

258. Which one of the following is not used for disinfection of drinking water (a) chlorine (b) ozone (c) chloramine (d)phenyl

259. Prolonged libral irrigation of agricultural field is likely to create the problem of (a) acidity (b) aridity (c) salinity (d) metal toxicity

260. Eutrophication cause decrease in (a) dissolved hydrogen (b) dissolved salt (c) dissolved O2 (d)all of above

261. MIC and Chernobyl tragedies took place where and when (a) Bhopal 1984,ukrain 1990 (b) Bhopal 1984,ukrain 1988 (c) Bhopal 1984,ukrain 1986 (d)Bhopal 1986

262. Country contribution most to the formation of hole in the ozone layer is (a) USA (b) Germany (c) Russia (d)Japan

263. Contamination of water with sewage is indicated by cysts of (a) escherichia (b) enamoeba (c) pseudomonas (d)leishmania

264. Increasing skin cancer and high mutation rate are the result of (a) O3 depletion (b) acid rain (c) CO pollution (d)CO2 pollution

265. Major source of methane in India is (a) sugarcane fields (b) rice fields (c) wheat fields (d)fruit orchards

266. Ozone holes is largest over (a) Antarctica (b) Europe (c) Africa (d)India



13267. Phosphate pollution is brought about by

(a) phosphate rocks (b) fertilizer (c) phosphate rocks and sewage (d)fertilizers and sewage

268. Common indicator organism of water pollution is (a) salmonella typhi (b) estamoeba (c) cholera vibrio

(d)entamoeba histolytica269. The pigment that protect the plants from damage by UV radiation is

(a) chlorophyll (b) xanthophyll (c) phhycocyanin (d)carotenoids

270. Most harmful environmental pollutant are (a) natural nutrients in excess(b) human organic waste (c) non-biodegradable chemical (d)waste animal feed

271. Supersonic jets cause pollution by thinning the layer of (a) SO2 (b) O (c) CO (d)O

272. Carbon monoxide is a pollutant because it (a) react with O2(b) react with haemoglobin(c) inhibits glycolysis(d)inactivates nervous

system273. If there was no CO in the earth the temperature would be

(a) less than present (b) same as present (c) higher than present (d)depend on O 2 content of air


-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------274. CO emitted by automobile prevents O-transport to body tissues by

(a) changing O2 to CO2 (b) destroying haemoglobin (c) forming a stable compound with haemoglobin (d) obstruction the reaction of O2 with haemoglobin

275. Pollution having most lasting effect are (a) pesticides (b) smokes from chimneys (c) SO2 (d)CO

276. Thermal pollution is more common near (a) hot water spring (b) coal based power plants (c) tropical region

(d)temperate277. Pollution indicator plants

(a) purify atmosphere (b) resist pollution (c) are sensitive (d)can indicate onset of rain

278. Positive pollution of soil is due to (a) reduction in soil productivity(b) addition of wastes on (c) excess use of fertilizers (d)all of these

279. Acid rain is caused by (a) SO2 (b) NO2 (c) Both (d) None280. Ozone depletion is caused by (a) CFC (b) CO (c) PAN (d) None281. The pollutants discharged by jet planes are (a) Smoke (b) Fog (c) SMOG (d)

Aerosols282. Sound becomes a hazardous noise pollution if its level is above

(a) 30 dB (b) 80 dB (c) 120 dB (d) 150 dB283. Pollution of water is caused by (a) Industrial effluents (b) Sewage (c) Farm run-off (d)

All284. The effect of SO2 & its transformation products on plants is

(a) Destruction of Golgi apparatus (b) Disintegration of proteins (c) Chlorosis (d) None

285. Increase in the concentration of pollutants in higher trophic levels is known as (a) Bio magnification (b) Biodegradation (c) Eutrophication (d) Recycling

286. Which are air pollutants? (a) Aerosols (b) Sewage (c) DDT (d) Fertilizer



14287. Which of the following does not cause soil erosion? (a) Wind (b) Overgrazing

(c) Sun (d) Water288. Acid rain is due to

(a) Combustion of fossil fuels (b) Oil slick (c) Oxides of Sulphur (d) Nuclear wars

289. The most harmful non-biodegradable waste is (a) Cow-dung (b) Plastics (c) Garbage (d) Radioactive waste

290. An example of a renewable source is (a) Clay (b) Sand (c) Water (d) Fossil fuel

291. Which one of the following is non-biodegradable waste? (a) Manure (b) Cow-dung (c) Plastics (d) Garbage

292. The main source of water is (a) Rivers (b) Rain (c) Ponds (d) Canals293. Pollution is not caused by the use of

(a) Solar energy (b) Wood (c) Petrol (d) Unsaturated hydrocarbons294. Which of these is a non-renewable source? (a) Coal (b) Water (c) Forest (d) Turtle295. Which of these is bio-degradable? (a) Cow-dung (b) Coke cans (c) Polythene (c) DDT296. Logo of WWF-N is (a) Red Panda (b) Giant Panda (c) Polar Bear (d) Tiger297. Organization responsible for maintaining Red Data Book/ Red Data List is

(a) IUCN (b) CITES (c) WWF (d) IBWL298. In your opinion which is the most effective way to conserve the plant diversity of an

area? (a) By creating biosphere reserve (b) By creating botanical gardens (c) By developing seed bank (d) By tissue culture method

299. Which one of the following is a pair of endangered species? (a) Garden lizard & Mexican poppy (b) Rhesus monkey & Sal tree (c) Indian peacock & Carrot grass (d) Hornbill & Indian Aconite


-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------300. If the Bengal tiger becomes extinct (a) Hyenas and Wolves will become scarce

(b)The wild areas will be safe for man & domestic animals (c) Its gene pool will be lost forever (d) The population of beautiful animals like deer will get stabilized

301. Which of the following animals is protected in Kaziranga Sanctuary of Assam? (a) Indian bison (b) Indian lion (c) Indian rhinoceros (d) Indian elephant

302. First national park developed in India is (a) Gir (b) Kaziranga (c) Jim Corbett (d) None of these

303. Which one of the following pairs of geographical areas show maximum biodiversity in our country? (a) Sunder bans & Rann of Kutch (b) Eastern Ghats & West Bengal (c) Eastern Himalaya & Western Ghats (d) Kerala & Punjab

304. Genetic diversity in agricultural crops is threatened by (a) Introduction of high yielding varieties (b) intensive use of fertilizers (c) Extensive intercropping (d) Intensive use of bio-pesticides

305. Which of the following is considered a hotspot of biodiversity in India? (a) Aravalli Hills (b) Western Ghats (c) Indo-gangetic plains (d) Eastern Ghats

306. Which of the following pairs of an animal & a plant represents endangered organisms in India? (a) Banyan & Black Duck (b) Bentinckianscobarica & Red panda (c) Tamarind & Rhesus monkey (d) Cinchona & leopard

307. Which one of the following is not include under in-situ conservation? (a) National park (b) sanctuary (c) Botanical garden (d)

Biosphere Reserve



15308. Which of the following is correctly matched pair of an endangered animal &

a national park? (a) Great Indian Bustard: Keoladeo National Park (b) Lion: Corbett National Park (c) Rhinoceros: Kaziranga National

Park (d) Wildass: Dudhwa National Park309. What is the main cause for the extinction of some species in tropical forest?

(a) Deforestation (b) Afforestation (c) Pollution (d) Soil Erosion310. Biosphere reserves differ from national parks & wildlife sanctuaries because in the former

(a) human beings are not allowed to enter (b) People are an integral part of the system (c) Plant are paid greater attention than the animals

(d) Living organisms are brought from all over the world & preserved for prosperity311. The world biodiversity day is celebrated annually on

(a) 5th June (b) 29 th December (c) 22nd April (d) 16th

September312. Identify the correct matched pair:

(a) Basal Convention: Biodiversity Conservation (b) Kyoto Protocol: Climatic Change (c) Montreal Protocol: Global Warming (d) Ramsar Convention: Ground Water

Pollution313. More than 70% of world’s fresh water is contained in

(a) Polar ice (b) Glaciers & Mountains (c) Antarctica (d) Greenland314. Which one of the following pair is mismatched? (a) Fossil fuel burning: Release of CO 2 (b)

Nuclear Plants: Radioactive wastes (c) Solar energy: Greenhouse effect (d) Burning: Release of CO2

315. Formation of non-functional methaemoglobin causes blue-baby syndrome. This is due to (a) Excess of arsenic concentration in drinking water (b) Excess of nitrates in drinking

water (c) Deficiency of iron in food (d) Increased methane content in the atmosphere

316. Which one of the following statements is correct? (a) DDT is a non-biodegradable pollutants (b) Excess fluoride in drinking water causes osteoporosis (c) excess cadmium in drinking water causes black foot disease (d) Methyl mercury in water may cause “Itai Itai” disease

317. Which of the following is Bio gas? (a) CO2 (b) N2O (c) CH4 (d) N2318. Which of the following is secondary pollutant? (a) NO (b) NO2 (c) SO2 (d)

PAN


-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------319. Limit of BOD prescribed by pollution control board for the discharge of industries any

municipal waste water into natural source water is (a) <30ppm (b)>30ppm (c) <10ppm (d)<100ppm

320. Montreal protocol which calls for appropriate action to protect the ozone layer from human activities was passed in the year (a) 1985 (b) 1986 (c) 1987 (d)1988

321. The ‘blue baby syndrom’ result from (a) excess of TDS(total dissolved solids) (b) excess of chloride (c) methaemoglobim (d) excess of dissolved oxygen

322. Photochemical smog pollution does not contain (a) PAN (b) ozone (c) nitrogen dioxide (d)carbon dioxide

323. Effect of pollution is observed first on (a) microorganisms (b) food crop (c) green vegetable (d)herbivores

324. Which is always present in photochemical smog (a) ozone (b) CO2 (c) SO2 (d) CH4

325. Pollution from animal excreta and organic waste from kitchen can be most profitably minimized by (a) storing them in under ground storage tanks

(b) using them for production (c) vermiculture (d)using them direct as



16biofertilizer

326. Which one of the following is an environment related disorder with correct main cause(a) block lung disease found mainly in worker in stone quarries and crushers(b) blue baby disease due to heavy use of nitrogenous fertilizer in the area(c) non hodgkin’s lymphoma found mainly in workers involved in manufacture of neem based pesticides(d)skin cancer mainly in people exposed to benzene and methane

327. The montreal protocol refers to (a) persistent organic pollutant (b) global warming and climatic (c) substances that deplete the ozone layer (d) biosafety of genetically modified organisms 328. Tit which am of the following the BOB (biochemical oxygen ) of sewage (S),distillery effluent (I>E),paper mill effluent(PE) and sugar mill affluent (SE) have arranged in ascending order (a) SE<PE<S<DE (b) PE<S<SE<DE (c) S<DE<PE<SE (d)SE<S<PE<DE 329. In a coal fired power plants electrostatic precipitators are installed to control emission of (a) NOx (b) SM (c) CO (d) SO 330. Which of the following is being utilized as a source of hiodiesel H* the indian countryside(a) beetroot (b) sugarcane (c) pongamia (d)Eupkerbia331. A genetically engineered microorganisms used successfully in btoretwediafloa of oil spill is a species of (a)trichodarma (b) xanthomonas (c) bacillus (d)pseudorrtaftas332. Increased asthmatic attacks in certain seasons are related to (a) eating fruits preserved in tin containers (b) inhalation of seasonal pollen (c) low temperature (d) hot and humid environment 333. Which one of the following is of water pollution (a) blood worms (b) stone files (c) sewage fungus (d)sludge files334. Aerosols reduce primary productivity by (a) decreasing O 2(b) reducing photosynthesis

(c) competing with COz (d)being toxic to chloroplast335. Greenhouse effect is due to (a) CO (b) CO (c) NO (d)PO4336. Effect of pollution is first marked on (a) microorganisms (b)green vegetables of an area

(c)food crop (d)none337. Ozone holes results in (a) LTV radiation reaching the earth (b) cataract (c) increase in skin cancer (d)all above338checking of reradiation heat by atmospheric dust O2,CO2, and water vapours is (a) green house effect (b) solar efect (c) ozone layer effect (d) radioactive effect339.which of the following are the indicator of pollution (a) lichen (b) fungi (c) algae

(d) none340. Ultra violate radiation from sunlight causes a reaction that produces (a) fluorides (b) carbon monoxide (c) sulphur dioxide (d)ozone341. Which of the following metals causes a harmful reaction (a) lead (b) cobalt (c) uranium

(d)all of above342.Ozone is spread in the swimming pool because (a) it acts as disinfectant (b) it absorbs UV radiation (c) ozone is easily available from O2 (d)all of above

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