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Example MCQ Question (Climate and Community)

1. Super-Sandstorms are climatic events more likely to occur in the:

a. Bay of Bengal

b. Gulf of Mexico

c. Mongolian Desert

d. Straits of Malacca

2. Which of these below describes a hazard :

a. Hanshin-Kobe Earthquake in Japan

b. Orissa Cyclone Tragedy

c. Outbreak of theJE Virus Malaysia

d. Increase in GHGs Global Warming

3. Which of these below is correct :a. El Nino events are associated with Floods

b. La Nina events are associated with Droughts

c. Atmospheric Haze is a Global Phenomenon

d. Super Typhoons are Low Pressure Systems

4. Which of these below do not describe a Super Typhoon?

a. Widespread coastal inundations

b. Heavy loss of Human lives

c. Could be tracked and monitored

d. Global phenomenon

5. Why is the 21st Century a Climate Century?

a. Global Warming

b. Increasing magnitude and frequency of Super-Storms

c. The Global Political Agenda

d. Increasing Climate Induced Disasters

6. Climate Affairs Studies is important for Malaysia because, except:

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a. RegionalAtmospheric Haze is a continuing regularity

b. Urban flash floods has created havocs in Malaysian Cities

c. Climate Studies is a component of the National Environmental

Policy

d. Coastal aggradations and degradation is a serious problem

7. Which of these instruments records wind direction:

a. Rain Gauge

b. Thermograph

c. Anemograph

d. Barograph

8. A tipping - bucket Mechanism is associated

a. Rainfall Measurements

b. Temperature Measure

c. Evaporation Measurements

d. Wind Direction Measurement

9. Which of these below is not a measure of weather conditions;

a. Sunshine

b. Infiltration

c. Pressure

d. Evaporation

10. The Klang Valley Meteorological Stations are located in:

a. University of Malaya only

b. University of Malaya and Subangc.

c. Subang and KLIA only

d. University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur,KLIA and Subang

11.Which of these below is not a measure of indoor air quality :

a. Dust Pollution

b. Smoke pollution

c. Carbon Monoxide pollution

d. Heat

12. A degrading environment influences human quality of life through :

a. Lifestyles

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b. `Employment

c. Well-being

d. Comfort

13. Which of these is not a symptom of ozone pollution on human health :

a. Sore throat

b. Lung cancer

c. Amnesia

d. Asthmatic attack

14. Air Quality Index (AQI) value of greater than 300 means that :

a. Outdoor sports are permitted

b. Normal weather conditions

c. Health alert

d. Emergency contingencies measures are needed

15. Who below are not at risk to outdoor air pollution?

a. Old people in a park

b. Babies in prams

c. Office workers

d. Athletes training

16.Which of these below best describe Malaysias climate?

a. Tropical Monsoon

b. Tropical Wet and Dry

c. Tropical Dry

d. Tropical Wet

17. Which of these statements is not true?

a. The basis for determining an anomalous climate is temperature

b. Climate is the long term average of weather

c. Air pressure systems are climate elements

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d. There is a correlation between vector borne diseases and global

warming

18. Which of these below is not an indicator of global warming :

a. Sea level rise

b. Glacial retreat

c. Slope Failures

d. Increase in Green House Gases (GHGs)

19. Which of the following statements is not true?

a. The Earths surface emits Long Wave Radiation

b. Short wave radiation have higher energy than long wave radiation

c. Earths Albedo reflects back about 30% of incoming solar

radiation

d. Stratospheric ozone have a negative role on mankinds welfare

20. Oceans transport energy through?

a. Surface and deep circulation currents

b. Deep circulation currents

c. Convective upwellings

d. Near-shore currents

21.Ozone pollution has serious impact on the following, except?

a. Vegetation

b. Water quality

c. Buildings

d. Atmospheric visibility

22. Which of these describes the Cryosphere?

a. Ice bodies

b. Water bodies

c. Upper atmosphere

d. Vegetation biomass

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23. The impact of sea level rise can be seen on the following examples,except ?

a. Island systems

b. Hydropower generation

c. Coastal degradation

d. Tourism activities

24. Which of the following is not a major cause of global warming?

a. Increase in atmospheric CO2

b. Increase in atmospheric SO4

c. Increase in atmospheric O3

d. Increase in atmospheric CH4

25. Which of the following constitute an effect?

a. Slope failure

b. unemployment

c. Agricultural yield

d. Migratory patterns of Turtles

26. Which of the following constitute an impact?

a. Air pollution

b. Soil erosion

c. Poverty

d. Coriolis force

27. Which of the following is not true of High Pressure Systems?

a. Ground pollution is high

b. High density clouds

c. Air movements is inwards of pressure cell

d. Associated with low rainfall

28.What process follows, evaporation ____________, rainfall?

a. Transpiration

b. Infiltration

c. absorption

d. Condensation

29. Which of the following would lead to condensation ?

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a. Orographic uplift

b. Meeting of warm and cold sea currents

c. Deforestation

d. Convection processes

30. Which of the following is not associated with the occurrence of El Nino ?

a. It originates in the Tropical Pacific Ocean

b. It is associated with Thunderstorms

c. It benefits the economies of developing countries

d. It is becoming more frequent and the impact more widspread

31. The Anthropocene Era is characterized by the following except;

a. Rapid population growth

b. Technological innovations

c. Environmental determinism

d. Diminishing natural resources

32. Which of these describes Malthusian theory on population growth :

a. Exponential growth

b. Linear growth

c. Decayed growth

d. None applicable

33. Which of these is not true of the Industrial Revolution;

a. Generation of wastes

b. Utilization of energy resources

c. Devegetation

d. Acid rain

34. Which of these best describe the Agriculture Era :

a. Capital intensive activities

b. Generation of GHGs

c. Decreasing water quality

d. Exploitation of land resources

35.The Worlds coal resources is not exhaustively exploited, because :

a. Limited coal deposits

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b. Limited technology know-how in coal-fired energy generation

c. It is not environmental friendly

d. Operation costs are very expensive

36.Environmental resources exploitation would affect natural processes regimes by, except :

a. Intensifying or minimized existing processes

b. Generation of new processes

c. Reducing environmental hazards

d. Generation of wastes

37. Which of the processes below not associated with vegetation systems :

a. Transpiration

b. Photosynthesis

c. Interception

d. Leaching

38. Vegetation systems are important to man because :

a. Regulates surrounding air temperatures

b. Promotes surface flow and increase river discharge

c. Promotes rock weathering and the release of minerals

d. Carbon sink areas

39. Which of these below is not associated with the process of Devegetation :

a. Soil erosion

b. Increase in CO2

c. Increase in river discharge solutes

d. Increase in river discharge sediments

40. Human health and comfort can be seriously affected by increases in :

a. Total Suspended Solids (TSS)

b. Atmospheric Oxygen (O2)

c. Vegetation Cover

d. Water Quality

41. Which of the following best defined human threshold tolerances :

a. Superevents

b. Air Quality Indexes

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c. Social Cohesion

d. River Floods

42.Which of these is not associated with the air component of the environment :

a. Pollution

b. Wastes

c. Quality (state of the system)

d. Man

e. Non of the Above

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