Environmental Issues MCQ

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• Which award is given to the individuals or communities from rural areas that have shown a significant contribution and dedication in the protection of wildlife in the Country?
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  Arjuna Award

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  Padma Bhushan Award

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  Rajiv Gandhi Wildlife Conservation Award

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  Amrita Devi Bishnoi Wildlife Protection Award
• For what reason was the Chipko Movement launched?
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  Protection of humans

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  Protection of forest

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  Protection of ponds and lakes

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  Protection of animals
• What is the process of re-growing a forest that once existed but was cut-down in the past called?
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  Deforestation

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  Jhum cultivation

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  Reforestation

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  Greenhouse effect
• Which one of the following is known as the slash and burn agriculture?
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  Afforestation

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  Crop cultivation

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  Room cultivation

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  Jhum cultivation
• In which of the following process the farmers cut down the trees of the forest and burn the plant remains?
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  Room cultivation

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  Jhum cultivation

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  Crop cultivation

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  Afforestation
• By the end of the twentieth century what percent of the land of India was covered by forests?
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  19.4 %

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  30.3 %

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  50.5 %

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  56.8 %
• What is the process of removal of forest cover of an area called?
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  Afforestation

  খ

  Deforestation

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  Pollution

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  Greenhouse effect
• Which protocol was signed to control the emission of ozone-depleting substances?
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  France Protocol

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  Germany Protocol

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  India Protocol

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  Montreal Protocol
• Which of the following is an effect of the high dose of UV-B?
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  Night-blindness

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  Snow-blindness

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  Fatigue

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  Nausea
• What does the continuous depletion of ozone lead to?
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  Proper rains

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  Ozone formation

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  Ozone hole

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  Good yield
• In which region is the depletion of ozone particularly marked?
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  Equatorial region

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  Temperate region

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  Tropical region

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  Antarctic region
• Who enhances the degradation of ozone?
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  Hydrogen

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  Chlorofluorocarbons

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  Oxygen

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  Water vapors
• How is the thickness of the ozone in a column of air from the ground to the top of the atmosphere measured?
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  Dobson units

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  Hertz

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  Centimeter

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  Ampere
• In which part of the atmosphere is the good ozone found?
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  Ionosphere

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  Stratosphere

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  Lithosphere

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  Hydrosphere
• Which one of the following ways can be used to control global warming?
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  Increasing deforestation

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  Reducing efficiency of energy usage

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  Reducing the use of fossil fuel

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  Increasing the growth of human population
• What does the increase in the level of greenhouse gases lead to?
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  No change in ecosystem cycles

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  Proper plant growth

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  Proper rainfall

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  Global warming
• Which gases are commonly known as greenhouse gases?
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  Nitrogen

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  Carbon dioxide

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  Chlorine

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  Oxygen
• Which naturally occurring phenomenon is responsible for heating of Earth’s surface and atmosphere?
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  Eutrophication

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  Bio-magnification

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  Greenhouse effect

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  Cooking
• What helps in warming the greenhouse?
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  Light

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  Energy

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  Plants

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  Heat
• In a greenhouse the glass panel lets the light in, but what is not escaped?
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  Light

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  Heat

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  Energy

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  Air
• What is a small glasshouse used for growing plants especially during winter called?
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  Greenhouse

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  Lakehouse

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  Boathouse

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  Treehouse
• From which phenomenon is the term ‘Greenhouse effect’ derived?
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  That occurs in a boathouse

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  That occurs in a greenhouse

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  That occurs in a blue house

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  That occurs in a house
• Which of the following element is most hazardous to humans?
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  Phosphorous

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  Sulfur

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  Carbon

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  Uranium
• To dispose of which waste are the deep pits dug in desert areas or in the sea bottom?
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  Agricultural waste

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  Industrial waste

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  Radioactive waste

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  Sewage waste
• Which of the following is an extremely potent pollutant?
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  Wastewater

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  Pesticide

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  Electronic waste

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  Nuclear waste
• At what dose does nuclear radiation create various disorders?
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  Extreme high dose

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  Low dose

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  High dose

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  No dose
• At which dose is nuclear radiation considered lethal?
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  Low dose

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  Moderate dose

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  High dose

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  No dose
• Which of the following causes mutations at a very high rate?
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  Automobiles

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  Compost

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  Fertilizers

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  Radiation
• Which of the following problem occurs due to the use of nuclear energy?
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  Accidental leakage

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  Formation of compost

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  Formation of gobar gas

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  Generation of electricity
• Initially which energy was approved as a non-polluting way for generating electricity?
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  Water energy

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  Nuclear energy

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  Solar energy

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  Soil energy