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1. Which of the following is a renewable resource? a) Coal | b) Petroleum | c) Wind | d)
Uranium
2. What distinguishes a renewable resource from a non-renewable one? | a) It is more
expensive | b) It regenerates faster than it is consumed | c) It exists only in developed
countries | d) It is always unlimited in supply
3. Which of these is NOT a cause of land degradation? | a) Deforestation | b) Sustainable
farming | c) Overgrazing | d) Excessive use of fertilizers Which farming technique
helps prevent soil erosion by creating raised beds and shallow channels? | a) Strip
farming | b) Crop rotation | c) Contour farming | d) Ridges and furrows farming
4. According to the module, how much forest area disappears every second? | a) Half an
acre | b) One acre | c) 1.5 acres | d) 2 acres
5. What percentage of the world's forests have already been destroyed by humans? | a)
10% | b) 25% | c) 33% | d) 50%
6. Which of the following is NOT a primary purpose of building dams? | a) Irrigation |
b) Hydropower generation | c) Mining | d) Flood prevention
7. Large dams can potentially trigger earthquakes due to: | a) Changes in atmospheric
pressure | b) Water pressure on fault lines | c) Construction vibrations | d) Magnetic
field disruptions
8. Which of these minerals is primarily used in rechargeable batteries for smartphones
and electric vehicles? | a) Gold | b) Copper | c) Lithium | d) Platinum
9. What is a primary effect of mining on water bodies? | a) Water purification | b)
Increased oxygen levels | c) Contamination with heavy metals | d) Temperature
stabilization
10. Which mining-related health issue is specifically associated with coal mining? | a)
Heavy metal poisoning | b) Black lung disease | c) Radiation exposure | d) Tropical
diseases
11. What is the primary global user of freshwater resources? | a) Industrial manufacturing
| b) Domestic household use | c) Agriculture | d) Transportation
12. Which energy source is completely free of carbon emissions during operation? | a)
Natural gas | b) Nuclear power | c) Wind energy | d) Biomass
13. What is a major cause of desertification? | a) Overgrazing | b) Crop rotation | c)
Reforestation | d) Water conservation
14. The Great Famine of 1876-1878 in India resulted in approximately how many deaths?
| a) 1-2 million | b) 3-5 million | c) 5.5-10 million | d) Over 15 million
15. Which of these is NOT an effect of flash floods? | a) Loss of life and property | b) Soil
erosion | c) Increase in urban green cover | d) Damage to infrastructure
16. What is a major challenge in switching to renewable energy? | a) Renewables are
always more expensive in the long run | b) Intermittency issues with some renewable
sources | c) Renewable energy cannot power industrial processes | d) Renewable
energy is unavailable in most regions
17. Which process leads to toxic metals moving up the food chain and accumulating in
top predators? | a) Biomagnification | b) Deforestation | c) Salinization | d)
Desertification
18. The Amazon rainforest is approximately how large compared to India? | a) Half the
size | b) Same size | c) Twice the size | d) Three times the size
19. Which of the following is most effective in controlling soil erosion? | a) Deforestation
| b) Contour farming | c) Overgrazing | d) Monoculture
20. What river is central to the water conflict between India and Pakistan? | a) Ganges | b)
Brahmaputra | c) Indus | d) Yamuna
21. Which of the following is NOT a major cause of drought? | a) Low rainfall | b) Global
warming | c) Afforestation | d) Surface water depletion
22. Approximately how many plant, animal, and insect species go extinct every day due
to deforestation? | a) 25 | b) 75 | c) 137 | d) 200
23. Which natural resource management technique involves planting different crops
sequentially on the same plot of land? | a) Strip farming | b) Crop rotation | c) Contour
farming | d) Ridges and furrows farming
24. What percentage of the world's oxygen is produced by the Amazon rainforest? | a)
10% | b) 20% | c) 35% | d) 50%
25. Imagine your sibling or cousin is in higher primary or high school. What are the 3
most important aspect that you tell them related to environmental studies?
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