ENVIRONMENT EDUCATION QUESTION BANK
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1. What are food chains?
2. Define Eco-System with an example
3. Give any to examples of physical hazard?
4. What is Ecological Succession? Mention its types.
1. In an ecotone, the species which become abundant are called:
A. Edge species
B. Keystone species
C. Endemic species
D. Foster species
Answer» A. Edge species
2. The objective of Environment studies is
A. Raise consciousness about environment conditions
B. To teach environmentally appropriate behavior
C. Create an environmental ethic sensitive society
D. All of the above
Answer» D. All of the above
3. Which of the following is not influenced by human activities?
A. Destruction of mangroves and wetlands
B. Depletion of ground water
C. Increased extinction rate of species
D. None of the above
Answer» D. None of the above
4. Which of the following is management option for air pollution?
A. Regulations and standards
4. Which of the following is management option for air pollution?
B. Transport planning
C. Using CNG as fuel
D. All of these
Answer» D. All of these
5. Development activities on the hydrosphere cause
A. Air pollution
B. Soil pollution
C. Water pollution
D. Soil erosion
Answer» C. Water pollution
6. The species restricted to be present in one region are called
A. Edge species
B. Endemic species
C. Endangered species
D. Keystone species
Answer» B. Endemic species
7. The basic requirements of human beings are provided by
A. Industrialization
B. Agriculture
C. Nature
D. Urbanization
Answer» C. Nature
8. Environment is the life support system that includes
A. Air
8. Environment is the life support system that includes
B. Water
C. Land
D. All of the above
Answer» D. All of the above
9. The term ‘Environment’ has been derived from the French word which means to encircle or surround
A. Environ
B. Oikos
C. Geo
D. Aqua
Answer» A. Environ
10. Biosphere is
A. The solid shell of inorganic materials on the surface of the earth
B. The thin shell of organic matter on the surface of the earth comprising of all the living things
C. The sphere which occupies the maximum volume of all the spheres
D. All the above
Answer» B. The thin shell of organic matter on the surface of the earth comprising of all the living things
11. Atmosphere consists of 79 percent Nitrogen and 21 percent Oxygen by
A. Volume
B. Weight
C. Density
D. All of these
Answer» B. Weight
12. The word ‘Environment’ is derived from
A. Greek
12. The word ‘Environment’ is derived from
B. French
C. Spanish
D. English
Answer» B. French
13. Which among the following is a climatic factor?
A. pressure
B. humidity
C. temperature
D. all of the above
Answer» D. all of the above
14. World environment day is on:
A. 5th May
B. 5th June
C. 18th July
D. 16th August
Answer» B. 5th June
15. Which of the following are major environmental issues involved in mining?
A. air pollution
B. water pollution
C. soil degradation
D. all of the above
Answer» D. all of the above
16. Sustainable development means
A. meeting present needs without compromising on future needs
16. Sustainable development means
B. progress of human beings
C. balance between human needs and the ability of earth to provide the resources
D. all of the above
Answer» C. balance between human needs and the ability of earth to provide the resources
17. The most important remedy to avoid negative impact due to industrialization is
A. industry should be closed
B. don’t allow new industrial units
C. industry should treat all the wastes generated by it before disposal
D. industries should be shifted far away from human habitats
Answer» C. industry should treat all the wastes generated by it before disposal
18. Sustainable development will not aim at
Social economic development which optimizes the economic and social benefits available in the present, withou
A.
benefits in the future
B. Reasonable and equally distributed level of economic well-being that can be perpetuated continually
C. Development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the needs of future generations to me
D. Maximizing the present day benefits through increased resource consumption
Answer» C. Development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the needs of future generations
19. The adverse effect of modern agriculture is
A. Water pollution
B. Soil degradation
C. Water logging
D. All of the above
Answer» B. Soil degradation
20. Soil erosion removes surface soil which contains
A. Organic matter
B. Plant nutrients
C. Both a and b
D. none of the above
Answer» A. Organic matter
21. Water logging is a phenomenon in which
A. Crop patterns are rotated
B. Soil root zone becomes saturated due to over irrigation
C. Erosion of soil
D. None of the above
Answer» B. Soil root zone becomes saturated due to over irrigation
22. The impact of construction of dams
A. Submerged forest
B. Loss of wild life habitat
C. Damages downstream ecosystem
D. All of the above
Answer» D. All of the above
23. What would you do to prevent environmental damage
A. Plant trees
B. Halt deforestation
C. Control pollution
D. All of the above
Answer» D. All of the above
24. Environmental impact assessment
A. is the study of feasibility of a project
B. is a study of bio-physical characteristics of the environment that may result from a human action
C. Both a and b
D. None of the above
Answer» B. is a study of bio-physical characteristics of the environment that may result from a human action
25. Which of the following is the most environmental friendly agricultural practice?
A. Using chemical fertilizers
B. Using insecticides
C. Organic farming
D. None of the above
Answer» C. Organic farming
