PSC Assistant Environmental Officer - Environment And Climate … · Date of Test : 29.10.2015 Medium of Questions: English Question Paper Code: 203/2015 Exam Name: Assistant Environmental

Date of Test : 29.10.2015

Medium of Questions: English

Question Paper Code: 203/2015

Exam Name: Assistant Environmental Officer - Environment And Climate Change

PSC Assistant Environmental Officer - Environment And Climate

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PrnsFermh b relrted with :

(A) Lilc.riBjndlt's ltom outd sPace

(R) MdJ.orspcmnovement(c) lhcory on lhe Noldion orsrd\osftnN

Of tlrc tollo{ in8 Ji*as6, }hi.h is mr caui\d h witer Poll"hon )

(A) Nial.rii (B) Dr'anlery (C) l-rFhoid (D) Jatrn\liN

as P8 Ndi.ml ,\n,b .nr ,;\tr3. Thc t.nn^nlrL.l.vcl dlOTon€ in tho atmosPhtte ol rurr fersqualitr d^n(lddr F:(^) 2rD Fr/nl (3) 60 ps/n] (c) 100 Fs/n3

6, As pu nlr^ 1936, rhe pLmhsiblc limil ot lOD (3 day 27'C) nr &e etflurns di{h$ged Lnb

lhe inlM(l iu"ire ware6 l

{A) 101) ngo,/r (3) 40 nsor/r (( ) 10 ngo:/l (D) 30 n'*():/l

(A) r'r.02 L o:

lonfe,ElD08 ^r

co, tv' litrrndBluGt llo'{

ta) 509 L (() 66.12 r

\l.x tm'n'turt ,nJ J-.tru.hvP nttu',l li!{n 'n

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(A) E{thLlurk0 (3) r:ndrlidd (c) rloo

7. who 's

kn.hn 6 rhe Paton S.int df [.o1.,l]/ ?

(,1) 5t. F'nn.ir oi Arsissi (!) st v'nenr de Panl

(c) sl. ftlRi5 sal6 (D) st tlaellinu'

iD) 26 11 r, Ol

3. Ct th. following, {hich on€ snora ctrdgory L ptojRl as Fr€lA Nori6"lbn 2(r(16 |

(A) rfn\ h.vi^8 < 5 nnllionTPA or cirgo hanflin8.aPa. l(B) lhclffil power Plani wnh < 500 MW

{C) Sugf i'!n,rir-a trilh > 5000l.d caN ctushing c,Pacttv

(lr) Nlhing rtoj{t > r0ha. dJ,niN.s lras L{

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9. $,ht.h of rhr ioll.Bing is ad

(i) Burdr' (ii) Bi%ijchm* tne (o;mt r6d€ ;

(c) (i), (il), (iii)rnd (iv) aie

ns nitural qnr(.s of merhan€ ?

Prinls (iji) \cdrndr (iv) o!€ans {v) lrndhlls

(D) aao hL

(B)

0)

11, The meml6 oI BTEX 8@p aE :

(A) Brcmide Thahun, ElhylbeMft and /€non

(R) B.nr.nc, Toluene, Frh/b€nane .nd Xylene

(c) Bcnzcne l]1oriun, Edvla@tate and Xylene

(D) lovenc, Tolu!tu, totykrndide, Xercn

13. Chind.ldy zone in Kaala is:(A) betw..n Aluv' rfd chavakkad

(B) behv..n Aluv. and Mrnnar

(c) brtwls thiruvaDnrhapuram tnd Kundira

(D) bexvs ntrittu nd $'.r.!x

rr The naxihum limit ol noise

(A) 45 dB {A) rlq (B) 75

rn rhe cohhercial Jrea durmS daY

tlB (A) L€,r (C) b5 JB tA)l-eq lD) 80 dB 1A) leq

(c)

(B)

(D)

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cai. hyt thcss propo*d by

(D) AIcx.DdPr \r.n Hun'h,l\,l

(ll) sund.rlal Eahuguni

(c) st)2

17, '{ppito novemni lcd by :

(,\) Pa u.a!g. I h8d.(c) chindi l\asad lhrtt

18. ErpaNbr .l oTEc :

(A) oil inJ |h$nrl Ena.8y coNc6ion(B) Oil and l lprml Fm|Ey [email protected]

(c) Or6nic Tiddl En€r8l Coulficicnl

(o) (!6n ftnmrl linersy cimv.hion

(r\) Poltiur.lhane(c) l,olyrinrl.hlorid.

20. lDllhinesu.e i! Blrr.d h-nh:

ic) \tonitor lil:nl

22. \amr r|r .htni.il{0 Nq

((i) ricrbi.idr ( I)) lnnai.iJ.

23. l\e p.r Cl!:B erindlrdt rhcqu.liiy ol oulLloor MlhinS ('lrr rholld bL:

(l) Toral corinnn\! {vPN/lm ml) s}Dll be 100 or rus\i I l$rn Fn I 5 .nd 3l

Oxvgo .t mg/l or non ahd lrOD 10 hg/l or l.'s(n) l.rnl cohfJrtu (vl'N/l(r' nrl) 4hJll b. 200 q ldr: rH I

O\(B.n \ mg/ I or nnP.0.l lr rlt )rl nr|/l.r l.s(cl r oril c.lilorfls (MIN/ 1m nn) {hrll h 5{rl) or l.sir pl I hjxrRn 6 5 nn l{ ti

Ox)tpn5 nrl/lot n1orc ind BOr, m8/lot r$s

(D) -tordl ('(ninrN (MPN/100 ml) shall b" lr{xr or l$i frl b{hrNn t in.l i,Ory86 3 i$/l or morc rnd rrOD 10 mg./l or lPss

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21. ltre hihinun sbck heiaht of Aion€didl ltuitu6t6 shdld be :

(A) roomabovesrcund (B) 156 abore ground(c) 30 m ab.!e sround (D) 50 m above sround

2s, In h i!, rhe lcomar(ing schen sr.rted in(A) nl0l (B) 1936 (c) 2002

{E) 0.0-l (c) D.i2

26, Amdn8 the lollowin& which strnd d piovid€s rhe madrgfrenr .f crepn Holse sas

(a) lso 14063 (Bl rso 14062 (c) rso u001 (D) Iso 14064

2Z As Fr Wild Lile Ptukti'r Acl, King (nLyr bclongs ro ihe Dbgory :

(A) s.hpdrl. III G) sch€dll€ I (c) s.hedule Iv (DJ *hedul€ U

23. Wbo was the firsl scientist who dis.overod tha 'CFen House Effecf ?

(A) )$dph roulier (B) Neils lohr (c) Mane cuie (D) Jan$ Hess

29. th€ Ay.s Rftk (Ulum) in Au{raln G an qample ot :(A) lgn@E Gk (3) SedinmbJy Mk(C) \'l€tanorphic rocL (D) ReMts or }ftu e

30. Pdoxy.etyl Nilrares (PAN) an rortud b lhe erction or:(A) N: \vith Crc (B) Nr wirh vocs(C) NOrwilhVOCs (D) No, wilh cFcs

(A) The hotwatd s?rngs

{B) Thp iet or boiling wate. dnd flea6 that crupt fmn earrh(c) Artirkirl hoi wat* pdds ol temp€rit rgions(D) 11* mtu.al pon ls sheE cold watu and hol IaI€r mn6

32. The albqio ot chaEcl is :

33, Th€ Legdl provirion is ro provid€ for danaSs bo victim of d add6t e.hich r.uE as aresult ol h.ndling anv hazrdo,r $b an.e :

(A) F wate Olanag€nent aid lldndling) Rlnes, 2011

(B) Environmenr l}olstim A.t, 1986

(c) Haddous wdte (Mmgenen| hintilin& Trds boudary movemenk) Ruh4 2008(D) Public Lnb ity lreunnce Acl 1$r

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34, A solirl natcial obiained ton lhenchemical cmveEion ol bion$ ftr an oxygen limil*l

(A) chlrcoal (B) A.riv,ted c'bon (c} BirrE (D) P]'ruvat.

35, Int€rnationil day for Biodircrsiry ir on :

(A) v.y 22 (B) April2l (C) MaKh 22 (D) Jun 5

36, I,lumbism is du€ ro tlP ionoty oI I

(^) cadniun lcd) {B) !@d (Pb) (c) copps (ctr) (D) Nihre

1A) rvoody vins (B) ln inv$ive iMt(C) An epideni. ol wesl Atica (D) Genetically nodified porato

33. tnthalpy oI an €xothehn eactidn is l

(^) Ahdays neaative (B) Always k'o{C) Anravs FEihve (D) Ei*H ?ositive or negliive

tAl the romation ot potholet

(B) nud! on lhe ror@h@ dd {iq.r or pckol.un(c) lhe {iem€ dd srndy on ln€ forhation o, $il(D) s.idhfi. sl|dy on rhp s€reii. viri,tion .mon8 ndborn babis

40, ]lE inslium€nt used for lhe dete.tion oI fluoide in war€r is :

(c) spedrophdtoneter

41, The lollowm8 i5 not a low cloud :

{A) SrEttrunulus (B) Ctrocunulur (c) cunuloninbus (D) SFatls

4!. l\ts 'nr'umnr ud io' rhF lcrrhon nl tsr'.'d6 6 .

(]\l AAs (R) PcR (c) cc-lls (D) IcPlvls

43. Anong fi€ follo$in& lm ir nol i phyldchediation PcGs :

{^) ?nlroeindion (B) Phyrsrrbiliarion(C) I'hyrovolalilization G)) Phytosiening

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4,r. l:nergy intenilt is nrrx!r€,1 b-v rlre l

(A) qnantty of onogy rtquneJ pei rnn olilul or ..rivity(B) quantilt of cnergy used ry rhe!.uvily(c) quant y ol energy trodu..d by ff a.tion(or qr,nbr\ of.mr8! u{J b\ utul folumrofrd$

45, Th€ rcle of nebuli*r tn Atonic Absorplion stE1ro<opy is :

(A) cd!€ris th.liquid snple mt sniail bntbles

{B) Heai and tuoh the sanplo to or doldor(c) converts {he lntu sample into a iinc cpray o! aerosol

(D) HonogenizinS the solures

!6, An erample of Mston is :

(A) rith (3) .hircn.mous l.F.e

47, ]11e instlument which Rords the vibralion

(^) sdsmosBm (B) chnonetd

49. The *r ol biolic rnri ubioric conditions 'n3table population sizs h Inown as :

(c) hid shdd (D) 6p€Fd

,r8. Ihe point in $€ drlh rvh€re lhe Fismi. wrv6 originat€ I

(^) s€jsmjc,@ (B) HlTdent€ (c) Epic€nft

50. ln ffi.nt down wclling(]@sh dlc arcle of :

(A) Higl.umnli elini'! (B) Sur'd@ 6nftr8€fte{c) Highor6hmvin& (o) surlaa d'v€r8erc

51. ]lE toll.w,ng is nol rn apph.Jtion of Hl'l.C(A) Detedion of vilimin D laek in lrinria) Eshmtion or bioethinol produ.tbn(c) D€tfttion ur h..vv rerals(D) DruE de|(lion

'n rvard $mples

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53. In a grs hone, ihe Itrgibl. Lrenetit uf energy saving F:(A) 25,40% (B) 40 - 60% () r0 20% (D) 20 _ 30rr

5{. Ar F- c$mP€ac€ ePon. rhe lor( \rFPot ofKdad i.

(A) B.ahnapuam DMpiis Yald (B) L:loor wdt dumFii8 tit€

(C) Eloo. - Edayar IndusEill Region (D) Mavd Rayois

55. s.l6t drc fals. st lemdt o wal6 PoPqty :

{A) Iffi*d s.lini9 ireaed dcNrq

(B) trtM*d tehFFiurcr incteasd elinity

(C) High.v.Pdahon; high elinitY

{D) t@as€d t€nFdtlP; deE *d dtuilv

s6, Ip po*q tlN of nn org.niem Per tnn !rcr or or a troPlti. leRl is :

(4) Prcductivity (1,) siws!{c) Cmsenssr (D) ftoPhic dvntmic

5t. Nare li. N.liml Pt* h K€rala dablish.d m.int (' lhe tun*r'rim 'l ..\lilgi'i nlan'n :

{A) AnaNdi Shola NP (B) lidlhiker'rn shol' NP

(c) PamPadu Shola NP (D) FraviklhmNP

58. The rhre R's in eNimnrental pot*tjm :

(A) Redu.e, Rcwle and &me.ri.L

(B) Repodd.o Redua.nd R<t.le

(C) ReNdiate R4* .n'l Rcjuvsole

{D) Redud, R..Yclc and tau!.

59, Who imuguhled lh€ 9ilenl valht Nilional Pdrk ?

(A) R.jiv candhi 18) IndiE (;tidhi (q InmtiiDsri (D) K Kitunar'ran

50. 118 main g.Qou! Pollulint in tht.oastdl rnd br.clliar w'ttt dkts or Kuala F

(A) sulpnu diolide (1,) (:trbon noRxLde

(C) ltydrogen sulPhide (D) (it!D. di'x c

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61, T)1€ bioludinelence phmof,oon 6r Al.ppuzha <6t dDnngluljr 2015 was du€ ro:(A) CHoreUa vursaris (B) Nctilu€ kintillans(c) Phatoba.rerird phosphoFufr (D) MesGyctops

62. Ransar Convenlion is relared with :

(A) Wdrands (B) Mounrain €.odysrems

(c) \lanre pollution (D) Podr@crire este

53. Kng CobE b€longs to dP.aregory :

(^) vurndrablc (B) EndanEcEd (c) N€ar drermed (D) r€3r 6rem

64. Th€ spe.ialiFd teshwatd w€dahft in the forest o! K€ra1a a€ l<noM as ;

(A) Porhores (B) Ecoron€

(c) Rcdd vau.y (D) Mynstica swanps

6s, whi.h of the lollowinA i5 an €emple of in siru (1)l13@atid ?

{A) s.?d bdk (B) ce@ bank

(q \ndHeerctuary (D) z@

65. I'er@rcnt Hardne$ of &inling water i! due to th€ pr€Fre of :

(A) Carbonates and bnarbonates

(C) crkiun and @gnesim iotu(o) Pot.reirn and phosphatr

57. In rhi.h Iny.. ot rhe aftnosplur, $e r!tur (No.$m lighrs) @r ?

( l srirdphpre (B) Th€morphere {q Trclcphe (D) ExGph€F

53. 11. d.nrrrnr redarrn d chfnrr wtu hlc emErry is.(^) southern nolst d{iduous {o€r{B) lbrthen wet evdgred fo*d(c) sdrhm bopical dry d{idtuB trest(D) Southh tropi.al dtom toPst

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69, Bhopsl gds tr.geiy was luc k)

(A) strlphur diox .(c) Mrrhfl .yinid€

70. which on€ ol the ldl.wing ! rhe 'ea3t nowing' nver in K6ala ?

(A) Bhavani (B) Pcnyai (C) Chllakkudy (D) Xallada

7r. fte {bd statcm in th. hopiol rc8io^s orc klwn 16 :

1A) cldon s (a) Trida win& (c] w6l. i6 (D) llud.an.g

72. T}lenaincdusedr lungdhoas is:

l^) c.rbon d'oxide (B) ozone (C) Nitmusoltle lD) RSPM

73. sel<l llD fal* srileh.nr :

1A) R.iNaFr.onr.ins pollens (B) Rainwrler 6nr.ins dlst(ci l{.in atd is !.idi. in mllE (D) R:inw.ter conriins Knlial mineEr3

74. seld llF frl*.rar.m.nr :

(^) nrc orgrni. n te a lh. $il nrcF,s rhc Cnribn Fkhrng. cjpeit! (cEc]

(R) Ita $ilhar hi8h.r (:Fi:, il 'r

h'8hll r.rtile(c) ltr erl h.ra h,8her CF(; il ir l.5r lerlil.(D) cFc is m€.sured ir milli€quivrlcntr p.r lm gr.nr.reil

75. Tte prihitive.nd lart nmdining hunler and gath@r ribal@mm$t9 ol K.r.la is:(A) Vala Ardy. {lt) (u.uru (C) Xurhhiar (D) cholanaikklns

76. Ihe finl NationalParkin I'idh:(,1) lim Corlptr \l' 1l]) sil.nt vall.J' NI'(C) Kaznan8a NP (D) Bddjpu NP

77. folloq'ih8 G ,n ormd. of T.mnotic .pidcmic :

(A) g Rs (B) V:lari.(c) Jatarese €nrephalitk (D) hundke

73, ln a q,ste sal.r, rlip Krl)r/( ODrritjo r > 06, whi.h irerlmenl h fiirly cosl effeliv€:(]\) Addition oi ihfl, (l]) Ii.klin8 filles(c) Phyl.rencJnrion (D) Oridition ponds

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79, Modified Jdcob afd Hshhehc. mclhod h uscd lor lhe mcaslremenl.t(A) Sulphur djoxide in at (B) Nihrtc ir wotor

(C) Phosphaie in watd (o) Niirogendioride ir an

40, The Chairnan of WGEEP ir I

(A) Madhav cadgil

8r. An oirent Scial Refomer of K{ala knom as ydydn 'ifuld

I

(Al sR NaEyana Guru (B) Ch.tt mbi swamikal

(C) vaghbadaEndan (D) Va*tam Mul (hndar n6davj

82. Th€ FEon who was ktwn as "Bhant Xt*n :

(a) sara Cang.dh.n Til.k (B) velrthamFi Dalwa

(g Mannarhu Padmanabh.n (D) Dr. Palp!

33, wlb ha the volut€s @ptain ot Gnvayu grya8tan I(A) E.\l.s Nahboorhiripad (B) C.P. Pilldi

(c) EK. Nrya@ (D) A.K. Gcp.l

34. lvhid @ wd cNid€red thc mouth pi* of 6stention Vdeent ?

1A) Al Affi (B) K.ralo Kes.ri

(cJ sw€derhabhidut . (D) M.l.y.h Mrnd.m.

35, Unnt Nrri&orrln is the publication oI :

(A) Nay.r s.wi.. sdi€ty (B) $r*nirdyani Dhama Pdripalrtu Yosam(c) sadu Panpabno Sonsam (D) Yogdksh€m. sabha

35, The Tmpl€ Entry Pdl'Drion was on I

{A) 12ri Novembo 1936 (a) 12ri Nov.mb.f 1932

(c) 12'h Janriiy 19s0 (D) lri Novembd 1951

47. Mnlr" Idnd..rn y thra,/{r," r, J n^r,bt€ w..-r rr.

(A) Makthi Thangal (B) Dr. C.K. Kir.em(c) veliyankode Unef Khasi (l)) vakk.m Abdul Khadar Maulavi

(D) omnen v. ome.

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3s- lhp l,n'nder ol l.i .!s kl.n,ic Scnin. Drr/ Uld" vi:l ll?.J I

39. l4tho mrd. Pndrr cdu.ahon .on1PGory n Iiivancore 7

(A) Colonel Ni.nro (B) shtrthi Ttrml(q Rani Guri &rvarhi Bni (D) Rili lilshmi 8ri

90. "vi * rya," a Nl.8azi.e *as fubljshe'l b! :

(A) Sahodaran Atyrpp (B) Aryanka !

(c) Kuna..ndldn (D) sBini viv'lin'nLla

91. Who bag8ed KinB liaisal Inleh.iional fiize 2015 ?

(1) 9itld ll.vi lhin8.l(c) Kohuk!1lv 11iul.!i

(B) chrlilnkrth Kunrhncd Hrii

(3) onDr M$annc! YaBhi

(D) rbf. l.ft v l!-e cudm

92. Whil Joes the krm A A Y. donoh, hhich is thc shofr ldrn of a so'ial {heme laun'hP(l by

rhe (nvernmenr ol lndia ?

(^) tnlodara has Yoi:ni (B) ^shn

Aati YoFna

(c) ^riodiyd

M' Yoj'ni {o) Area Aniodara Y'iai:

93, Ndli,'nrl Youih D.,v Lvis otR$\tl aoos hrl i.r o. r2e Jinmry 2015 Thr dnv rvas otR dPdb ronrncmo.rr'ifu bath anniv.Etr of$hi.h bmous lnJi.n PhilasoPhPr ?

{,\) Rrt'indranith Tas.rc {B} Srrani \''rlrkiunda((i) DivrnJnJ. sinsr')th' (D) srlefalli Ridhikrishnrn

9.1. t\1ro ND. rhe lvlen's Singles Tirle of the sBtst CDd ol &'lminM o Va"h 2015 ?

(^) sun Yu (B) Iu Ka

{Cl) Kidambi srikanth (D) vict.' Alelvnl

95. Whnt s'rs thc th.F€ of rhc l\o.ld Consumers Rights Oa,v wlich r'!s obssv'd on

(A) lJclpnrA.otr\umcr.h.oso hoilhy dnL\

(B) conslN,juetiN(Cl li(ry.ons!m.r hai riShlr loheallhrdi.i(D) our mof.t,.ur.sht

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,6. Wbin ldrstioMl rnditutionDt Tic Hidh6 Educatim ?

(A) Hrrwa.d UniwG t'(c) sr,ifod uniqily

topFd lhe wbrld ppur.tid Enling 2015 $nr wd relq*d

(B)

{D) Mrsachuetts lnsrftur. of l<hnology

97. m{.n s|ate Gwemt la!fth.d BhaS}rlhEe S.heft ld c Crild d Zns ?

(A) Utr.r r+ad.rh (8) Mah.!.'hrr. (c) siudh (D) Tnpua

t8. Whkh lrdnn NbF3r q dE Tykr Pria for FnvironMl Achidma 2Ot5 ?

9t WID b.EE d the b€t rcrls .waid ol th€ N.titul Filrn Aw.ftrr rdorftd on 2Or5 ?

(g Mdui DtIt

(g Zioni6l Unid Plltt

t0{,, Whkh P.iy of ld6€l won the Is.eli eledi@ 2m5 ?

(8) lon* AEb u8t Prny

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