TECHNICALTECHNICAL QUIZQUIZ

ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & ENGINEERING& ENGINEERING

1.Which of the following is LEAST likely to be an effect of global Warming?

A) Loss of fertile delta regions for agriculture

B) Change in global patterns of precipitation

C) Extinction of some species that have narrow temperature requirements.

D) Decreased rate of photosynthesis in vegetation.

2.  ………….. of stratosphere provides protection to our life.

A) Nitrogen

B) Hydrogen

C) Ozone

D) Argon

3.  The life supporting gases such as O2, CO2 and N2 are chiefly concentrated in the ………….

A) Troposphere

B) Exosphere

C) Homosphere

D) Stratosphere

4.  Which of the following soil is the best for plant growth?

A)Sandy soil

B)Clay

C)Gravel

D)Loamy soil

5. Both power and manure are provided by ………….

A) Thermal plants

B)Bio –gas plants

C) Nuclear plants

D)Hydro power plants

6.A biosphere reserve conserves and preserves ……………

A) wild animals

B) wild land

C) Natural vegetation

D) All the above

7.Atomic energy is obtained by using ores of ………….

A) Copper

B) Uranium

C) Neither (a) nor (b)

D) Both (a) and (b)

8.The death of the last individual of a species is called …………

A)Extinction

B) Clad

C) Neither (a) nor (b)

D) Species diversity

9.Which one of the following is not a fossil fuel?

A) Coal

B) Petroleum

C) Natural gas

D) Uranium

10.Biogas generation is done under the principle of ……….

A) Fermentation

B) Degradation

C) Hydrolysis

D) Electrolysis

11. Which of the following greenhouse gases has the greatest heat trapping ability per molecule?

A)Carbon dioxide

B) Carbon monoxide

C) Chlorofluorocarbon

D) Methane

12.Of the following, the greatest threat to populations of migratory North American songbirds is…………….

A)predation by raptors

B) clearing of tropical forests

C) disease from polluted waters

D) sport hunting

13. Where is the largest solar plant of India located?

A)Gujarat

B)B) Rajasthan

C) Maharashtra

D) Odisha

14.Biogas plants using cattle dung are called……………

A)Hydel plants

B) Gobar gas plants

C) Thermal power station

D) Gas station

15. Which out of the following is derived from the ocean waters?

A)Limestone

B) Sandstone

C) Cobalt

D) Bromine

16. Name the mineral which is used to reduce cavity.

A)Silicon

B)Fluorite

C) Aluminium oxide

D) Limestone

17. Which place in India is ideal for utilising tidal energy?

A)Gulf of Kachchh

B)Gulf of Khambhat

C) Gulf of Mannar

D) None of these

18.Which of the following are important biotic factors that can affect the structure and organization of biological communities?

A)nutrient availability, soil pH, light intensity

B) precipitation, wind, temperature

C) predation, competition, disease

D)pH, Rain

19. An ………. Is a partially enclosed coastal area at the mouth of the river, where river joins the sea.

A)Estuary

B) Bay

C) Aquifer

D)Lake

 

20. ………. Zone in the ocean receives abundant light and shows high photosynthetic activity.

 A)Coastal Zone 

B)Euphotic Zone

C)Bathyal Zone

D)Abyssal Zone

21. The Species which are found only in a particular region are known as …………… species.

A)Fauna Species

B)Flora Species

C)Endemic Species

D)Exothermic Species

 

22. Primary consumers are also called as ………..

A)Phytoplanktons

B)Microphytes

C)Zooplanktons

D) Macrophytes

23.Theri Dam is the highest built dam across the river …………….

A)Bhagirathi

B) Narmatha

C) Tapti

D) Yamuna

24………. are shallow, coloured lakes with less pH and clogged with plant life

A)Oligotrophic lake

B) Eutrophic lake

C)Dystrophic lake

D)Estuaries

25. ……….. occurs when the total amount of rainfall is less than the average rainfall

A)Meteorological drought

B)Hydrological drought

C)Agriculture drought

D)Socio- economic drought

26.In ladakh a …………….. is empowered over allocation of available water.

A)Churpun

B)Neerkatti

C)Havaldars

D) Board manager

 

 

27……….. is called as fool’s gold. 

A)Iron phyrites

B)Magnesium phyrites

C)Sulphur phyrites

D)Platinum phyrites.

28………. Is the mineral containing titanium.

A)Gypsum

B)Monozite

C)Thorite

D)Illmenite

29.The sand near the sea shore in Manali is enriched with …………

A)Mica and Limestone

B)Uranium and Thorium

C)Aluminium and Manganese

D)Chromium and Silver

30.One Tonne of Aluminium metal can be obtained from …………

A)5.5 tonnes of Bauxite

B)20.5 tonnes of Feldspar 

C)100 tonnes of Quartz

D)50 tonnes of Pitch – blende

 

 

 

31.The total average pesticide content in all pepsi products are…………

A)0.079 mgs/lit .

B)0.0180mgs/lit.

C)0.003mgs/lit.

D)0.009mgs/lit.

32.In a solar cell , p- type semiconductor Si is doped with …………..

A)Boron

B)Iron

C)Phosphorus

D) Zinc

33.The minimum speed required for satisfactory working of a wind generator is ……..

A)250km/hr.

B)50km/hr

C)500km/hr

D)15km/hr

 

34. The members of autotropic components are ………

 A)consumers

B)decomposers

C)producers

D)macro consumers

35.In a nitrogen cycle the conversion of nitrates into nitrogen is termed as……….

A)Nitrification

B)Denitrification

C)Ammonifying

D)Nitrogen fixation

36. Where is the hole in the ozone layer?

A. It moves, depending on the moon

B. Over the North Pole

C. Over North America

D. Over Europe

37. In some countries ethanol is used as a fuel for cars. The main disadvantage of this is…………

A) Ethanol is flammable

B) Burning ethanol instead of petrol increases pollution

C)Large areas of land are needed to grow the crops used to produce the ethanol

D) Fumes from ethanol will cause drivers to have accidents

38. Which of the following statements about the fractions obtained from crude oil is true?

A) each fraction contains only one substance

B) molecules in bitumen contain four carbon atoms

C) molecules in petrol contain sixty carbon atoms

D) petrol burns more easily than diesel oil.

39.In environmental science RIS refers to ………………

A) Reserve India system

B) Reserve induced seismicity

C) Reservoir Indian service

D)Reservoir induced seismicity

40. What is caused by the slight tilt of earth’s axis?

A)Day &night

B) Earth quake

C) Seasons

D)Tides

 

41.Interaction between organisms of different species so as to get benefit from each other is known as…………

A)Etiolation

B) Predation

C)Saphrophytism

D)Symbiosis

42.The largest number of Tiger reserves are located in ………

A)Madhya Pradesh

B) Andhra Pradesh

C) West Bengal

D) Karnataka

43.The word “ ecology” was coined by ……….

A)Charles Darwin

B)Robert whittaker

C) Arthur Tansley

D) Ernst Haeckel

44.The highest per capita emitter of carbon dioxide in the world is …….. 

A)US

B) China

C) Qatar

D) Saudi arabia

45.  The Giant Panda is the official symbol of the WWF (World Wide Fund for Nature). In which country is this animal found?

A)China

B)India

C) New Zealand

D) Indonesia

46. Large amounts of solar energy is stored in the oceans and seas. The process of harnessing this energy is called ............

A)Ocean energy

B)Ocean thermal energy

C)Solar energy

D)Geo-thermal energy

47.  Which sector is the largest emitter of greenhouse gases in India? 

A)Transport

B)Agriculture

C)Domestic

D) Electric power generation

48.Name the CFC that is used in refrigerators.

A)Methane

B) Freon

C) Ammonia

D) Carbon –monoxide

49.World’s Environment day is celebrated on ……………

A)March 8th

B)June 5th

C)May 22nd

D)October 22nd.

 

50. Name the metal contained in broken

fluorescent bulbs, tube lights and dead batteries which gets transported with common municipal solid waste.

A)Mercury

B)Arsenic

C) Cadmium

D)Copper

51…………conservation involves protection of fauna &flora outside the natural habitat.

A)Ex-situ

B)In-situ

C)Endemic

D)Exothermic

52.Which is the hi- tech fishing ,that has exhausted the ocean marine life? 

A)Dynamic fishing

B)Blubber fishing

C)Dynamite fishing

D)Bush fishing

53.Morphine from Poppy is used as an…………….

A)Antibiotic

B)Heart stimulant

C)Hypertension drug

D)Analgesic

54.Which is a catalogue of taxa facing risk of extinction?

A)Blue data book

B)Red data book

C)Global book

D)Wild life book