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Sustainable Resourse Management
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4. Water pollution can be identified by testing its

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PH level

Biological Oxygen Demand (BOD)

Both (a) and (b)

None of these

5. The three R’s to save the environment are

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Reserve, Reduce, Recycle

Reuse, Reserve, Reduce

Reserve, Reuse, Reduce

Reduce, Recycle, Reuse.

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6. The concept of sustainable development encourages

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Form of growth that meets current basic needs

Preservation of the resources for the need of future generation

Growth to meet current needs, preservation for the needs of future and change in all
respects of life

A change in all respects of life

7. The management of natural resources should take into

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A long term perspective

Environmental pollution

Their equitable distribution

(a) , (b), (c) and safe disposal of wastes

8. When combustion of coal takes place in insufficient air (oxygen) which gas is
formed . Instead of carbon dioxide

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Sulphur dioxide

Nitrous oxide

Carbon monoxide

Nitrogen peroxide

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9. Which of the following is a green house gas?

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Nitrogen dioxide

Sulphur dioxide

Carbon dioxide

Carbon monoxide

10. Floods can be prevented by

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Afforestation

Removing top soil

Deforestation

Agriculture

11. Which of the following is not a sustainable planning practice?

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Reuse of existing structure and materials

Heritage Impact Assessment

Energy Audit

12. Which of the following is a reusable building material from demolished buildings
when constructing new buildings?

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Bricks

Paint

carpet

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13. Which of the following can be recycled many times?

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plastic
wood
organic material
Aluminium

14. Why burning waste is not an acceptable practice of solid waste management?

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Because it is very costly

Because it requires modern technologies

Because it cause several environmental issues

Because it requires lot of space

15. Social, economical and ecological equity is the necessary condition for
achieving

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Social development

Economical development

Sustainable development

Ecological development

16. The term ‘Municipal Solid Waste’ is used to describe which kind of solid waste?

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Hazardous

Toxic

Non hazardous

Non toxic

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17. Features of Zero Waste Management is

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Separation of garbage at the source

Separate collection of each kind

Involvement of the community in all activities

all of the above

18. A good way of dealing with the solid waste problem is

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Land Filling

recycling

Both (a) and (b)

Non of the Above

19. What are the methods in which energy can be recovered from Waste to energy
(1) Heat (2) Electricity (3) Co-generation

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By (1) and (2)

By (2) and (3)

By (1), (2) and (3)

None of the above

20. Bhopal Gas Disaster is a kind of

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Natural disaster

manmade disaster

non of the above

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21. What is Ring of Fire?

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Belt of volcanoes in the Circum Pacific region

Belt of volcanoes in the mid-continental region

Belt of volcanoes in the mid-atlantic region

None of the above

22. Who is known as the father of modern seismology

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Charles Richter

R.D. Oldham

W.M. Davis

None of the above.

23. Volcanic erupted material when inside the hill/earth/mountain it is called

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Lava

Mama

Lahars

None of these

24. Disaster Management includes:

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Mitigation

Reconstruction

Rehabilitation

All of the above

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25. Tsunami’s can occur only during

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Evening

Afternoon

Any time of the day or night

Morning

26. In India National Institute of Disaster Management is located at

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Manipur

Punjab

Hyderabad

New Delhi

27. Effective hazard management largely rely on

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Govt. agencies

Emergency responses

Pre-disaster planning

Volcanoes

28. Which of the following is seasonally related hazard

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Earthquake

Volcanic eruption

Terrorist attack

None of the above

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29. The Richter scale expresses an earthquakes

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Magnitude

Location

Duration

Depth

30. The point of the earth’s surface directly above the point where an earthquake
occurs is calledthe:

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Focus

Epicenter

Fracture

Fault

31. Which of the following organization is the apex authority of disaster

management in India?

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NDA

NDMA

CDMA

INDR

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32. The instrument which records earthquake wave is called

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limograph

Seismograph

Hythergraph

None of the above

33. Latur earthquake occurred in

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1991

1992

1993

1994

34. In India Tsunami Warning centre is located at

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Kolkata

Hyderabad

Ahmadabad

None of the above

35. The word Tsunami has been derived from

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A. French word

B. Latin word

C. Japanese word

D. Greek word

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36. Cyclones occurring in North Atlantic ocean are called

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Typhoon

Hurricanes

Tornado

None of the above

37. During volcanic eruption , the extreme risk zone is within a distance

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A. Upto 100 mtrs

B. 100-300 mtrs

C. 300mtrs- 3 km

D. None of the above

38. Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) calls a storm ‘Super cyclone” when the
wind blows

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A. More than 120 km /hour

B. More than 100km/hour

C. More than 220km/ hour

D. None of the above

39. What is Lahars ?

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A. Magma

B. Lava

C. Volcanic mud flow

D. None of the above

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40. The highest volcanic mountain in the world is

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A. Mauna Lao

B. Cotopaxi

C. Vesuvius

D. None of the above

41. The total cyclone prone area in India is

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A. 15%

B. 10%

C. 8%

D. 20%

42. Which one of the following is a geological disaster?

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A. Tsunami

B. Storm surge

C. Flood

D. Wild fire

43. Landslides often occur in

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Desert region

Forest region

Tundra region

Hilly region

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44. Of the following, which is not a natural disaster

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Nuclear explosion

Deforestation

Forest fire

Lightning

45. Nuclear explosion Deforestation Forest fire Lightning (Wrong Question)

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Removing vegetation for a housing development

Living in Florida

A fire that burns vegetation on a slope

Heavy rains

46. When a boulder tumbles down a hillside, it's a good example of what type of
landslide?

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A translational slide

A lateral spread landslide

A lahar

A fall or topple slide

47. The characteristic slope of a pile of dry sand is called the

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angle of repose

strike

consolidation factor

dip

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48. Which of the following factors affects the maximum angle at which a slope of
loose material is stable?

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the amount of moisture

the shape of the particles

the size of the particles

all of the above

49. Which of the following can trigger a landslide?

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an earthquake

a heavy rainstorm

removal of material from the base of a slope

all of these

50. During an earthquake, water-saturated sand can behave like a liquid, a process
called

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slurrification

solifluction

unconsolidation

liquefaction

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51. Which of the followings are renewable resources

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(A) wind

(B) tides

(C) geothermal heat

(D) all of the above

52. Which of the following country generate all their electricity using renewable
energy?

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(A) Iceland

(B) England

(C) USA

(D) China

53. Renewable energy often displaces conventional fuel in which of the

following area

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(A) space heating

(B) transportation

(C) electricity generation

(D) all of the above

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54. Photovoltaic cell converts solar energy into

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(A) heat energy

(B) electric energy

(C) mechanical energy

(D) chemical energy

55. In which of the following region winds are stronger and constant

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(A) deserts

(B) offshore

(C) low altitudes sites

(D) all of the above

56. Following country met more than 40% of its electricity demand from wind
energy

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(A) Denmark

(B) Portugal

(C) Ireland

(D) Spain

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57. The difference, in temperature between the core of the planet and its surface, is
known as

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(A) geothermal coefficient

(B) geothermal gradient

(C) geothermal constant

(D) none of the above

58. Biomass can be converted to

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(A) methane gas

(B) ethanol

(C) biodiesel

(D) all of the above

59. Following is true for biomass and biofuels

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(A) their contribution in reduction in CO2 emissions is limited

(B) both emit large amount of air pollution when burned

(C) they consume large amounts of water

(D) all of the above

60. Which of the following is a nonrenewable energy resource?

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solar

methane

hydroelectric

coal

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61. Energy resources derived from natural organic materials are called

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geothermal energy sources

fossil fuels

biomass

all of these

62. Which of the following energy sources does not produce carbon dioxide?

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oil

Uranium

coal

natural gas

63. What type of energy is derived from heated groundwater?

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solar energy

geothermal energy

hydroelectric energy

nuclear energy

64. The world faces an energy crisis because

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world demand for energy will increase

world oil production will peak and begin to decline

shortages and the resulting escalation of prices can shock the economic and
political order

all of the above

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65. Solar energy stored in material such as wood, grain, sugar, and municipal waste
is called

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fossil fuels

biomass

geothermal energy

natural gas

66. Why is it important to save energy in our daily lives?

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a. We need to burn more fossil fuels.

b. So that other people can waste energy.

c. We save electricity because it’s easier to see in the dark.

d. We need to protect our environment for the future.

67. Wind turbines, solar panels, and geothermal are examples of“renewable” energy
because:

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a. Because they do not work together.

b. Energy from the wind, sun, or ground does not run out.

c. You have to “renew” it, because it gets old.

d. None of the above

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68. “Geothermal” means:

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a. “Geo” means “Fossil” and “Thermal” means “Fuel”

b. “Geo” means “Plants” and “Thermal” means “Oil”

c. “Geo” means “Earth” and “Thermal” means “Heat”

d. “Geo” means “Oil” and “Thermal” means “Drill”

69. % of the sun’s energy is absorbed by the Earth.

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a. 50%

b. 0%

c. 40%

d. 10%

70. Geothermal energy is clean and efficient because:

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a. It doesn’t require lots of fossil fuels.

b. The heat energy from the sun is always available to us.

c. It isn’t clean or efficient.

d. It pollutes the environment.

71. What is “Zero Net Energy”?

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a. “Zero Net Energy” means not using energy from the internet.

b. “Zero Net Energy” means not using any energy.

c. “Zero Net Energy” means the total amount of energy used every year is equal to
the amount of renewable energy created on site.

d. “Zero Net Energy” means using a net to try and capture energy

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