MCQ’s

1) An infectious diseases which cannot be transmitted to other

a) Beri-Beri b)Anemia c)Diphtheria d)Goiter
2) Air is being polluted rapidly due to industrialization and
a) Urbanization b)Pollution c)Deforesation d)Automobiles
3) As chlorofluoro carbons rise to the atmosphere, the ultraviolet rays rise
a) Fluorine b)Chlorine c)carbon d)hydrogen
4) Which one of the following in responsible for headache, brain damage and death
a) Oxides of nitrogen b)Lead com-pound c)CFCs d)Carbon mono oxide
5) The cheapest source of energy
a) fossil fuel b)geothermal energy c)hydroelectric power d)Nuclear energy
6) The study of human population and factor that affect them
a) Calligraphy b)Demography c)Chromatography d)Homography
7) Agrochemicals used in agriculture are commonly called pesticides which includes
a) Insecticides and fungicides c)Fungicides and herbicides
b) Insecticide, fungicide & herbicide d) Insecticides only
8) The chemicals which destroy agricultural pests or competitors is called
a) Bio pesticides b) Germicide c) Herbicide d) Pesticide
9) Ozone molecule is made up by binding 3 atoms of
a) Carbon b) Hydrogen c) Nitrogen d) Oxygen
10) A light sensitive pigment found in plants is called
a) Cytochrome b) Phytochrome c) Photochrome d) Auxin
11) Stone monuments like “Taj Mahal” are being eroded due to stone cancer by
a) Acid rain b) Greenhouse effect c) Eutrophication d) Radiation
12) The %age of fresh water in lakes, streams and rivers is
a) 1% b) 2% c) 3% d) 11%
13) An unusual type of pollution is
a) Water b) Soil c) Noise d) Radiation
14) In dams the power used to drive generator to produce electricity is called
a) Wind power b) Nuclear c) Hydroelectric d) Tidal
15) It is not fossilized fuel
a) Lignite b) Peat c) Natural gas d) Oil
16) The upper layer of earth crust is
a) Rock b) Sand c) Soil d) Clay
17) The ozone layer has developed a hole over the
a) Arctica b) Equator c) Antarctica d) Tropics
18) Mental illness causes the
a) Goiter b) Anemia c) Alzheimer d) Scurvy
19) The decline in thickness of ozone layer is caused by increasing level of
a) Hydrocarbons b) Nitro carbons c) Chlorofluorocarbons d) Fluorocarbons
20) Total area of the world under cultivation is
a) 9% b) 10% c) 11% d) 12%
21) At the time of independence the population of Pakistan was about
a) 32.5 billion b) 32.5 million c) 150 million d) 160 million
 22) Which of the following acts as buffer
a) Desert b) Ocean c) Forests d) Lakes
23) The destruction of forests leave the soil barren and this is called
a) Deforestation b) Forestation c) Afforestation d) Reforestation
24) Disease in living organism caused by parasites are called
a) Plaque b) Infestation c) Influxes d) Swarms
25) A treasure of all types of resources essential to maintain life on earth is
a) Environment b) water c) Land d) Sun
26) The nuclear power station can last only for about
a) 10 years b) 20 years c) 30 years d) 40 years
27) Ozone in the upper layer of atmosphere that filters
a) I R Radiation b) U V Radiation c) B radiation d) y Radiation
28) The chemical waste from industry is called
a) Pollution b) Effluent c) Toxin d) Pollutant
29) Establishment of new forests, where no forest existed before is called
a) Deforestation b) Desertification c) Reforestation d) Afforestation

Short Questions

1) What is the ozone layer? Give its role and how it is depleted?|
2) Differentiate between deforestation & reforestation.
3) -What are industrial effluents?
4) Define demography. Give its importance.
5) Define soil. What are its basic constituents?|
6) What is acid rain? Give four effects of acid rain.
7) Why forests are called environmental buffer?
8) –Define water pollution and give different causes of water pollution.
9) What is meant by geothermal energy?
10) Define tidal barrage.
11) Define wild life.
12) Define health and disease.
13) –Mention ways we can save energy.
14) –Explain about industrial effluents.
15) –Give important solid wastes or production of energy from solid wastes.
16) Describe abuse of land.
17) –Define hydroelectric power.
18) –Explain briefly nutrient cycle in nature.
19) –Explain population explosion.
20) Define biodiversity and forest.
21) Write name of some pathogenic and congenital diseases.
Extensive Questions:

1) Explain various measures for energy conservation.

2) Write a note on air pollution.
3) What are nonrenewable resources?
4) Explain the flow of energy in an ecosystem.
5) Describe uses and misuses of agrochemicals.
6) Briefly explain wildlife and fossil fuel.
7) What is acid rain? Give its causes and effects.
8) Write short note on “importance of forests”
9) Write note on greenhouse effect.
10) Write note on deforestation and afforestation.
11) Write note on ozone layer depletion.
12) Describe importance of forests.
13) Write a short note on environmental modification.
14) What is global warming? Give the role of greenhouse effect in global warming.