ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES (18CIV59)

2nd IA – Question Bank

Note: The options highlighted in BOLD are the answers for the given MCQ’s.

1. Which of the following facts are incorrect?

1. Global warming is the rise in the average temperature of the earth’s climate
system
2. Eutrophication is observed in water bodies
3. The greenhouse effect is a natural phenomenon
4. Ozone is harmless to breathe

2. Areas that are under the influence of DDT may observe a decline in the population of birds.
This is due to the fact that

1. Birds stopped laying eggs altogether

2. The eggs did not hatch
3. Predation of the eggs increased
4. None of the above.

3. Measuring BOD (biological oxygen demand) is primarily used for

1. Estimating the types of microbes

2. Determine the level of dissolved oxygen
3. Estimating the quantity of organic matter in sewage water
4. None of the above

4. Cosmic rays, such as gamma rays are a source of

1. Soil Pollution
2. Noise Pollution
3. Thermal Pollution
4. Radiation pollution

5. The primary agenda of the Kyoto protocol is

1. Regulation of hazardous wastes

2. Regulate the production of nuclear energy
3. Control anthropogenic sources of greenhouse gases
4. None of the above

6. The presence of _________ in a water body is an indicator of water pollution.

1. Zygosporangium
 2. E.Coli
3. Deinococcus radiodurans
4. None of the above

7. Eggshells of birds become unusually thin when exposed to the pesticides in their environment.
The protein that gets affected is ________

1. Calmodulin
2. Cysteine
3. Serine
4. None of the above

8. Lichens are good bio-indicators for

1. Environmental radiation
2. Soil pollution
3. Water and air pollution
4. None of the above

9. A moth having a speckled wing, able to blend into its background due to its dark colouration is
called

1. Industrial melanism
2. Adaptation
3. Predation
4. Evolution

10. Carbon dioxide is primarily called a greenhouse gas because

1. Traps heat
2. Traps light
3. Traps warm currents
4. None of the above

11. Trichoderma harzianum is a ________ that is predominantly used as a fungicide

1. Virus
2. Fungus
3. Bacteria
4. Protozoa

12. Greenhouse gases are those that absorb and emit infrared radiation. Examples
include__________

1. Nitrogen
2. Ozone
 3. Argon
4. None of the above

13. Depletion of the ozone layer is damaging to human health. Negative effects include

1. Skin cancers
2. Osteoporosis
3. Dyspepsia
4. None of the above

14. __________ is an organism used to gauge the quality of an ecosystem.

1. Decomposers
2. Predator
3. Bio-remediator
4. Bioindicator

15. _________ is a waste disposal method where solid organic wastes are converted to the
residue and gaseous products through combustion.

1. Incarnation
2. Incineration
3. Incarceration
4. Incubation

16. The world as World Environmental day is celebrated on:

(a) December 1
(b) June 5
(c) November 14
(d) August 15

17. The provisions for environmental protection in the constitution were made in:
(a) 1976
(b) 1950
(c) 1982
(d) 1960

18. The provisions of environmental protection in the constitution were made under:
(a) Article 5-A
(b) Article 21-B
(c) Article 27-B (h)
(d) Article 48-A and Article 51-A (g)

19. The first of the major environmental protection act to be promulgated in India was:
(a) Water Act
(b) Air Act
(c) Environmental Act
(d) Noise Pollution Rule

20. The Forest (Conservation) Act was enacted in the year:

(a) 1986
(b) 1974
(c) 1980
(d) 1972

21. Population explosion will cause

a) Biodiversity b) Stress on ecosystem c) More employment d)
None of these

22. Population explosion will cause

a) Socio economic problems b) Food scarcity c) Energy crisis d) All these

23. In 1960 the world population was around

a) 1 billion b) 3 billion c) 5 billion d) 7 billion

24. The world population in 2000 was around

a) 8 billion b) 6.1 billion c) 4 billion d) 4.5 billion

25. Urban population of India as per census 2001 was

a) 300 million b) 533 million c) 285.3 million d) 415 million

26. Every year World’s AIDS day is celebrated on

a) December 1st b) December 10th c) December 14th d) December 23rd

27. The primary reason for large scale decline in population death rate during 20th century
was
a) Improved environmental conditions b) Improved medical care and control of
epidemics
b) Both a and b d) None of these

28. Which of the following is having high population density?

 a) India b) China c) USA d) Western Europe

29. The major cause of global population growth in the 18th and 19th centuries was
a) Decreases in death rates b) Decrease in birth rates c) Industrial revolution d) None of
these

30. The average life expectancy around the world is currently

a) Decreasing b) Increasing c) Not changing d) Stabilizing

31. Which of the following is the problem not associated with population growth?
a) Increase resource consumption b) Environmental pollution
c) Food and energy shortages d) None of these

32. The major objectives of family welfare programs in India is

a) Disease control b) Population growth rate control c) Employment generation d)
None of these

33. Population ageing is

a) The increase in the average age of the population
b) The result of decreased death and birth rates
c) The trend where more people live to reach old age while fewer children are born
d) All of the above

34. Which of the following is not population characteristic?

a) Doubling time b) Total fertility rate c) Gross domestic product growth rate d) Infant
mortality rate

35. Demography is the study of

a) Animals behavior b) Population growth c) River d) None of these
36. Which of the following is the facility that the urban people enjoy?
a) Better communication access b) Better quality of air c) Large land at cheap rates
d) none of these
37. Urbanization is
a) Local environmental issue b) National environmental issue c) Both a & b d) Not at
all an issue
38. Which of the following is the ill effect of urbanization?
a) Decrease in agricultural land b) Loss of greenery c) Loss of water bodies d) All
these
39. Which of the following is not a solution for global warming?
a) Reducing fossil fuel consumption b) Planting more trees c) De-forestation d)
None of the above
40. The protocol that reduces green house gas emissions are

a) Kyoto protocol b) Cartagena protocol c) Montreal protocol d)

Vienna protocol