ENVS EXAMINATION question and answer- 2021

1. World Environmental Day is celebrated on-

(a) 5th June (b) 5th July (c) 22nd April (d) 5th August

2. The simplest aquatic ecosystem can be seen in a-

(a)River (b) Water tank (c) Pond (d) Lake
3. Green revolution is associated with-
(a) Fish Culture (b) agriculture (c) sericulture (d) silviculture

4. “Earth provides enough to satisfy every man’s need, but not for every man’s greed”-
are words by-
(a)Rabindranath Tagore (b) Mahatma Gandhi (c) Jawaharlal Nehru (d) None of these

5. The term ‘Ecology’ was coined by-

(a) Aristotle (b) Earnst Haeckel (c) A.G. Tansley (d) None of these

6. Gas released during photosynthesis is-

(a)Oxygen (b) Carbon dioxide (c) Nitrogen (d) Methane
7. Which of the following is a constituent of eco-system? -
(a)Animals (b) Plants (c) Birds (d) All of these
8. Which gas is likely to be reduced in the atmosphere by deforestation? -
(a)Oxygen (b) Carbon dioxide (c) Nitrogen (d) Sulphur dioxide

9. According to Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), which particulate size in

diameter (in micrometres) of the air pollutants is responsible for greatest harm to
human health?-
(a) 5.2 - 2.5 (b) 2.5 or less (c) 1.5 or less (d) 1.0 or less

10. Which of the following climatic zone lies around 40°- 60° latitude? -
(a)Tropical (b) Subtropical (c) Arctic (d) Temperate
11. The region where life is found on earth is called-
(a)Atmosphere (b) Biosphere (c) Hydrosphere (d) Lithosphere
12. Carbon monoxide is a pollutant because it-
(a) Reacts with O2 (b) Reacts with haemoglobin (c) Inactivates nervous system (d) None
of these
13. An example of natural disaster is-
(a) Flood (b) Tsunami (c) Storm (d) All of these

14. Ozone layer is found in-

(a) Stratosphere (b) Troposphere (c) Lithosphere (d) Mesosphere

15. Atmospheric humidity is measured by-

(a) Auxanometer (b) Photometer (c) Hygrometer (d) None of these

16. Animals and plants are best protected in-

(a)Sanctuaries (b) Zoos (c) National parks (d) Botanical Gardens
17. Medicine of quinine is provided by-
(a)Cinchona plant (b) money plan (c) aconite plant (d) Eucalyptus plant

18. Infection of HIV is usually detected by which test? -

(a)Hybridization (b) ELISA test (c) Gram Staining (d) None of the above

19. Rain water harvesting is a major method implemented for-

(a)Forest Conservation (b) Soil Conservation (c) Ecological Conservation (d) Water
Conservation
20. Who coined the slogan of Chipko movement “Ecology is permanent economy”? -
(a)Sunderlal Bahuguna (b) Jawaharlal Nehru (c) Salim Ali (d) Medha Patkar

21. Who was the leader of Narmada Bachao Andolan?-

(a)Vandana Siva (b) Medha Patkar (c) Maneka Gandhi (d) Mayilamma
22. Greenhouse effect is caused by-
(a)Increase in O2 (b) Increase in CO2 (c) Decrease in O2 (d) Decrease in CO2

23. World water day is celebrated on- (a) March 22 (b) May 11 (c) June 05 (d) July 22

24. Which one of the following is not biodegradable? –(a)Fruits (b) vegetables (c) Ice
cream sticks (d) Aluminium foil

25. The Controversial dam across the river Narmada is-

(a) Sutlej (b) Hirakud (c) Sardar Sarovar (d) Bhakranangal

By RKD