801. Which of the following cause damage to blood?

A. Iron

B. Lead

C. Calcium

D. Arsenic

802. Most poisonous pollutant in water is:

A. Lead:

B. Zinc

C. Phosphate

D. Arsenic

803. One goal of ethics is simply to catalogue and describe the various
ethical approaches-the different ethical principles and moral values-that
are held by people, this is:
A. Descriptive ethics

B. Normative ethics

C. Philosophical ethics

D. All of the above

804. Which of the following is telling us what we should and should not
do-what is right and wrong, good and bad-within the context of a certain
ethical system?
A. Philosophical ethics

B. Normative ethics

C. Descriptive ethics

D. None of the above

805. The different levels of environmental and conservation awareness

is:
A. Pollution and Environmental degradation

B. Consumption and over population

C. Sustainable earth

D. All of the above

806. Which is not correctly matched regarding the use of total energy?
A. Transportation -> 31.2%

B. Domestic works -> 13.7%

C. Agriculture -> 62.3%

D. All of the above

807. Which of the following is still a very important source of energy for
millions of Indians living in villages?
A. Oil

B. Coal

C. Fossil fuels

D. Fuels wood

808. The characteristic/s of a community is /are:

A. diversity

B. periodicity

C. dominance

D. All of these

809. National Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan (NBSAP) was

established in:
A. 1986

B. 1988

C. 1999

D. 2004

810. Which of the following sector is alone accounts for over 70% air
pollution in New Delhi and Mumbai?
A. Transportation

B. Industries

C. Construction

D. Ralleys

811. Major pollutants of motor vehicular emission in India are:

A. Oxides of nitrogen and lead

B. Diesel particulates and carbon monoxide

C. Ozone and carbon dioxide, other toxics

D. All of the above

812. Which is NOT a controlling method of Eutrophication?

A. The wastewater must be treated before its discharge into water streams

B. It can be minimised by removing nitrogen and phosphorus at the source

C. Physico-chemical methods can be adopted

D. Algal bloom release toxic chemicals during eutrophication

813. The establishment of national parks and sanctuaries came under:

A. in-situ conservation of biodiversity

B. ex-situ conservation of biodiversity

C. Natural development Plan of Biodiversity

D. All of the above

814. The criteria for the selection of species under ex-situ conservation
is/are:
A. vulnerability of the species of extinction

B. ecological importance of the species

C. economic and aesthetic importance of the species

D. All of the above

815. Which is an ozone depleting?

A. N2O
B. CFC-12

C CFC-11

D. All of these

816. The Supreme Court of India issued a directive that requires all the
buses of New Delhi will run on Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) in the
year:
A. 1998

B. 1999

C. 2000

D. 2002
817. High concentration of pollution in India is due to:
A. absence for sound environmental legal regime

B. lack of environmental enforcement at local level

C. generation of high biomedical wastes

D. All of the above

818. The highest premature deaths in India are mainly due to:
A. outdoor air pollution

B. indoor air pollution

C. both of the above

D. None of the above

819. The Environmental Protection Act was enacted in:

A. 1986 B. 1985

C. 1987 D. 1972

820. Fresh water achieves its greatest density at:

A. 4°C

B. 0°C

C. -4°C

D. 100°C
821. The regional environmental problem is:
A. desertification

B. ozone depletion

C. climatic changes

D. All of these

822. The major stratospheric ozone layer (hole) over Antarctica was
discovered in:
A. 1983

B. 1985

C. 1987

D. 1980

823. The most rigorous global environmental issues are:

A. acid rain & air pollution

B. global warming & ozone depletion

C. noise & water pollution

D. All of the above

824. The types of gully erosion that create problems on agricultural

lands are:
A. U-and V-gullies
B. X-and Y-gullies

C. runoff diversions

D. All of these

825. The effective planning of soil erosion control is:

A. developing the best source of action to reduce the movement of soil from
crop fields

B. selecting the middle course of action

C. performing the complementary course of action

D. All of the above

826. The Sardar Sarovar Project will provide irrigation to:

A. 2 million hectares of land

B. 4 million hectares of land

C. 10 million hectares of land

D. 6 million hectares of land

827. The Sardar Sarovar Dam Project is located at:

A. Bhagirathi River

B. Narmada River

C. Brahmaputra River
D. Kaveri river

828. Planning for erosion control must have:

A. extent of erosion

B. runoff diversions

C. location of water ways and drainage

D. All of these

829. Who amongst the following formed Narmada Bachoao Andolan?

A. S.L. Bahuguna

B. Medha Patkar

C. Arundhati Roy

D. Javed Ah

830. The true statement is/are:

A. India is not a signatory to Kyoto protocol

B. Sardar Sarovar Project will threaten the livings of more than 150,000
people

C. Tehri dam project envisages the generation of 2500 MW of electricity

D. All of the above

831. The opposite effects of Tehri dam is:

A. 110 villages have been affected
B. 35 villages in Koteshwar will be fully submerged

C. Relocation of Tehri dam

D. It envisages the generation of large amount of electricity

832. The result of integrated environmental, economic and social needs

to achieve both an increased standard of living in the short term, and a
net gain or equilibrium among human, natural and economic resources
to support future generations, is:
A. Environmental Impact Assessment

B. Sustainable development

C. Biological magnification

D. Environmental analysis

833. The responsible people in EIA are:

A. Decision makers and Assessor

B. Reviewer and Advisors

C. Proponent and International bodies

D. All of the above

834. In Ballette environmental evaluation system, the human concerns

are separated into:
A. ecological factors
B. physical and chemical factors

C. asthetics factor

D. All of the above

835. Which of the following is not requiring clearance from Ministry of

Environment and Forests?
A. Chemical Industries

B. Power and Refineries

C. Textile and Rubber Industries

D. Hotel Industries

836. The environmental auditing is:

A. The basic management tool which consists of systematic, documented,
periodic and objective evaluation of, how well organization, management
systems and equipment are performing

B. The study of impact of environment of proposed action like policy, plan or

project

C. Both of the above

D. None of the above

837. Environmental Impact Assessment is:

A. the study of impact of environment of proposed action like policy, plan or
project
B. a process of anticipating or establishing the changes in physical ecological
and socio-economic component of the environment

C. both of the above

D. None of the above

838. The stage’s of EIA precedes every decision making step of the
project is/are:
A. rapid assessment

B. comprehensive assessment

C. initial scrutiny

D. All of these

840. The developmental activities requiring environmental impact

assessment are:
A. Construction activities and manufacturing industries

B. Mining and power generation projects

C. Both of these

D. None of these

841. A simple matrix is applied by:

A. value of parameters on Y-axis

B. value of parameters on X-axis

C. use of corresponding functional relationship

D. All of the above

842. The mathematical models for prediction of environmental impact

attempt to:
A. quantitatively describe the cause and effect relationship between the
various system variables

B. qualitatively describe the cause and effect relationship between the various
system variables

C. both of the above

D. None of the above

843. The technique used to monitor SO2 in air is:

A. H2O2 acidometer
B. Polyurethane filter

C. Chromatography

D. None of these

844. The technique used to assign parameter importance unit (PIU) is:
A. Chromatography

B. Delphi technique

C. Baseline process
D. None of these

845. The importance step/s in evaluating the project is/are:

A. a list of parameters defining ecology

B. a list of relevant parameters

C. an inventory of existing environment in the influence zone

D. All of the above

846. How many projects in the list of Schedule I of Environmental

Impact Assessment guidelines require environmental clearance from
Ministry of Environment and Forests?
A. 17

B. 21

C. 23

D. 25

847. The statement/s that is/are correct regarding Environmental Impact

Assessment (EIA), 1994:
A. Responsibility for implementation of EIA notification lies with ministry of
Environment and Forests

B. EIA notification is applicable to all States or Union territories

C. Schedule I of the guidelines list the projects requiring environmental

clearance
D. All of the above

848. The correct pair is:

A. The Institute of Remote Sensing Anna University

B. Institute of Remote Sensing (CSIR) -> Delhi

C. The Institute of Remote Sensing -> India Science Centre

D. Institute of Public Administration -> Dehradun

850. The important air contaminant is:

A. Carbon monoxide

B. Pathogens

C. Heavy metals

D. Trace elements

Answers:

801 802 803 804 805 806 807 808 809

C D A B D C D D C

811 812 813 814 815 816 817 818 819

D D A D D A B C A

821 822 823 824 825 826 827 828 829

A B B A A A B A B

831 832 833 834 835 836 837 838

A B D D D A C D

841 842 843 844 845 846 847 848

C C A B C A D A