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into consideration which of the following?
(a) human activity (b) the interactions betveeen organisms
(c) geography (d) all of the above
(e) none of the above
Abiotic environment does not include :
(a) soil (b) water
(c) air (d) plant
7. Van Mahotsavis an annual tree-planting festival in India, celebrated on :
(a) 2 June (b) 1" July
(c) 1 December () 15 September
Biotic environment includes:
(a) producers (b) consumers
(c) decormposers (d) all the above
9. Outcomes of Rio Conference do not include :
(a) The UN Framework Convention on Climate Change
(b) The Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD)
(c) Convention for the Protection of the Ozone Layer
(d) Commission on Sustainable Development (CSD)
10. Which of the following follow the concept of sustainable
development?
(0) Fishingthe mature fish instead of the young fish.
() Using wing power instead of burning coal to generate electricity
( ) Theprahibition of trading endangered species
(a) (1) and (2) only (b) (1) and (3) only
s) 2) and (3) only (d) (1), (2) and (3)
The evidence that the worid is experiencing an environmental crisisis
of the world. highly visible in
(a) True (b) False
12 The natural world uses resources
efficiently. while humans tend to waste resources more
(a) True (b) False
13 The Montreal Protocol, signed in 1987 and
strengthened in 1990.
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property resource
(b) relies oninternationally tradable emissian permits
c minimizes free riders of public goods.
14S reduces ozone depletion througn the cutting of
chlorofluorocarbon production.
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14. The main outcome of the 1992 United Nations Conference on Environment and Development, held in
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, was
(a) it produced a blueprint intended to guide development in sustainable directions.
(b) a global agreement on a framework for environmental legislation.
(c) a report entitled Our Common Future.
(a) it raised awareness of the need to preserve biodiversity in the Amazon River Basin
15. The nation of environmental justice refers to
(a) grassroots activities that monitor environmental conditions and work toward equal
distribution of environmental impacts and benefits.
(b) rewarding those who work hard for environmental improvement, such as grassroots
organizations.
(c) environmental racism, where waste sites and other hazardous facilities are more likely to be
located in nonwhite neighborhoods.
(a) prosecution of environmental offenders by government agencies.
16. Which of the following global trends is of great concern for the future of our environment?
(a) degradation of fertile soils
(b) changes in the global atmosphere
(c) species extinction leading to the loss of biodiversity
(a) population growth and increasing per capita consumption of resources
(e) all of the above
17. Introduction of chemicals into atmosphere is known as
(a). air pollution (b) radioactive pollution
(c) atmospheric pollution (d) dense pollution
Second highest layer of Earth's atmosphere is
Va) stratosphere (b) mesosphere
() troposphere (a) thermosphere
19. Re-processing material to make another product:
(a) Reduce (b) Reuse
(c) Recycle (d) Recovery
Most recycling focuses on four major categories of products. Which one of these is NOT one of themn?
(a) Chemicals (b) Paper
(c) Plastic (d) Glass
21. The following is an example of reusing:
(a) Using less napkins at eateries.
(b) Using waste plastic bags as garbage bags
(c)-Bringing plastic bottles/bags at recycle facility
(d) Using again the plastic/cloth bags for shopping
22. The following is an example of reducing :
(a) Using less water while brushing teeth (b) Using recycled plastic bags
() Bringingnewspaper at recycle facility (d) All of the above
23. Which of the following iterms cannot be recycled?
(a) Food items (b) Plastic
(c) Paper (d) Batteries
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25. Whaat does it mean ifan item is biodegradable 2 (b) The Soviets stole from the French,the British, the Americans, and the Japanese The RBMK is a
ah ne that it will eventualy break down completely in nature mix of all of these and, therefore,alike in some ways to each but not exactiy like any
for the environment
bt t mneansthat it is bad (c) Since the Soviet Union stole the Western reactor designs, they are very simnilar
eans that it is pertect for composting (d) The Soviet design was unique and incorporated many advanced features not included in Western
) vultures
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Mile Island accident happen: 31. In addition to the lack of containment what other feature of the REMK design magnified the
26. When didthe Three radioactive material releases from Chernobyl?
(b) March 28, 1979
(a) March 11. 1979 (a) Water shooting from broken pipescarried radioactive material away from the plant.
(d) July OS, 1967
d May 04, 2011Island (b) The graphite caught fire and the thermal plume of the fire pushed radioactive material high
accident happened in Pennsylvania. The reactor had a number of
27 The Thrve Mile into the atmosphere.
safety systems CCleearty. all did not go as the designers expected. What went
automated safety systems? WrOngautwithomattheed (c) The other three reactors at the site were damaged by the event in Unit 4 and released additional
radioactive material.
(a Generally, they worked as designed. However, the operators overrode several of (d) The workerswere afraid and did nothing to even try to contain the event
systems and made the accident much worse than it wouldotherwise have been. these 32. The radiation releases from the Chernobyl accident are expected to be the major cause of death in
) There was alightningstrike at the plant and the electronic systems were fried. the surrounding population for years to come.
The designers did not account for a loss of feed water to the reactor so there was no backup whe (b) False
(a) True
control of the power
that supplyof water was cut off. 33. Now the Fukushima reactors in Japan. How did the earthquake cause a loss of
(d) The backup supplies of coolingwater were insufficient to cool the nuclear fuel. level of the operating reactors?
reactors and they could not be
(a) The earthquake jammed all the control rods out of operating
28 There was alot of debate on theradiation releases from the accident atThree Mile island. what shutdown.
the inal conclusionon the magnitude of the public exposure? Those operating shutdown
(b) It didn't. The reactors that were shutdown stayed shutdown.
(a) The public were not exposed to dangerous levels of radiation from the accident w. automatically.
discernible health effects occurred. (c) The automated systems tried to shutdown the reactors, but the operators.
concerned for the need
(b) Thousands of people were seriouslyexposed to high levels of radiation as aresult of the aceident: for electricity after this national disaster, kept them running at fuil power.
at Three Mile lsland. whiletracking deaths is difficult, it is estimated that hundreds died due t high power like the
(d) The earthquake caused the reactors at Fukushima to run up to very
their exposures Chernobyl reactar
) The radiation exposure wouldhave been very high since the releases were large. However, with 34. Why didn't the Fukushima plant systems which were designed to keep the nuclear fuel cool work?
the prompt evacuation, no lethal exposuresoccurred. (a) They were poorly designed and didn't have the necessary capacity.
Hunreds of people were seriouslyexpased to high levels of radiation as a result of the accident (b) The reactors were so badly damaged that there were no pipes let to carry cooling water into the
at Three Mile lsland. While tracking deaths is difficult, it is estimated that more than ten died reactor.
due to their exposures (c) The operators, like those at Three Mile 1sland, misunderstood what was going on and they shu
29 Hoe much response was there from the government and nuclear industry regarding the Three Mile down key all the key systems
andaccisent? (d) Between the earthquake and the tsunami, all the sources of electrical power were
Neher the government or industry did much as the event quickly fell out of the public eye compromised and the cooling systems could not function.
he govement made alot of serious propasals, but the naclear industry largely ignored them Which of the following is greenhouse gas?
(a) Carbon mono oxide (b) Carbon dioxide
Boch che goversment and the muclear industry made fundamental changes in how nuclear (c) Acid fumes (d) Oxygen
power wasregulated and how plants were operated.
4 The povermment was istracted by the ran hostage crisis but the nuclear industry seeing the loss 36. Which of the fllowing is greenhousegas?
of abuge imvestment took cm a big effort to prevent furture similar events (a) Sulphur dioxide (b) Methane
90 Let s bun e the Chernobyl accident ehich happened in 1986 The Chernobyl power station had four je) Nitrogen (d) Oxygen
BRNIK ectns RRNK IS a Russiam acroym The accident ocourred in Unit 4 the newest of those at Which among the following can cause globalwarming?
he aion oe mc are the normal modern Western nuclear power reactors like (a) Fishing (b) Volcanic eruptions
the RRMK
(c) Mudslides (d) Plantation
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39. What does a gre hoase gas do? Ncbel peace prize in 2054 for comtribrtion toeards mmeta toseaon wasa e t
a) causes mire heait to be kept out of the Earth laj Ratan Tata
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b tcaoses the sun's igit to be kept out of the Earth
9 Eartt sumnit, the niferene on Enrirt
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) Air Pollution (6) Fog
41 How to preverit Acid Rair 11 He is popularly know as the Creen jutige
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42 The appropriate way to reduce the effect of acid rain on soil. 13. He is known for his Chipko Movernei
(a) AtalBihari Bajpeyi b) Ara Hajare
(a) By adding hydrochloric acid to the soil (b) By adding limestone to the soil
() Sundarial Bahuguna (6) Pandit Nehira
( By adding nitrogen to the soil (d) By adding oxygen to the soil 14. He got the Magsaysay award for water conservation effor
(a) Rajender Singh b) Ashok Singh
(B) ADDITIONAL OBJECTIVE QUESTIONS ( Narna Patekar (d) Anil Agrawal
yl The wortdevironment is derived from French word 15. Wild life week is celebrated in the period of
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( EEnvironner (d) Envo ( 1-8March (d) 1-8 April
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(c) encirde and surround (d) earth and energy ( 13 March (d) 21 March
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(a) April 22 (b) March 23 (a) Natural environment (b) Modern environment
() March 24 (4) March 22 (c) Anthropogenic environment (d) Semi-natural environment
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(a) Janmary 22 (b) February 22 (a) Haeckel (b) Newton
( March 22 (a) Tansley
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(c) 14000 (d) 15000 (c) Albita (a) Newyork (USA)
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(a) Ultra violet light (b) Beta violet light
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50. ODS stands for
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(c) Oxygen deposit substances (d) Oxygen developing substances
51. Chernobyl nuclear power plant disaster took place on April 26, . .
(a) 1986 (b) 1900
(c) 2000 (d) 2001
52. WHOstands for
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(c) World Human Operations (d) Whole Health Organisation
53. Duringthe World War II, USAconducted twO
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(a) Fuketu (b) Fukeshima
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on......1945.
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Hiroshima on .....1945.
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