1. The Gangetic plain extends through which of the states ?

a) Western U. P. and West Bengal

b) MadhyapradeshNad Uttar Pradesh
c) Western Bengal
d) None of the above.
Ans. :- a)
2. The North – Est India Comprises of
a) Himalayan hill ranges
b) Aravali hill ranges
c) Non-Himalayan hill range
d) None of the above
Ans. :- c)
3. Cheerapunji is situated in which of the following region in India ?
a) The Western Ghats b) The North-East India
c) The North East d) None of the above
Ans. :- c)
4. Which of the following places receive maximum rainfall in India ?
a) The North East India
b) Non Himalayan hills
c) Cheerapunji in the North East Indian
d) None of the above
Ans. :- a)
5. In which of the following Islands of Lakshadweep is situated ?
a) Arabian sea b) Bay of Bengal
c) Atlantic ocean d) None of the above
Ans. :- c)
6. IN which of the following the Islands of Andaman and Nicobar are
situated?
a) Arabian Sea b) Atlantic ocean
c) Bay of Bengal d) None of the above
Ans. :- c)
7. RatnaGiri is Located in which of the following state ?
a) Chennai - Tamilnadu b) Madhya Pradesh
c) Maharashtra d) None of the above
Ans. :- a)
8. Asiatic cheetah, Lion and wild Ass are on verge of getting almost extinguished.
Which of the following term in used commonly to describe such a sitation.
a) Endangered species / Threatened species
b) Rare Species
b) Unique species
c) None of the above.
Ans. :- a)
9. Which of the following animal comes under categary of “Critically endangered
species”?
a) Sumatran Rhinoceros b) Asiatic Lion
b) Indian Tiger c) None of the above
Ans. :- a)
10. Which of the following animal comes under category of “Threatened species”
a) Leopard b) Mouse
b) Dog c) None of the above
Ans. :- a)
11. Which of the following is an Indian Biodiversity Hotspots ?
a) The western ghats b) National parks
c) Botnical gardens d) None of the above
Ans. :- a)
12. Uncontrolled hybridization of different species of animals plants. Which of the
following pollution it leads to
a) Genetic pollution b) Homogenization
c) Genetic swamping d) None of the above.
Ans. :- a)
13. “Genetic pollution” may be originated due to one of the following. Which of the
following may be possible reason.
a) Uncotrolled hybridization b) Unprofitability
C) Natural phenomenon d) None of the above.
Ans. :- a)
14. Which of the following is considered to be major threat to global biodiversity.
a) Genetically modified species b) Pollination
c) Global Warming d) None of the above
Ans. :- b)
15. Conservation of species of botanical gardens, zoos, gene banks, etc. is done
observing certain methods. Which of the following term is used for such methods?
a) In-situ conservation methods.
b) Ex-situ sonservation methods.
c) Heritage Conservation
d) None of the above.
Ans. :- b)
16. The globale Zoo Ecoregions is a system derived to conserve biodiversity. Which of
the following has taken this initiative?
a) The world wild-life fund b) Africa
c) Latin America d) None of the above
Ans. :- a)
17. A World map of hot spots with details of flora and fauna is prepared by
a) The national geographic society
b) Scientific organization.
c) Environmentalists
d) None of the above.
Ans. :- a)
18. Which of the following acronym stands for and is preferred by Edward O. Wilson
for threats to biodiversity Habitat (destruction), Invasive (Species), Pollution,
Population (Explosion) and Overharvesting
a) HIPPO b) HIPPEO
c) HINPPEO d) None of the above
Ans. :- a)
19. The millennium Ecosystem Assessement – 2005 took up study of threat to
ecosystems in world. Which of following is marked as “most threatened
aecosystem”?
a) Fresh water ecosystem b) Air Pollution
c) Water Pollution d) None of the above
Ans. :- a)
20. Poaching of wild animals is very common. Which of is main reason ?
a) Animals killed for their organs
b) Animals are killed only for food
c) Animals are killed as they are overpopulated
d) None of the above.
Ans. :- a)
21. Which of the following conservation methods are applied only to wild fauna and
flora, and not to domesticated animals and plants?
a) In-situ conservation methods.
b) Ex-situ conservation methods.
c) Bot (a) and (b)
d) None of the above.
Ans. :- a)
22. Convention on International Trade, in Endangered Species [CITES] and World
Heritage Convention [WHC] was held in years:
a) 1976 & 1977 respectively b) 1981
c) 1986 d) None of the above
Ans. :- a)
23. Under World Heritage convention ratification, which of the following monuments
in India were convered in Heritage conservation in years 1983.
a) Ajanta-Ellora caves, Agra Fort, Tajmahal
b) National parks
c) Sambhar in Rajasthan
d) None of the above
Ans. :- a)
24. Which of following in name of first national park in India, established in year 1935.
a) Hailey National Park b) Sanjay Gandhi National Park c)
Sundarban National Park d) None of the above.
Ans. :- a)
 25. The Hailey National park established in 1935 was renamed as,
a) Jim Corbett National park b) Sundarban National park
c) Kanha National Park d) None of the above.
Ans. :- a)
26. Modelling is done
a) To know mineral b) Mineral configuration
c) Grade of mineral d) All the above
Ans. :- d)
27. At _____stage a decision is taken considering profitability of mining operations of
country/ area.
a) Drilling b) Sampling
c) Feasibility studies d) Modeling
Ans. :- c)
28. Steps in mining are _______
a) Dredging b) Surface mining
c) Insitu d) All the above
Ans. :- d)
29. ____________ technique is used when mining site is near water area
a) Dredging b) Surface mining
c) Insitu d) Underground mining
Ans. :- a)
30. Method of surface mining are_________
a) Open cast mining b) Open pit mining
c) Both (i) and (ii) d) Underground mining
Ans. :- b)
31. Insitu mining is done in __________ways.
a) Solution b) Thermal
c) Both (i) and (ii) d) None
Ans. :- c)
32. Open cast mining is done for ________
a) Coal b) Limestone
c) Both (i) and (ii) d) None
Ans. :- C)
33. Open pit mining is done for ______________
a) Copper b) Diamond
c) None d) Both (i) and (ii)
Ans. :- d)
34. Which method is still on research stage
a) solution b) Thermal
c) Open pit mining d) Dredging
Ans. :- b)
35. 90 % of food requirement is fulfilled by ____________
a) 15 plants, 8 animals b) 12 plants, 6 animals
c) 20 plants, 5 animals d) 8 plants, 15 animals
Ans. :- a)
36. Huge requirement of food is produced by_________
a) Traditional agriculture b) Industrialized agriculture
c) Both (i) and (ii) d) None
Ans. :- c)
37. Industrialised agriculture involves use of _______
a) Fossil fuel b) Water
c) Commercial d) All the above
Ans. :- d)
38. Food requirements for humans are sourced by _______
a) Plants b) animals
c) Both (i) and (ii) d) None
Ans. :- c)
39. Food habits are governed by_______
a) Cultural difference b) Individual habits
c) Ecological reasons d) All the above
Ans. :- d)
40. The first food shortage experienced in _____
a) China b) India
c) Pakistan d) Srilanka
Ans. :- b)
41. world’s first food shortage experienced by India in_______
a) 1943 b) 1950
c) 1941 d) 1947
Ans. :- a)
42. The food shortage in 1943 in India is called as
a) Bengal famine b) Calcutta famine
c) Kerala famine d) Kamataka famine
Ans. :- a)
43. The disaster of food shortage in 1943 was due to ________
a) Low production b) Due to world war II
c) Both(i) and (ii) d) None
Ans. :- c)
44. After independence first point on agenda for Indian Government was____
a) World security b) Food security
c) Land security d) All the above
Ans. :- b)
45. Bengal famine was caused in _________ part of India.
a) Western India b) Eastern India
c) Northern India d) Southern India
Ans. :- b)
46. __________people died in Bengal famine.
a) 3 billion b) 5 million
c) 3 million d) 4 million
Ans. :- d)
47. The success of Green Revaluation in year 1967 /68 till 1977/78 was rated in_____
a) India b) South Africa
c) China d) America
Ans. :- a)
48. Green revolution takes place in year________
a) 1969/70 till 1979/80 b) 1963 /64 till 1973/74
c) 1967/68 till 1977/78 d) 1946/47 toll 1956 /57
Ans. :- c)
49. Stages in Green Revolution involves ________
a) Continuous expansion of farming areas.
b) Using existing land for double cropping
c) Producing seeds with improved genetics
d) All the above
Ans. :- d)
50. Double cropping means _______
a) One season – crops are watered from rain fall
b) Second season- crop in same year water is taken by irrigation
c) Both (i) and (ii)
d) None

51. World summit on sustainable development held at johannesberg in.

1] 2001 2] 2002 3] 2003 4] 2004

Ans: - 2002

52. He is popularly known as Green judge.

1] Mr. Manmohan Singh 2] Kuldeep Singh

3] Mangal Singh 4] Mr. Jethmalani

Ans: - Kuldeep Singh

53. He is known as Green Advocate.

1] Mr. K.P. Raghav 2] Mr. P. Chidambaram

3] Mr. S.D. Rao 4] Mr. M. C. Mehta

Ans: - Mr. M. C. Mehta

54. He is known for his ‘Chipko Movement’.

1] Atal Bihari Bajpeyi 2] Anna Hajare

3] Sundarlal Bahuguna 4] Pandit Neharu

Ans: - Sundarlal Bahuguna

 55. He got the Magsaysay award for water conservation effort.

1] Rajender Singh 2] Ashok Singh

3] Nana Patekar 4] Anil Agrawal

Ans: - Rajender Singh

56. Wild life week is celebrated in the period of.

1] 1-7th October 2] 11-18th November

3] 1-8th March 4] 1-8th April

Ans: - 1-7th October

57. World Forest day is on.

1] 11 March 2] 12 March

3] 13 March 4] 21 March

Ans: - 21 March

58. Edaphic means.

1] Related to Water 2] Related to Soil

3] Related to Air 4] Related to Sun

Ans: - Related Soil

59. The environment which has been modified by human activities is called.

1] Natural environment 2] Modern environment

3] Anthropogenic environment 4] Semi-natural environment

Ans: - Anthropogenic environment

60. The term Ecology was introduced by.

1] Haeckel 2] Newton

3] S. S. Rao 4] Tansley

Ans: - Haeckel
 61. The ecological factors related to soil & substratum are called ------------ factors.

1] Edaphic 2] Somatic 3] Air-borne 4] Egis

Ans: - Edaphic

62. The enter governmental conference on environmental education in 1977 was held
in.

1] Tbilisi (USSR) 2] Delhi (INDIA)

3] Albita 4] Newyork (USA)

Ans: - Tbilisi (USSR)

63. Which one of the following is an example of non-renewable resources ?

1] Wind 2] Vegetation 3] coal & minerals 4] Water

Ans: - coal & minerals

64. Which of the following is renewable resources ?

1] Wind 2] Water 3] Flora & fauna 4] All of these

Ans: - All of these

65. Which gas in stratosphere does provide protection to our life ?

1] Argon 2] Nitrogen 3] Oxygen 4] Ozone

Ans: - Ozone

66. The life supporting gases such as O2, CO2 and N2 are chiefly concentrated in the.

1] Troposphere 2] Exosphere

3] Homosphere 4] Stratosphere

Ans: - Troposphere

67. Floods can be prevented by.

1] afforestation 2] removing the top soil

3] cutting the forests 4] tilling the land

Ans: - afforestation

68. Biogas generation is mainly based on principle of.

 1] anaerobic degradation 2] aerobic decomposition

3] putrefaction 4] none of these

Ans: - anaerobic degradation

69. Which one of the following is not a fossil fuel ?

1] Petroleum 2] Coal 3] Natural gas 4] Uranium

Ans: - Uranium

70. The death of the last individual of a species is called --------------

1] extinction 2] endanger 3] nither (1) nor (2) 4] diversity

Ans: - extinction

71. Atomic energy is obtained by using ores of -----------

1] Copper 2] Uranium 3] Lead 4] Crude oil

Ans: - Uranium

72. ------------- is the major raw material biogas.

1] Tree leaves 2] Grass 3] Cow dung 4] Waste from kitchen

Ans: - Cow dung

73. In the atmosphere, the layer above the troposphere is ------------

1] Exospheres 2] Mesosphere

3] Stratosphere 4] Thermosphere

Ans: - Stratosphere

74. Both power manure are provided by -----------

1] Hydroelectric plants 2] Gobar gas plants

3] Nuclear power plants 4] Thermal plants

Ans: - Gobar gas plants

75. Which of the following is not considered to be a natural resource?

1] Soil 2] River 3] Scenery 4] Climate

 5] all of the above are examples of natural resources

Ans: - all of the above are examples of natural resources

76. For sustainable development __________ R are followed

(a) 5 (b) 2

(c) 4 (d) 3

Ans : c

77. Reduce, Recycle, Reuse and Refuse are popularly known as,

(a) 4 R for sustainable development

(b) R’s to be followed

(c) Essential R’s for better life.

(d) None of the above.

Ans : a

78. __________ better than cure

(a) Protection (b) Conservation

(c) Prevention (d) Production

Ans : c

79. Conservation of forest is _________than regeneration of forest.

(a) Less costly (b) More expensive

(c) More difficult (d) Easier

Ans : a

80. _________ is a public movement

(a) Sardar sarovar (b) Sagar dam

(c) 4R (D) None of the above

Ans : a
 81. Mr.Sundarlal Bahuguna headed popular movement_________

(a) Chipko Andolan (b) Ecofriendly project development

(c) Dam development (d) Sardar sarovar

Ans : a

82. Chipko Andolan was done in

(a) Jharkhand (b) Uttarakhand

(c) Kerala (d) None of the above

Ans : b

83. Chipko Andolan was headed by

(a) Political Ieader (b) Nature Iover

(c) Spiritual Ieader (d) None of the above

Ans : b

84. Sardar sarover project is in

(a) Andhra Pradesh (b) Gujarat

(c) Maharashtra (d) Punjab

Ans : b

85. In South India, near palghat________project is developed.

(a) Sardar sarover (b) Silent valley

(c) Sagar dam (d) Ecofriendly

Ans : b

86. Using mineral and power resources at high speed woulb be _______

(a) Short sightedness (b) Foresight

(c) Futuristic (d) Long living

Ans : a

87. The modern living style would lead to

(a) Sustainable development (b) Unsustainable development

 (c) Realistic approach (d) All of the above

Ans : b

88. The wrong pattern of modern life style can be corrected by following

(a) 4R (b) Regeneration

(c) Redevelopment (d) 3R

Ans : a

89. The _________ vlue of environment gives us peace

(a) Aesthetic (b) 4R

(c) Futuristic (d) Spiritual

Ans : a

90. A system without life

(a) Abiotic (b) Biotic

(c) Sustainable (d) Organic

Ans : a

91. Acid rain occurs due to dissolution of _______ in rain water

(a) Gases (b) Particles

(c) Smoke (d) Soot

Ans : a

92. Organisms adjust with environmental conditions is called as

(a) Adapatation (b) Reproduction

(c) Development (d) None of the above

Ans : a

93. Establishment of forests by planting trees is

(a) Afforestation (b) Reforestation

(c) Deforestation (d) None of the above

Ans : a

94. Asbestosis is disease of

(a) Heart (b) Lungs

(c) Eyes (d) Kidney

Ans : b

95. Bhopal gas tragedy occurred in year

(a) 1984 (b) 1985

(c) 1990 (d) 1987

Ans : a

96. Gas leaked in Bhopal in 1984 is

(a) MIC (B) CO2

(C) NO2 (D) None of the above

Ans : a

97. Leakage of MIC tood place from storage tanks of

(a) Union carbide (b) National company

(c) State company (d) None of the above

Ans : a

98. Leakage of MIC happened in

(a) Midnight (b) Morning

(c) Noon (d) Evening

Ans : a

99. Progressive accumulation of toxic components is

(a) Bio-accumulation (b) Precipitation

(c) Decantation (d) None of the above

Ans : b

100. Wide range of flora and fauna is

(a) Nature (b) Biodiversity

(c) Environment (d) Ecosystem

101. Bioaccumulation is also known as

i)Biodiversity ii)Biomanifications

iii)Precipitation iv)None of the above

Ans: (ii)

102. Requirement of o2for microbial degradation of organic matter in

Water is

i)BOD ii)COD

iii)PPT iv)PPM

Ans : (i)

103. Geographically ecological region with similarity in vegetation and

Climate is

i)Abiotic ii)Biome

iii)Biotic iv)All of the above

Ans: (ii)

104. Waste originating mainly form hospitals and clinics

(i) Biomedical waste

(ii) Biological waste

(iii) Biochemical waste

(iv)None of the above

Ans: (i)

105. Lithosphere, hydrosphere, atmosphere together is called

(i) Biosphere (ii)Environment

(iii)Stratosphere (iv)None of the above

Ans:(i)

106. Plants, animals and micro organisms from ecosystem make

(i) Biota (ii) Biosphere

(iii) Environment (iv) Biome

Ans: (i)

107. Technology that manipulates the genes in an organism to

Modify characteristics

(i)Biology (ii) Microbiology

(iii) Biotechnology (iv) Genetology

Ans: (iii)

108. Cyclic movement of carbon, to and fro, between environment

and organism,

(i) Carbon cycle (ii) carbonization

(iii) Coalition (iv) Carboxylation

Ans:(i)
 109. A flesh-eating animal

(i)Carnivore (ii)Herbivore

(iii)Both(iv)None of the above

Ans:(i)

110. Maximum nu8mber of a species that can be accommodated in

given area (per square kilometer)

(i) Carring capacity

(ii) Accommodating power
(iii) Accommodating quantity
(iv) None of the above

Ans: (i)

111. Tree hugging movement in Uttarakhand

(i) Chipko Andolan (ii) Asbstosis

(iii) Agenda 21 (iv) None of the above

Ans: (i)

112. Oxygen required by non-biodegradable substances in water

(i) COD (ii) BOD

(iii)Oxidation (iv) Oxygenation

Ans: (i)

113. Movement by women in tehri-Garhwal in Ultara khand

(i) Chipo Andolan (ii) Women liberalization

(iii) Agenda21 (iv) women Development

ANS: (i)

114. Gaseous compounds of carbon, fluorine and chlorine

(i) CFC (ii) HCP

(iii) CHC (iv) HC

Ans: (i)

115. CFC used widely as

(i) Coolant (ii) Refrigerant

(iii) Air coolers (iv) None of the above

Ans: (ii)

116. A stove that uses wood or charcoal as fule

(i) Chulha (ii) Herbivore

(iii) Carnivore (iv) None of the above

Ans: (i)

117. Organism that feeds on produce

(i) Heterotroph (ii) Herbivore

(iii) carnivore (iv) none of the above

Ans: (i)

118. Total economic and social returns against expenditure

(i) Cost Benefit analysis (ii) Cost-profit analysis

(iii) Price-profit estimate (iv) Total Analysis

Ans: (i)

119. Number of live Births per 1000 people population in an year

(i) Crude Birth rate (ii) Total Birth chart

(iii) Additional births (iv) None of the above

Ans: (i)

120. Number of deaths per 1000 people population in an year

(i) Death % (ii) death chart %

(iii) Crude death rate (iv) None of the above

Ans: (iii)

121. Total socially transmitted behavior in a community

(i) Culture (ii) Habits

(iii) Customs (iv) Rituals

Ans: (i)

122. Wind circulates round an area of low pressure anticlockwise-

(i) Cyclone (ii) Storm

(iii) Customs (iv) Wind power

Ans: (i)

123. Wind speed reaches 100 km per or more during

(i) Storm (ii) Tsunsmi

(iii) Cyclone (iv) Wind mill

Ans: (iii)

124. In _________, wind circulates anticlockwise in Northern Hemisphere

(i)Anticyclone (ii)Storm

(iii) Cyclone (iv) Tsunami

Ans: (iii)

125. In cyclone wind circulates_________ in Northern Hemispherew

(i) Anticlockwise

(ii) Clockwise

(iii) Without direction

(iv)None of the above

Ans: (i)

126. In _______, wind circulates clockwise in Southern Hemisphere

(i)Cyclone (ii)Anticlockwise
 (iii)Tropical storm (iv)None of the above

Ans: (i)

127. Unit of sound intensity is

(i) Decibel (ii)Bel

(iii)Frequency (iv)None of the above

Ans: (i)

128. Audibility of human ear is

(i)1 to 130 decidel (ii)>100 decible

(iii)<100 decibel (iv) 50-100 dB

Ans: (i)

129. Land degradation due to human activities

(i) Desertification (ii) Erosion

(iii) Land slide (iv)Corrosion

Ans: (i)

130. Physical or biological complexity of a system is_______

(i) Biodiversity (ii) Diversity

(iii)Ecosystem (iv) Culture

Ans: (ii)

131. A technique to distinguish between individuals of some species using DNA.

(i) DNA testing (ii) DNA finger printing

(iii) DNA analysis (iv) DNA Tracing

Ans: (ii)

132. A high leavelinter governmental meeting on environment of earth.

(i) Earth summit (ii) Save earth

(iii) Save planet (iv) None of the above

Ans: (i)

133. Earth summit was held at

(i) Japan

(ii) Rio-de-Janero in Brazil

(iii) UK

(iv) UAS

Ans.: (ii)

134. Earth summit at Rio-de-Janero was held in year

(i) 1992 (ii) 1985

(iii) 1981 (iv) 1993

Ans : (i)

135. United Nations conference on environment and development

(UNCED) is popularly known as

(i)Erath summit (ii)Save environment movement

(iii)Save Erath movement (iv)None of the above

Ans: (i)

136. DNA fingerprinting uses sample of ___________.

(i)RNA (ii)Nails

(iii)DNA (iv)Tissue

Ans: (iii)

137 .DNA fingerprinting can help todistinguish between_________

(i) Different individual of same species

(ii) Different individual of different regions

(iii) Individuals form different region

(iv) None of the above

ANS:(i)

138.The points of agreement of “Earth summit” circulated as

(i) Rio Declaration

(ii) UNCED minutes

(iii) Rio-de-Janero Declaration

(iv) None of the above

Ans:(i)

139.The shaking and trembling of earth is

(i) Erath Vibrations

(ii) Tremors

(iii)Erathquake

(iv) None of the above

Ans : (ii)

140.Scale to measure intensity of earthquake is _________

(i) Richter scale (ii) Vector

(iii) Scalar (iv) dB

Ans: (i)

141.Richter scale is unit to measure _________ of earthquake

(i) Intensity (ii) Vibration

(iii) Frequency (iv) Severity

Ans : (i)

142.The variety of habitats is

(i) Ecosystem Diversity

(ii) Ecological variation

(iii) Biodiversity
(iv) Diversity

Ans: (i)

143.A group of co-existing organisms which interact with the environment

(i) Diversity (ii) Ecosystem

(iii)Biodiversity (iv) will

Ans: (ii)

144.one is able to do work due to

(i) Energy (ii) Heat

(iii) Force (iv) None of the above

Ans: (i)

145.“Something that environs” is

(i) environment (ii) surrounding

(iii) encircle (iv) none of the above

Ans: (i)

146.Evaluation of short /long term effect on environment.

(i) Environment Impact Assessment

(ii) Environment influence

(iii) Environment Impact Analysis

(iv) Environment Impact Assurance

Ans : (i)

147.Activity that protects environment__________

(i) Ecofriendly (ii) Safe

(iii) Green (iv) Ecology

Ans : (i)

148.Code of conduct based on moral values______

(i) Attitude (ii) Asthetic

(iii) Ethics (iv) Morals

Ans : (iii)

149.Electronic waste generated ________,

(i)E-waste (ii) solid waste

(iii) Biomedical waste (iv) Electronic waste

Ans : (i)

150.Regional animals and animal life ____________,

(i) Fauna (ii) Flora

(iii) Ecosystem (iv) None of the above

Ans : (i)

151.Softing of water is done by

i) Boiling and adding lime

ii) Cooling and heating

iii) Adding chloride and fluoride

iv) None of these

152.Minamata disease caused by

i) Neurological syndrome ii) Kidney disorder

ii) Respiratory disorder iv) None of these

153.Minamata disease caused by

i) Lead poisoning ii) Mercury poisoning

iii) Phosphate poisoning iv) Nitrate poisoning

 154.Minamata disease was first discovered in

i) china ii) Austria

iii) Japan iv) All of these

156.Minamata caused by the release of _____

i) Methyl phosphate ii) Methyl nitrate

iii) Methyl carbonate iv) Methyl mercury

157.Minamata disease caused due to release of methyl mercury from ______

In Japan

i) Chemical factory ii) Fertilizer factory

iii) Textile factory iv) All the above

158.The mixture of minerals organic matter, inorganic material, air and water in the firm of thin
layer is called as.

i) Sedimentary rock ii) Soil

iii) Fertile soil iv) Stone

159.Over grazing, deforestation, burning of grassland,etc causes.

i) Soil corrosion ii) Soil fertilization

iii) Soil erosion iv) None of these

138. Water holding capacity gets reduced due to

i) Soil corrosion ii) Soil fertilization

iii) Both (i) and (ii) iv) Soil erosion

160._____is used an organic fertilizer to increase the crop yields.

i) Human excreta ii) Animal excreta

iii) Both (i) and (ii) iv) None of these

161.If excreta contain ____soil and crops get contaminated.

i) Bacteria ii) Algae

iii) Insect iv) Pathogens

 162.Radioactive waste can also affect soil.

i) True ii) False

iii) Neither true not false iv) None of these

163. The water mixed with human excretes, sewage and sludge, kills____ of soil and reduces
its fertility.

i) Pathogens ii) Micro-organisms

iii) Bacteria iv) Viruses

164. If fluorides are absorbed by crops, through soil abd get the consumed by human bring it
causes_____.

i) Chlorosis ii) Neurosis

iii) Fluorosis iv) Photosynthesis

165. Measures to control quantitive losses of soil what step are taken

i) By making vegetation cover

ii) By terrace of countour bounding

iii) By controlling the grazing activities

iv) All the above

166. Plugging the gullies can also recharge

i) Ground water ii) Stop soil erosion

iii) Both (i) and (ii) iv) None of these