‘1. The term environment has been derived trom French word which mens to neice or wero ts 2 FEvironb) oikor «) Geo d) Aqua 2. Which of the folowing component of the environment are effective transport of mater? YRimosphere and hydrosphere b) Atmosphere and lithosphere ©) Hydrosphere and Uthosphered) Lithosphere and 3. Which of the following is a biotic component of an ecosystem: AF Fungiv) solar tight c) Temperature d) Humidity . ont __ 4. The sequence of eating and being eaten in an ecosystem is called, 4 __ 27 F Sod chain b carbon ee Hrérologal crc d) None ofthese “a goof — 5. Primary consumer is, ores b) Camivores c) Macro consumer d) Omni vores Major atmospheric gas layer in stratosphere is, web consists of, }of 2 food chain b) an organisms position in afood chain. ching of food chain d) a set of similar consumer. Up a world’s largest share of which of the following: *) Arne vehi £) Mevebhod xe pen eZef Mica c) Copper d) Diamond ‘of most of the dams around the world is, 0 2) reation Sinking water supply d Flood cont 5 ~ ocel \ ase (> laa neg titel Bowtie cs) hia ae12. The largest reservoir of nitrogen on our planets, 2) Ocean b) Atmosphere c) Biosphere. A}FOssil fuels 13. Mining means, a) Conserve and Preserve minerals b) Check pollution due to mineral resource <£} Extract minerals and ores d) None of these 14. E.LA can be expanded as, a) Environment and Industrila act b) Environmental Impact activity ¥ Environmental Impact Assessment d) Environmentally important activity. 15. “Earth Day” is held every year on, a) June Sth b) November 23rd c)-April 22nd d) May 16 16. Water logging is a phenomena in which, a) Crop patterns are rotated b) Soil root zone becomes saturated due to over irrigation, ¢) Erosion of soil g}4¥one of these 17. Which of the following is considered as an alternate fuel? Yenc 'b) Kerosine c) Coal d) Petrol22. Biogas is gaseous fuel composed mainly of, _A¥Methane and carbon dioxide b) Methane and hydrogen sulphide ¢) Methane and Carbon monoxide d) None of these 23, Reduction in brightness of the famous Taj Mahal is due to, a) Global warming byAir pollution c) Ozone depletion d) Afforestation 24. Ozone layer thickness is measured in, a) PPM b) PPB c) Decibels Dobson units 25. Bhopal gas tragedy caused due to leakage of, ‘-#VMethyl Iso Cyanate b) Sulphur dioxide c) Hydrogen Sulphide d) Methane 26. Septic tankis, a) An aerobic attached growth treatment system b) An aerobic suspended growth biological treatment system ie aerobic attached growth biological treatment system. d) An aerobic suspended growth treatment system. 27. Sound that is safest to the human ear should not exceed, a) 45 Db b) 125 Db 570 Db d) 85 Db B voaste (15% Bscienie means of MS.W management involves Muni gal Se : a) Collection and transport b) Segregation ¢) Safe disposal ail of these 29, Cowdungeanbeused,Guythe Objectives of Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS) are, a) Immunization b) Health check up and referral services, ¢) Pre-school non-formal education aR of these 32. The international protocol to protect the ozone layer is, _p¥lontceal protocol b) The Vienna protocol ) Kyoto protocol d) Cartagena protocol 33. Environmental (protection) act was enacted inthe year, ii b) 1992 c) 1984 d) 1974 34. The forest (conservation) act was enacted in the year, a) 1986 b) 1974 c) 1994 41972 35. The leader of Chipko movement is, Py Sunderlal Bahuguna b) Medha Patkar c) Vandana Shiva d) Suresh Hebliker 36. Chernobyl Nuclear disaster occurred in the year, a) 1984 b) 1985 Gis 4) 1987 87)the ‘computer driven system that permits storing and retrieving environmental information, DS ') Digital information c) information technology d) None of these 38. Bacteria that are commonly associated with root nodules are, Gis een the xoa REY) \ Ques a) Rhizobium b) Bacillus c) Peeudomonas.ii fone of these 39, Earth’s fresh water reserves are about, 3G bb) 26% c) 0.26% d) 1.696 40. The Earth is believed to have come to existence some, a) 3.5 billion years ago billion years ago ¢) 4.5 million years ago d) 5.5 million years ago1. The sequence of eating and being eaten in an ecosystem is called DHA chain) Carbon yee «Food we yoga eee ‘2.In aquatic ecosystem phytoplankton can be considered as a a) Consumer b) Producer c) Macro consumer _d}4fone of these Besse prams are sues of a) Pyramid of Energy b) Pyramid of numbers. ¢) Pyramid of biomass A of these 4. ELAcan be expanded as 2) Environment & industrial act b) Environment & Impact Activities Sr nvironmental impact Assessment d) None of these ‘5. Water logging is a phenomena in which a) Water patterns are rotated _.2YSoil root zone becomes saturated due to over irrigation. ‘¢) Erosion of soil 4) Soil degradation ; @the permissible limit of Lead in domestic portable water as er Sis |2)005me/L »)0005me/L c)OSme/l dbomeft~ o-elmp/t- cyde involves nitrate and proteins _p}Carbon dioxide, water and energy dioxide, Sulphate & Proteins 4) Carbon, Nitrogen and Oxygen Deforestation means conservation offorest_pyGestructon of forest) monocrop cultivation) decrease in agriculture "9. Blue baby syndrome is caused by the contamination of water due to(Breoed wase water canbe wed for 4) crop irrigation b) landscape gardening ¢) Replenishing fast depleting aquifers Il of these 13. Noise pollution is controlled by a) Reducing the noise at the source _b) Preventing its transmission ) Protecting the receiver _ yA ofthese 14. LPG is a mixture of a)N2andH2S b)CO2 and N2 9 Ppane and butane d) Methane and CO2 15. Direct conversion of solar energy is attained by Pia photovac els }) diesel hybrid system c) Solar thermal system —_d) None of these. 16. Nuclear wastes are active for a)Syears b)10years ¢)S0years centuries 17. Molasses from sugar industry is used to generate a) Biodiesel b) Hydrogen ‘sy Sioethanol 4d) Biomethanol 18. Demography is the study of nals behavior tS FPocalston growth c) Rivers d) Forests ‘objectives of family welfare program is hane b)CO2 litrous oxide d) S02 reaction involves the bombardment of 235U by@ 23. The tiger conservation project was started in aon ‘b) 1975 c) 1981 d) 2000 24. Centre for science and environment is 7 overmentoreaization 'b) Non government organization ¢) International body —_d) None of these 25. The leader of “Chipko Movement” is _p) serial Bahuguna b) Medha Patkar c) Vandana Shiva d) Mahatma Gandhi 26. GILO is a project associated with Gix| loo proved Learning Ou} wy protection b) Environment education s}Women education d) None of these e largest share of which of the following : fica ©) Copper 4d) Silver pollution of water is due to | oxygen b) pH of Turbidity d) None of these 4 following is the source of fly ash? ‘exhaust b) Sewage yer plant d) All of these range of pH for drinking water as per the Indian standard isIn oo widiedia Syies eoeenie e nt in the carth crust is ©) Sodium @) Iron1SCIV18/28 7. A food web consists of, ; ; a) @ portion of a food chain ) an organisms position in a food chain <2) Interlocking of food chain d) aset of similar consumer a) Manganese Dy Mica c) Copper 4) Diamond 9+ Major purpose of most of the dams around the world is, India has a world’s largest share of which of the following: a) Power generation b) Irrigation Drinking water supply d) Flood control . 19. The Permissible range of pH for drinking water as per the Indian standard, a) 6to9 bY 651075 c) 6108.5 d) 65t08.5 11. Excess of fluorides in drinking water is likely to cause, : a)Bhuebabies AFA the above. a b) Genetic damage 4) AlL we of calorific value +b) Peat 4) Bituminous coal.@ iserviwas Y 1 wnnanson < iy A) Mantle Sy 3 oe 4) Arpt m. — eS’ a sce @ ‘Di. Gnome layer exists in ~ os a) Thermosphere ~ Whnoghes 0 Bxosphere 4) Mesosphere 2 eat oce an b) Me Arima paion’” — ita * Wace a ; oii ates ed 1) Debentiion SS _ArBoth (a) and es + pot pg ~ . 4) Nobel ees() lw techy 18/28 9, Major purpose of most of the dams around the world is a) power generation DY drinking wate” supply ¢) flood control d) irrigation i nt day is on 10, World environme a aS May DVS" Tune oy July d) 16 August th Socio-economic security in environmental aspects involves a) Fairness and equity in distribution costs for ‘complete ex! b) Welfare of the present generation c) Intra and inter generational equity ofresources AYAIL of these ing generation, 12. Which of the following statements ‘are true? a) Manis not dependent on nature? 'b) Resources are unlimited,’$o one can use them lavishly, Energy can be converted*from one form to another, but some percentage is lost into the environment d) Matter can be generated afresh. It need not be récycled or reused. 13, Which of the following is the most environmental friendly agriculture practice? 4) using chentival fertilizer b) using insecticides Syorganic fatming d) none of these 14, Which of the following is a key element of EIA? a) scoping b) screening, eV identifying and evaluating alternatives d)all of these 15, Effect of modern agriculturéon soil is due to econ b) acidification ) salinization d) all of these Soil erosion removes,surface soil which contains a) organic matter, b) plant nOtritiénts _spooth ‘a’ and ‘b? d) none of these 7 17, Farmers haveta tendency to i a) use optimam quantity of water b) to’over irrigate their crops c) to'vonserve water is all of these 18, Environmental impactiassessment < ws astudy of feats ofaproject + i 2 b) isa study ofkiv yysical characteristics of the environment that may result from a human ate Ae ~ d) none of these Or ys 19, The-depletion of trees is causing accumulation of P NOs $80: ©) COs ‘ 20. Permissibl for drinking water as per the Indian standards. a) 610 7 ora 7 6.50 0 7.50 ¢) 6.0 to 8.50 d) 6.500 8.50 . -20f4 -es @ 10CIV18/28 fy ing photosynthesis, trees produce es i f d) carbo: i ined bylcatbon dioxide 0) bee ~ !) carbon monoxide 22. Excess fluorides in drinking water is likely to eh dae PIECE " <)fatestinal irritation ¢) taste and odour Z m%, 23. Percentage of nitrogen in Earth's Sree 8% a) 98% by 12% y ©) 21% ee 24. Which of the following is not a part of Diva cycle? i i ara 4) precipitation infiltration te o) transpiration By Pexspiation 25. The required iron content in diag rater as specified by BIS js a) 300 mg/t b) » bef aria d) 0.30 mg/f 26. The most prevalent form v degradation in India’ ae a) landslide il subsidence i erosion d) desertification 27. Solar energy is a . <#y renewable sourée “> b) exhaustible c) mutable : d) source of tidal energy 28. Bhopal ahs, occurred due to release of a” + a) methane Dymethyl isooyanate Shur dioxide _d) carbon dioxide . » For the growth and reproduetio fish a minimurtleyel of dissolved ofygen should be a<4me/t ») <4 mel oo 0.4 me/t 4 perione of these a mS af a babar the Bowing ses in fertilizer, ich one caused miiitum water pollution? nitrogen S Ss ©) potassim 4) organimatter f ‘4 e NH value of the acid rain waters abn 0 oe a75 & YY v gest of movement of mltientsffom the soil’by the acid rain is piration a transpiration yer Teaching ) infiltration ¢) Decibels the world is > ae Gok aay# y ¥ ~ 10CIV18/28 36. Acid rain has been increasing n has day by day due to ae increase in vehicle population 37. Ozone hole was first discovered over a) Arctic DY Antarctica of fropical region d) Africa 38. Domesticated animals are used for 9 4 Wf dairy products —_b) production of fibre 25 “) ©) production of meat « 4) all of these (B) Arial husbandry resus in ce % % these 4) slobal warming b)acid rainy. ¢) ozone depletion "gyn 40. Envisonmental (protection) age L waSienacted inthe year “> 986 b) 1992, 7 ©) 1984 d) 1974 3 a ay 41. Environmental protections the responsibility of | a) Government of India. 7 b) NGO's o)Individual = AFA of these 42. The first International Earth Summit was held at a) Johannesburg, byRio deJaneiro , ” _¢) Kyoto d) Stockholm 43. An important NGO pote in Global environmental pro a) UNICEF Green peace ° d) CPCB 44, a has the largest share of which of the = 4 ‘manganese b) mia gr & 4d) diamond 45. World Ozone day is being celebrated on a) September 5”. oe Se nena 4) September 11" * (chloro ON ine Ca eng} i 44 ; a as ; werage thickness Hoare Sones across the globe. c)400 DU ( v "peso Un tas 46. CFCs have been a) solvent c) blowi then for polymer10CIV18/28 Aggregation of clay into sand — sized grains is by ) Vegetation b) Wild fire _pyonservation eee Removal of trees cause 4) Loss of biodiversity b) Ecological impact c) Soil erosion «fF Alll of these .. Consumption of fossil fuels result in a) Ozone depletion JyGlobal warming) both d) None of the above | Marine Iguanas were killed due to oil spill at a) Santa Fe b) Andaman ¢) Nicobar d) Lakshadweep Arsenic , Fluorides , Phosphates emit from a) Diary plants ) Distillery unit. _c) Fertilizer plant d) Tanneries . Mercaptanes is a gaseous effluent characteristic of a) Tanneries ib) Chemical industry c) Petrochemicals d) All of these 14. As per IS : 10500— 2003, maximum limit of turbidity is a) SNTU b) 10 NTU c) 1S NTU d) 20 NTU &) Typhoid is a disease due to presence of a) Bacteria b) Fungus ©) Virus a) all Water bome diseases include a) Polio 'b) Meningitis c) Cholera d) All {(7,) Raw sewage used as fertilizer resulted in cholera at ' a) Palestine b) Peru c) Paraguay d) Panama 18. Mathaemoglobinemia is a syndrome due to excess of > a) Nitrates b) Phosphates ©) Chlorides d) Sulphates 19, Limestone reefs are built up by w ge) \Gorals| <> |» ©) Alene’ c) Both d) None ofthese — 1 fuel because it emits _b)SOz c) NO2 ee at autianye Be 10CIV. gover pant in Karnataka is Situated in 1828 i a by Kaiga c) Kudremukh — d) None p agent) schemes in India is being experimented in ‘sa ) Kerala ¢) Tamilnadu _-d) Orissa cool ies result in enhancing hardness of water due to emission of ysuuicasid —b) Nii acid ) Phosphoric acid d) All a accelerated Algae and water plant growth is “9 Putrefaction b) Eutrophication c) Denitrification d) None {, Siltingis encouraged due to photosynthesis of a) Algae 'p) Bacteria c) Corals 4) Planktons 49) The word sol is derived from a) English b) French. c) Latin d) Italian 30. Source of soil pollution is due to a) Mining, 'b) Biological agents c) Urban wastes d) All ofthese 31, Common viruses present in sewage are 4) Adeno viruses b) Anterioviruses__¢) Glutoviruses _ d) All of these 32, Process in which MSW is decomposed is known as 2) Sanitary landfill) Composting _¢) Incineration d) None 33, Progress of a nation depends on a) Population density b)Literacyrates_¢) Familysize _ ¢) Allof these 34, Country not belonging to G7 is 8) Canada ’b) Britain ¢)Cambodia —_) Germany 138. Population growth isnot the cause of poverty according to a) Karl Marx 'b) Napoleon ¢) Nelson Mandela ) Lincoln ‘population growth happens to be b) Nutrtios €) Social security d) All theseai, Lowest p" recorded in rainwater is a) 1.5 b) 2.5 0) 35 was 42, Primary cause of acid rain is due to presence of 8) $02 b) CO; c) NOi ) PsOs 43, Invaluable stone statues are partially dissolved by acid rain in a) Sweden b) Greece ¢) Ukraine d) Uganda 44, Acid rain has become an invisible threat particularly in a) Turkey b) Tuvalu c) Japan d) Jordan 45. U.N. conference on Human Environment held in i a) Manchester b) Glasgow @) Stockholm 4) Liverpool! 46. Air Act extends to a) North India b) South Central India ¢) Whole of India d) Includes Pakistan 47. Water Act in the first instance applies to a) Tamilnadu b) Andhra Pradesh ¢) Karnataka 4) Maharashtra: 48, Wild Life Act extends in India except a) Karnataka b) Kerala c) Kashmir d) Assam 49, On 29" April 1999, NGO's are signified by UN a) President ) Secretary General c) Chief d) All Guiding principles for Environmental Education were formulated at co a) New York b) Tbilisi c) Los Angeles dd)