This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > General Knowledge > Indian Culture > Festivals > World Environment Day – Quiz 1 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books World Environment Day Quiz 1 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Who will host World Environment Day 2022? A) Sweden. B) US. C) Australia. D) India. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sweden. 2. Which of the following organizations had announced to celebrate June 5 as World Environment Day? A) International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD). B) United Nations Organization. C) International Development Association. D) International Finance Corporation. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) United Nations Organization. 3. What is the World Environment Day anthem called? A) Save Earth Anthem. B) One Earth Anthem. C) Environment Anthem. D) Earth Anthem. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Earth Anthem. 4. Of all mammals on earth what percentage are wild? A) 4. B) 54. C) 24. D) 84. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 4. 5. Tabaco contains which harmful chemical? A) Oxytocin. B) Nicotine. C) Serotonin. D) Caffine. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Nicotine. 6. Of the plants grown for human consumption, approximately what percentage is pollinated by animals? A) 55 %. B) 65%. C) 75%. D) None. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 75%. 7. Where was World Environment Day established? A) New York. B) Geneva. C) Stockholm. D) Paris. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Stockholm. 8. When was Environment Day first established? A) 1996. B) 1972. C) 1984. D) 1930. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 1972. 9. World Environment Day was celebrated for the first time under which slogan? A) Only One Earth. B) A Tree for Peace. C) Gift to the Earth. D) Only One Future for Our Children. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Only One Earth. 10. Who was the father of Green Revolution in India A) C.V. Raman. B) M.S. Swaminathan. C) Norman Borlang. D) K.V.Rao. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) M.S. Swaminathan. 11. Full form of UNEP is United Nations Environment Programme A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 12. The Taj Mahal is being affected by A) Noice Pollution. B) Air Pollution. C) Water Pollution. D) Sun Light. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Air Pollution. 13. What is the theme of World Environment Day-2020? A) Air pollution. B) Bio diversity. C) Go wild for life. D) Beat plastic pollution. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Bio diversity. 14. What is the 2021 theme for World Environment Day? A) Climate change. B) Recycling. C) Ecosystem restoration. D) Biodiversity. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Ecosystem restoration. 15. What are the stages in EIA process? A) Screening-Scoping-Appraisal-Public hearing. B) Screening-Appraisal-Scoping-Public hearing. C) Screening-Scoping Public hearing-Appraisal. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Screening-Scoping Public hearing-Appraisal. 16. When and where was the Environment Day Anthem launched? A) India, 2013. B) Nepal, 1995. C) US, 2000. D) UK, 2006. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) India, 2013. 17. Land, water, air etc., comprise the ..... environment. A) Man-made. B) Natural. C) Artificial. D) Human. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Natural. 18. UNCED stands for A) United Nations Corporation on Environment and Development. B) United Nations Conference on Environment and Development. C) United Nations Corporation on Environment and Disasters. D) United Nations Conference on Environment and Disasters. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) United Nations Conference on Environment and Development. 19. Which of the following is a major cause of soil erosion? A) Urbanization. B) Mining. C) Air pollution. D) Deforestation. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Deforestation. 20. Which of the following is Celebrated as "Wildlife Week" A) 2 to 8 August. B) 2 to 8 November. C) 2 to 8 October. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 2 to 8 October. 21. What is the reason for the yellowing and deterioration of the shine of the Taj Mahal? A) Acid rain. B) Ozone depletion. C) Green house. D) Excess carbon. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Acid rain. 22. The first World Environment Day was held in which year? A) 1974. B) 1976. C) 1978. D) 1971. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 1974. 23. What will be the impact of global warming in future? A) Hotter temperatures. B) Higher sea level rise. C) Droughts and floods. D) All. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All. 24. Which of the following is NOT a cause of desertification? A) Deforestation. B) Overgrazing. C) Climate change. D) Sustainable farming. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Sustainable farming. 25. What is the theme of World Environment Day 2022? A) Plant for the Planet. B) Don't desert drylands. C) Your Planet Needs You-UNite to Combat Climate Chang. D) Only One Earth. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Only One Earth. 26. International Day of Forests is celebrated on A) 2 April. B) 3 March. C) 2 June. D) 21 March. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 21 March. 27. Earth Hour is organized by ..... ? A) United Nations Environment Programme. B) World Wildlife Fund. C) UNESCO. D) Earth Hour Foundation. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) World Wildlife Fund. 28. For which of the following PM10 and PM2.5 Samplers are used? A) Air Pollution. B) Water Polluttion. C) Food adulteration. D) Noise Pollution. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Air Pollution. 29. Below is the treatment facilities we have in our plant to treat the waste water generated A) Effluent Treatment Plant. B) Sewage Treatment Plant. C) Both A & B. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Both A & B. 30. Which is the top most polluted city in India? A) Mumbai. B) Kolkata. C) Chennai. D) Delhi. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Delhi. 31. What does UNEP stand for? A) United Nations Environmental Policy. B) United Nations Environmental Protection. C) United Nations Environmental Programme. D) United Nations Educational Plan. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) United Nations Environmental Programme. 32. It would take how many Earths to meet the demands that human make on nature each year? A) 2. B) 1.5. C) 2.5. D) 1.6. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 1.6. 33. Which of the following is an important Green House Gas? A) Nitrogen. B) Hydrogen. C) Oxygen. D) Carbon Dioxide. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Carbon Dioxide. 34. The ozone layer lies in A) Mesosphere. B) Stratosphere. C) Troposphere. D) Lonosphere. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Stratosphere. 35. The Sahara and other hot deserts are dead and have no biodiversity value. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 36. What percentage of the Earth's population suffers from the impacts of land degradation? A) 80 %. B) 20 %. C) 60 %. D) 40 %. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 40 %. 37. Where is Jim Corbett Park located? A) Madhya Pradesh. B) Gujarat. C) Uttarakhand. D) Karnataka. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Uttarakhand. 38. Which of the followings help to protect the environment? A) Not using plastic items. B) By planting trees. C) Use of renewable energy. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 39. Who started the Chipko movement? A) Moti Lal Bahuguna. B) Beautiful red bahuguna. C) Devkinandan. D) Mahatma Gandhi. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Beautiful red bahuguna. 40. On average, how long is a plastic bag used by a person before being thrown away? A) 12 minutes. B) 1 hour. C) 1 day. D) 1 Week. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 12 minutes. 41. Why is plastic dangerous for marine life? A) A-They mistake it for food and cannot digest it. B) B-They can get tangled in it which hinders their ability to swim. C) Both a and b. D) It's not dangerous because they use plastic waste for habitats. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Both a and b. 42. 71% of earth's surface is covered with. A) Water. B) Land. C) Air. D) Coal. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Water. 43. What is the main message of WED2025? A) Grow more trees in cities only. B) Restore lands for a better future. C) Build bigger factories. D) Increase use of fossil fuels. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Restore lands for a better future. 44. Where does the majority of plastic waste end up? A) Oceans. B) Burned for energy. C) Landfills. D) Recycled. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Oceans. 45. Poaching is a severe threat to elephants. How many elephants are killed for their tusks? A) 100/ day. B) 25/ day. C) 10/ day. D) 50/ day. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 100/ day. 46. The depletion of the ozone layer allows more of which harmful radiation to reach Earth? A) Ultraviolet (UV) radiation. B) Microwaves. C) Visible light. D) Radio waves. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ultraviolet (UV) radiation. 47. What is the anthem of World Environment Day? A) Together We Can. B) Environment Anthem. C) One Earth. D) Earth Anthem. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Earth Anthem. 48. How will you show your support in promoting Proper waste disposal?I-throw trash anywhereII-garbage should throw in the stream, river and other bodies of waterIII-segregate and compostIV-follow reduce, reuse, recycle recover and repair A) I and II. B) II and III. C) II and IV. D) III and IV. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) III and IV. 49. Earth day celebrated on? A) 2023-04-22 00:00:00. B) 22 June. C) 2023-05-22 00:00:00. D) 2023-03-22 00:00:00. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 2023-04-22 00:00:00. 50. What is the slogan of World Environment Day 2020? A) Connecting People to Nature. B) Beat Air Pollution. C) Time for Nature. D) One Earth. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Time for Nature. 51. Total organic matter present in an ecosystem is called A) Biomass. B) Food. C) Biome. D) Litter. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Biomass. 52. The Environment Protection Act of 1986 (EPA) came into force soon after which of the following disaster in India? A) Bhopal Gas Tragedy. B) Oleum Gas Leak. C) Raspberry Landslide in Pune. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Bhopal Gas Tragedy. 53. Which country will host COP 28 in 2023? A) United Arab Emirates (UAE). B) Egypt. C) Glasgow. D) India. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) United Arab Emirates (UAE). 54. What is the main purpose of celebrating Earth Day? A) To promote pollution. B) To raise awareness about environmental issues. C) To encourage deforestation. D) To have a day off work. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To raise awareness about environmental issues. 55. By the end of 1970, the year of the first Earth Day, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) was created. Which of the following acts was NOT passed that same year? A) Ecosystem clean act. B) Marine Mammal Protection Act. C) Clean Air Act. D) Clean Water Act. E) Endangered Species Act. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Marine Mammal Protection Act. 56. Why is World Environment Day celebrated? A) To prevent pollution in most populated countries. B) To promote global awareness of environmental preservation and protection. C) To celebrate the foundation date of UN General Assembly. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To promote global awareness of environmental preservation and protection. 57. Zoological Survey of India is at: A) New Delhi. B) Kolkata. C) Lucknow. D) Hyderabad. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Kolkata. 58. Which of these energy sources is Renewable A) Wind. B) Natural Gas. C) Coal. D) Petrol. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Wind. 59. What are the three "R" of waste management? A) Reduce, Reuse and Recycle. B) Remix, Reuse and Recycle. C) Remove, Reuse and Recycle. D) Remix, Reuse and Recycle. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Reduce, Reuse and Recycle. 60. The sun gets its energy from A) Burning Biomass. B) Nuclear Fusion. C) Nuclear Fission. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Nuclear Fusion. Next →Related QuizzesIndian Culture QuizzesGeneral Knowledge QuizzesWorld Environment Day Quiz 2World Environment Day Quiz 3World Environment Day Quiz 4World Environment Day Quiz 5World Environment Day Quiz 6Air Force Day QuizAmbedkar Jayanti QuizApril Fools Day Quiz 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books