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Ecology Biodiversity Conservation Environmental Issues Quiz 2 (60 MCQs)

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1. Which pyramid cannot be inverted in a stable ecosystem?
2. Which of the following organic compounds is not of biogenic origin?
3. Human activities add 7-9 gigatons of CO2 per annum into the atmosphere. Major contributor to this CO2 is
4. In which years the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands was held and came into force?
5. Environmental Protection Act was enacted in India during
6. The background noise level in an area is represented by which of the following noise indices?
7. An earthquake measuring over 8 on Richter scale is rated as
8. Point out the right match concerning the toxic metal and associated adverse impact.
9. The sequence of fossil fuels in the order of higher to lower heating value is as follows
10. 'BioCarbon Fund Initiative for Sustain- able Forest Landscapes' is managed by the
11. Which one of the following is not an energy recovery method of solid waste management?
12. The validity period of Environmental Clerance after Environmental Impact Assessment is least for
13. Ocean-Grabbing and Ocean-Encroachment are associated with
14. In a typical municipal solid waste, least percentage of Ash is found in
15. GLOBE stands for
16. Which of the following organisms can act as primary consumer, secondary consumer, tertiary consumer or scavenger in different types of food chains?
17. Among total dissolved matter in marine water, chlorine accounts for
18. Which of the following is used as plant indicator for detection of presence of SO2 and HF in air?
19. Which type of forests are found at an altitude of 5300 ft chiefly on mountains of Himalayas and Nilgiri?
20. Which of the following statements is correct in the context of Environmental Impact Assessment?
21. Which bird has been voted as United Kingdom's first national bird?
22. The EIA report of a hydropower project would be valid upto how many years after the environmental clearance of the project?
23. A paddy field is an example of
24. Which of the following chemicals of anthropogenic origin mimics the effect of estrogen in animals?
25. The chemical formula for CFC-11 is
26. Global Warming Potential (GWP) of a greenhouse gas (GHG) is a comparison of global warming impact between
27. The drastic reduction in the number of intestinal pathogens during activated sludge process is the overall result of
28. Which pyramid is always straight?
29. Replacement of existing communities by any external condition is termed
30. Consider the following regarding Black Carbon (BC)
31. Which one of the following is an in situ method of biodiversity conservation?
32. What is Eco mark?
33. Reserve food material in algae is
34. Which of the following is not a class of aquatic ecosystems based on salinity levels?
35. Which one of the following environmental factors is responsible for cyclomorphism in animals?
36. Risk assessment is different from Environmental Impact Assessment in terms of
37. Which specific common feature is not found in zooplankton and rabbit?
38. When the full potential of physical, chemical and biological factors, a species can use if there is no competition, it is called
39. According to WHO, maximum permissible level of chlorides in drinking water is
40. Which of the following does not have a direct role in climate change?
41. The Zooplankton of continental shelf is generally the same as in
42. In the context of REDD+ initiatives the land clearing in forest areas is primarily concerned with
43. If individuals of a species remain alive only in captivity or other human controlled conditions, the species is said to be
44. Which of the following is an example of lotic ecosystem?
45. Which group of vertebrate comprises maximum number of endangered species?
46. Which of the following habitats has not been included as Indian biodiversity hot spots?
47. Which one of the following is associated with the issue of control and phasing out of the use of ozone-depleting substances?
48. Which one of the following is a methyl isocyanate (MIC) based pesticide?
49. The most suitable range of wind speeds for wind power generation is
50. Which of the following material is not easily broken down?
51. The relationship between two organisms in which one receives benefit at the cost of other is known as
52. Which of the following is the largest source of water pollution in major rivers of India?
53. Public Liability Insurance Act was enacted in the year
54. Two species cannot remain in same place according to
55. Which one of the following category of earthworms is most suitable for Vermicomposting?
56. Solid waste treatment by pyrolysis involves
57. GIS is applied to study
58. The colour code of the container for collection of waste scrap generated from Hospitals is
59. Which category of projects does not require Environmental Impact Assessment in accordance with the Indian EIA Notification 2006?
60. The primary producers in the marine ecosystem are
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