This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > General Knowledge > Science > Environment > Ecology Biodiversity Conservation Environmental Issues – Quiz 4 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Ecology Biodiversity Conservation Environmental Issues Quiz 4 (41 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Melting of polar ice is expected to cover a sea level rise of approximately A) 20 metre. B) 60 metre. C) 10 metre. D) 100 metre. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 60 metre. 2. The country which uses maximum nuclear power is A) Japan. B) France. C) Germany. D) U.S.A. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) France. 3. Which of the following is true when frequency of occurrence of risk is remote but possible? A) Risk is acceptable. B) Risk is unacceptable. C) Risk reduction measures should be implemented. D) Both (A) and (B) are true. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Risk is acceptable. 4. In Y-shaped energy flow model, one arm represents herbivore and the other A) Decomposer. B) Secondary consumer. C) Omnivore. D) Carnivore. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Decomposer. 5. The allochthonous microorganisms of an ecosystem are A) Indigenous microorganisms. B) Migrant. C) Pathogenic. D) Parasitic. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Migrant. 6. An important source of Arsenic in Municipal Solid Water (MSW) is A) Batteries. B) Rubber products. C) Pigments in plastics. D) Household pesticides. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Household pesticides. 7. In EIA the baseline data describes A) The environmental consequences by mapping. B) Existing environmental status of the identified study area. C) Assessment of risk on the basis of proposal. D) Demographic and socioeconomic data. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Existing environmental status of the identified study area. 8. In which part of India, the tropical Western Ghats are situated? A) Gujarat. B) Punjab. C) Kerala. D) Rajasthan. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Kerala. 9. The percentage share of electrical power from solar energy in the total electric power generation from all renewable energy sources sought to be achieved by Indian government by the year 2022, is A) ~ 65.5 %. B) ~ 75 %. C) ~ 47.5 %. D) ~ 57.1 %. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) ~ 57.1 %. 10. National Ambient Air Quality Standards for major pollutants were notified by CPCB in A) 1994. B) 2004. C) 1984. D) 1974. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 1994. 11. Quantifying the energy and raw material requirement as a part of life cycle assessment, is termed as A) Life Cycle pre-requisites. B) Life Cycle impact analysis. C) Life Cycle improvement analysis. D) Life Cycle inventory. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Life Cycle inventory. 12. Preparation of hazard-zoning map in case of landslide prone regions involves comprehensive investigation of A) Details of structural and lithological settings. B) Geomorphic features relating to instability of slopes. C) Seismicity pattern of the region. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 13. Organic matter (OM) content of soil can be calculated from organic carbon (OC) by using the formula A) OM( %) = OC ( %) $\times$ 1.724. B) OM( %) = OC ( %) $\times$ 1.427. C) OM( %) = OC ( %) $\times$ 1.247. D) OM( %) = OC ( %) $\times$ 1.472. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) OM( %) = OC ( %) $\times$ 1.724. 14. Pyramid of trophic levels is always upright in case of A) Biomass. B) Number. C) Energy. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Energy. 15. Compared to CO2, methane has global warming potential of A) 5 - 10 times more. B) 60 - 65 times more. C) 20 - 25 times more. D) 40 - 45 times more. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 20 - 25 times more. 16. Highest level of biotic interaction is A) Parasitism. B) Amensalism. C) Predation. D) Mutualism. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Predation. 17. Geothermal gradient in Earth is A) Higher in continental lithosphere. B) Uniform throughout. C) Higher in subduction zones. D) Lower at mid oceanic ridges. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Higher in continental lithosphere. 18. Which of the following BOD level waste water is permitted to be released inlands by industries under water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1974? A) 80 mg. B) 30 mg. C) 100 mg. D) 150 mg. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 30 mg. 19. National Land Reform Policy stresses on A) Watershed approach. B) Tenancy reforms. C) Restoration of ecological balance. D) Natural regeneration. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Tenancy reforms. 20. Who issues the Ecomark notification? A) Ministry of Environment and Forest, Govt. ofIndia. B) Department of Science and Technology, Govt. ofIndia. C) Ministry of Human Health and Family Welfare, Govt. ofIndia. D) Bureau of Indian Standards. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ministry of Environment and Forest, Govt. ofIndia. 21. PH of 0.01 M HNO3 is A) 0.1. B) 2. C) 1. D) 10. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 2. 22. Which of the following is a primary pollutant in atmospheric air? A) Sulphates. B) Nitrates. C) Cl2. D) SO3. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Cl2. 23. Which of the following categories of plants get benefited more due to elevation of CO2 level? A) C3plants. B) C4plants. C) CAM plants. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) C3plants. 24. Which bacteria removes copper from low grade copper ore? A) Thiobacillussp. B) Rhizobium sp. C) Bacillus thuringiensis. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Thiobacillussp. 25. As part of National Climate Change Policy, Indian government is planning to raise the installed capacity of renewable energy by the year 2030 to A) 250 GW. B) 175 GW. C) 200 GW. D) 350 GW. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 350 GW. 26. The area where two major communities meet and blend together is termed as A) Ecotype. B) Biotype. C) Ecotone. D) Meeting place. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Ecotone. 27. "Black Foot" disease in human beings caused due to use of water contaminated with A) Arsenic. B) Cadmium. C) Silver. D) Mercury. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Arsenic. 28. "Bermuda grass allergy" is a type of A) Airborne allergy. B) Contact allergy. C) Soilborne allergy. D) Hydroborne allergy. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Airborne allergy. 29. Acid drainage is more in mining of A) Bauxite. B) Lime stone. C) Granite. D) Base metal sulphide. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Lime stone. 30. The most toxic among the chlorinated hydrocarbons is A) Aldrin. B) DDT. C) Heptachlor. D) Endrin. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Endrin. 31. Public hearing is conducted A) Prior to site selection. B) After preparation of EIA. C) After environmental clearance. D) Prior to approval of Terms of Reference. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) After preparation of EIA. 32. A threatened species is A) Only endangered species. B) Only rare species. C) Only vulnerable species. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 33. Ministry of Environment and Forests amended the EIA notification making public hearing mandatory for environmental clearance on A) 27th January 1996. B) 10th April 1997. C) 27th January 1997. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 10th April 1997. 34. Risk assessment in EIA does not involve A) Preparation of disaster management plan. B) Hazard and operability studies. C) Maximum credible analysis. D) Assessment of economic benefit arising out of a project. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Assessment of economic benefit arising out of a project. 35. Indian wolf has become an important animal because A) It's name appears in Red Data Book. B) Wild dogs disappeared due to their presence. C) It is only an important member of food chain of almost all Indian forests. D) It has been chosen as a State animal. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It's name appears in Red Data Book. 36. Ultrafiltration can remove A) Suspended solids. B) Protozoa. C) Bacteria. D) All the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All the above. 37. How many hot spots have been identified in the world and Indian Subcontinent respectively? A) 35, 2. B) 17, 2. C) 17, 3. D) 12, 3. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 35, 2. 38. A good automobile fuel, in addition to having high calorific value, should have A) Moderate ignition temperature. B) High ignition temperature. C) Low ignition temperature. D) High viscosity. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Moderate ignition temperature. 39. Halon - 1301 is a A) Refrigerant. B) Solvent. C) Aerosol propellant. D) Fire extinguisher. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Fire extinguisher. 40. In biological systems sulphur is largely bound in A) Lipids. B) Proteins. C) Nucleic acids. D) Proteins and nucleic acids. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Proteins. 41. The evolution of genetic resistance to antibiotics among disease-carrying bacteria is an example of A) Diversifying natural selection. 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