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Question Bank for ENVIRONMENT AWARENESS (EVS)(S.Y. BCOM., S.Y.B.A.)
EXAM DATE – 26TH March, 2016
Q. 1. …………… is sum total of water, air and land, inter-relationships among themselves and also with the human beings, other living organisms and property
a)surrounding b)environment c)universe
Q. 2. The United Nations conference on environment and development held in Rio-de-janeiro in 1992 popularly known as…………….a) World summit b)environment summit c)earth summit
Q. 3. ………………… is non-renewable form of energy.a) Biomass b) petroleum c) tidal energy
Q. 4. Forest canopy acts as a sink for CO2, reducing the problem of ………………….. cased by green house gas.a) Global warming b)droughts c) air pollution
Q. 5. The water we use keeps on cycling endlessly through the environment which we call as ……………………a) Natural pumping b)hydrological cycle c) moisture
Q. 6. Water in streams, lakes, ponds, wet lands or artificial reservoirsa) Surface b) ground c) Fresh
Q. 7. When annual rainfall is below normal and less than evaporation……………….. conditions are createa) Drought b) Dry c) desert
Q. 8. …......... are naturally occurring, inorganic, crystalline solids having a definite chemical composition and characteristic physical properties.
a) Substance b) Rocks c) minerals
Q. 9. ……………….. is a metallic mineralsa) Bauxite b) Graphite c) Quartz
Q. 10. ……………… is a energy generating mineral.a) Lead b) coal c)nickel
Q. 11. Mining is done to extract minerals or fossil fuels from deep deposits in soil by using ……………. mininga) Open pit b) strip c) sub-surface
Q. 12. People receiving less than 80 % of the minimum dietary calories are called ………………a) Seriously under-nourished b) malnutrition c) unhealthy
Q. 13. ……………… capacity of any system is the maximum population that can be supported by it on a sustainable basis.a) Holding b) carrying c)maintaining
Q. 14. The slash and burn of trees in forest to clear the land cultivation result in ……………………a) Desertification b) forest reduction c)deforestation
Q. 15. The species of pests which have become immune to all types of pesticides are known as ……………………a) Super pests b) strong pests c) high pests
Q. 16. Over irrigation and inadequate drainage causes excess water to accumulate is known as ………………a) Stagnation b) Water logging c) Ponds
Q17. ………………. Has thousands of small plane mirrors are arranged in concave reflectors to collect solar heat up to 3000°C.
a) Water heater b) Solar lamp c) solar furnace
Q18 The energy harnessed from the earth’s interiors is called …………… energy
a) Hidden b) Deep c) Geothermal
Q19. ……………… is a mixture of methane, Carbon dioxide hydrogen and hydrogen sulphide
a) Floating gas b) Biogas c) Heavy gas
Q20. Biomass can be fermented to alcohols< & can be used as fuels, known as ………………..
a) Alco fuels b) Bio-fuels c) Natural fuels
Q21. A Biological community and its physical environment exchanging matter and energy is called …………………..
a) Ecosystem b) Succession c) Ecology
Q22. All green plants are mainly …………………..
a) Consumers b) Food makers c) Producers
Q23. The producers and consumers are arranged in the ecosystem in definite manner. Each food level is known as ……………..
a) Standing biomass b) tropic level c) Structure
Q24. ……………… is a network of food chains where different types of organisms are connected at different tropic levels.
a) Life cycle b) Eco-net c) Food web
Q25. The energy stored at consumer level for use by the next tropic level is defined as ……………..
a) Primary production b) Secondary production c) Pre-primary production
Q26. Top branches of shorter trees in tropical rain forest, form an umbrella like cover, known as ……………………..
a) Shadow b) Green cover c) Canopy
Q27. The temperate grasslands of Europe and Asia are known as ……………………
a) Steppes b) Savannas c) Prairies
Q28. ……………. refers to the variety and variability among all groups of living organisms.
a) Diversity b) Variability c) Biodiversity
Q29. Passenger Pigeon or ……………….. is no more on this earth due to loss of biodiversity.
a) kiwi b) bird of heaven c) dodo
Q30. ………………… is one of the hot spots of biodiversity in India.
a) western Ghats b) Himalaya c) Aravali
Q31. The ‘International union for conservation of Nature and Natural Resources published the ……………………….. which includes the list of endangered species of plants and animals.
a) Census b) biodiversity c) red data book
Q32. A …………………. is an area dedicated for the conversation of wildlife along with its environment.
a) Reserve forest b) national park c)zoo
Q33. The toxic substances like DDT tend to accumulate in the bodies of organisms. The process is called …………………..
a) Bioaccumulation b) deposition c)pollution
Q34. The solid waste materials that can be degraded by micro-organisms are called……………..
a) Demolition waste b)domestic waste c) biodegradable waste
Q35) The point on a fault at which the first movement occurs during an earthquake is called the………………..
a) Centre b)crater c)epicenter.
Q36) The agreement ………………….. proposes a global programme of action on sustainable development for the 21st century.
a) Agenda21 b) save nature c) eco-conservation.
Q37) …………………. Is a technique of increasing the recharge of groundwater by capturing and storing of rainwater.
a) Water spreading b)terracing c) rainwater harvesting
Q38) …………………thinking urges us to live on this earth as a part of it, like any other creation of nature and live sustainably.
a) Earth centric b) human centric c)universal
Q39) Oxides of sulphur and nitrogen release from industries, forms sulphuric and nitric acids, which cause…………….
a) Acid rain b) famine c)ozone depletion
Q40) AIDS is not a hereditary disease but is caused by…………………..
a) Bacteria b) HIV c) infection
Q41) Remote sensing and …………………….. play key role in environmental conservation an management.
a) Aerial photography b) survey c) GIS
Q42) Fungal and bacteria that break complex organic matter into simpler molecules and make inorganic substances are called…………………
a) Decomposers b) killers c) converters
Q43) Ecosystem having little exchange of nutrients and energy with outside environment is called…………………
a) Limited ecosystem b) compact ecosystem c)closed ecosystem
Q44) A highly permeable layer of sediment or rock containing water is called……………………
a) Saturated rock b)porous rock c) aquifer
Q45) Production of ………………… is an important ecological service provided by forest.
a) Useful gases b) CO₂ c) oxygen
Q46) The energy available due to the difference in temperature of water at the surface of the tropical oceans and deeper levels is called…………….
a) Ocean energy b) hydal energy c) ocean thermal energy(OTE)
Q47) ………………………. Is the cleanest fossil fuel.
a) Natural oil b) natural gas c) coal
Q48) The food chain help maintaining and regulating the population size of different animals thus, help maintain the………………………
a) Biodiversity b) ecological balance c)equilibrium
Q49) The prime objective of the environment education is to make everyone………………
a) Environment literate b) happy c) healthy
Q50) …………………….feed both plants and animals.
a) Detritivores b) omnivores c) saprotrphs
Q51) ‘Environment’ the word derived from the French word ………………..which means surrounding.
a) Environner b) Ecology c) Okios
Q52) Life sciences like Botany ,Zoology etc help in understanding the component and their interaction .
a) A biotic b) Non-biotic c) Biotic
Q53) If u plan for one year ,plant rice , for 10 year plant trees and for 100 years ………….…..
a)Reduce vehicles b) Plant more trees c) Educate people
Q54) …………..……is renewable form of energy as it is an inexhaustible source of energy.
a) Solar energy b) Nuclear energy c)Fossil fuels
Q55) …………….hydroelectric project in Kerala was one of the first projects ,which attracted much concern of the people about its environmental impact.
a)Silent valley b)Bhakra dam c)Kosi valley
Q 56) A layer of sediment of rock that is highly permeable and contains water is called as…………….
a)Water zone b)Water table c)Aquifer
Q57) The ………..……dispute between Tamil nadu and Karnataka is almost hundred years old.
a)Cauvery water b) Indus water c) Pennar water
Q58) In South India a …………….… manages the traditional tank efficiently for irrigation
a)Neerkatti b)Havaldars c) Churpun
Q59) …………………….is a non metallic mineral.
a)Bauxite b) Diamond c) Hematite
Q60) People receiving less than 90% of the minimum dietary calories are called………………....
a)Undernourished b)Monoculture c) Unhealthy
Q61) …………………..is still prevalent in many tribal areas in the north –east hills of India.
a)Subsistence agriculture b)Monoculture c)Shifting cultivation
Q62) At present ………………..…of the total cultivable land areas of the world is affected by salts due to over –irrigation .
a)One third b) One fourth c)50%
Q63) ……………….are known as photovoltaic or PV.cells
a)Solar cells b)Energy cells c) Plant cells
Q64) A large number of wind mills are installed in clusters called ………………….
a)Wind Resource b)Wind farms c) Wind energy
Q65) …………………..….does not cause any pollution .
a)Campfire b)Thermal power c)hydropower
Q66) ………………….is the organic matter produced by the plants or animal.
a)Biomass b)Agro material c)Waste
Q67) …………………..is cleanest fossil fuel .
a)Petrol b)Diesel c)Natural Gas
Q68) On gentle slopes ,crops are grown in horizontal rows .The practice is known as…………..….
a)Hilly farming b)Contour farming c)Plantation
Q69) To reduce erosion caused by strong winds ,the trees are planted along the cultivated land boundary ,known as…………………….
a)Tree bounding b)Wind breaks c)Embankment
Q70) ……………………………deals with the study of organisms in their natural home interacting with their surroundings.
a)Natural system b)Organic substances c)Ecology
Q71) The ecosystem, whose subunits freely exchange energy and matter with the outside is called …………..………ecosystem
a)Open b)Free c)Unlimited
Q72) …………………....feed on both plants and animals.
a) Detritivores b)Omnivores c)Saprotrphs
Q73) The sequence of eating and being eaten in an ecosystem is known as…………………..…
a)Prey b)Eco-balance c)Food chain
Q74) Several pesticides and chemicals, passing from one tropic level to another is known as …………………………
a)Biological Magnification b)Poison chain c)Pollutants.
Q75) Any ecosystem tries to resist the change and maintain itself in equilibrium with the environment due to a property ,called ……..
a)Eco-mechanism b)Homeostasis c)Balancing
Q76) ……………………..are the plants, attaché to the trunks or branches of big trees and take up water and nutrients falling from above .
a)Orchids b)Evergreen c)Understory
Q77)The tropical grassland of Africa , with tall grasses ,scattered shrubs and stunted trees ,is know as………………….
a)Savannas b)Praries c)Steppes
Q78)An ……………..……..is a Partially enclosed coastal area at the mouth of a river where fresh water and salty water meet.
a)Lagoon b)creek c)Estuary
Q79)……………….…comprising of phytogeography and zoogeography deals with study of interaction between and salty water meet.
a)Topography b)Biology c)Biogeography
Q80)Synthesis of tourism with appreciation of nature and its wild life is called………….…….
a)Ecotourism b)Pleasure tourism c)Forest tourism
Q81) Areas which exhibits high species richness as well as high species endemism are termed as ………………….….of Biodiversity .
a)Rich area b)hot spot c)diversity
Q82) The natural habitat divide into small and scattered patches, a phenomenon known as habitat……………….…
a)Separation b)Thinning c)Fragmentation
Q83) ………….……conversation is achieved by protection of wild flora and fauna in nature itself.
a)Inner b)Ex situ c)In situ
Q84) Industrial wastes containing toxic substances ,like acids, etc, causing water pollution are called industrial ….……………
a)Garbage b)Effluents c)Pollutions
Q85) Nitrate ,when present in excess in drinking water causes ………….…disease .
a)Blue baby syndrome b)Minamata c)Itai-Itai
Q86) ……..……….gases are responsible for ozone depletion.
a)CFC’s b)Nitrogen c)Carbon dioxide
Q87) Earthquakes generated ocean water waves are called…………..….
a)Earthquake waves b)High tides c)Tsunamis
Q88) Tropical cyclones are called …………..….in the Atlantic , Caribbean &N-E Pacific area.
a)Willy willies b)Roaring tortes c)Hurricanes
Q89) ……………Development is defined “meeting the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.
a)Sustainable b)Permanent c)High-level
Q90) For technology we can use a nature as a model ,natural conditions as its components’. this concept is known as ………….….
a)Cope up with nature b)Design with nature c)Natural Modeling
Q91) The noted activist Mr. Sundarlal Bahuguna is the propagator of ……………..movement .
a)Save nature b)Save resources c)Chipko
Q92) ”Man is the master of nature and can harness it all his will”, it reflects ………..……thinking.
a)Earth –centric b)Global Centric c)Human Centric
Q93) The lower layer of atmosphere , trpas heat due to presence of certain gases. This effect is called……….……..
a)Green house effect b)CFC’s effect c)Thermal effect
Q94) …………………..….is celebrated all over world as ‘World Environment Day”
a)10th july b)1st Jan c)5th June
Q95) The “Narmada Bacho Andlan “organized by NGO named ………….…
a)Action group b)Kalpavriksha c)Pressure group
Q96) The unprecedented growth of human population at an alarming rate is referred as……………..
a)Population explosion b)Over population c)Excess Population
Q97) ……………..…is a state of complete physical ,mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease.
a)Satisfaction b)Saturation c)Health
Q98) The …………….drafted he first ever declaration of human rights and environment in 1994at Geneva
a)World wildlife fund b)United nations c)PETA
Q99) Most evidences have suggested that AIDS has spread from ……………………..…
a)Asia b)Europe c)Africa
Q100) ………..………is technique of superimposing various thematic maps using digital data.
a)GIS b)Areal photography c)Photo image
Q101) Earth Summit was held in …………………………………. In 1992
Rio de Janeiro b) Japan c) Washington
Q102) World Summit on Sustainable development was held in ……………………… in 2002
a)Chicago b) New Delhi c) Johannesburg
Q103) The total forest area of the world in 1900 was ……………….. million ha.
a) 5000 million ha b) 8000 million ha c)7000 million ha
Q104) Sardar Sarovar dam is situated on river …………………….. and is spead over Gujarat, Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh.
a) Kaveri b) godavari c) narmada
Q105) The percentage of earth’s surface covered by water is………………………
a) 90% b) 80% c) 97%
Q106) Out of the total water reserves of the world, about ………………… is salt water and only ……………………. Is fresh water.
a) 90%,10% b) 97%,3% c)75%,25%
Q107) WHO estimates indicate that ………………… out of every five persons in this world is malnourished.
a) 2 b) 1 c) 3
Q108) The largest producer of copper in the world is ………………………..
a) Mexico b) brazil c) U.S.A
Q109) The disease …………………. Is caused when the nitrate concentration in drinking water exceeds 25 mg/l.
a) Leukemia b) soriasis c) methaemoglobinemia
Q110) Droping of leaves is called …………………….
a) epinasty b) necrosis c) abscission
Q111) Liquid hydrogen is used in ……………………..
a) Ships b) spaceships c)aeroplanes
Q112) Conservational till farming is also known as ………………
a) No till farming b) terracing c) contour farming
Q113) When crops are grown in rows across, on gentle slopes it is known as ……………………..
a) Terracing b) alley cropping c) contour farming
Q114) When steeper slopes of the hills are converted into a series of broad terraces, it is known as …………………………..
a) Contour farming b) terracing c) strip cropping
Q115) Agroforestry is also known as ……………………..
a) Alley cropping b) contour farming c)social forestry
Q116) Producers in the ecosystem are known as ……………………
a) Chemoautotrophs b) photoheterotrophs c) photoautotrophs
Q117) Herbivores are also known as ………………………
a) Primary consumers b) secondary consumers c)producers
Q118) The amount of atmospheric ozone is measured by ……………………
a) Dobson spectrometer b) calorimeter c) spectrophotometer
Q119) The pyramid of energy in an ecosystem is always………………………
a) Straight b) vertical c) upright
Q120) The energy stored at consumer level for use by the next trophic level is known as………………
a) Secondary energy b) primary energy c) transpiration.
Q121) Plants that are attached to the trunks or branches of big trees are called……………………….
a) Periphytes b) epiphytes c) pteridophytes
Q122) Woody climbers are known as ………………….
a) Lianas b) epiphytes c) parasitic plants
Q123) The Silent valley in …………………… is the only tropical rain forest lying India.
a) Karnataka b) sunderbans c) kerala
Q124) Trees which shed their leaves during dry season are called ……………………….. trees.
a) Tropical b) deciduous c) coniferous
Q125) A thick layer of ice remaining frozen under the soil surface throughout the year is called …………………..
a) Permanent ice layer b) permafrost c) edaphic layer
Q126) Standing fresh water ecosystems are called ………………..
a) Lotic b) floatic c) lentic
Q127) One of the following is an endangered animal………………………..
a) Leopard b)elephant c)deer
Q128) There are ………………….. hot spots of biodiversity on a global level.
a) 20 b) 25 c) 30
Q129) Boispherre reserve, Sunderbans is in …………………….
a) Karnataka b) tamilnadu c) west bengal
Q130) Kaziranga national park is in ……………………..
a) Meghalaya b) Chattisgarh c) assam
Q131) Gir national park is in ……………………..
a) Rajasthan b) M.P c) Gujarat
Q132) Carbon monoxide is released from ……………………
a) Vehicles b) industries c) none of the above
Q133) The plant disease in which dead areas are found on leaf is called ………………
a) Chlorosis b) abscission c) necrosis
Q134) AIDS was discovered in the year …………………..
a) 1983 b) 1985 C) 1990
Q135) Deterioration of Taj Mahal is due to …………………….
a) Photochemical smog b) global warming c) acid
Q136) _______ is the symbol of Eco-Mark introduced by Government of India.
a. Earthern Mug b. Earthern Pitcher c. Earthern Lamp
Q137) Environment Friendly Products are given ISO _______ Certification.
a. 19000 b. 14000 c. 21000
Q138) The UN Conference on Environment & Development was held at _____________
a. Stockholm b. Geneva c. Rio de Janerio
Q139) Natural resources are of two Types ______ and ______________
a. Renewable and Non- Renewable b. Nitrates and Phosphatesc. Exhaustive and Non-Exhaustive
Q140 ) The movement of soil components, especially surface – litter and top soil from one place to another is called as ___________
a. Water Logging b. Salinity c. Soil Erosion
Q141) Plants use ____________ gas for Photosynthesis.
a. Oxygen b. Carbon dioxide c. Nitrogen
Q142) About ____% of earth’s Surface is covered with water.
a. 88 % b. 97 % c. 50%
Q143) ___________ Conditions are created when annual rainfall is normal or less than evaporation.
a. Salinity b. Drought c. Water Logging
Q144) Eutrophication in lakes is caused due to _________ &_____________.
a. Nitrates & Phosphates b. Iron & Magnessium c. Oxygen & Carbon Dioxide
Q145) 95% of Natural gas contains ________________.
a. Methane b. Carbon Dioxide c. Oxygen
Q146) Aquifers that are sandwiched between two impermeable layers of Rocks or Sediments are called as _____________ Aquifers.
a. Confined b. Unconfined c. Permeable
Q147) Biogas is produced by ____________ degradation (absence of Oxygen) of biological wastes.
a. Aerobic b. Anaerobic c. Fermentation
Q148) The word Ecology was coined by ______________.
a. Tansley b. Earnst Haeckel c. E.P. Odum
Q149) Plants that produce food by Photosynthesis in presence of Chlorophyll are Called as __________.
a. Chemotrophs b. Autotrophs c. Heterotrophs
Q150) Organisms feeding on Plants and Animals both are called as __________
a. Omnivores b. Herbivores c. Carnivores
Q151) The type of Succession occurring on bare rock is called as _____
a. Halosere b. Lithosere c. Hydrosere
Q152) The Sequence of eating and being eaten is called as _______
a. Food Chain b. Food Web c. Ecosystem
Q153) ______________ is a network of food chains where different types of organisms are connected at different trophic level.
a. Biodiversity b. Food Web c. Food Chain
Q154) Which one of the is the example of Ex-situ Conservation
a. Biosphere Reserve b. Gene Bank c. Sanctuary
Q155) There are total of ______ Hotspots in the World.
a. 34 b. 55 c. 38
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Answer Key
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