Environmental Issues

This MCQ is based on Environmental Issues(Human population size has grown enormously over the last hundred years. This means an increase in demand for food, water, home, electricity, roads, automobiles, and numerous other commodities. These demands are exerting tremendous pressure on our natural resources, and are also contributing to the pollution of air, water, and soil).

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According to the Central Pollution Control Board, particles that are responsible for causing great harm to human health are of diameter:

2.50 micrometres 5.00 micrometres 10.00 micrometres 7.5 micrometres.

World’s most problematic aquatic weed is:

Azolla Woiffia Eichhomia Trapa.

Which of the following causes biomagnification?

SO2 Mercury DDT Both B and C.

Which chemical substance affects the Ozone Layer?

Chlorofluorocarbon Chlorine Hexafluorocarbon Molecular Carbon

In Ozone Degradation which element acts as catalyst?

Chlorine Flurine Oxygen Potassium

Acid Rain comes under which type of pollution?

Water pollution Air pollution Soil pollution Sound Pollution

Which of the following material takes the longest time for biodegradation?

Bone

Jute

Paper

Cotton

The President’s Rule under Article 356 remains valid in the State for the maximum period of

two months

five months

six months

one year

In an area where DDT had been used extensively, the population of birds declined significantly because

Many of the birds eggs laid, did not hatch,

Birds stopped laying eggs

Earthworms in the area got eradicated

Earthworms in the area got eradicated

Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) is:

Propane

Methane

Ethane

Butane.

The material generally used for sound proofing of rooms like a recording studio and auditorium, etc. is:

Cotton

Coir

Wood

Styro foam.

The expanded form of DDT is

Dichloro diphenyl trichloroethane

Dichloro diethyl trichloroethane

Dichloro dipyrydyl trichloroethane

Dichloro diphenyl tetrachloroacetate

Environment (Protection) Act came into force in?

1986

1989

1992

1993

Bhopal gas tragedy of 1884 took place because methyl isocyanate reacted with:

DDT

Ammonia

CO2

Water

Which one of the following is a wrong statement?

Ozone is not harmful to animals

Ozone is harmful to animals

Eutrophication is a natural phenomenon in freshwater bodies

Water consists of hydrogen and oxygen.

Quiz/Test Summary
Title: Environmental Issues
Questions: 15
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