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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