Environmental Studies Questions and answers

Q.1 Boron, Zinc and Manganese are usually referred to as

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Q.2 Which of the following is not the environment effect of industrialization in general?

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Q.3 The noise pollution is measured in terms of

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Q.4 Which of the following are major environmental issues involved in mining?

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Q.5 Incineration of Municipal waster involves

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Q.6 Sustainable development means

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Q.7 The word Tsunami is derived from two Japanese words

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Q.8 The most important remedy to avoid negative impact due to industrialization is

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Q.9 Green house gases are

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Q.10 Taj Mahal at Agra may be damaged by

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Q.11 Ozone day is observed on

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Q.12 Green house effect is related to

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Q.13 ELISA test is used to detect

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Q.14 Karnataka state “pollution control board” was established in the year

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Q.15 "Earth day" is observed on

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Q.16 Environmental protection Act 1986 deals with

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Q.17 Environmental pollution is due to

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Q.18 Which of the following are natural sources of air pollution?

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Q.19 Lead poisoning may cause

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Q.20 Noise pollution limits at residential area is

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Q.21 Gas leaked in Bhopal tragedy was

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Q.22 Mining means

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Q.23 E.I.A can be expanded as

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Q.24 E.I.A is related to

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Q.25 In order to protect the health of people living along the adjoining areas of roads, one should

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Q.26 First Biosphere reserve in India

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Q.27 The pollution caused by transportation/vehicular activities depends on

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Q.28 Sustainable development will not aim at

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Q.29 Which of the following is a key element of EIA?

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Q.30 Eutrophication is

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Q.31 Major purpose of most of the dams around the world is

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Q.32 Which of the following is the most environmental friendly agriculture practice?

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Q.33 The adverse effect of modern agriculture is

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Q.34 Herpetology is a branch of Science which deals with

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Q.35 Soil erosion surface soil which contains

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Q.36 Water logging is a phenomenon in which

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Q.37 The impact of construction of dams

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Q.38 Which of the following statement is false

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Q.39 Which of the following statement is false

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Q.40 farmers have a tendency to

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Q.41 organic farming is

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Q.42 What would you do to prevent environmental damage

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Q.43 Coral reefs is India can be seen in

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Q.44 In which year Silent Valley was declared as National Park

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Q.45 ‘Smog’ is a mixture of

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Q.46 Environmental impact assessment

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Q.47 EIA study will help

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Q.48 Ecosystem is distributed by housing activity because

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Q.49 Environmental impact of mining

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Q.50 Effect of modern agriculture on soil is due to

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Q.51 Bio-remediation means the removal of contaminants from

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Q.52 Plants use_________ gas for photosynthesis

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Q.53 Deforestation means

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Q.54 What percentage of its geographical area of a country should be under forest cover

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Q.55 About------% of the earth’s surface is covered by water

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Q.56 During photosynthesis, trees produce

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Q.57 Forests prevent soil erosion by binding soil particles in their

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Q.58 Major causes of deforestation are

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Q.59 Blue baby syndrome (methaemoglobinemia) is caused by the Contamination of water due to

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Q.60 Which of the following statements about forest is not correct?

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Q.61 India has the largest share of which of the following?

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Q.62 Out of the following nutrients in fertilizer, which one causes minimum water pollution?

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Q.63 What is the permissible range of pH for drinking as per the Indian Standards?

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Q.64 What is the minimum allowable concentration of fluorides in drinking water?

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Q.65 Excess of fluorides in drinking water is likely to cause

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Q.66 Which of the following is a non point source of water pollution?

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Q.67 The movement of carbon between__________ is called carbon cycle.

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Q.68 The depletion of trees is causing accumulation of

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Q.69 Earth’s atmosphere contains ___________ % nitrogen

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Q.70 Plants can take up nitrogen in two forms _________

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Q.71 Conservation of ammonium to NO3 by chemical oxidation is termed as

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Q.72 Nitrogen fixing bacteria exists in________ of plants

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Q.73 Sulphur occurs in soil and rocks in the form of __________

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Q.74 Livestock wastes release large amount of _________ into environment

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Q.75 Conversion of nitrates into gases of nitrogen is called _________

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Q.76 Forest rich area in Karnataka is found in __________

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Q.77 _________ are referred to as earth’s lungs

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Q.78 Expand GIS

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Q.79 Among the fresh water available in the earth the % of surface water is a.about

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Q.80 Important factor that causes water borne diseases is

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Q.81 Cholera and typhoid are caused by

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Q.82 Major sources of Fluoride is

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Q.83 Hepatitis is caused by

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Q.84 Excessive nitrate in drinking water causes

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Q.85 Mineral resources are

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Q.86 Control of water borne diseases can be achieved effectively by

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Q.87 Which of the following is not a natural mineral?

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Q.88 Forests are extremely important because they

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Q.89 Deforestation means

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Q.90 The oceans are the largest storage of water on earth containing

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Q.91 Which of the following is not a part of the hydrological cycle

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Q.92 The ground water depends on

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Q.93 In India ground water is rich in

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Q.94 The required Iron content in drinking water as specified by BIS is

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Q.95 Pick out which is not concerned to carbon cycle

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Q.96 Fixation of nitrogen is done by

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Q.97 Sulphur-Di-Oxide is used in

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Q.98 Disfigurement in the teeth is caused by excessive amount of

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Q.99 Which of the following is considered as an alternate fuel?

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Q.100 Solar radiation consist of

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