Sustainable Development and Environmental Protection MCQs

 1. Atmospheric ozone layer which protect us from UV-B & C is getting depleted most by addition of 

 (a) Chlorofluorocarbon

(b) Carbon monoxide 

 (c) Carbon dioxide 

 (d) Sulpur dioxide 

2. In which of the following biome the maximum plant diversity is found ? 

 (a) Tropical evergreen forests 

 (b) Tropical moist deciduous forests 

 (c) Tropical dry deciduous forests 

 (d) Temperate moist forests 

3. Which among the following is a water borne disease? 

 (a) Smallpox 

 (b) Meningitis 

 (c) Malaria 

 (d) Cholera 

4. The term ‘dead’ with respect to a water body refers to: 

 (a) The inability of a water body to sustain aquatic life 

 (b) The ability of a water body to sustainaquatic life 

 (c) The inability of a water body to flow 

 (d) The heating or cooling of a water body

 5. Which one of the following is not normally a pollutant? 

 (a) Carbon monoxide 

 (b) Carbon dioxide 

 (c) Hydrocarbons 

 (d) Sulphur dioxide 

6. Ultraviolet radiation from sunlight causes the reaction that produces 

 (a) Fluorides 

 (b) Ozone 

 (c) Carbon monoxide 

 (d) Sulphur dioxide 

7. DDT is a 

 (a) Green house gas 

 (b) Persistent Organic Pollutant 

 (c) Degradable pollutant 

 (d) None of these

8. Decomposition of domestic wastes under natural processes is called 

 (a) Industrial pollution 

 (b) Thermal pollution 

 (c) Biodegradable pollution 

 (d) Nonbiodegradable pollution 

9. Eutrophication is often seen in 

 (a) Mountains 

 (b) Deserts 

 (c) Fresh water lakes 

 (d) Ocean 

10. Fish die in water polluted by sewage due to 

 (a) Pathogens 

 (b) Reduction in O2 

 (c) Clogging of gills by silt 

 (d) Foul smell 

11. Fluoride pollution mainly affects 

 (a) Brain 

 (b) Teeth 

 (c) Heart 

 (d) Kidney 

12. Gas leaked during Bhopal tragedy was 

 (a) Ethyl isothiocyanate 

 (b) Sodium isothiocyanate 

 (c) Potassium isothiocyanate 

 (d) Methyl isocyanate 

13. The best way to dispose plant waste is

 (a) Burning 

 (b) Composting 

 (c) Dumping in a water body 

 (d) Incineration 

14. Which of the following is a major pollutant causing acid rain? 

 (a) Carbon dioxide 

 (b) Sulphur dioxide 

 (c) Hydrogen peroxide 

 (d) Carbon monoxide 

15. Increase in the concentration of pollutants in higher trophic levels is known as 

 (a) Biomagnification 

 (b) Biodegradation

(c) Eutrophication 

 (d) Recycling 

16. The best household method to obtain potable water is 

 (a) Filtration 

 (b) Boiling 

 (c) Chemical treatment 

 (d) Decantation 

17. Consider the following statements regarding Wild Life (Protection) Act 1972? 

 1. The Government of India enacted Wild Life (Protection) Act 1972 with the objective of effectively protecting the wild life of this country and to control poaching, smuggling and illegal trade in wildlife and its derivatives. 

 2. The Act was amended in January 2003 and pun- -ishment and penalty for offences under the Act have been made more stringent. 

 3. The Ministry OF Environment and Forest has proposed further amendments (The Wild Life (Pro- -tection) Amendment Bill, 2010) in the law by intro- -ducing more rigid measures to strengthen the Act. 

 4. The objective of ‘The Wild Life (Protection) Amendment Bill, 2010’ is to provide protection to the listed endangered flora and fauna and ecologically important protected areas. 

 Which of the statements given above is / are correct? 

 (a) 1 only 

 (b) 1 and 2 only 

 (c) 3 and 4 only 

 (d) 1, 2, 3 and 4 

18. An endemic species is 

 (a) a species found uniquely in one place. 

 (b) a species carrying an epidemic disease. 

 (c) a species at an early phase of its evolution. 

 (d) a taxonomist’s mistake. 

19. Contamination of water with sewage is indicated by cysts of 

 (a) Escherichia 

 (b) Escherichia coli 

 (c) Pseudomonas 

 (d) Leishmania 

20. Consider the following statements regarding National Environment Tribunal 

1. In 1999 the Central Government established the National Environment Tribunal [through the National Environment Tribunal Act 1999]. 

 2. National Environment Tribunal was established to provide for strict liability for damage arising out of accidents caused from the handling of hazardous substances. 

 Which of the statements given above is / are correct? 

 (a) 1 only 

 (b) 2 only 

 (c) Both 1 and 2 

 (d) Neither 1 nor 2 

ANSWERS:

1. (a) 2. (a) 3. (d) 4. (a) 5. (b) 

6. (b) 7. (b) 8. (c) 9. (c) 10. (b) 

11. (b) 12. (d) 13. (b) 14. (b) 15. (b) 

16. (b) 17. (d) 18. (a) 19. (b) 20. (b)