Q 1 – Which of the following is not a biotic element?
(A) Birds
(B) Sunlight
(C) Forests
(D) Animals
Ans. (B) Sunlight
Q 2 – Which of the following is a renewable resource?
(A) Fish
(B) Coal
(C) Petroleum
(D) Iron-ore
Ans. (A) Fish
Q 3 – Which of the following is an impact of global warming?
(A) Deforestation
(B) Rise in sea level
(C) Waste generation
(D) Rapid increase in population
Ans. (B) Rise in sea level
Q 4 – In which of the following layers of the atmosphere is ozone shield found?
(A) Troposphere
(B) Exosphere
(C) Stratosphere
(D) Mesosphere
Ans. (C) Stratosphere
Q 5 – Which of the following is a consequence of ozone layer depletion?
(A) Skin cancer in humans
(B) Lower production of phytoplankton
(C) Hampers growth of terrestrial plants
(D) All of the above
Ans. (D) All of the above
Q 6 – When was the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) set up?
(A) 1964
(B) 1974
(C) 1984
(D) 1994
Ans. (B) 1974
Q 7 – How many industrial categories have been identified as significantly polluting by the CPCB?
(A) 17
(B) 25
(C) 27
(D) 31
Ans. (A) 17
Q 8 – Which of the following is the modern concept of development?
(A) Economic development
(B) Economic growth
(C) Sustainable development
(D) Human development
Ans. (C) Sustainable development
Q 9 – Use of which of the following has resulted in a significant reduction in Delhi’s pollution?
(A) LPG at homes
(B) Solar cells for electricity
(C) Thermal power plants
(D) CNG in public transport
Ans. (D) CNG in public transport
Q 10 – Which of the following is a conventional source of energy?
(A) Sun
(B) Wind
(C) Dried dung
(D) Tides
Ans. (C) Dried dung
Q 11 – The government set up the Central Pollution Control Board to control …………………
(a) noise pollution
(b) air pollution
(c) deforestation
(d) land pollution
Ans. (b) air pollution
Q 12 – Sustainable development can be achieved by ……………….
(a) controlling pollution
(b) controlling the growth of population
(c) restricting use of renewable resources
(d) all of these
Ans. (d) all of these
Q 13 – Which of the following is an impact of global warming?
(a) Deforestation
(b) Rise in sea level
(c) Waste generation
(d) Rapid increase in population
Ans. (b) Rise in sea level
Q 14 – In which of the following layers of the atmosphere is ozone shield found?
(a) Troposphere
(b) Exosphere
(c) Stratosphere
(d) Mesosphere
Ans. (c) Stratosphere
Q 15 – Which of the following is a consequence of ozone layer depletion?
(a) Skin cancer in humans
(b) Lower production of phytoplankton
(c) Hampers growth of terrestrial plants
(d) All of these
Ans. (d) All of these
Q 16 – When was the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) set up?
(a) 1964
(b) 1974
(c) 1984
(d) 1994
Ans. (b) 1974
Q 17 – How many industrial categories have been identified as significantly polluting by the CPCB?
(a) 17
(b) 25
(c) 27
(d) 31
Ans. (a) 17
Q 18 – Which of the following is the modern concept of development?
(a) Economic development
(b) Economic growth
(c) Sustainable development
(d) Human development
Ans. (c) Sustainable development
Q 19 – Use of which of the following has resulted in a significant reduction in Delhi’s pollution?
(a) LPG at homes
(b) Solar cells for electricity
(c) Thermal power plants
(d) CNG in public transport
Ans. (d) CNG in public transport
Q 20 – Which of the following is a conventional source of energy?
(a) Sun
(b) Wind
(c) Dried dung
(d) Tides
Ans. (c) Dried dung