MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS OF ENVIONMENTAL

STUDIES (2110007)

1 Most stable ecosystem is

(a) Forest (b) Desert
(c) Ocean (d) Mountain
2 Which of the following statement about the forest is not correct
(a) Forest reduces soil erosion (b) Provides recreational opportunities
(c) Provides economic development (d) None of the above
3 Study of trends in human population growth and prediction of future growth is called
(a) Demography (b) Biography
(c) paleography (d) psychology
4 Which of the following is not a method of water conservation
(a) rain water harvesting (b) ground water extraction
(c) improving irrigation efficiency (d) avoiding water wastage
5 Formation of ozone is

(a) oxidation reaction (b) oxidation reaction

(c) photochemical reaction (d) photochemical reaction
6 The drop in air temperature at a rate of 6.50 C per 1000 m increase in altitude of troposphere is
known as
(a) Environmental lapse rate (b) Environmental degradation
(c) Green house effect (d) Global warming
7 Zone consisting air, water and soil is known as
(a) Hydrosphere (b) Atmosphere
(c) Lithosphere (d) Biosphere
8 Word oikos means __________ and logos means _______
(a) Houses and study of (b) Study and houses
(c) Only houses (d) Study of people
9 Nitrogen gets oxidized into
(a) Nitrates and ammonia (b) Ammonia and urea
(c) Urea and nitrite (d) Nitrates and nitrites
10 Earthworms and bacteria are called
(a) Producers (b) Consumers
(c) Decomposers (a) None of these
11 Region where fresh water meets salt water is called
(a) Sea (b) Lake
(c) River (d) Estuarine
12 The Ecological pyramid that is always upright
(a) Pyramid of energy (b) Pyramid of biomass
(c) Pyramid of number (d) None of these
13 Atomospheric ozone layer which protect us from UV-B & C is getting depleted most
by addition of-
(a) Chloro flurocarbon (b) Carbon monooxide
 (c) Carbon dioxide (d) Sulpur dioxide
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14 5 June is observed as
(a) World forest day (b) World environment day
(c) World wildlife day (d) World population day
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15 21 March is observed as
(a) World forest day (b) World environment day
(c) World wildlife day (d) World population day
16 Noise is measured using sound meter and the unit is
(a) Hertz (b) Decibel
(c) Joule (d) Sound
17 Important abiotic factors in ecosystems include which of the following?
(a) temperature (b) water
(c) wind (d) all of the above
18 The term Environment is derived from an old French word “enviro” means
(a) Outside (b) Surroundings
(c) Inside (d) Biotic community
19 Hydrosphere includes
(a) Animals (b) Soil
(c) Plants (d) Water bodies
20 Atmosphere may extents to a height of about following kms above the earth surface
(a) 80 km (b) 8000 km
(c) 800 km (d) 8 km
21 The layers of atmosphere consists of
(a) Troposphere, Stratosphere, (b) Hydrosphere and biosphere
Mesosphere and Temperature
(c) Lithosphere and Hydrosphere (d) Biosphere and Hydrosphere
22 Lowest layer of atmosphere is called
(a) Thermosphere (b) Stratosphere
(c) Troposphere (d) Mesosphere
23 The layer of atmosphere containing much of ozone gas is

(a) Thermosphere (b) Stratosphere

(c) Troposphere (d) Troposphere
24 The layer which provides ideal site for flying of jet planes is
(a) Thermosphere (b) Stratosphere
(c) Mesosphere (d) Troposphere
25 The three major living components of an ecosystem are
(a) Producers, consumers and (b) Producers, Autotrophs and
Decomposers Decomposers
(c) Heterotrophs, Consumers and (d) Detritivores, Consumers and
Reducers Phototrophs
26 The green plants are also called
(a) Producers (b) Consumers
(c) Reducers (d) Detritivores
27 Example of omnivores is
 (a) Lion (b) Hawk
(c) Human (d) Snake
28 The most important organisms of an ecosystem are
(a) Herbivores (b) Producers
(c) Carnivores (d) Protozon
29 Consumers are also called
(a) Photoautotrophs (b) Saprotrophs
(c) Heterotrophs (d) Reducers
30 Sequence of eating and being eaten in a ecosystem is called
(a) Food web (b) Natural cycle
(c) Ecological Pyramid (d) Food chain
31 Detritus food chain starts from
(a) Green plants (b) Grass
(c) Dead organic matter (d) Phytoplankton
32 Nutrients are recycled in ecosystem by
(a) Biogeochemical cycle (b) Energy flow
(c) Producers (d) Consumers
33 The flow of energy is,
(a) Oneway (b) Cyclic
(c) Linear and oneway (d) None of these
34 Food chain always starts with
(a) Respiration (b) Transpiration
(c) Nitrogen fixation (d) Photosynthesis
35 The ecological pyramid always starts with the following at the base
(a) Decomposer (b) Producer
(c) Consumer (d) None of these
36 Conversion of ammonia to nitrite and then nitrate is called
(a) Nitrogen fixation (b) De nitrification
(c) Nitrification (d) Ammonification
37 The loss of water from plants and tree leaves is called
(a) Precipitation (b) Respiration
(c) Evaporation (d) Transpiration
38 Deforestation generally decreases
(a) Rainfall (b) Soil erosion
(c) Draught (d) Global warming
39 Chipko movement was started to conserve
(a) Forests (b) Grasslands
(c) Deserts (d) Soil
40 The subsurface sources of water is
(a) River (b) Dug well
(c) Stream (d) Ocean
41 Afforestation is necessary for
(a) Soil conservation (b) Soil erosion
(c) Well control (d) Low humidity
42 Air pollution is caused by
 (a) Insecticides (b) Sewage
(c) Smoke (d) Loud speakers
43 71% of earth surface is covered with:
(a) land (b) air
(c) water (d) coal
44 Major cause of increment in population growth
(a) decrease in birth rate (b) decrease in mortality rate
(c) illiteracy (d) none of the above
45 The sudden increase in the population of the species is
(a) population growth (b) population explosion
(c) over population (d) all above
46 According to Thomas Malthus human population increase in
(a) arithmetic ratio (b) geometric ratio
(c) exponension ratio (d) all above
47 Eutrophication means
(a) thermal change in water (b) filling up of water body with aquatic
due to extra nourishment
(c) solid waste (d) none of the above
48 The main components of photochemical smog is
(a) water vapour (b) sulphur dioxide
(c) oxides of nitrogen (d) all of the above
49 The TAJ MAHAL at AGRA may be damaged by
(a) sulphur dioxide (b) chlorine
(c) hydrogen (d) oxygen
50 The concentration of which gas is highest in our environment?
(a) Oxygen (b) Hydrogen
(c) Nitrogen (d) Carbon dioxide