GLS UNIVERSITY

Faculty of Management
IMBA Programme, Semester – VI
Subject: Environmental Studies
Multiple Choice Questions

1) The organisms which feed on dead organisms and excreta of living organisms are known
a) Decomposers
b) Consumers
c) Producers
d) Carnivores
2) Biotic environment includes
a) Producers
b) Consumers
c) Decomposers
d) All of the above
3) Abiotic environment does not include
a) Air
b) Water
c) Soil
d) Plants
4) When trees are cut, amount of oxygen
a) Decreases
b) Increases
c) Both A & B
d) Remains same
5) Which part of plant evaporates water?
a) Stomata
b) Fruits
c) Branch
d) Roots
6) Sugar is form of _________
a) Protein
b) Fat
c) Water
d) Carbohydrate
7) Acid rains are produced by ___________
a) excess NO2 and SO2 from burning fossil fuels
b) excess production of NH3 by industry and coal gas
c) excess release of carbon monoxide by incomplete combustion
d) excess formation of CO2 by combustion and animal respiration.
8) Which one is not a pollutant normally?
a) Hydrocarbon
b) carbon dioxide
c) carbon monoxide
d) Sulphur dioxide.
9) Deforestation will decrease
a) Soil erosion
b) Soil fertility
c) Land slides
d) Rain fall
10) The primary source of energy for the earth's atmosphere is:
a) energy from within the earth
b) the sun
c) erupting volcanoes
d) lightning discharges associated with thunderstorms
e) latent heat released during the formation of hurricanes
11) The most abundant gases in the earth's atmosphere by volume are:
a) carbon dioxide and nitrogen
b) oxygen and water vapor
c) nitrogen and oxygen
d) oxygen and helium
e) oxygen and ozone
12) Water vapor is:
a) a gas
b) a cloud droplet
c) a rain drop
d) a snowflake
13) Which of the following is considered a variable gas in the earth's atmosphere?
a) water vapor
b) nitrogen
c) oxygen
d) argon
14) Which of the following processes acts to remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere?
a) Lightning
b) deforestation
c) photosynthesis
d) burning fossil fuels
15) which of the following series is true about energy flow in an ecosystem?
a) producers  decomposers  consumers
b) decomposers  consumers  producers
c) producers  consumers  decomposers
d) consumers  producers  decomposers
16) which of the following three R’s are registered as environment friendly?
 a) Reduce, reuse, recycle
b) Read, register, recall
c) Random, reduce, recall
d) Reduce, rebuild, restrict
17) One of the best solutions to get rid of non-biodegradable wastes is
a) Burying
b) Burning
c) Dumping
d) Recycling
18) A non-renewale source of energy is
a) Wild life
b) Fossils fuels
c) Water
d) Forest
19) A renewable exhaustible natural resource is
a) Forest
b) Coal
c) Petroleum
d) Minerals
20) An exhaustible renewable resource is
a) Coal
b) Solar energy
c) Fresh water
d) Petroleum
21) An inexhaustible and renewable source of energy is
a) Wood
b) Natural gas
c) Fossil fuel
d) Hydropower
22) Biogas is which type of natural resources
a) Renewable
b) Inexhaustible
c) Non-conventional
d) Both(a) and(c)
23) Chipko Movement is an example of forest conservation through
a) Tehri-Garhwal district
b) Uttaranchal
c) Public awareness and participation
d) Political issue
24) Chipko movement is related to
a) Forest conservation
b) Soil conservation
c) Water conservation
d) Wetland conservation
25) Deforestation brings about
 a) Soil erosion
b) Weed control
c) Decreases drought
d) Increased sunlight
26) Deforestation is caused due to
a) Silviculture
b) Construction of roads
c) Rainfall
d) Plantation of trees
27) Deforestation is the major causal agent of
a) Depletion of natural resources
b) Environmental pollution
c) Desertification of habitat
d) Genetic erosion
28) Deforestation will decrease
a) Soil erosion
b) Land slides
c) Soil fertility
d) Rainfall
29) Extensive planting of trees to increase forest cover is called
a) Deforestation
b) Agroforestry
c) Social forestry
d) Afforestation
30) For mapping. Remote sending equipment is mounted on
a) Aircraft and satellite
b) Ship and spacecraft
c) Satellite and spacecraft
d) All the above
31) Forests control drought by
a) Preventing soil erosion
b) Increasing oxygen
c) Increasing humidity and rainfall
d) Preventing floods
32) Fresh water present on earth is
a) 97.5%
b) 0.01%
c) 2.5 %
d) 1.97%
33) Fresh water problem arises due to
a) Globally available stocks are insufficient
b) Uneven distribution on earth
c) No regeneration of required quantity through natural hydrological cycle
d) Any one of above
 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 Lignite, bituminous and anthracite are different types of
(a) Nuclear fuel (b) Coal
(c) Natural gas (d) Biogas
4 Which of the following is the example of impact of development activities on hydrosphere?
(a) Air pollution (b) Soil pollution
(c) Noise pollution (d) Water pollution
5 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 wastge
6 Earthworms and bacteria are called
(a) Producers (b) Consumers
(c) Decomposers (e) None of these
7 Region where fresh water meets salt water is called
(a) Sea (b) Lake
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(c) River (d) Estuarine
8 The Ecological pyramid that is always upright
(a) Pyramid of energy (b) Pyramid of biomass
(d) None of
(c) Pyramid of number these
9 “Green house effect” with respect to global warming refers to-
(a) Cooling & moist condition (b) Warming effect
(c) Increased rainfall & greenery (d) Desertification
 10 In India, Tropical rain forest occurs in-
(a) Jammu and Kashmir (b) Andaman & Nicobar
(c) Uttar Pradesh (d) Himachal Pradesh
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11 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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12 21 March is observed as
(a) World forest day (b) World environment day
(c) World wildlife day (d) World population day
13 Noise is measured using sound meter and the unit is
(a) Hertz (b) Decibel
(c) Joule (d) Sound
14 Important abiotic factors in ecosystems include which of the following?
(a) temperature (b) water
(c) wind (d) both (a) and (b)
15 The term “Environment” means
(a) Sum total of all conditions that
the (b) A beautiful earth
life and development of all
organisms on earth
(c) Earth and water (d) A combination of plants and animals
16 Elements of environment are
(a) Nitrogen, Carbondioxide, Oxygen (b) Nitrogen, Oxygen, Ozone
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(c) Carbondioxide, Oxygen, Ozone (d) Lithosphere, Atmosphere,

Hydrosphere and Biosphere
17 The term Environment is derived from an old French word “enviro” means
(a) Outside (b) Surroundings
(c) Inside (d) Biotic community
18 Hydrosphere includes
 (a) Animals (b) Soil
(c) Plants (d) Water bodies
19 Scientific study of the interactions of organisms with the physical environment is called
(a) Ecosystem (b) Ecology
(c) Environment (d) Trophic stricture
20 The three major living components of an ecosystem are
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(a) Producers, consumers and (b) Producers, Autotrophs and

Decomposers Decomposers
(c) Heterotrophs, Consumers and (d) Detritivores, Consumers and
Reducers Phototrophs
21 Example of omnivores is
(a) Lion (b) Hawk
(c) Human (d) Snake
22 The most important organisms of an ecosystem are
(a) Herbivores (b) Producers
(c) Carnivores (d) Protozon
23 Sequence of eating and being eaten in a ecosystem is called
(a) Food web (b) Natural cycle
(c) Ecological Pyramid (d) Food chain
24 Detritus food chain starts from
(a) Green plants (b) Grass
(c) Dead organic matter (d) Phytoplankton
25 Food chain always starts with
(a) Respiration (b) Transpiration
(c) Nitrogen fixation (d) Photosynthesis
26 The ecological pyramid always starts with the following at the base
(a) Decomposer (b) Producer
(c) Consumer (d) None of these
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7 The loss of water from plants and tree leaves is called
(a) Precipitation (b) Respiration
(c) Evaporation (d) Transpiration
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8 Which of the following is a non-renewable resource?
(a) Coal (b) Forest
(c) Water (d) Wildlife
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9 Deforestation generally decreases
(a) Rainfall (b) Soil erosion
(c) Draught (d) Global warming
3 Chipko movement was started to
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(a) Forests (b) Grasslands
(c) Deserts (d) Soil
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1 Fossil fuel and metallic minerals are
(a) Renewable resources (b) Non-renewable resources
(c) Inexhaustible (d) None of these
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2 Examples of conventional type of renewable resources may be
(a) Plants (b) Wild life
(c) Aquaculture (d) All of these
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3 The subsurface sources of water is
(a) River (b) Dug well
(c) Stream (d) Ocean
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4 Afforestation is necessary for
(a) Soil conservation (b) Soil erosion
(c) Well control (d) Low humidity
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5 Air pollution is caused by
 (e) Insecticides (f) Sewage
(g) Smoke (h) Loud speakers
3 If waste materials contaminate the source of drinking water which of the following
6 diseases
will spread?

(e) Scurvy (f) Typhoid

(g) Malaria (h) Anaemia
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7 The sudden increase\e in the population of the species is

(e) population growth (f) population explosion

(g) over population (h) all above
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8 Which of the following is an air pollutant

(e) ozone (f) CFC

(g) Carbon dioxide (h) oxygen
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9 Noise is

(e) loud sound (f) constant sound

(g) unwanted sound (h) slow sound
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0 Which of the following are major causes of land degradation?

(e) soil erosion (f) deforestation

(g) water logging (h) desertification
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1 Effect of noise pollution is mainly on,

(e) physical factor (f) chemical factor

 (g) biological factor (h) all of the above
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2 The important component of environment is

(e) Biosphere (f) Lithosphere

(g) Atmosphere (h) all of the above
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3 The pollutant free energy resource are,

(e) coal (f) nuclear power

(g) petroleum (h) solar energy
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4 The atmosphere of big cities is polluted most by,

(e) household waste (f) radioactive falls out

(g) automobile exhausts (h) pestricides
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5 Which of the following is not a major source of groundwater contamination?

(e) agricultural products (f) landfills

(g) underground storage tanks (h) all of the above are major sources of
groundwater contamination