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1. Which of the following is not a biotic element?

(A) Birds
(B) Sunlight
(C) Forests
(D) Animals

2. Which of the following is a renewable resource?

(A) Fish
(B) Coal
(C) Petroleum
(D) Iron-ore

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

4. In which of the following layers of the atmosphere is ozone shield found?

(A) Troposphere
(B) Exosphere
(C) Stratosphere
(D) Mesosphere

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

6. When was the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) set up?

(A) 1964
(B) 1974
(C) 1984
(D) 1994

7. World Environment Day is observed on

(i) 5 June
(ii) 15 August
(iii) 1 January
(iv) 5 September

8. Which of the following is not a biotic element?

(i) Birds
(ii) Sunlight
(iii) Forests
(iv) Animals

9. Sustainable development can be achieved by

(i) controlling pollution
(ii) controlling the growth of population
(iii) restricting use of renewable resources
(iv) all of these

10. In which of the following layers of the atmosphere is ozone shield found?

(i) Troposphere
(ii) Exosphere
(iii) Stratosphere
(iv) Mesosphere

11. In which of the following layers of the atmosphere is ozone shield found?

(i) Troposphere
(ii) Exosphere
(iii) Stratosphere
(iv) Mesosphere

12. Which of the following is an impact of global warming?

(i) Deforestation
(ii) Rise in sea level
(iii) Waste generation
(iv) Rapid increase in population

13.  ________ is the total planetary inheritance of all resources which surrounds us. 

a)Sustainable development
b)Environment
c)Infrastructure
d)All of the above

14. Study of environment is the study of _________ between biotic and abiotic components.

a)Sustainable development
b)Interrelationship
c)Environment
d)None of the above

15.  _______plants use the energy of such streams to move small turbines.

a)CFC
b)Mini hydel
c)Thermal
d)Nuclear

16.  _________ implies that the waste generated is within the assimilation capacity of the environment.

a)Inter relationship
b)Carrying capacity
c)Sustainable development
d)None of the above

17.Global warming is a result of _____.

a)Environmental degradation
b)Industrial revolution
c)Carrying capacity
d)Absorptive capacity

18. __________ of negative environmental impacts are high.

a)Carrying capacity
b)Absorptive capacity
c)Opportunity cost
d)None of the above

19. The government set up the Central Pollution Control Board to control …………………

(a) noise pollution
(b) air pollution
(c) deforestation
(d) land pollution

20. 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

21.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

22. In which of the following layers of the atmosphere is ozone shield found?

(a) Troposphere
(b) Exosphere
(c) Stratosphere
(d) Mesosphere

23. 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

24. When was the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) set up?

(a) 1964
(b) 1974
(c) 1984
(d) 1994

25. How many industrial categories have been identified as significantly polluting by the CPCB?

(a) 17
(b) 25
(c) 27
(d) 31

Answer:

1. Answer (B) Sunlight

2. Answer (A) Fish

3. Answer (B) Rise in sea level

4. Answer (C) Stratosphere

5. Answer  (D) All of the above

6. Answer (B) 1974

7. Answer (i) 5 June

8. Answer (ii) Sunlight

9. Answer (iv) all of these

10. Answer (iii) Stratosphere

11. Answer (iii) Stratosphere

12. Answer (ii) Rise in sea level

13. Answer (B) Environment

14. Answer (B) Interrelationship

15. Answer (B) Mini hydel

16. Answer (B) Carrying capacity

17. Answer (B) Industrial revolution

18. Answer (C) Opportunity cost

19. Answer (b) air pollution

20. Answer (d) all of these

21. Answer (b) Rise in sea level

22. Answer (c) Stratosphere

23. Answer (d) All of these

24. Answer (b) 1974

25. Answer (a) 17