TOP 50 Most Frequently Asked Questions In Environment Science Exam | Bcom/BA/BSc
1. Ozone layer in atmosphere is found in :
(a) Stratosphere
(b) Troposphere
(c) Mesosphere
(d) ionosphere
2. The atmosphere covers the earth up to :
(a) 100 Km
(b) 200 Km
(C) 300 Km
(d) 1000 Km
3. Highest temperature is found in :
(a) Troposphere
(b) Stratosphere
(c) ionosphere
(d) Mesosphere
4. Which gas is found highest in atmosphere?
(a) Oxygen
(b)
Nitrogen
(c) Hydrogen
(d) Carbon
5. The book 'Origin of Species was written by :
(a) Darwin
(b) Wegner
(c) Pythagoras
(d) Jefrey
6. Plant plankton is found :
(a) In Palins
(b) In Oceans
(c) On Hills
(d) In forest
7. 'Tehri Dam Project is situated in State :
(a) Punjab
(b) Bihar
(c) Uttarakand
(d) Assam
8. Water accumulated in Tehri Dam is of:
(a) Ghaghra
(b) Yamuna
(c) Bhagirathi
(d) Koshi
9. "Kaziranga” Biosphere Reserve is in :
(a) Karnataka
(b) Rajasthan
(c) Assam
(d) Bihar
10. The main protected animal of Kanha Wildlife Sanctuary :
(a) Elephant
(b) Lion
(c) Tiger
(d) Blue Bull
11. The Government of India established Environment Department in:
(a) 1950
(b) 1970
(c)1975
(d) 1980
12. In which of the following seas fishes are not found?
(a) Black sea
(b) Red Sea
(c) Dead Sea
(d) Yellow sea
13. The most windiest place is :
(a) Greenland
(b) Antarctica
(c) Sahara
(d) Siberia
14. On which of the following materials fishes in oceans survive?
(a) Moss
(b) Plankton
(c) Corals
(d) Salinity
15. An endangered insectivorous plant of India is :
(a) Utricularia
(b) Nepenthes
(c) Drosera
(d) Dionea
16. The place of origin of potato is :
(a) India
(b) Indonesia
(c) Russia
(d) South America
17. A popular tree of Ganyetic Plain is :
(a) Babool
(b) Pinus
(c) Deodar
(d) Water hyacinth
18. In India, tigers are found maximum in :
(a) Rajasthan
(b) Uttarakhand
(C) West Bengal
(d) Madhya Pradesh
19. In which one State the problem of water logging has developed due to heavy canal irrigation?
(a) Gujarat
(b) Madhya Pradesh
(c) Punjab
(d) Maharashtra
20. 'Carbett National Park' is situated in :
(a) Jharkhand
(b) Himanchal Pardesh
(c) Uttarakhand
(d) Orissa
21. Glucose is also prepared from :
(a) Wheat
(b) Rice
(c) Millet
(d) Maize
22. 'Setu Samundram Project' is related to :
(a) Irrigation
(b) Fisheries
(c) Conservation of corals
(d) To reduce
distance between east and west coast water
23. Who was awarded Magsaysay award for encouraging traditional management?
(a) Rajendra Singh Pachouri
(b) Jamna Lal Bajaj
(c) Anna Hazare
(d) Ila Bhatt
24. Highest growth rate of human population is found in :
(a) America
(b) India
(c) Australia
(d) Bulgaria
25. Highest energy source of world is :
(a) CNG
(b) Coal
(c) Petroleum
(d) Wood
26. Maximum earthquakes come in :
(a) Canada
(b) Japan
(c) Germany
(d) Australia
27. In India, one cause of population increase is :
(a) Television
(b) Child marriage
(c) Beautiful women
(d) Urbanisation
28. Govt. plan under which SHG (Self Help Group) for women scheme operates is :
(a) Swawlamban
(b) Swayamsidha
(C) Swa-sakti
(d) Swadhar
29. Main components of natural resources are :
(a) Hydrosphere
(b) Lithosphere
(c) Both (a) and (b)
(D) Atmosphere, Hydrosphere and Lithosphere
30. Main examples of natural resources are :
(a) Sea
(b) River
(c) Energy, air and minerals
(d) None of these
31. Resources that have the inherent capacity to reappear or replenish themselves by quick recycling reproduction and replacement within a reasonable time and maintain themselves :
(a) Renewable sources
(b) Non-renewable sources
(c) Both (a) and (b)
(d) None of these
32. Which of the following fossil fuel is the cleanest fuel?
(a) Natural gas
(b) Coal
(c) Petrol
(d) Deisel
33. Which of the following is the largest deposit of fresh water surface?
(a) Ice deposit at poles on earth
(b) Fresh water and lakes
(c) Ground water
(d) Water in streams and river
34. In localities used to rainfed cultivation repeated used of river water for irrigation is detrimental because :
(a) Crop plants do not absorb river water effectively
(b) Higher salt
content which accumulates in the soil
(c) Plants absorb salt and reduce grain yield
(d) None of the above
35. In which region of the world maximum agriculture activities are done :
(a) River valleys
(b) Coastal regions
(c) Foot hills
(d) Plateau region
36. Cleanest water lake of the world is :
(a) Aral Sea
(b) Baikal Lake
(c) Wular Lake
(d) Black Sea
37. Indian Board of Wild Life was established in :
(a) 1952
(b) 1972
(c) 1980
(d) 2000
38. Simlipal Tiger Reserve is situated in state of :
(a) Andhra Pradesh
(b) Madhya Pradesh
(c) Orissa
(d) Gujarat
39. Natural clamity due to heavy rain is known as :
(a) Heavy rain
(b) Flood
(c) Soil erosion
(d) Landslide
40. Quantity of soil erosion is dependent in :
(a) Natural of slope
(b) Soil structure
(c) Rain
(d) All of these
41. Not a non-depletable resource :
(a) Solar energy
(b) Oceanic water
(c) Climate
(d) Mineral oil
42. Which one of the following factor is responsible for soil erosion?
(a) Erratic rainfall
(b) High temperature
(c) High velocity of wind
(d) Clayey soil
43. Which country possesses maximum uranium reserve?
(a) Canada
(b) France
(c) India
(d)
U.S.A.
44. Water power generation is mainly decided by :
(a) Quantum of Rain in Valley
(b) Slope of Valley
(c) Width of River
(d) Weather
45. Which one of the following is not an element of physical environment?
(a) Land form
(b) Settlement
(c) Minerals
(d) Soils
46. Which one is natural cause of flood?
(a) Deforestation
(b) Man-made hindrances in the course of river
(c) Meandering of river
(d) Construction of river embankment
47. Which one of the following cannot be included in non–depletable resources?
(a) Solar energy
(b) Oceanic water
(c) Climate
(d) Natural gas
48. Which one of the following is not a Natural Calamity?
(a) Cyclone
(b) Earthquake
(c) Tsunami
(d) War
49. To what percent land surface is covered by oceanic water?
(a) 50%
(b) 60%
(c) 65.12%
(d) 71.6%
50. The major cause of floods in India is :
(a) Excessive rains
(b) Deforestation
(c) Large number of rivers
(d) Mismanagement