This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Ugc Net > Paper 1 > Environment > Environmental Protection Act 1986 – Quiz 9 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Environmental Protection Act 1986 Quiz 9 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The number of species in a specific area in give time is known as ..... A) Species Domination. B) Species Richness. C) Species Evenness. D) Species Ecosystem Domination. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Species Richness. 2. Rio+20 is also known as .....? A) Mardi Gras 2020. B) Rio de Janeiro Environment Conference 2020. C) United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development 2012. D) United Nations Rio Conservation 2020. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development 2012. 3. The world environment day is celebrated on A) 15 june. B) 5 july. C) 5 june. D) 5 may. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 5 june. 4. Which one among the following radiations carries maximum energy? A) Infra-red rays. B) Ultraviolet rays. C) Gamma rays. D) X-rays. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Gamma rays. 5. What is the anthem of World Environment Day? A) Environment Anthem. B) One Earth. C) Together We Can. D) Earth Anthem. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Earth Anthem. 6. World Biodiversity Day is celebrated on A) 10th April. B) 7th April. C) 22nd May. D) 25th March. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 22nd May. 7. When was World Environment day first celebrated? A) June 5th 1974. B) June 5th 2021. C) June 5th 1980. D) June 5th 1995. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) June 5th 1974. 8. What is known as the "Sixth Extinction" ? What is called the "sixth extinction" ? A) The fact that there are six major species in the world today that are facing the threat of extinction. B) The Sequel to the movie The Fifth Element. C) The current period of time where species are disappearing at an extreme rate. D) The sixth species that became extinct. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The current period of time where species are disappearing at an extreme rate. 9. World Environment Day was established in which year? A) 1972. B) 1976. C) 1975. D) 1987. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 1972. 10. Under Which Theme, India in 2018 hosted the celebration of world Environment? Under which theme, India hosted the celebration of World Environment Day in 2018? A) Green Economy:Does it Include it?. B) Think, Eat, Save. C) I'M with nature. D) Beat plastic pollution Beat plastic pollution. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Beat plastic pollution Beat plastic pollution. 11. Who coined the word 'Ecology'? A) Ernst Haeckel. B) A. G. Tansley. C) Gregory Mendal. D) Charles Darwin. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ernst Haeckel. 12. World Environment day is celebrated every year on A) JUNE 3. B) JUNE 6. C) JUNE 5. D) JUNE 4. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) JUNE 5. 13. Who conceived earth day? A) Sudeep Baskar. B) Abhay kumar. C) Senator Gaylord Nelson. D) Manoj Singh. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Senator Gaylord Nelson. 14. BOD limit as per effluent discharge standards IS-2490 is A) 50 mg/l. B) 35 mg/l. C) 30 mg/l. D) 250 mg/l. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 30 mg/l. 15. The headquarters of UNEP is at A) Geneva. B) Peris. C) Nairobi. D) Stockholm. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Nairobi. 16. First man to travel to space A) Gregorgy Amendel. B) Yuri Gagarni. C) Neil Amstrong. D) Edwin Aldrin. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Yuri Gagarni. 17. The Red Data Book maintains a record of the A) Plants and animals present in the whole world. B) Relationship between man and biosphere. C) Plants and animals which are known to be endangered. D) Forest wealth in the whole world. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Plants and animals which are known to be endangered. 18. This is the life supporting gas we get from our mother nature A) Carbon Dioxide (CO2). B) Methanol. C) Oxygen (O2). D) Gasoline. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Oxygen (O2). 19. How many types of health hazards are there? How many types of health hazards are there? A) Four. B) Three. C) Two. D) One. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Three. 20. When trees are cut, amount of oxygen ..... A) Increase. B) Derease. C) None. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Derease. 21. Of the plants grown for human consumption, approximately what percentage is pollinated by animals? A) 55 %. B) 65%. C) 75%. D) None. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 75%. 22. Of all mammals on earth what percentage are wild? A) 24. B) 54. C) 4. D) 84. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 4. 23. *World Environment Day was established in ..... by the United Nations. A) 1972. B) 1800. C) 1973. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 1972. 24. Who composed the Earth Anthem? A) W.H. Auden. B) Pablo Casals. C) U Thant. D) Abhay K. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Abhay K. 25. On which day is World Environment Day celebrated every year? A) 5 th September. B) 5 th June. C) 5th July. D) 16 September. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 5 th June. 26. Which of these countries have NOT made national plastic bag regulations? A) Kenya. B) USA. C) Rwanda. D) China. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) USA. 27. ..... is the largest brackish water lake of Asia? A) Dal Lake. B) Chilka Lake. C) Woolar Lake. D) Vembanad Lake. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Chilka Lake. 28. We can take care of our planet by A) Exercising, eating healthy, and drinking plenty of water. B) Watering trees, planting trees and donating money to local nurseries. C) Recycling, reusing, reducing waste and planting trees. D) Planting trees to create more oxygen. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Recycling, reusing, reducing waste and planting trees. 29. Which one of the following is not an ethical guideline? A) Developing respect for all life. B) Understanding how earth works. C) Considering humans as the predominant species. D) Seeking of environmental wisdom. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Considering humans as the predominant species. 30. What is an endangered species? A) A type of organism that is at risk of extinction. B) A species found on land and in the ocean. C) A species that is threatened by prey. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A type of organism that is at risk of extinction. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesPaper 1 QuizzesUgc Net QuizzesEnvironmental Protection Act 1986 Quiz 1Environmental Protection Act 1986 Quiz 2Environmental Protection Act 1986 Quiz 3Environmental Protection Act 1986 Quiz 4Environmental Protection Act 1986 Quiz 5Environmental Protection Act 1986 Quiz 6Environmental Protection Act 1986 Quiz 7Environmental Protection Act 1986 Quiz 8 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books