This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Ugc Net > Paper 1 > Environment > Environmental Studies – Quiz 15 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Environmental Studies Quiz 15 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. An example of point-source pollution is ..... A) Pollutants emitted by power plants in a region. B) A sewer pipe dumping raw sewage into a stream. C) Fertilizer runoff from agricultural fields. D) Fertilizer runoff emitted by power plants. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A sewer pipe dumping raw sewage into a stream. 2. Which of the following is the authority to monitor industrial effluents: A) Center for Science & Environment. B) State Pollution Control Board. C) Indian Environmental Association. D) None. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) State Pollution Control Board. 3. Minerals are naturally occurring ..... resources A) Organic. B) Inorganic. C) Biochemical. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Inorganic. 4. The following is NOT considered a potential impact on outdoor environment: A) Urbanisation. B) Climate Change. C) Introduced species. D) Conservation. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Conservation. 5. Pick the letter of the description that best matches the term or phrase.deaths caused by disease A) Dispersion. B) Density dependent. C) Limiting resource. D) Density. E) Territory. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Density dependent. 6. ..... is found on our planet in a variety of forms, some of which are immediately useful to do work, while others require a process of transformation. A) Energy. B) Water. C) Minerals. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Energy. 7. Which of the following is NOT a function of Atmosphere? A) To retain heat. B) To hold O2 and Co2. C) To filter sunlight. D) To help the wind flow. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To filter sunlight. 8. When sulfur dioxide and Nitrogen oxides are emitted in to the atmosphere and transported by wind and air currents it results in ..... A) Ozone layer depletion. B) Acid rain. C) Environment hazard. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Acid rain. 9. Light is a type of of ..... A) Energy. B) Magnet. C) Machine. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Energy. 10. What is the system called where both matter and energy are exchanged between the system and the surrounding environment? A) Closed system. B) Growth system. C) Open system. D) Restricted system. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Open system. 11. 2 times 3..... 6 A) System. B) Equals. C) Change. D) Show. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Equals. 12. One of the following is a deficiency disease? A) Beri-beri. B) Scurvy. C) Rickets. D) All of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of these. 13. Which green house gas is known as colourless, non-flammable, sweetish odour & laughing gas? A) Methane. B) Nitrous Oxide. C) Ill. D) Sulfur hexafluoride. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Nitrous Oxide. 14. We watch television with the help of A) Eyes. B) Ears. C) Tongue. D) Nose. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Eyes. 15. Who is known as "Father of Demography" ? A) William Stark. B) John Graunt. C) Achille Guillard. D) Kim Paul. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) John Graunt. 16. The variety of species that exist in an environment is called ..... A) Biodiversity. B) Species. C) Habitat. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Biodiversity. 17. A structure with hundreds of species non-linearly interlinked for their livelihood is called A) Pyramid. B) Herbivores. C) Food chain. D) Food web. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Food web. 18. Pick the letter of the term that best matches the description.energy from the sun A) Renewable resource. B) "spaceship Earth". C) Biodiversity. D) Nondegradable. E) Biodegradable. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Renewable resource. 19. How do benthic macroinvertebrates indicate water quality? A) If any of these are found, water quality is poor. B) If pollution-tolerant organisms are found, water quality is good. C) If pollution-intolerant organisms are found, water quality is good. D) If pollution-intolerant organisms are found, water quality is poor. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) If pollution-intolerant organisms are found, water quality is good. 20. The Qutub Minar is the ..... stone tower in India A) Highest. B) Shortest. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Highest. 21. The higher the temperature, the more dissolved oxygen in water. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 22. Harvest ( something) excessively and especially to a harmful degree A) Ecological footprint. B) Overharvesting. C) Carrying capacity. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Overharvesting. 23. Which of the following is the problem not associated with population growth A) Increase resource consumption. B) Environmental pollution. C) Food and energy shortages. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) None of these. 24. Which of the following is NOT one of the 3 "R's" that helps to conserve the environment? A) Replace. B) Recycle. C) Reduce. D) Reuse. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Replace. 25. This kingdom contains organisms that is made of many cells, cannot make its own food, and can move during at least part of its life. A) Plantae Kingdom. B) Animalia Kingdom. C) Protista Kingdom. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Animalia Kingdom. 26. Most stable ecosystem is ..... A) Forest. B) Ocean. C) Desert. D) Mountain. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Forest. 27. The increase of carbon dioxide in the air increases the amount of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere. This increase in greenhouse gases is beneficial for planet Earth. A) FALSE. B) TRUE. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) FALSE. 28. Plants and animals are the components of ..... environment. A) Biotic. B) Abiotic. C) Both Biotic and Abiotic. D) None. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Biotic. 29. Which of the following are major environmental issues involved in mining? A) Air pollution. B) Water pollution. C) Soil degradation. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 30. A simple detritus food chain starts with A) Green plant. B) Wastes of organisms and dead organisms. C) Both of the above. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Green plant. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesPaper 1 QuizzesUgc Net QuizzesEnvironmental Studies Quiz 1Environmental Studies Quiz 2Environmental Studies Quiz 3Environmental Studies Quiz 4Environmental Studies Quiz 5Environmental Studies Quiz 6Environmental Studies Quiz 7Environmental Studies Quiz 8 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books