This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Ugc Net > Paper 1 > Environment > Environmental Studies – Quiz 17 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Environmental Studies Quiz 17 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The phenomenon of accumulation of non-biodegradable pesticides in human beings A) Bioaccumulation. B) Biomagnification. C) Bioremediation. D) Biodegradation. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Biomagnification. 2. The desalination plant conflict was located at: A) Whittlesea. B) Wonthaggi. C) Wagga Wagga. D) Worburton. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Wonthaggi. 3. What do the leaves of a plant do? A) They deliver water to the other parts of the plants. B) They make seeds. C) They make the food for the plant. D) They soak up the water from the ground. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) They make the food for the plant. 4. What percentage of its geographical area of a country should be under forest cover? A) 13%. B) 33%. C) 23%. D) 43%. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 33%. 5. What should we throw into the e-waste bin? A) A newspaper. B) Batteries. C) A plastic bottle. D) A coke can. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Batteries. 6. In Hydropower plants power is generated by A) Water. B) Wind. C) Hot springs. D) Sun. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Water. 7. Chipko movement is an initiation taken against ..... A) Stopping Dam Construction. B) Afforestation. C) Protection of Wildlife. D) Deforestation. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Deforestation. 8. Holi marks the arrival of which season? A) Summer season. B) Winter season. C) Spring season. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Spring season. 9. Which of the following is not an alternative source of energy? A) Hydro power. B) Solar power. C) Coal. D) Wind power. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Coal. 10. A group of lines in a poem is known as ..... A) Currency. B) Devanagari. C) Stanzas. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Stanzas. 11. Unit of noise is A) Watts. B) Decibel. C) Calories. D) Ohms. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Decibel. 12. How many life stages does a butterfly have? A) 4. B) 3. C) 5. D) 6. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 4. 13. Trees are very important for our health because they produce oxygen. As human beings, we cut the trees and destroy the forests and this cause ..... A) Ozone layer depletion. B) Nuclear waste. C) Deforestation. D) Air pollution. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Deforestation. 14. An animal that feeds upon another animal is A) Consumer. B) Predator. C) Decoposer. D) Producer. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Consumer. 15. How is Outdoor and Environmental Studies progressed from the middle years of Outdoor Education? A) More practical than theory. B) More theory than practical. C) Exactly the same. D) Easier than years 9/10. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) More theory than practical. 16. On which fort did Shaistakhan lay siege? A) Rays. B) He shook. C) Purandar. D) Pratapgarh. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Purandar. 17. ..... is the festival of lights. A) Diwali. B) Gudipadwa. C) Ganpati. D) Holi. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Diwali. 18. Relocation of endangered or rare species from their natural habitats to protected areas equipped for their protection and preservation A) In Situ conservation. B) Exsitu conservation. C) Both of the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Exsitu conservation. 19. There are two factors of environment A) Environment and man made. B) Organic and inorganic. C) Both first and second. D) None of the following. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Organic and inorganic. 20. The festivals celebrated all over India are called ..... A) National festivals. B) Religious festivals. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) National festivals. 21. This animal carries loads- A) Horse. B) Fox. C) Donkey. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Donkey. 22. Stagnant water breeds: A) Animals. B) Frogs. C) Mosquitoes. D) Fishes. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Mosquitoes. 23. Choose management option for air pollution? A) Regulations and standards. B) Transport planning. C) Using CNG as fuel. D) All of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of these. 24. Pyramid of numbers in a grassland/tree ecosystem is A) Always upright. B) Always inverted. C) Both (i) and (ii). D) Spindle shaped. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Always upright. 25. Which type of soil has the smallest particles? A) Sand. B) Hummus. C) Clay. D) Silt. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Clay. 26. House gives protection against the sun, the wind, the cold and the rains.state True or False. A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) True. 27. Which of the following is not influenced by human activities? A) Destruction of mangroves and wetlands. B) Depletion of ground water. C) Increased extinction rate of species. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) None of the above. 28. Pick the letter of the term that best matches the description.may be broken down by natural processes A) Biodiversity. B) Nondegradable. C) "spaceship Earth". D) Renewable resource. E) Biodegradable. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) Biodegradable. 29. Amount of carbon dioxide emitted due to consumption of fossil fuels by a particular person or group A) Ecological footprint. B) Carbon footprint. C) Renewable resources. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Carbon footprint. 30. When responding to questions in SACs & exams, wat must we always refer to? A) Name of excursions. B) Type of flora. C) Type of fauna. D) Specific outdoor environments. 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