This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Ugc Net > Paper 1 > Environment > Environmental Studies – Quiz 19 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Environmental Studies Quiz 19 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which one has no legs? A) Frogs. B) Fish. C) Tortoise. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Fish. 2. Within the ecological community, this species has a critical role in maintaining the structure of the community. This species is called ..... A) Keystone species. B) Fauna. C) Flora. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Keystone species. 3. ..... resources are energy sources that cannot be depleted and are able to supply a continuous source of clean energy. A) Biotic. B) Nonrenewable. C) Renewable. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Renewable. 4. Autotrophs are capable of A) Eating the food. B) Collecting the food. C) Synthesizing their own food. D) Decomposing food. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Synthesizing their own food. 5. Kharif crops are usually grown during the months of ..... A) November-January. B) June-October. C) June-August. D) November-April. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) June-October. 6. The term Environment is derived from an old French word "environ" means A) Biotic community tagsMulti Disciplinary Nature of Environmental Studies. B) Outside. C) Surroundings. D) Inside. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Surroundings. 7. Wind Farms are located in A) River basin. B) Plain area. C) Hilly area. D) Valley area. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Hilly area. 8. A meal shared by huge number of people A) Community eating. B) Division of labour. C) None of these. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Community eating. 9. The sequence of eating and being eaten in an ecosystem is called A) Hydrological cycle. B) Food chain. C) Sulphur cycle. D) Carbon cycle. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Food chain. 10. Which of the following limits a population's biotic potential? A) The number of interactions each individual has. B) A minimum number of offspring each pair can produce. C) A maximum number of offspring each individual can produce. D) The size of offspring each individual can produce. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A maximum number of offspring each individual can produce. 11. Resources that continue to exist despite being consumed or can replenish themselves over a period of time even as they are used. They include the sun, wind, water, geothermal, and biomass. A) Renewable Resources. B) Soil Erosion. C) Pollution. D) Biodiversity. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Renewable Resources. 12. Weaving is done in big machines called as A) Chakra. B) Loom. C) Yarn. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Loom. 13. Why is it important to use energy conservation? Energy conservation ..... A) Saves money. B) Uses less energy. C) Saves money and uses less energy. D) Creates more pollution. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Saves money and uses less energy. 14. 5th Grade Island was created in ..... A) 1861. B) 1816. C) 1961. D) 1916. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 1961. 15. Conservation is the act of conserving, or protecting the environment, plants, and animals. Why is this so important? What are some things you can do to help conserve our environment? A) Leave water on, leave TV on, run dishwasher with 1 plate. B) Turn off water, turn off lights, turn off TV. C) Run the washing machine with 1 shirt. D) Leave the refrigerator door open. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Turn off water, turn off lights, turn off TV. 16. Pick the letter of the term or phrase that best matches the description.Species A benefits and species B is unaffected. A) Predation. B) Commensalism. C) Competition. D) Mutualism. E) Parasitism. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Commensalism. 17. Ecology was proposed by which German Biologist? A) Walther Flemming. B) Ernst Mayr. C) Ernst Haeckel. D) Tom Stonier. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Ernst Haeckel. 18. Typhoid is caused by ..... ? A) Viruses. B) Bacteria. C) Mosquito bites. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Bacteria. 19. EIA stands for Environmental Impact Assessment A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 20. Produces abundant food without depleting the earth resources or polluting its environment A) Sustainable agriculture. B) Conventional agriculture. C) Overharvesting. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sustainable agriculture. 21. An example for traditional equipment, A) Pressure cooker. B) Rice Cooker. C) Grinding machine. D) Grinding stone. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Grinding stone. 22. What gas has higher level in the winter and lower levels in the summer? A) Nitrous oxide. B) Carbon dioxide. C) Methane. D) Water vapor. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Carbon dioxide. 23. Which is an example of an alternative source of energy? A) Peat. B) Coal. C) Wood. D) Solar. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Solar. 24. To avoid the corona virus, we should..... A) Go to the playground. B) Shake hands with others. C) Wear nice clothes. D) Wear a mask. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Wear a mask. 25. Able to breakdown naturally without causing pollution A) Conservation. B) Biodegradable. C) Incinerator. D) Healthy product. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Biodegradable. 26. Identify a signal word or phrase that indicates cause and effect in the following sentence: "Due to heavy rain, the river flooded, causing widespread damage to homes." A) Due to damage to homes. B) Heavy rain damage homes. C) Due to causing. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Due to causing. 27. Pollutants are introduced into surface or ground water without a specific location source. This is considered ..... pollution. A) Biodegradable. B) Non-point source. C) Point source. D) Secondary. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Non-point source. 28. Out of the following nutrients in fertilizer, which one causes minimum water pollution? A) Organic matter. B) Nitrogen. C) Phosphorous. D) Potassium. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Potassium. 29. When cooking gas leaks, ..... the windows. A) Close. B) Open. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Open. 30. Environment refers to the sum total of conditions which surround man of a given point in space and time. A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) True. ← 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