This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Ugc Net > Paper 1 > Environment > Environmental Studies – Quiz 34 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Environmental Studies Quiz 34 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Most of the nutrients in an arctic ecosystem come from A) The ocean. B) Sunlight. C) Lakes. D) Melting ice. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The ocean. 2. Dayanand Saraswati started Arya samaj whose followers don't believe in A) Superstition and caste system. B) Widows to get remarried and started schools for girls. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Superstition and caste system. 3. The term "Demography" was first coined by ..... A) John Graunt. B) Achille Guillard. C) Kim Paul. D) William Stark. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Achille Guillard. 4. This is not the effects of increasing nutrients in a lake ..... A) Increase in oxygen. B) Oxygen depletion. C) Eutrophication. D) Aquatic organism die. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Increase in oxygen. 5. What is an example of REUSING? A) Turning off the water while you brush your teeth. B) Helping start a wildlife preserve in your community. C) Collecting newspapers to take to the recycling centre. D) Using an old soup can as a pencil cup. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Collecting newspapers to take to the recycling centre. 6. These houses have round rooftops. A) Side houses. B) Igloo. C) Bungalow. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Igloo. 7. An example for modern equipment, A) Clay pots. B) Coconut scrapper machine. C) Coconut scrapper. D) Grinding stone. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Coconut scrapper machine. 8. Demography is the study of A) Animals behavior. B) Population growth. C) River. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Population growth. 9. I am ..... years old A) 4. B) 3. C) 5. D) 7. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 5. 10. Pick the letter of the term or phrase that best matches the description.Species A benefits and species B is harmed but not killed. A) Parasitism. B) Competition. C) Commensalism. D) Predation. E) Mutualism. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Parasitism. 11. Nuclear power and drilling for oil can both negatively affect ecosystems. Which negative impact can only be caused by nuclear power? A) Water contamination. B) Exposure to uranium. C) Spread of invasive vegetation. D) Air pollution. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Exposure to uranium. 12. The seed of ..... plant is dispersed by wind. A) Berries. B) Cocklebur. C) Cotton. D) Mistletoe. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Cotton. 13. The layers of atmosphere consists of ..... A) Troposphere, Stratosphere, Mesosphere and Temperature. B) Hydrosphere and biosphere. C) Lithosphere and Hydrosphere. D) Biosphere and Hydrosphere. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Troposphere, Stratosphere, Mesosphere and Temperature. 14. Plants and animals living in water use dissolved ..... for breathing. A) Nitrogen. B) Oxygen. C) Carbon dioxide. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Oxygen. 15. Pick the letter of the description that best matches the term or phrase.Scientists use this to determine how to keep a disease from spreading. A) Particulate. B) Dose. C) Risk assessment. D) Epidemiology. E) Toxicology. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Epidemiology. 16. Chlorofluorocarbons are used in A) Nuclear reactors as coolants. B) Paints. C) Automobiles. D) Refrigerators as coolants. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Refrigerators as coolants. 17. I have..... legs A) 2. B) 5. C) 8. D) 0. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 2. 18. Keeping the tap running while brushing one's teeth. A) Right. B) Wrong. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Wrong. 19. A habit is something we do ..... A) Regularly. B) Five days. C) One day. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Regularly. 20. A path or way to get somewhere is a: A) Transit. B) Route. C) Outskirts. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Route. 21. STOMACH IS LIKE ..... A) Stone. B) Cotton. C) Tissue. D) Bag. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Bag. 22. What are some non-biodegradable materials? A) Banana PumpkinGrapesStar fruits. B) Vanilla StrawberryChocolate. C) StoveComputerSteal bellIron pan. D) FanGrassTreeBlocks. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) StoveComputerSteal bellIron pan. 23. What are air pollutants? A) Big particles of matter that you can see and are very harmful to your health. B) Tiny particles of matter that you cannot see but are very harmful to your health. C) Something floating in the water. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Tiny particles of matter that you cannot see but are very harmful to your health. 24. Before crossing the road, look ..... A) Right, then left. B) Right, then left and right again. C) Nowhere. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Right, then left and right again. 25. Vermiculture involves the use of ..... for farming. A) Pesticides. B) Microorganisms. C) Fertilizers. D) Earthworms. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Earthworms. 26. Air pollution is a major health problem caused by the burning of fuels in A) Vehicles. B) Home furnaces. C) Power plants and factories. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 27. Which renewable energy resource possesses the greatest potential for providing renewable energy to meet the future needs of the southern United States? A) Water contamination. B) Coal. C) Tidal. D) Solar. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Solar. 28. Name 3 animals which have good sense of taste. A) Langurs, pigeons, alligators. B) Flies, butterflies, spiders. C) Dogs, cats, polar bears. D) Chital deer, lions, bats. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Dogs, cats, polar bears. 29. Why does it take Ayla two hours to get to school? A) She never sets her alarm clock. B) She has to take three buses and there is bad traffic. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) She has to take three buses and there is bad traffic. 30. What do living things get from their ecosystem? A) Food. B) Water. C) Shelter. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. ← 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