This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Ugc Net > Paper 1 > Environment > Environmental Studies – Quiz 42 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Environmental Studies Quiz 42 (28 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Disaster management has following protocols are ..... A) Mitigation and rehabilitation. B) Preparedness. C) Respond. D) All of them. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of them. 2. About ..... % of the earth's surface is covered by water A) 19%. B) 71%. C) 90. D) 53%. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 71%. 3. Physical geography has to do with nature and environment A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) True. 4. Our exploits of natural resources is not harming Earth, It is harming biodiversity. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 5. Sunlight takes ..... min to travel through space and reach us. A) 6. B) 7. C) 8. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 8. 6. Pick the letter of the term or phrase that best matchesthe description.marine ecosystem A) D. benthos. B) A. temperature. C) F. nekton. D) B. coral reef. E) C. pond. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) B. coral reef. 7. What do hens give? A) Apples. B) Eggs. C) Milk. D) Oranges. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Eggs. 8. Abiotic environment includes A) Plants, animals and microbes. B) Light temperature and water. C) Human being, insects and birds. D) Algae, Fungi and Bacteria. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Light temperature and water. 9. Atmospheric ozone layer which protect us from UV rays is getting depleted most by addition of ..... A) Chlorofluorocarbons. B) Carbon dioxide. C) Carbon monoxide. D) Sulfur dioxide. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Chlorofluorocarbons. 10. It refers to a shallow lake. A) River. B) Dam. C) Stream. D) Pond. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Pond. 11. Pick the letter of the term or phrase that best matches the description.Species A and B both benefit. A) Competition. B) Mutualism. C) Commensalism. D) Predation. E) Parasitism. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Mutualism. 12. Down Feathers cover the body of the bird. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 13. Key knowledge is the same as key skills A) No. B) Yes. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Yes. 14. Objective of environmental studies is to A) Create environmental ethics that foster awareness about the ecological inter-dependence of economic, social and political factors in a human community and the environment. B) Acquiring skills to help the concerned individuals in identifying and solving environmental problems. C) Raise consciousness about environmental conditions. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 15. Which word best completes the sentence? The population of lemmings changes when the amount of ..... in their environment changes A) Competition. B) Resources. C) Food chains. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Resources. 16. .... Hard water mainly consists salts of A) Potassium. B) Aluminium. C) Sodium. D) Calcium. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Calcium. 17. Plural of Oasis is ..... A) Oases. B) Oasses. C) Oasis. D) Oaces. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Oases. 18. The perfect equilibrium existing in the biosphere between the various organisms is known as A) Ecological cycle. B) Ecological balance. C) Environmental balance. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ecological balance. 19. Investigative Journalism A) Time-sensitive, new story. B) Broad overview of research in a field from multiple sources. C) Independent writer exploring an issue from multiple perspectives. D) Peer-reviewed research and experiments. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Independent writer exploring an issue from multiple perspectives. 20. Water sources that can be used for daily activities are..... A) Rainwater. B) Soap water. C) Ditch water. D) Sea water. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Rainwater. 21. The following is a disadvantage of letter writing: A) Require minimal effort to produce. B) Displays a high level of commitment. C) Easy to do. D) Gains media attention. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Require minimal effort to produce. 22. Due to weather patterns, the effects of acid rain have been most severe in the northeastern United States, including New York State. What is one action that could be taken to reduce the amount of acid rain? A) More fishing in the Adirondack area. B) Cut down trees in the Adirondacks. C) Decrease fossil fuel use. D) Build more statues. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Decrease fossil fuel use. 23. In Mumbai we can also find small one-room houses built in one huge building A) Canada. B) Dharavi. C) Mumbai. D) Chawls. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Chawls. 24. Which of the following is not a component of human-made environment? A) Roads. B) Bridges. C) Land. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Land. 25. Opposite of small A) Tall. B) Big. C) Long. D) Thin. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Big. 26. Consider the following statments and choose the correct option:1. Rickets is caused due to deficiency of vitamin D.2. Kwashiorkor is caused due to lack of sodium. A) Statement 1 is false. B) Statement 2 is false. C) Both the statements are correct. D) Both the statements are incorrect. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Both the statements are incorrect. 27. Anything relating to living organisms A) Biotic. B) Abiotic. C) Biome. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Biotic. 28. Where is groundwater found? A) In tiny cracks found underground. B) Water that falls from the sky as precipitation. C) Lakes, rivers, ponds. D) In the ocean. 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