This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Ugc Net > Paper 1 > Environment > People Development And Environment – Quiz 1 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books People Development And Environment Quiz 1 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. We ....., or effect, resources by using them.What is a synonym for effect? A) Impact. B) Reverse. C) Fossil fuel. D) Emigrate. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Impact. 2. Which best describes the benefits of a healthy environment? A) Less disease, less health care costs. B) Active community involvement. C) More budget for health problems, increased supply of medicines. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Less disease, less health care costs. 3. Which of the following is a renewable resource? A) Petroleum (oil). B) Sunlight (solar). C) Coal. D) Minerals. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sunlight (solar). 4. Which energy source is likely to increase in use over the next 100 years? A) Coal. B) Solar. C) Petroleum (oil). D) Biomass. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Solar. 5. The loss of forest cover in a region. Animals may suffer as a result. A) Urbanization. B) Immigration. C) Industrialization. D) Deforestation. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Deforestation. 6. Which of the following are important pollutants released by steel industry in India?(i) Oxides of Sulphur(ii)Oxides of Nitrogen(iii) Carbon monoxide(iv) Carbon dioxidesSelect the correct answer using the code given below: A) I, iii, and iv only. B) Ii and iii only. C) I and iii only. D) I, ii, iii, and iv. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) I, ii, iii, and iv. 7. Burning of waste causes- A) Water pollution. B) Air pollution. C) Noise pollution. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Air pollution. 8. The "Tragedy of The Commons" is ..... A) An economic issue where people do not have enough money to buy basic needs so they resort to stealing and breaking the law. B) A type of play where someone tragically dies or gets killed. C) Economic issue where individuals tend to take advantage of the natural resource and it becomes unavailable for everyone. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Economic issue where individuals tend to take advantage of the natural resource and it becomes unavailable for everyone. 9. Read the following statement carefully and choose the correct alternative given below:Statement I:Environment is defined as the total planetary inheritance and the totality of all resources.Statement II:Environment includes all biotic and abiotic factors that influence each other. A) Both I and II are correct. B) Both I and II are incorrect. C) Only I is correct. D) Only II is correct. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Both I and II are correct. 10. What is the definition of Biotic factors? A) Dead things. B) Soil. C) Living things or organisms. D) Plants. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Living things or organisms. 11. The importance of understanding of business environment is signified by: A) The importance of understanding of business environment is signified by:. B) Coping with rapid changes. C) Improvement in performance. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 12. What are the main causes of water pollution? A) Bathing in the rivers and lakes. B) Fertilizers and industrial waste. C) Unclean fish. D) Too much rain. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Fertilizers and industrial waste. 13. This causes people to migrate. It is considered positive and attracts people to new countries. Some examples are a supply of good jobs, better resources, and educational opportunities. A) Exciting factors. B) Fear factors. C) Push factors. D) Pull factors. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Pull factors. 14. Consider the following food chain:Algae > Mayfly > Minnow > Trout In a polluted ecosystem, which organism is likely to have the HIGHEST level of toxic chemicals in its body? A) Trout. B) Algae. C) Minnow. D) Mayfly. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Trout. 15. Which of these is not a goal of environmental science? A) Learn how life on earth has lived and thrived for billions of years. B) Understand how humans interact with the environment. C) Understand how animals interact with humans. D) Find ways to deal with environmental problems. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Understand how animals interact with humans. 16. What do you think is the impact of Air pollution on the Himalayan Glaciers? A) No impact. B) Rapid depletion by increased melting. C) Increased snow and ice formation. D) Decreased precipitation. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Rapid depletion by increased melting. 17. The atmosphere is helpful to humans as ..... A) It provides the life-supporting gas, oxygen. B) It is the living world or biological environment. C) It consists of water in various forms. D) It consists of land essential for agriculture. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It provides the life-supporting gas, oxygen. 18. As populations increase across Africa many people find they have no access to ..... A) Fresh drinking water. B) Fertilizers. C) Government. D) Land. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Fresh drinking water. 19. What are the key priorities for the EU? A) Education and culture. B) Environment and climate action. C) Healthcare and technology. D) Economy and trade. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Environment and climate action. 20. What damage can UV rays cause? A) Can cause sunburn. B) Can cause some types of skin cancer. C) Cataracts. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 21. A business has to offer wider choice in purchasing enhanced quality of goods and services in order to maintain an edge over its competitors. The implementation of the new economic policy with liberalisation, privatisation and globalisation has posed various challenges for the corporate sector. One of the important challenges is explained in the above lines. Identify it. A) Increasing competition. B) More demanding customers. C) Necessity for change. D) Market orientation. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Increasing competition. 22. Which is the solid layer of the earth? A) Hydrosphere. B) Atmosphere. C) Biosphere. D) Lithosphere. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Lithosphere. 23. In the Sahel region of Africa, desertification is causing the desert to spread. As plants die, the soil blows away leaving the ground unfit for agriculture. What is a major result of desertification? A) As the soil blows away, it is easier to mine gold. B) A lack of adequate food production for the people. C) Tourists come to the region to enjoy the warm climate. D) The development of new clean technologies to provide jobs. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A lack of adequate food production for the people. 24. The movement of people from rural areas to urban areas. A) Immigration. B) Urbanization. C) Industrialization. D) Biodiversity. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Urbanization. 25. The lung of the planet Earth A) Amazon. B) Sabah. C) Sagano. D) Daintree. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Amazon. 26. The loss of forest in a region A) Biodiversity. B) Deforestation. C) Desertification. D) Industrialization. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Deforestation. 27. Conservation is the act of conserving, or protecting the environment, plants, and animals. 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) Leave the refrigerator door open. C) Run the washing machine with 1 shirt. D) Turn off water, turn off lights, turn off TV. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Turn off water, turn off lights, turn off TV. 28. True/False:Dumping trash into the water is harmful to the environment. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 29. Boat and airplane produces carbon emissions that can harm the environment. A) Greenhouse gases that planes, cars, factories, etc. produce, thought to be harmful to the environment. B) The gases that are used in creating chemical compounds. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Greenhouse gases that planes, cars, factories, etc. produce, thought to be harmful to the environment. 30. ..... licensing is a means of circumventing patent rights of Tacos so that the general suffering is mitigated. A) Important. B) Community. C) Compulsory. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Compulsory. 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