This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Ugc Net > Paper 1 > Environment > People Development And Environment – Quiz 8 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books People Development And Environment Quiz 8 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which among the following is NOT a part of the natural environment? A) Sea. B) Tree. C) Mountain. D) Road. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Road. 2. Following is the impact of government policy changes on business and industry: A) Technological upgradation. B) Demanding customers. C) Increased competition. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 3. Of the following, which helps conserve natural resources? A) Using a cloth shopping bag instead of a paper bag. B) Riding your bike on short trips around town. C) Planting trees in your front yard. D) All of the options help conserve natural resources. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the options help conserve natural resources. 4. Reasons people leave their homes is known as A) Pull factor. B) Urbanization. C) Emigrate. D) Push factors. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Push factors. 5. The ..... is also called living world. A) Atmosphere. B) Hydrosphere. C) Biosphere. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Biosphere. 6. What percent of water on earth is FRESH WATER? A) 97.5%. B) 2.5%. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 2.5%. 7. The growing awareness about healthcare has led to an increase in the demand for healthcare products and services in the country. Identify the feature of business environment being described in the above case. A) Dynamic nature. B) Uncertainty. C) Relativity. D) Interrelatedness. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Interrelatedness. 8. What is one way people can help protect the environment? A) Mining. B) Recycling. C) Littering. D) Cutting down trees. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Recycling. 9. Carbon dioxide is a A) Planet in danger of extinction. B) Fossil fuel. C) Greenhouse gas. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Greenhouse gas. 10. Homologous body parts do NOT always have similar A) Locations. B) Functions. C) Structures tagsS7L5. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Functions. 11. A person's way of life A) Population. B) Birthplace. C) Life style. D) Life plan. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Life style. 12. A ..... includes all living and non-living things in an environment. A) Ecosystem. B) Niche. C) Abiotic. D) Population. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ecosystem. 13. A lot of us try to have smallest possible carbon footprint, to reduce our impact on the environment. A) The total amount of greenhouse gases (including carbon dioxide and methane) that are generated by our actions. B) The total amount of footsteps we take when we walk on the ground. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The total amount of greenhouse gases (including carbon dioxide and methane) that are generated by our actions. 14. Water pollution can be caused by the following: A) Marine dumping. B) Sewage. C) Oil pollution. D) All of the options. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the options. 15. Activities such as burning fossil fuels and tree logging A) Increase the temperature of the planet. B) Protect the environment. C) Save energy. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Increase the temperature of the planet. 16. Desertification in the Sahel in Africa is the result of (2 points) A) Civil wars that destroyed much of the ground cover. B) A combination of natural forces and human actions. C) Fires that could not be controlled. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A combination of natural forces and human actions. 17. ..... means a direct flow of capital into the country. A) Investment. B) Demand. C) Supply. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Investment. 18. A resource that can restore or renew itself (unless badly mismanaged) or can be used over and over is called a: A) Renewable resource. B) Indestructible resource. C) Perpetual resource. D) Non-renewable resource. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Renewable resource. 19. The natural home of an organism is known as its:(a) A) Community. B) Ecosystem. C) To habitat. D) Population. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To habitat. 20. Which of the following is NOT a source of pollution in the ocean? A) Nitrogen and phosphorus from fertilizers used on land. B) Oils found on city streets. C) Sand drifting along the bottom of the ocean floor. D) Emissions from gas-burning vehicles. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sand drifting along the bottom of the ocean floor. 21. When people consume natural resources at a faster rate than they are replenished, it's called A) Pollution. B) Deforestation. C) Overexploitation. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Overexploitation. 22. Who can become active participants in the transition towards climate neutrality? A) Social actors. B) EU policymakers. C) Environmental organizations. D) Students from grade 13. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Social actors. 23. Liberalisation signifies: A) INTEGRATION AMONG VARIOUS ECONOMIES OF WORLD. B) REDUCED GOVERNMENT RESTRICTIONS & CONTROL. C) POLICY OF PLANNED DISINVESTMENT. D) NONE OF THE ABOVE. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) REDUCED GOVERNMENT RESTRICTIONS & CONTROL. 24. (a) (pull or attract) people to a new country that people migrate (move) to. A) Stop. B) Movement. C) Push. D) A Pull factors. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A Pull factors. 25. Using environmentally friendly household products can help protect against water pollution. (a) A) False. B) A True. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A True. 26. How can we help prevent air pollution? A) By burning trash. B) Spraying chemicals into the air. C) Walking or riding your bike instead of driving. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Walking or riding your bike instead of driving. 27. What is the preservation and wise use of natural resources called? A) Ecology. B) Biodiversity. C) Habits. D) Conservation. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Conservation. 28. Noisy activities should be placed close to quiet activities, so the children learn how to work in disruptive environments. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 29. A plant or animal group whose members all have similar general features A) Kind. B) Group. C) Species. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Species. 30. Arjun, Abigail, and Mia are studying different species of birds in their biology class. They are trying to determine how closely related two species are. What should they primarily consider? A) How much the two species compete for food. B) How closely the two species live to one another. C) How recently the two species shared a common ancestor tagsS7L5. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) How recently the two species shared a common ancestor tagsS7L5. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesPaper 1 QuizzesUgc Net QuizzesPeople Development And Environment Quiz 1People Development And Environment Quiz 2People Development And Environment Quiz 3People Development And Environment Quiz 4People Development And Environment Quiz 5People Development And Environment Quiz 6People Development And Environment Quiz 7People Development And Environment Quiz 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books