- Question Bank (I scheme)
- Name of subject: ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES (EST)
- Subject code: 22447
- Semester: IV
- Unit Test: I
- Course: ME/EE/CE4I
- Each question carries 1 mark
- By : Vishal Chavare
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1) In ecosystem, which one shows
one way passage?
a) Nitrogen
b) Carbon
c) Potassium
d) Free energy
2) Upper part of sea / aquatic
ecosystem contains
. a) Plankton
b) Elkton
c) Benthos
d) Plankton and
nekton
3) Association of animals when
both partners are benefited
a) Mutualism
b) Colony
c) Commensalism
d) Ammensalism
4) The sum of total of
population of same kind of organism constitute
a) Colony
b) Species
c) Genus
d) Community
5) This biome has greatest
diversity of species
a) Tropical rain forest
b) Taiga
c) Arctic Tundra
d) Desert
e) Temperate grassland
6) Many individuals of the same
species living together in a defined area from a/an a) Community b) Genus
c) Population
d) Ecosystem
e) Variety
7) Which one of the following is
not a functional unit of ecosystem?
a) Productivity
b) Stratification
c) Energy flow
d) Decomposition
8) The upright pyramid of number
is absent in
a) Lake
b) Grassland
c) Pond
d) Forest
9) Identify possible link in
‘’?” in the following food chain “?”
a) Cobra
b) Parrot
c) Rabbit
d) Wolf
10) The final stable community
in ecological succession
a) Climax
b) Sere
c) Pioneers
d) Carnivores
11) A renewable exhaustible
natural resource is
a) Petroleum
b) Coal
c) Forest
d) Minerals
12) About 70% of total global
carbon is found in
a) Forests
b) Grasslands
c) Agro ecosystem
d) Oceans
13) The maximum Biomass occurs
in
a) Tropical forests
b) Temperate forests
c) Taiga
d) Alpine vegetation
14) A ----------- is a step in
the food chain
a) Community
b) Biosphere
c) Food web
d) Trophic level
15) ------------- is/are the ultimate source of energy for all life on
the earth
a) Plants
b) Decomposers
c) Sunlight
d) Water
16) ------------ is the science
that seeks to understand the living world
a) Biology
b) Ecology
c) Chemistry
d) Physics
17) The study of ecosystem is
called
a) Environment
b) Ecology
c) E- study
d) Cosmos
18) The grazing food chain derives energy from ---------- energy
a) Plant
b) Fish
c) Animals
d) Sun
19) Energy flow through an
ecosystem was explained by
a) E.P. Odum
b) E.P. Rax
c) E.P. Zen
d) E.P. Watson
20) About 1/3 rd of our land is covered by
a) Deserts
b) Grasslands
c) Water
d) Forest
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21) The life supporting gases such as O2 CO2 and N2 are chiefly
concentrated in the
a) Troposphere
b) Exosphere
c) Hemisphere
d) stratosphere
22) Which of following is a
renewable source?
a) Wind
b) water
c) Flora and Fauna
d) All of these
23) ________ is major raw
material for biogas.
a) tree leaves
b) Grass
c) cow dung
d) Waste from kitchen
24) Atomic energy is obtained by
using ores of ________
a) copper
b) uranium
c) lead
d) crude oil
25) Minimum time required for
formation of one inch of top soil is
a) 10 years
b) 5 years
c) 100 years
d) 200 years
26) Blue baby
syndrome(methamogiobinemia)
a) Sulpher
b) Arsenic
c) Phosphates
d) Nitrates
27) Out of total water reserves of
the world, about _______ is salty water (marine) and only ______ is fresh water
a) 97%,3%
b) 3%,97%
c) 1%,99%
d) 2%,98%
28) The main Green House gas is
absorbed by forest as raw material for photosynthesis.
a) O2
b) CO2
c) SO2
d) O3
29) Minerals rocks, salt and
chemicals are termed as
a) Abiotic resource
b) Biotic resource
c) Semi-Transparent resource
d) Falling resource
30) The main driving force of
ecological system is
a) Wind energy
b) Water energy
c) Solar energy
d) Earth energy
31) SNG stands for
a) Synthetic Natural Gas
b) Systematic Natural Gas
c) Sulphuric Natural
Gas
d) Silver Natural Gas
32) Natural resources do not
include
a) Water
b) Air
c) Refined oil
d) Wood
33) Which option below is not an
example of pollution?
a) Smog in Delhi
b) Nuclear Waste
c) Overpopulation
d) Untreated sewage
34) What was approximate world
population of human in year 2008?
a) 667 million
b) 66 billion
c) 6.67 billion
d) 6.67 million
35) Ideally cover of forest
should be______of total area of country.
a) 23%
b) 30%
c) 33%
d) 40%
36) Which of the following
sources provides the least energy for industrialized countries?
a) Petroleum
b) Nuclear Fuels
c) Coal
d) Gas
37) Biogas Generation is mainly
based on the principle of
a) Anaerobic Degradation
b) Aerobic
decomposition
c) Putrefaction
d) None of these
38) Biotic component of
biosphere is not constituted by____
a) Producer
b) Decomposer
c) Consumer
d) Air
39) Oxygen is returned to
atmosphere mainly by_____
a) Respiration
b) Photosynthesis
c) Fungi
d) Burning of coal
40) Atmosphere not uniformly
heated by sun does not cause_____
a) Air Flows
b) Variation in Climate
c) Rainfall d) Tide
41) Environmental studied does
not involve
a) Psychology
b) Demography
c) Ethics
d) Literature
42) Abiotic environment does not
include
a) Soil
b) Water
c) Air
d) Plant
43) Van Mahotsav is an annual
tree-planting festival in India, celebrated on
a) 2nd June
b) 1st July
c) 1st Dec
d) 15th September
44) Biotic environment includes
a) Producers
b) consumers
c) decomposers
d) all of these
45) The world environment is
derived from French word
a) Environner
b) Environnering
c) E-environner
d) Envo
46) As per the French word
Environner means
a) Atmosphere
b) earth and sun
c) encircle and
surround
d) earth and energy
47) World environment day is on
a) June 5
b) June 11
c) July 5
d) July 11
48) World day of water is on
a) April 22
b) March 23
c) March 24
d) March 22
49) Eco mark of our country is
a) Earthen pitcher
b) water drop
c) sun
d) Ashoka tree
50) Environmental friendly
products are given ISO certification called ISO............. .
a) 12000
b) 13000
c) 14000
d) 15000
51) Nobel peace prize in 2004
for contribution towards environmental conservation was awarded to
a) Ratantata
b) Wangarimaathai
c) S.D. bush
d) Dr. Manmohan Singh
52) He is popularly known as green judge
a) Mr. manmohansingh
b) Kuldeepsingh
c) Mangalsingh
d) Mr.Jethmalani
53) He is known as Green
Advocate.
a) Mr. K.P.Raghav
b) Mr. P.Chidambaram
c) Mr. S.D.Rao
d) Mr. M.C.Mehta
54) He is known for his 'Chipko Movement’.
a) AtalBihariBajpey
i b) Anna Hajare
c) SundarlalBahuguna
d) Pandit Nehru
55) He got the Magsaysay award
for water conservation effort.
a) Rajendersingh
b) Ashok Singh
c) Nana Pateker
d) Anil Agarwal
56) Wild life week is celebrated in the period of
a) 1-7th October
b) 1-18th October
c) 1-8th March
d) 1-8th April
57) World Forest day is on
a) 11 March
b) 12 March
c) 13 March
d) 21 March
58) Edaphic means
a) Related to water
b) Related to soil
c) Related to Air
d) Related to sun
59) The term Ecology was introduced by
a) Haeckel
b) Newton
c) S.S Rao
d) Tansley
60) The Ecological factors
related to soil and substratum are called ............... factors.
a) Tbilisi (USSR)
b) Delhi (India)
c) Albita
d) New York (USA)
