Here are 40 questions answered about GK Environment. The question answers given here will help us a lot for the upcoming exams.
1. In which of the following years was passed the Environment Protection Act?
(A) 1982
(B) 1986
(C) 1990
(D) 1994
2. Which of the following is not related to environment protection?
(A) Sustainable Development
(B) Poverty Alleviation
(C) Air Conditioning
(D) Use of Paper Bags
3. The World Environment Day is celebrated on?
(A) 1 December
(B) 5 June
(C) 14 November
(D) 15 August
4. The main role of solar radiation is in?
(A) Carbon cycle
(B) Hydrogen cycle
(C) Water cycle
(D) Nitrogen cycle
5. National Environmental Engineering Research Institute is situated at ?
(A) Bangalore
(B) Hyderabad
(C) Nagpur
(D) New Delhi
6. What was the title of the Rio-20 declaration?
(A) The future we want
(B) The future we seek
(C) The future we have
(D) The future we see
7. The first 'Earth Summit' was held at?
(A) Washington
(B) Geneva
(C) Rio-de-Janeiro
(D) Buenos Aires
8. International Conference held in Rio-de- Janeiro was?
(A) United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development
(B) Environment and Pollution Summit
(C) International new Economics
(D) None of the above
9. What is the thin layer of gases around the earth called?
(A) Biosphere
(B) Water particle
(C) Atmosphere
(D) Hydrosphere
10. Air is ?
(A) Compound
(B) Element
(C) Mixture
(D) Electrolyte
11. Percentage of nitrogen in dry air?
(A) 21%
(B) 27%
(C) 50%
(D) 78%
12. Which one of the following Noble Gases is not present in air?
(A) Helium
(B) Argon
(C) Radon
(D) Neon
13. In atmosphere, the highest percentage is of?
(A) Oxygen
(B) Carbon dioxide
(C) Nitrogen
(D) Hydrogen
14. If all the plants and trees vanish from the earth, the gas which will decrease is?
(A) Carbon dioxide
(B) Nitrogen
(C) Water vapour
(D) Oxygen
15. Which of the following is not a function of the tree?
(A) Absorption of carbon dioxide
(B) Absorption of noise
(C) Air pollution
(D) Releasing oxygen
16. Which of the following does not add the carbon dioxide to carbon cycle on the planet Earth?
(A) Respiration
(B) Photosynthesis
(C) Decay of organic matter
(D) Volcanic action
17. The headquarter of World Meteorological Organization is located at?
(A) Geneva
(B) Rome
(C) Sidney
(D) Tokyo
18. Where is the headquarter of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)?
(A) The Hague
(B) Nairobi
(C) New York
(D) Washington D.C.
19. What does EPA stand for?
(A) Environment Pollution Agency
(B) Environmental Prohibition Agency
(C) Environmental Protection Agency
(D) None of the above
20. N.E.A. stands for?
(A) National Enquiry Act
(B) National Environment Authority
(C) National Examination Agency
(D) National Event Association
21. The headquarters of the Green Peace International is located at?
(A) Amsterdam
(B) Canberra
(C) Ottawa
(D) Nagasaki
22. Eco-Mark is given to an Indian product which is ?
(A) Pure and unadulterated
(B) Rich in protein
(C) Environment-friendly
(D) Economically viable
23. To label environment-friendly consumer products, Government has introduced
(A) Agmark
(B) Eco mark
(C) ISI mark
(D) Water mark
24. Sustainable agriculture means?
(A) Self-sufficiency
(B) To be able to export and import under WTO norms
(C) To utilise land so that its quality remains intact
(D) To utilise Wasteland for agricultural purposes
25. The Earth Summit + 5 was held in?
(A) 2005
(B) 2000
(C) 1999
(D) 1997
26. Environment Protection Act (EPA) is also known as?
(A) Umbrella Legislation
(B) Chhadi Mubarak
(C) Environment Legislation
(D) Eco Safety Law
27. Which country introduced Green Army environment conservation?
(A) Japan
(B) China
(C) Australia
(D) Egypt
28. 'Ecology' is the study of relationship between ?
(A) Organism and environment
(B) Man and forest
(C) Soil and water
(D) Husband and wife
29. The term Ecosystem was proposed by?
(A) G. Tailor
(B) E. Hartigan
(C) D.R. Stoddart
(D) Tansley
30. Which of the following is an artificial ecosystem?
(A) Ponds
(B) Field
(C) Forest
(D) None of these
31. Which of the following is an artificial ecosystem?
(A) Rice field
(B) Forest
(C) Grassland
(D) Lake
32. Which one of the following ecosystems covers the largest area of the earth's surface?
(A) Desert Ecosystem
(B) Grassland Ecosystem
(C) Mountain Ecosystem
(D) Marine Ecosystem
33. Which one of the following is the largest ecosystem of the world?
(A) Ocean
(B) Grassland
(C) Forest
(D) Mountains
34. Which of the following does not help to maintain ecological balance?
(A) Cutting forest
(B) Afforestation
(C) Rainwater Management
(D) Biosphere Reserves
35. Which one of the following is one of the main causes of ecological imbalance in India?
(A) Deforestation
(B) Desertification
(C) Floods and Famines
(D) Rainfall variations
36. Which of the following is not a biotic component of an ecosystem?
(A) Air
(B) Plant
(C) Bacteria
(D) Animals
37. The primary source of energy in Eco- body is?
(A) Energy emitted by fermentation
(B) Preserved vegetable sugar
(C) Solar energy
(D) None of the above
38. Among the biotic components of the ecosystem, the producer system is?
(A) cow
(B) peacock
(C) tiger
(D) green plants
39. Which one of the following trees is not Eco-friendly?
(A) Babul
(B) Eucalyptus
(C) Neem
(D) Pipal
40. Biomass Pyramid is reversed in which type of ecosystem
(A) Forest
(B) Pond
(C) Grassland
(D) Drylands
