Test Your Knowledge
1. On this day in 1972, the Stockholm Conference on Human Environment was held in Sweden. Since then the World Environment Day is celebrated on this day. State the date.
a) March 8 b) June 5 c) May 22 d) October 8
2. The state’s and citizens’ responsibilities for environmental protection is enshrined in the Constitution of India in the following two articles:
a) 38G and 58A b) 55B and 51D
c) 48A and 51G d) 59B and 12D
3. This species of bird native to North America was considered to have been one of the most numerous birds on earth. Intensive shooting and the destruction of the birds’natural breeding ground brought about a sudden fall in their numbers. The last of this species on earth died in a zoo in Circinnati in 1914. Name this bird.
a) The passenger pigeon b) The Bald eagle
c) The Egret d) The Falcon
4. Which is the first state to implement the path-breaking proposal that environment should be included as a separate subject in schools?
a) Karnatakab) Maharashtra
c) Kerala d) Tamil Nadu
5. Bhopal gas tragedy struck in the year 1984 due to the leakage of the following gas:
a) methyl-iso-cyanate b) nitrous oxide
c) methane d) carbon monoxide
6. What is car–pooling?
a) an interesting computer game b) intensive washing of your father’s car c) you and your friends sharing a ride to a movie d) none of the above
7. The GAP (Ganga Action Plan) – a project to clean up the polluted waters of the Ganga - plans to intercept and divert municipal sewage falling into the river from 25 large urban conglomerates in three states. Name them.
a) UP, Haryana and Punjab
b) UP, Bihar and West Bengal
c) Himachal Pradesh, UP, and Haryana
d) Orissa , Bihar and West Bengal
8. Project Tiger, a programme to maintain a viable population of tigers in the country and to chalk out areas for their habitat, was launched in the year
a) 1975 b) 1973 c) 1974 d) 1971
9. The Giant Panda is the official symbol of the WWF (World Wide Fund for Nature). In which country is this animal found?
a) China b) India c) Myanmar d) New Zealand
10. The Gir forest was declared a protected area to ensure the safety of this animal and to protect its last habitat. This forest in Gujarat is famous for
a) Lion b) Tiger c) Leopard d) Elephant
11.This state with the largest forest cover in the country is also the second-richest in mineral deposits. Its forests are being destroyed due to effects of open-cast mining of coal, iron ore, bauxite, and copper. Name it.
a) Uttar Pradesh b) Himachal Pradesh
c) Arunachal Pradesh d) Madhya Pradesh
12. Following is the most widely discussed impact of climate change:
a) Increase in average sea level b) Deforestation
c) Soil erosion d) None of the above
13. Which sector is the largest emitter of greenhouse gases in India?
a) Transport b) Domestic
c) Agricultural d) Electric power generation
14. CFCs (chloro-fluoro-carbons) are greenhouse gases that have caused a rise of 0.3 ºC in the global temperatures in the past century. Name the CFC that is used in refrigerators.
a) Carbon dioxide b) Freon c) Methane d) Ammonia
15. Biogas is a methane-rich gas formed by fermentation of animal dung, human sewage and crop residue. The advantage(s) of biogas is/are:
a) A clean and smokeless fuel b) Slurry left behind is used as fish feed c) High potential in rural India
d) All of the above
16. Hydro power, which is derived from water is one of the earliest sources of energy in the country. The first mini hydel plant was set up in 1897 at the following place.
a) Shimla b) Dehra Doon c) Kulu d) Darjeeling
17. The municipal solid waste generated in India is about 40% organic matter. Composting is the best method of disposal of organic solid waste. Where was the country’s first aerobic composting plant set up in 1992?
a) Delhi b) Mumbai c) Calcutta d) Chennai
18. Composting is one of the oldest forms of disposal of waste. It is the natural process of decomposition of organic waste that yields manure or compost. One of the following is added to the compost to get better results.
a) Antsb) Bugs c) Snakes d) Worms
19. Of the following burning fossil fuels, which is considered to be the cleanest?
a) Coal b) Natural Gas c) Oil d) None of the above
20. Over the last 100 years global sea level has risen by about ___.
a) 20 - 25 cm b) 10 – 12.5 cm c) Both the above
d) None of these
Answers : 1.b 2.c 3.a 4.b 5.a 6.c 7.b 8.b 9.a 10.a 11. d 12.a 13.d 14.b 15.d 16. d 17.b 18.d 19.b 20. b