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Question 1 : Which one of the following is the apex organization in the country in the field of pollution control?

  1. Water Pollution Control Board
  2. Central Pollution Control Board
  3. Air pollution Control Board
  4. State Pollution Control Board
  

Question 2 : Arrange following rules in ascending order as per their first notification date 1. The Biomedical waste (Management and Handling) Rules 2. Municipal Solid Wastes (Management and Handling) Rules, 3. Construction and Demolition Waste Management Rules, 4. Hazardous waste (Management , Handling and Transboundary movement )rules

  1. 1, 4, 2, 3
  2. 1, 2, 4, 3
  3. 2, 1, 3, 4
  4. 4, 3, 2, 1
  

Question 3 : Environment Impact assessment(EIA) is done

  1. Before the project
  2. After the project
  3. During the project
  4. Any time in life cycle of project
  

Question 4 : Which of the ISO 14000 series of standards focuses on evaluation of environmental performance?

  1. 14010
  2. 14020
  3. 14030
  4. 14031
  

Question 5 : In a food chain animals constitute the:

  1. First trophic level
  2. Second trophic level
  3. Intermediate trophic level
  4. Ultimate trophic level
  

Question 6 : How many biogeographical zones are there in India

  1. 2
  2. 4
  3. 7
  4. 10
  

Question 7 : Plant species with a wide range of genetic distribution evolve into a local population known as

  1. Ecotype
  2. population
  3. Ecosystem
  4. Biome
  

Question 8 : Autotropic components are

  1. producers
  2. consumers
  3. Decomposers
  4. Composers
  

Question 9 : The Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act was enacted in _________and amended in _________

  1. 1986 and 1991
  2. 1976 and 1988
  3. 1981and 1987
  4. 1972 and 1991
  

Question 10 : The following are dependant on others for food

  1. Autotrops
  2. Hetrotrops
  3. Crytotop
  4. Protozon
  

Question 11 : How many percentage of fissionable U-235 occurring in uranium?

  1. 0.002
  2. 0.007
  3. 0.01
  4. 0.015
  

Question 12 : In acid rain PH of water is

  1. Less than 5.6
  2. Around 7
  3. More than 7
  4. around 14
  

Question 13 : Factories Act, was enacted in the year

  1. 1948
  2. 1972
  3. 1974
  4. 1977
  

Question 14 : ISO 9001 changed from 2008 to 2015. the 2015 update does not have:

  1. More clauses
  2. A different structure (High Level Structure)
  3. Different terminology
  4. Reduce inovolvement of corporates
  

Question 15 : This process removes Carbon dioxide from the atmosphere

  1. Deforestation
  2. Burning of Fossile Fuel
  3. Respiration
  4. Photosynthesis
  

Question 16 : What is not the benefit of ISO 14001:2015?

  1. Improve resource efficiency
  2. Reduce waste
  3. Drive down costs
  4. Product Design
  

Question 17 : What is defined by Jamison et al.

  1. CER
  2. CHR
  3. SHE
  4. CSR
  

Question 18 : Green house gases are present in the

  1. Troposphere
  2. Stratosphere
  3. Mesosphere
  4. Thermosphere
  

Question 19 : Name the gas that causes irritation of skin, eye, nose and throat and may cause respiratory problems

  1. CO2
  2. NO2
  3. SO2
  4. Oxygen
  

Question 20 : What is the first place energy starts in a food chain

  1. Sun
  2. Plants
  3. Animals
  4. Water
  

Question 21 : Which of the following is not amongst the responsibilities of Carroll Model ?

  1. Ethical responsibility
  2. Water responsibility
  3. Economic responsibility
  4. Legal responsibility
  

Question 22 : The Environment Protection Act of 1986 (EPA) came into force soon after____________Tragedy

  1. Odisha Super Cyclone
  2. Gujarat Earthquake
  3. Bhopal Gas
  4. Tsunami
  

Question 23 : This is not the key environmental regulatory authority in India

  1. Ministry of Environment , Forests and Climate change (MoEFCC)
  2. Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB)
  3. State Pollution Control Boad (SPCB)
  4. Department of Environment (DOE),
  

Question 24 : Which of the following is incorrect, if we only achieve two out of three pillars of Sustainable Development?

  1. Social + Economic Sustainability = Equitable
  2. Social + Environmental Sustainability = Bearable
  3. Economic + Environmental Sustainability = Viable
  4. Political + Environmental Sustainability = Bearable
  

Question 25 : The first of the major environmental protection act to be promulgated in India was

  1. Hazardous act
  2. Air Act
  3. Water Act
  4. Biodiversity Act
  

Question 26 : Which of the following is an example of impact of development activities on the Hydrosphere?

  1. Air pollution
  2. Soil pollution
  3. Soil erosion
  4. Water pollution
  

Question 27 : Environmental education is important at

  1. Primary school stage only
  2. Secondary school stage only
  3. College stage only
  4. throughout life
  

Question 28 : What is an intangible benefit of ISO 14000?

  1. Cost savings
  2. Reduced penalties
  3. Lower insurance premiums
  4. Improved community goodwill
  

Question 29 : When was Biodiversity Act passed?

  1. 2010
  2. 2002
  3. 2004
  4. 2003
  

Question 30 : Environment Protection Act, was enacted in the year:

  1. 1974
  2. 1981
  3. 1986
  4. 1987
  

Question 31 : Article 48-A which provides for protection and improvement of the environment and to safeguard the forests and wildlife of the country was added to Part IV of the Indian Constitution, by way of

  1. 40th amendment to the Constitution
  2. 42nd amendment to the Constitution
  3. 44th amendment to the Constitution
  4. 44th amendment to the Constitution
  

Question 32 : Depletion of the ozone layer is damaging to human health. Negative effects include

  1. Skin cancers
  2. Osteoporosis
  3. Dyspepsia
  4. None of the above
  

Question 33 : Rectangle represents ________ While plotting flow chart

  1. Step in activity
  2. Decision making
  3. Direction of flow
  4. Project management
  

Question 34 : How many oxygen particles are there in each ozone atom

  1. One
  2. Two
  3. Three
  4. Four
  

Question 35 : Bhopal gas tragedy occurred due to leakage of

  1. MIC
  2. DDT
  3. SO2
  4. Dioxins
  

Question 36 : Who proposwd the term Ecosystem?

  1. Grinnel
  2. Turesson
  3. A.G.Tansley
  4. Lindeman
  

Question 37 : According to the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972, which of the following animals cannot be hunted by any person except under some provisions provided by law? 1. Gharial 2. Indian wild ass 3. Wild buffalo Select the correct answer using the code given below:

  1. 1 only
  2. 2 and 3 only
  3. 1 and 3 only
  4. 1, 2 and 3
  

Question 38 : How many chapter does The Environmental (Protection) act has

  1. 8
  2. 10
  3. 4
  4. 7
  

Question 39 : The Water Act is applicable to which of the following categories?

  1. only Industries
  2. Residential
  3. only Municipal authorities
  4. Industries and Muncipal Authorities
  

Question 40 : Anything that organism needs to live

  1. Carrying capacity
  2. Resources
  3. Denitrification
  4. Succession
  

Question 41 : After which international conference, constitutional sanction was given to environmental concerns through the 42nd Amendment

  1. United Nations Conference on Human Environment, Stockholm 1972
  2. The Earth Summit-The Rio Declaration On Environment And Development, 1992
  3. Montreal Protocol on the Ozone Layer 1997
  4. IPCC 1990
  

Question 42 : 14001:2004 vs. 14001:2015 are not different as

  1. Expansion in EMS coverage and scope
  2. Required interactions with external parties
  3. New requirements for leadership engagement
  4. New Equipment and prevent pollution
  

Question 43 : What is an industrial symbiosis ?

  1. When industries co-operative sector produced a product by one of them is part of a larger product produced by the other.
  2. When industries co-operate by integrating environmental work so that a common environmental management system is established.
  3. When industries co-operate so that the waste of one serve as input in the production of the others as for example heat.
  4. When industries operate without any chemical pollution.
  

Question 44 : Plants growing under direct shade are known as

  1. Sciophytes
  2. Monocots
  3. Psamophytes
  4. Heliophytes
  

Question 45 : Which of the following is an example of ex situ conservation

  1. Biosphere reserve
  2. Gene bank
  3. Sanctuary
  4. National Park
  

Question 46 : EEA means

  1. European Energy Association
  2. Environmental Efficiency Audit
  3. European Environmental Agency
  4. Environment Engineering Agency
  

Question 47 : Match the following: Column “A” Column “B” (i) wildlife Protection act (a) 1974 (ii) Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act (b) 1986 (iii) The Environment Protection Act (c)1972 (iv)The Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act (d) 1981

  1. i-a, ii-d, iii-b, iv-c
  2. i-c, ii-b, iii-d, iv-a
  3. i-c, ii-d, iii-b, iv-a
  4. i-c, ii-d, iii-a iv-b
  

Question 48 : The Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Cess Act was enacted in the year

  1. 1948
  2. 1972
  3. 1974
  4. 1977
  

Question 49 : Which of the following organism eats feces

  1. Fungus
  2. Bacteria
  3. Earthworm
  4. Dung beetle
  

Question 50 : Water is an example of

  1. Abiotic factor
  2. Autotroph
  3. Biotic factor
  4. Hetrotroph
  
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