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EST Board MCQ 2017
EST Board MCQ 2017
A) Carbon monoxide
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A) Submerges forest
B) Loss of wild life habitat 17. The dissipation of energy during its
C) Damages downstream ecosystem transmission from one trophic level to
D) All of these another is in agreement with
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A) Wind
B) Vegetation A) Bio-mass &solar energy
C) Coal and Minerals B) fossile fuel
D) Water C) electricity
D) none of these
23. Biotic component of biosphere is not
constituted by……….. 29. Which of the following is not true about
deforestation?
A) producer
B) decomposer A) Population explosion is one of the reason
C) consumer for deforestation
D) air B) Cleaning of forest for agriculture causes
deforestation
24. …….is a source of Bore well C) Deforestation is taking place only in
developing courtier
A) Surface water D) Cash crop economy of third world is a
B) underground water cause of deforestation
C) both (i)&(ii)
D) none if above 30. India has world’s largest share of which of
the following?
25. The equitable use of resources is necessary
for A) Manganese
B) Mica
A) Sustainable development C) Copper
B) Better lifestyle for all D) Diamond
C) To sustain nature wealth
D) All of the above 31. Sources of water are ………
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A) 𝑂2
B) 𝑆𝑂2 39. The study of living species and their
C) 𝑪𝑶𝟐 environment is known as
D) 𝑂3
A) Biology
B) Ecology
34. Forest maintain………… C) Sociology
D) Zoology
A) Fertility of soil
B) Corrosion of soil 40. Genetic pollution originate due to
C) Eruption of soil
D) None of the above A) unprofitability
B) uncontrolled hybri
C) pollination
35. Deforestation increases risk of ………. D) naturally
A) Land forming 41. Alpine zone of Himalaya lies very high and
B) Land destroying full of particular type of trees. Which of the
C) Land slides following is correct description for height
D) None of these and type of tree?
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44. The number of species per unit area is B) Carbon dioxide
known as C) Nitrogen dioxide
D) Peroxyacetyl nitrate
A) Evenness
B) Equitability of species 50. The process of eutrophication …….. in
C) Species richness water
D) Speciation
A) Increase water level and decrease soil
45. Amongst the animal group given, which one level
has the highest percentage of endangered B) Increase organic level and decrease
species? inorganic level
C) Increase oxygen level and decrease
A) Insects 𝐶𝑂2 level
B) Mammals D) Decrease oxygen level and increase
C) Amphibians 𝑪𝑶𝟐 level
D) Reptiles
51. The common conservation of soil waste into
46. WHO stands for the manure and bigas, using bacteria and fungi is
called
A) White health organization
B) Well health organization A) Recycling of waste
C) World help organization B) Disposal of waste
D) World health organization C) Composting
D) Incineration
47. Summer smog is also known as
52. What iss eutrophication ?
A) Photochemical smog
B) Lithohisterical smog A) Treatment of industrial waste
C) Particulate smog B) It is caused due to abundant growth of
D) Industrial smog algae
C) Reforesting
48. High level radioactive waste can be managed D) Source of air pollution
in which of the following ways?
53. Following are the prevention of soil
A) Ignitability pollution
B) Corrosivity
C) Reactivity A) Reduce the use of chemical fertilizer
D) Any of the above B) Reforestation
C) Recycling and recovery of material
49. Which among the following in NOT primary D) All above
pollutant
54. The largest scale destruction of human lives
A) Sulphur dioxide by fire is called as
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C) Reducing need for conventional waste
A) Fire killing disposal
B) Holocaust D) Increase energy usage
C) Monicid
D) Homicides 60. The sub atomic particles released during a
nuclear chain reaction are what?
55. Which of the following gases causes
greenhouses effects? A) Gluons
B) Electrons
A) 𝑪𝑶𝟐 ,Nox, C) Neutrons
B) 𝐶𝑂2,𝐶𝐻4 ,𝐻2 D) Muons
C) 𝐻2 ,𝐶𝑙2,𝑁2
D) None of these 61. 19.Carbon Trading
56. Which of the following is Green House Gas? A) is a fundamental concept of national
environmental law & regulation
A) 𝐻2 B) monitors the impact of pollution upon
B) 𝑁2 environmental , social & economic justice
C) 𝑪𝑶𝟐 C) suggests that funding for environmental
D) None of these improvement should be obtained from its
beneficiaries
57. Kyoto protect has created legally binding D) monitors the emission of hydrocarbons for
emission targets for …………countries automobiles
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B) By SPCB under section 16-A of act D) Grant scholarships
C) By CPCB under section 7-Aof act
D) None of these 70. The Central Government of any other person
duly authorized is empowered to collect
65. Modern Fusion Bombs are also known as sample of which of the following as evidence
………. of the offences under the environmental act
66. How many chapters are there in EPA 1986? 71. The women’s population in the world is
almost:
A) Three
B) Six A) Half
C) Four B) One-forth
D) Five C) One-third
D) One fifth
67. Air act is regarding
72. Out of the following nutrients in fertilizer,
A) Prevention of air pollution which one causes minimum water
B) To increase oxygen level population?
C) To decrease level
A) Nitrogen
D) None of these
B) Phosphorus
C) Potassium
68. The suspended particulate matter is released D) Organic matter
in to air by
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C) Recognized national& international
committee 80. Factors contributing to world food problem
D) All above are
76. Energy minerals includes ………… 82. The endangered animal of the following
is……..
A) Coal
B) Uranium A) Crow
C) Both A and B B) Parrot
D) None of the above C) Red jungle fowl
D) Cock
77. Underground water sources are.
83. Serious threat to wild life is
A) Sea
B) Lakes A) Habitat destruction
C) Wells B) International trade
D) Both A and B C) Introduction of exotic species
D) Over exploitation
78. Maximum density of water is at;
84. The largest source of protein in the world is
A) 4 degree C
B) 0 degree C A) Milk
C) 100 degree C B) Curd
D) 272 Degree C C) Butter
D) Fish
79. Which of material are recovered by mining
85. The united nation environment program
A) Iron (UNEP) emphasizes which one of the
B) Uranium following?
C) Oil shale
D) All of the above A) Equality in In-Situ and Ex-Situ methods
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B) Establishment of sanctuaries 91. Which of the following statements about
C) Enhancing vegetation carbon monoxide is true?
D) None of these
A) It is the result of incomplete
86. Which among the following is not primary combustion of fossil fuels
pollutant B) It is a foul smelling gas
C) It is harmless to human beings
A) Sulphur dioxide D) All of the above
B) Carbon dioxide
C) Nitrogen dioxide 92. Sardar Sarover project of dam is on
D) Per oxy acetyl Nitrate
A) Ganga River
87. The mixture of smoke and fog is referred as B) Narmada River
…….. C) Kali River
D) Yamuna River
A) Fume
B) Fog 93. Explosive force of nuclear bombs is
C) Smoke …………. megatons
D) Smog
A) 10
88. Saline encrustation of irrigation lands is B) 500
C) 300
A) Pollution of water D) None of the above
B) Degradation of land
C) Environmental pollution 94. High biological oxygen demand indicates
D) None of the above
A) Absence of microbial pollution
89. Suspended particulate includes B) Moderate microbial pollution
C) Intense level of microbial pollution
A) Soot D) None of the above
B) Ash
C) Dust 95. The perfect condition for the formation of
D) All of above sulphurous smog is
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A) 10,000 years
B) 100,000 years A. Activists
C) 1000 years B. NGO
D) 100 years C. Anti-social
D. None of these
97. National Human Rights commission is head
by………
102. Which of following is not fossile fuel
A) Prime minister
B) President A. Petroleum
C) Chief justice of supreme court B. Coal
D) Governor C. Natural gas
D. Uranium
98. Water act aims at prevention and control of
………
103. The main green house is
A) All types of water pollutions
B) Only surface water pollution A. Ozone
C) Only ground water pollution B. CH4
D) None of these C. CO2 & H2O
D. SO2
104. Agricultural development became
99 . Prospecting, exploration, development and
exploitation are the four phases of possible due to
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112. Which of the following is not an example
107. The sequence of energy flow through a food of in-situ conservation
chain is
A. Santury
A. Primary consumer-Producers-Higher B. National Park
order consumers C. Zoological garden
B. Producers-Higher order consumers- D. Bio-sphere
Primary consumer
C. Higher order consumers-Primary consumer-
Producers 113. Steps in mining are ______.
D. Producers-Primary consumer-Higher A. Dredging
order consumers B. Surface mining
108. Bharatpur bird sanctuary is situated in C. In-situ mining
D. All the above
A. Kerala
B. Karnataka 114. Out of the following nutrients in
C. Gujarat fertilizer, which one causes minimum
D. Rajasthan water pollution?
A. Nitrogen
B. Phosphorus
109. The long form of BOD is________ C. Potassium
A. Biotic oxidation demand D. Organic matter
B. Biological oxygen demand
C. Biological oxidation demand 115. Cotton dust produce lung fibros is also
D. Biochemical oxygen demand called as
A. Silicosis
110. There are____levels in Biodiversity B. Byssinosis
A. 3 C. Siderosis
B. 2 D. None of these
C. 4
D. 5 116. Which of the following is a nonpoint
source of water pollution ?
A. Eccentricity
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B. Obliquity
C. Extension
D. Precession 123. HIV does not spread through:
A. Contaminated blood
118. WATER stores during water harvesting is B. Unprotected sex
useful C. From infected mother to her baby
D. Sharing food vessels and eating food
A. All purposes cooked by the infected person
B. Drinking only
C. Agriculture only 124. The chairman of CPCB is nominated by
D. None of these
A. Central government
B. State government
119. Which one of the following is not included C. Both
in Earth’s climate system D. None of above
A. Atmosphere
B. Biosphere 125. In july 2002 which of the following
C. Hydrosphere became part of the ministry of environment
D. Solarsphere and forests
1) Culturally
121. Which of the following is not a cause of 2) Politically
water shed deterioration? 3) Technically
4) None of the above
A. Faulty road alignment and construction
B. Forest fires 127. Earth’s environment is mainly influenced by
C. Industrialization two forms of solar energy
D. None of these
1) Light and heat
2) X-ray and y-ray
122. Carbon Dioxide saving project involves 3) Low and high frequency of radio waves
use of _______ 4) All of the above
128. The liquid water component of earth is:
A. Environmental chemistry
1) Lithosphere
B. Sustainable development
2) Hemisphere
C. Renewable energy
3) Hydrosphere
D. Nonrenewable energy
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4) Androsphere 2) Lake
3) Forest
129. Timber extraction is done from ……
4) River
1) Degradation 136. Which is the First stage in the process of a
2) Conservation species becoming irreversibly extinct?
3) Deforestation
4) Consumption 1) Ecological extinction
2) Mass extinction
130. To meet the food, energy, cloth and shelter
3) Local extinction
requirement ____ is used.
4) Biological extinction
1) Natural resources 137. Certain animals are getting endangered due to
2) Man-made resources
3) Both 1) and 2) 1) Hunting
4) None 2) Pollution of environment
3) Natural calamities
131. Hydroscopic and combined water.
4) All of these
1) Are used by plant during transpiration. 138. Air is composed gases, water vapours and
2) Store in xylem tissue of plants. ……..
3) Are of no use of plant.
4) Compensate for loss due to evapotranspiration 1) Dust particles
by plants. 2) Rainfall
3) Snowfall
132. A mixture of carbon monoxide and hydrogen
4) Light
1) CNG 139. Slow gradual increase in temperature of earth
2) SNG due to greenhouse gases
3) GCN
4) NGS 1) Global warming
2) Environmental warming
133.Identify the possible link “A” in the following
3) Thermal warming
food chain; plant-> insect-> frog->”A”-> eagle.
4) None of the above
1) Cobra 140. How many bio-geographical region are present
2) Parrot in India
3) Rabbit
4) Wolf 1) 3
2) 7
134. Ecological pyramid is …….in shaped.
3) 4
1) Circular 4) 10
2) Triangular
3) Oval 141. As per section 19 of the Air (prevention and
4) None of these above control of pollution) Act, the state government
may declare…..
135. Which of the following is not Aquatic
Ecosystem. 1) Air pollution control area
2) Stake height of emission
1) Sea 3) Emission of vehicle
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4) None of these 148. Carbon credit is mint for …….
142. One of the major reasons for accumulation of 1) Deforestation
e-waste in recent year is 2) Protection of environment
3) Rural infrastructure
1) Lack of technologies for recycling 4) Diamond trading
2) Rapid technology obsolescence
3) Lack of strict regulations 149. Which of the following terms describes rise in
4) All of the above temperature due to greenhouse gases?
1) Sun stroke
143. The supply of usable good quality of water can 2) Paradoxical warming
be increased by 3) Global warming
4) None of these
1) Cloud seeding
2) Use of aquatic microphytes 150. State human rights commission is heated by :
3) Chlorination
1) Chief justice of high court
4) Activated sludge process
2) Governor
144. Amount of atmospheric ozone is expressed in 3) MLA
4) Chief minister
1) Pixson unit
2) Altra rays 151. Planting trees in deforestation land is known as
3) Dobson unit
A) Afforestation
4) Ultra-V-rays
B) Deforestation
145. The advantage of rain water harvesting is C) Sericulture
D) Silviculture
1) Recharge ground water
2) Reduce runoff
3) Avoid flooding 152. Organization that work outside the government
4) All above is known as
146. The two acidic oxides mainly responsible for
A) Activists
acid rain are
B) NGO
1) Sulphur dioxide and nitrous dioxide C) Anti social
2) Sulphur dioxide and sulphur trioxide D) none of these
3) Sulphur trioxide and nitrogen dioxide
4) Sulphur dioxide and nitrogen dioxide 153. which of the following statement is true ?
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B. Nepal
C. Madhya Pradesh
154. Deforestation increase percentage of .......... D. Uttarakhand
Atmosphere
A. Goat meat
B. Sea food 164. Which of the following is Greenhouse gas?
C. Milk A. H2
D. Wheat B. N2
C. Co2B. It is foul smelling gas
159. Corbett National park is located at: C. It is harmless to human being
D. all of the above
A. Bihar
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165. ____ gas has the capacity to hold the outgoing 170. Water (prevention and control of Pollution)
energy in term's of heat released from earth Act aims at prevention and control of
A. Adaptive
B. Inherent 173. The main greenhouse gas id absorbed by the
C. Preventive forest as a raw material for photosynthesis
D. All of the above
a) O2
b) CO2
168.. In India control of air Pollution is protected by c) SO2
d) O3
A. Forest Act
B. Police Act 174. Source of foods for human are……
C. Environmental Pollution act
D. Wildlife act a) Plants
b) Animals
c) Both a & b
d) None
169. Air Pollution from automobiles can be 175. Amongst the animals group given, which one
controlled by fitting : has the highest percentage of endangerd
species?
A. Cyclone separator
B. Electrostatic precipitator a) Insects
C. Catalytic converter b) Mammals
D. Wet scrubber c) Amphibians
d) Reptiles
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176. Atomic energy is obtained by using the area
of
a) Copper
b) Uranium
c) Lead
d) Crude oil
A. Section 18 of Act
B. Section 7
C. Section 35
D. None of these
A. 1992
B. 2003
C. 1980
D. None of these
a) Iron ore
b) Bauxite
c) Coal
d) Copper
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