MSBTE 22447 Environmental Studies MCQ with Answers

Unit no. 5

1. Article 51-A (g) of indian Constitution represents:

a) Directive Principles
b) Fundamental duties
c) Both a) and b)
d) None of the above
Ans: <b >

2. Article 48 A in The Constitution Of India represents:

a) Directive Principles
b) Fundamental duties
c) Both a) and b)
d) None of the above
Ans: <a>

3. It shall be duty of every citizen of India to protect and improve the natural environment including
forests, lakes, rivers and wild life and to have __________for living creatures.
a) competition
b) conquarance
c) compassion
d) contingence
Ans: <c>

4. The State shall endeavour to protect and improve the environment and to safeguard the
_____ and ______of the country.
a) forest, human life
a) human life , wild life
b) plants, trees
c) forests , wildlife
Ans: <d>

5. Which among the following is Act of Environmental Protection?

Understanding
a) Biological Diversity Act, 2002
b) National Green Tribunal Act, 2010
c) Batteries (Management and Handling) Rules, 2001
d) All of the above
Ans: <d >

6. Article 48A was added by the Constitution vide ________Amendment in1976.

a) 22nd
b) 32nd
c) 42nd
d) 452nd
Ans: <c>
7. an ability or capacity of something to be maintained or to sustain itself is known as
a) Biodiversity
b) Ecology
c) Sustainability
d) All of the above
Ans: <c>

8. Sustainable Development includes:

a) Economical development
b) Generate resources
c) Maintain balance between human and environment
d) All of the above
Ans: <d >

9. Which of the following is an aspect of Sustainable Development

a) Social
b) Environmental
c) Economical
d) All of the above
Ans: <d>

10. Water management includes:

a) Rain water harvesting
b) Ground water recharge
c) Green belt development
d) All of the above
Ans: <d >

11. __________ is a hydrologic process where water moves downward from surface water to
groundwater.
a) Rain water harvesting
b) Ground water recharge
c) Green belt development
d) All of the above
Ans: <b >

12. Green Belt Development benefited in

a) reducing air pollution
b) water conservation
c) reduce soil erosion
d) All of the above
Ans: <d>

13. Formal environmental education represents education

a) within the class room
b) outside the class room
c) both a) and b)
d) None of the above
Ans: <a>
14. mankind needs environmental education for
a) environmental pollution
b) environmental degradation
c) environmental protection
d) environmental publication
Ans: <c>

15. Both formal and non-formal environmental education must have _________ goals
a) different
b) common
c) two
d) All of the above
Ans: <b>

16. Which among the following is not an Act of Environmental Protection?

a) Biomedical Waste (Management and handling) Rules, 1998
b) Recycled Plastics, Plastics Manufacture and Usage Rules, 1999
c) Construction and Demolition Waste Management Rules, 2016
d) Conservation of plastic, waste and increasing act 2016.
Ans: <d>

17. Administrative framework for environmental protection includes:

a) Central pollution control Board
b) State pollution control Board
c) Ministry of Environment and Forest
d) All of the above
Ans: <d>

18. Central pollution control Board is formed to_______

a) prevent the environmental pollution
b) promote the environmental pollution
c) practice the environmental pollution
d) All of the above
Ans: <a>

19. Maharashtra Pollution Control Board is established on

a) 7 September 1980
b) 7 September 1990
c) 7 September 1970
d) 7 September 1960
Ans: <c>

20. The responsibilities of pollution control board:

a) create public awareness
b) Inspect sewage
c) inspect air control system
d) All of the above
Ans: <d>
21. NGO stands for_____
a) Non Governance Organization
b) Non Government Optimization
c) Non Government Organization
d) Non Government Organiser
Ans: <c >

22. Supposed to be working not for ‘profit’ but for a ‘cause(s)’ is

a) NGO
b) CGO
c) GOO
d) MGO
Ans: <a>

23. Narmada Bachao Andolan is initiated by

a) Nana Patekar
b) Amir Khan
c) Medha Patkar
d) Sardar Patel
Ans: <c>

24. the study to predict the effect of a proposed activity/project on the environment is known
as_____
a) Sustainable development
b) Environmental impact assessment
c) Environmental improvement
d) Environmental cultivation
Ans: <b>

25. EIA can be seen as a ___________

a) measuring tool
b) product
c) multiplying tool
d) None of the above
Ans: <a>

26. Any spatial area from which runoff from precipitation is collected and drained through a
common point or outlet is called
a) Green belt
b) Rainfall
c) Water shed
d) Rain water harvesting
Ans: <c>

27. The main components of watershed programme :

a) water conservation
b) soil conservation
c) crop management
d) All of the above
Ans: <d>
28. National River Linkage Project, Hydropower generation is proposed __________.
a) About 34,00 MW
b) About 44,000 MW
c) About 34,000 MW
d) About 44,00 MW
Ans: <c>

29. Water shed within crop fields is called as

a) Micro water shed
b) Small water shed
c) Large water shed
d) All of the above
Ans: <a>

30. National river linkage project includes, Interlinking of ___ rivers across the country through a
network of ____ storage dams
a) 30, 3000
b) 37, 3000
c) 40, 3000
d) 47, 3000
Ans: <b>

31. Formal environmental education begin at___________.

a) research level
b) college level
c) high school level
d) primary school level
Ans: <d>

32. Sustainable Development by solving problems of Environment teached at

a) post - research level
b) college/ university level
c) high school level
d) primary school level
Ans: <b>

33. Adult education is ____

a) Formal education
b) Non-formal education
c) Primary education
d) Group education
Ans: <b>

34. GIS stands for

a) Geographical Information Systems
b) Geological Information Systems
c) Geographical Importation Systems
d) Geographical Information Solutions
Ans: <a>
35. Which of the followings is not an IT tool used for environment and public health.
a) Arogya Setu App
b) Artificial Intelligence
c) M S Word
d) GIS
Ans: <c>