MODULE - 05

01. Environmental (Protection) Act was enacted in the year

a) 1986 b) 1992 c) 1984 d) 1974

02. The Air (Prvention & Control of Pollution) Act was enacted in the year
a) 1981 b) 1996 c) 2000 d) 1974

03. The Water (Prevention & Control of Pollution) Act was enacted in the year
a) 1986 b) 1974 c) 1994 d) 2004

04. The Wild Life Protection Act was enacted in the year
a) 1986 b) 1974 c) 1994 d) 1972

05. The Forest (Conservation) Act was enacted in the year

a) 1986 b) 1974 c) 1980 d) 1972

06. The first of the major environmental protection Act to be promulgated in India was :
a) The Wild Life Protection Act b) The Air Act
c) The Noise Pollution Act d) None of the above.

07. The Central Pollution Control Board was established under the provision of :
a) Environmental (Protection) Act 1986 b) Air (Prevention & Control) Act 1981
c) Water (Prevention & Control of Pollution) Act 1974 d) None of the above.

08. The Karnataka State Pollution Control Board (KSPCB) was established in the year
a) 1974 b) 1982 c) 1986 d) 1976

09. Environmental protection is the responsibility of

a) Govt. of India b) NGOs c) Individual d) All

10. ‘Earth Day’ is observed on:

a) 1st December b) 5th June c) April 22nd d) 1st January.

11. Which of the followings is NGO:

a) Narmada Bachao Andolan b) CPCB c) KSPCB d) None

12. Which of the following is empowered to take measures to protect & improve environment as
per the Environment (Protection ) Act.
a) Central Govt. b) State Government c) Corporation d) None

13. Which of the following is the authority to monitor industrial effluents :

a) Center for Science & Environment b) State Pollution Control Board
c) Indian Environmental Association d) None

14. The leader of Chipko movement is :

a) Sunderlal Bahuguna b) Medha Patkar c) Vandana Shiva d) Suresh Heblikar

15. The Environmental (Protection) Act 1986 deals with:

a) Water b) Air c) Soil d) All.

16. The Tiger Conservation Project was started in:

a) 1973 b) 1984 c) 1999 d) 2004

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17. The objectives of the Wild Life (Protection) Act 1972 is:
a) To preserve the biodiversity
b) To maintain essential ecological and life supporting systems
c) Protection & conservation of wild life d) All

18. The goal of National Parks & Wild life Sanctuaries is

a) To promote international trading of animals & their products.
b) To evacuate tribal people from forest
c) Conservation of Wild Life. d) None of the above.

19. Environmental education is targeted to:

a) General public b) Professional social groups c) Technicians & Scientists d) All

20. Which of the following animals is endangered species of India:

a) Black buck b) Elephant c) Fox d) Giraffe

21. Which State is having highest women literacy rate in India:

a) Karnataka b) Punjab c) Rajasthan d) Kerala

22. An International Conference on Environmental Education was held in December 1982 at:
a) Kyoto b) Vienna c) New-Delhi d) London

23. Environmental Protection is the fundamental duties of the citizen of India under the Article:
a) 51-A (g) b) 48-A c) 47 d) 21

24. The objectives of Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS) are :

a) Immunization b) Health check up & referral services
c) Pre-school and non-formal education d) All the above.

25. ISO 14000 standards deal with :

a) Pollution Management b) Risk management
c) Environmental Management d) None of the above.

26. World summit on sustainable development was held at

a) Johannesburg in 2002 b) Rio de Janeiro in 1992
c) Kyoto in 1994 d) Stockholm in 2000

27. An important NGO involved in Global environmental protection is

a) UNICEF b) Green Peace c) WHO d) CPCB

28. The first International Earth Summit was held at

a) Johannesburg b) Rio de Janeiro c) Kyoto d) Stockholm

29. Silent Valley movement succeeded in

a) Waste management in sea coast
b) Canceling the state government Hydel project and saving the Lion-Tailed Monkeys
c) Promoting marine fishery business in Kerala
d) None of the above

30. The committee which submitted its report to Government of India on Environmental
education is
a) Tiwari Committee b) Mehta committee
c) Banerjee Committee d) Agarwal Committee
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 IMPORTANT QUESTIONS ACQUIRED FROM VTU QUESTION PAPER

01. Use of compressed natural gas (CNG) came in to effect from

a) December 2002 b) January 2002 c) December 2003 d) September 2003

02. ELISA (Enzyme Linked Immunosorbent Assay) test is used to detect

a) Malaria b) AIDS c) Cholera d) Tuberculosis

03. ICDS (Integrated Child Development Service) is a welfare scheme for

a) Public b) Women c) Men d) Children

04. Karnataka State ‘Pollution Control Board’ was established in the year
a) 1974 b) 1982 c) 1986 d) 1976

05. Environmental protection Act 1986 deals with

a) Air b) Water c) Land d) All of these

06. The environment which has been modified by human activities is called
a) Natural Environment b) Anthropogenic Environment
c) Urban Environment d) Modern Environment

07. Gold occurs in

a) Sedimentary deposits b) Placer deposits
c) Hydrothermal deposits d) None of these

08. Percentage of fresh water available on the earth is

a) 2.8% b) 2.2% c) 0.6% d) 2.15%

09. India’s density of population according to census 2011

a) 350 p. per sq.km b) 375 p. per sq.km c) 382 p. per sq.km d) 425 p. per sq.km

10. India’s density of population according to census 2011

a) 382 p. per sq.km b) 375 p. per sq.km c) 324 p. per sq.km d) 350 p. per sq.km

11. Anthropoginal activities means

a) Natural Activities b) Bacteriological activities
c) Wild animal activities d) Human activities

12. In which year Hon’ble Supreme Court of India made environmental education compulsory
subject at all the level of education.
a) 2000 b) 2003 c) 2001 d) 2002

13. Contribution of carbon dioxide to global warming from industries

a) 50% b) 24% c) 25% d) 75%

14. Optimum growth of bacteria in favorable pH value of

a) 6.5-8.5 b) 7.0 c) 6.5-7.5 d) 7.0-14.0

15. Earth’s body temperature is approximately equal to _____?

a) 16.4°C b) 16.6°C c) 36°C d) 21.6°C

16. Effect of carbon monoxide on blood, causing

a) H2CO3 b) COHb c) CO2Hb d) HbCO2

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17. Expansion of the term WWF is _____________
a) World wild life force b) World wide forest
c) World wild life forest d) World wild life fund

18. First international earth summit was held at

a) USA b) Russia c) Rio de-Janeiro d) Johannesburg

19. The liquid waste generated from municipal solid waste disposal pits is called
a) Solid waste water b) Sewage c) Leachate d) Compost waste water

20. Minimum allowable limit of noise pollution for Human persistence is ___________
a) 40dB b) 90dB c) 45dB d) 55dB

21. Percentage of ground water available on Earth’s environment is

a) 0.02 b) 0.5 c) 1.5 d) 0.2

22. The world total quantum of water is ____________

a) 1.4 billion cubic kilometer b) 2.6 billion cubic kilometer
c) 0.4 billion cubic kilometer d) None of these

23. Water contaminated with cadmium can cause disease like

a) Itai Itai b) Minamata c) Ouch Ouch d) Both a and c

24. UN general assembly proclaimed the universal declaration of human rights in Paris on
a) 16th May 1994 b) 10th December 1948
c) 15th November 1980 d) 11th December 1949

25. DDT (dichloro diphenyl Trichloro Ethane) was discovered by

a) Paul Mueller b) Ernt Hoeckel c) Charles Alton d) Charnokite

26. The world Tsunami is derived from two Japanese word.

a) TSU (Big) and Nami (Flow) b) TSU (Harbour) and Nami (Wave)
c) TSU (Big Wave) and Nami (Wave) d) None of These

27. Greenhouse gases are

a) Chloro Fluro Carbon b) Oxygen
c) Chlorine d) Chloro Benzene

28. Herpetology is a branch of science which deals with

a) Reptiles Only b) Amphibians and Reptiles
c) Mammals d) Fishes

29. In which year silent valley was declared as national park

a) 1983 b) 1989 c) 1984 d) 1987

30. First Satellite launched by India was and when

a) Bhaskara-1981 b) Aryabhatta-1975 c) Kalpana-1983 d) Apple-1981

31. National law day is celebrated on

a) 26th January b) 1st April c) 26th November d) 1st June

32. The leader of Chipko Movement in India

a) Sunader Lal Bahuguna b) Medha Patkar c) Vandana Shiva d) Suresh Heblikar

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33. Kala Azar is spread by
a) Mosquitoes b) Sand Fly c) Rats d) Tapeworms

34. SARA refers to

a) Self acute respiratory syndrome b) Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome
c) Severe acute respiratory system d) Self acute rest syndrome

35. Rearing fish is called

a) Sericulture b) Pisci Culture c) Fish Culture d) Horticulture

36. Taungya system is

a) Exhaustable b) Agro Forestry c) Mining d) None of These

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