College of Renewable Energy & Environmental EngineeringSaradrkrushinagar Dantiwada Agricultural University Sardarkrushinagar (B. K.)-385506 QUESTION BANK Answers are given as BOLD text. 1. The study of interactions between living organism and environment is called as........... a. Ecosystem b. Ecology c. Phytogeography d. Phytosociology 2. The term ecology was introduced by a. Hackel b. Odum c. Tansely d. Ramdeo Mishra 3. Environmental education should be imparted only at a. Primary school stage b. Secondary school stage c. College stage d. All stages 4. Increasing industrialisation is causing much danger to man’s life by a. Polluting the environment b. Producing more goods c. Providing more jobs d. Utilising waste land 5. The environment which has been modified by human activities is called a. b. c. d. Natural environment Anthropogenic environment Urban environment Modern environment 6. The short term properties of the atmosphere at a given place and time is referred as a. Climate b. Microclimate c. Season d. Weather 7. The ecological factors, related to soil and substratum, are called …... factors. a. Edaphic Factor b. Abiotic Factor c. Biotic Factor d. Climatic Factor 8. Which of the following is not one of the major environment problems resulting from human interference in the nitrogen cycle? a. Eutrophication b. increased acid rain c. Stratospheric ozone depletion d. Nitrous oxide release increases global warming 9. Which of the following is not a major greenhouse gas? a. Calcium Carbonate b. Carbon Dioxide c. Water vapour d. Methane 10. The 1987 Montreal Protocol was signed for which of the following reasons? a. To ban nuclear testing in tropical oceans b. To stop the global trade in products made from endangered tigers c. To begin converting from fossil fuel use to more renewable energy sources to reduce the anthropogenic greenhouse effect d. To phase out the use of CFC's, found to be causing depletion of the ozone layer 11. Global warming focuses on an increase in the level of which gas in the atmosphere? a. ozone 12. b. sulfur dioxide c. carbon dioxide d. nitrous oxide A landowner who is concerned about his environment wishes to practice sustainable development. If he cuts 400 trees from his land this year he should ___. a. plant 200 trees b. build a road through that land c. plant 400 trees d. build a lake in that location 13. The source of energy for all plants is __. a. sun b. earth c. water d. air 14. The process which converts solar energy, water and carbon dioxide into carbohydrates and oxygen is __. a. photosynthesis b. ecology c. water cycle d. biomes 15. The unit of energy is __. a. pyramid b. biomass c. respiration d. joule 16. ___refers to the weight of all the organisms at a trophical level. a. pyramid b. biomass c. respiration d. joule 17. The earth functions like a living organism, not simply an environment where life exist is the __. a. earth stewardship b. biosphere theory c. Gaia theory d. apple and earth theory 18. A self supporting community - plants and animals interacting with each other and the non-living environment to provide a balanced system is a ... a. ecosystem b. ecotone c. energy chain d. ecology 19. The process whereby humans break down glucose, producing carbon dioxide and water, to release energy is called __. a. b. c. d. 20. producers photosynthesis respiration cellulose Large portions of the earth with similar climate, soil, plant and animal life community is known as __. a. biospheres b. biomes c. food web d. aquatic realms 21. Which of the following is abiotic? a. grass b. birds c. water d. apples 22. The scientific base for environmental science is ___. a. Ecology b. Chemistry c. Zoology d. Meteorology 23. The region existing between two ecosystems which contain species of both ecosystems is __. a. ecotone b. energy chain c. ecology d. ecosystem 24. The earth contains a thin region known as the biosphere, in which life exists. the three parts of the biosphere are: 1 million hectares b. it returns nutrients to the soil. a. c. d. 25. hydrosphere. a. chemical pollution c. c. d. Plants which grow on other plants are called __. 14 million hectares 37. a. canopy b. What percentage of the nutrients in a rainforest is found in the a. fir and mahogany mahogany. b.7 . space & land Birds. soil? 10 20 30 40 A few very tall trees sticking above most others in a tropical rainforest are called__. lithosphere & space atmosphere. ants. fir and mahogany pine. flooding b. emergents c. c. b. d. 3. a. 2. 50 90 25 75 The main cause of deforestation in the tropical rainforest hydroelectricity cattle grazing making farms road construction 28. b. Trees harvested in the rainforests and sold to the first world a. ranching 34. it holds nutrients. c. emergents c. abiotic carbohydrate aquatic biotic The earth is covered by __ percent water. temperature extremes d. d. pine. Which of the following is not a concern of hydorelectric and mineral development? a. b. sandalwood and ebony A type of farming which when done on a small scale is ecological sound. d. a. countries include. understorey 30. Rainforests is a major regulator of the earth's water cycle and climate because __. b. epiphytes d. d. a. 26. it has a large root network. understorey d. a. slash and burn d. c. 29.4 b. epiphytes 31. 7 million hectares d. This statistic for the yearly loss of rain forests was given by National Geographic 1991. How much of the world's species is estimated to live in the tropical rainforest? a. 25 % c. hydrosphere & space lithosphere. 27. 10 % b. a. c. clover and trees are all ___ factors. hydrosphere & lithosphere atmosphere. b. fox. erosion 36. it absorbs moisture from the soil. 50 % d. c. ebony and mahogany ebony. pasture lands b.a. canopy b. 33. is __. Normal rain water is slightly acidic with a pH of about __. of transpiration 32. 75 % 35. co-operative farms c. d. a. 2 million hectares c. b. UV 47. Ozone d. a. a.0 d. __ are first developed as coolants for refrigerators and air conditioners . England and Poland 43. c. sulphuric acid and nitric acid 39. a. a by product of generating electrical energy d. Ultraviolet radiation is __ a. Poland and England c. 5. Nitrogen monoxide (NOx) c. acid fog b.6 c. Canada. CFCs in the atmosphere d. Ozone hole d. a. 90 48. a.38.2 44. acetic acid (CH3COOH) b. Carbon dioxide b. Polar vortex 51. Poland and England b. acid shock d. sulphuric acid and acetic acid b. Add limestone to the lake d. polluting the atmosphere. Lakes at this pH are deceptively pure and blue but only support certain types of algae a. Ban all boating 42. Russia. _______occurs in the spring runoff after high levels of acid accumulate in the snow over the winter. produced by the CFCs in the air. Swirling winds over the Antarctic are called __. floods 41.0 b. _________is a pale blue poisonous gas formed from oxygen atoms a. 30 c. acid rain d. About --% of the earth’s ozone exists at ground level. metal anomaly c. a. slurry 46. part of the natural radiation from sunlight b. dry fallout c. 4. Plants and animals are damaged (sometimes killed) by increased exposure to __. placer deposits d. nitric acid and acetic acid c. 10 b. The major source of __ is from coal and oil burning electrical generating plants. a. 5. 6. 70 d. c. 7. ultraviolet rays b. This occurs when metals in rocks are attacked by acid rain and dissolved into water. Countries refusing to sign the International Air Quality Accord are __. Sulphur dioxide (SO2) 40. Carbon dioxide (CO2) d. acid mobilization b. _________can be used as a buffer to keep the pH approximately constant. metal mobilization b. Canada and England d. acid precipitation c.4 The chemicals most commonly found in acid precipitation are __.6 d. Antarctic winds b. United States. 49. man made source of energy. Which of the following does not describe acid deposition? a. Antarctic blizzard c. Planting trees around the lake b. a. 1. Building dams to increase the water level c. United States. oxygen 50. visible light from the sun c. a. CFCs c. buffers 45. use up oxygen 56. infrared radiation c. feedback mechanisms c. c. nitrous oxide __ is heat energy from the sun. nitrous oxides 64. 2 b. nitrous oxides. more UV radiation c. UV radiation from the sun is absorbed by the earth and then given off as___ a. methane. carbon dioxide b. carbon dioxide. are poisonous b. d. a. a. meteorology forecasts . solar radiation 57. a. sulphur dioxide c. Infrared radiation b. ultraviolet radiation If global warming continues for the next century. ozone d. Thousands b. clouds c. d. a. c. methane. An international agreement signed by 33 countries to phase out use of CFCs is _______. oxygen. a. The major contributor to global warming is____ a. greenhouse effect c. b. Visible light d. ___ is the most useful way of monitoring global warming. ___ is a substitute for CFCs carbon tetrachloride chlorofluorocarbons hydrofluorocarbons ozone Although HCFCs and HFCs replace CFCs and reduce damage to ozone. global warming b. computer modeling b. 8 d. 52. Montreal Protocol c. 60. damage equipment quickly d. contribute to global warming c. so that it does not escape a. 20 million d. ____ in the atmosphere block the outgoing radiation. a. increases in water levels will displace __ people. carbon dioxide. sun tan 53. 10 Three common greenhouse gases include a. skin shedding c. 4 58. b. 30 percent protocol d. UV screen block creams b. hair d. 55. CFC's d. __ is a natural warming process involving the interaction of sunlight and carbon dioxide and other gases from the atmosphere. methane c. c. CFC treaty b. methane. ozone. international clean air treaty 54. ozone b. a. greenhouse gases d. carbon tetrachloride chlorofluorocarbons hydrofluorocarbons ozone __ is our skins natural way of protecting itself from harmful UV Radiation. solar radiation d. Millions c. 1 billion 61. a. methane b.a. they are problematic in that they __. carbon dioxide b. 59. water vapour 63. infrared radiation d. Microwaves 62. During the last ice age the average global temperature was __ degrees celsius below the average temperature today a. 50 b. a. animal wastes . The Caribou d. 900 66. b.000 tons of crude oil. a. a. b. 71. 68. d. wood. d.65. 500 d. Alaska Freighter b. The category of ocean pollutants that contains sewage and plant and animal wastes is ____ a. 67. c. direct dumping d. PCB's. a. wood. These are interconnected factors that make it difficult to make a. 74. Unites States c. 76. animal wastes. d. Germany d. Materials that cause biochemical oxygen demand (BOD) include: a. wood. undissolved chemicals and sediments d. a. biological agents c. plastics. d. d. c. Canada b. Which of the following is not a probable consequence of global warming? a. d. Exxon Valdez c. b. shipping 72. Which of the following is not a greenhouse gas? CFC's Methane nitrous oxides argon Which of the following is not a major carbon reservoir? oceans atmosphere fossil fuels deep ocean sediments What country has the greatest amount of carbon dioxide emissions? a. d. animal wastes c. c. b. c. a. sewage b. Commonweath of Independent States 69. b. wood. disruption in agriculture b. flooding c. metals. called a(n) estuary effluent outflow region tidal zone The base of the food chain in the ocean is the ____ fish and algae phytoplankton seals and birds shellfish and whales One of the most common ocean pollutants is____ pesticides plastics oil salt A ship which ran aground off the coast of Alaska in 1989 and released 45. Montreal Guidelines 77. accurate predictions about global warming. feedback mechanisms computer modelling meteorology limnology ____ accounts for about one half of all ocean pollution. The area of the mouth of a river where salt and freshwater mix is a. greater biodiversity 70. c. c. thermal 73. biomes would have to move____ kilometers to the poles a. b. killing of plankton d. b. 90 c. weather observers With every 1 degree Celsius increase in temperature. animal wastes d. dissolved chemicals and compounds b. offshore oil production air pollution fallout c. 75. underutilized catch d. 87. ghost nets b. secure landfills c. destruction of forests & plankton 85.78. chlorine c. Which of the following are concerns of hazardous wastes? a. Asbestos b. a. 90. artesian well b. ozone depletion & global warming d. d. b. biological agents die off sediment thermal pollution The UN Environmental Program. c. b. TSS c. This method of disposal for hazardous waste involves pumping waste in porous rocks such as limestone a. underground landfills 86. c. underutilized nets 81. 79. CFC Treaty b. a. Bacteriology 91. Thirty Percent Protocol 80. d. Which is an international agreement aimed at protecting the oceans? a. Canada US Free Trade Agreement b. heavy metals 84. a. d. c. Fishing nets lost or discarded in the ocean are known as a. d. set these guidelines and strategies to help develop action plans as a control of the ocean pollution a. b. c. a. This is a name given to a group of minerals composed of thin thread-like fibres. sodium 83. Which of the following is not a heavy metal? carbon copper lead mercury Which of the following is a common hazardous substance? dishwashing liquids oven cleaners soap vinegar Which of the following is a source of dioxins? asbestos chromium pulp & paper zinc What is the best solution to the problem of toxic wastes? dilute & disperse incinerate concentrate & contain reduce production This method of disposal of hazardous waste uses bacteria to break down chemical wastes. Montreal Guidelines d. deep well injection d. a. b. International Agreement on Ocean Pollution c. global warming & acid rain b. 88. b. Montreal Protocol d. London Dumping Convention c. Which of the following is not a heavy metal? a. Landfills d. Harmful discharge of warm or cold substances is known as ____ a. Dioxins c. Which of the following is not a type of toxic waste? a. Arsenic . d. c. Lead d. Ocean Industries Society 82. Incineration c. dioxins d. Asbestos b. 89. in 1985. cancer & birth defects c. a. Bioremediation b. Aquifer Eutrophication Pathogen Sediment What is the name for the process where a body of water is depleted of oxygen due to contamination by too many nutrients? a. away in the trash Our waterways are polluted by. Brown tides c. Mercury Which items are recyclable? a. Animals 103. Recycle them into a playground matting c. Consumers c. 10 Years b. Dump them in a ditch along the roadway d. water c. Decomposers include a. Producers b. Send them to a landfill b. 100 Years d. Pathogen d.. b. The bottom part of a lake or river d. Eutrophication c. b. a. Pink tides d. all the above 102. a. Red tides 101. 50 Years c. c. Fungi c. 98. 93. Both d. c. Abiotic environment does not include a. Bacteria b. Aquifer b. How long does it take Styrofoam to break down in a landfill? a. plants 104. air b. Iron d. Aluminum soda cans d. b. 99. Water that is spilled onto the ground b. Collect them and put them in a big pile 94. Collecting it in a sealed container and taking it to an oil changing business d. d. What is groundwater? a. Cereal boxes c. Keeping in the garage for 10 years before throwing it 97. soil d. Dumping used oil on the ground Leaking underground gasoline storage tanks Leaking of old landfills All of the above What is another name for bacteria and viruses that cause disease? a.92. Plastic milk jugs b. Decomposers d. Vermicomposting is done by . Used oil should be disposed of by___________. Water overloaded with nutrients can cause dangerous algae growth. Rainwater that lands on the ground 95. Dumping it on your driveway b. d. All of the above What is the environmentally friendly way to dispose of used tires? a. Copper c. Black tides b. Sediment 100. 500 Years 96. Water beneath the ground surface c. Biotic environment includes a. known as: a. Watering it down and spreading it as a fertilizer c. cockroach b. all the above c. bodies of insects living in the soil 108. d. c. 112. Loud speakers 105. Smoke d. Insecticides c. b. Which of the following problems is not created by noise a. camel a. 106. Tenth of August c. Kitchen wastes c. bacteria a. vegetables b. First of July d. earthworm d. fungus 109. c. An animal that can tolerate the heat of the desert is 113.a. Second of October a. Air pollution is caused by b. Which of the following wastes cannot be decomposed a. heterotrophs b. Plastic and polythene bags d. If waste materials contaminate the source of drinking are called water which of the following diseases will spread? a. Which one the following is not biodegradable? In our country the Van Mahotsav Day is observed on a. autotrophs a. rat a. The group of organisms which convert light into food 110. worms b. Anaemia 111. First of December b. aluminium foil 107. dead plants d. Sewage d. decomposers c. rats pollution? b. owl by bacteria to form compost? b. animals c. Malaria d. Typhoid c. cow d. Scurvy b. fruits c. Animal(s) which is/are active at night. omnivores d. lion Diarrhoea Hypertension Deafness Irritation . 71% of earth surface is covered with: a. Medicine of quinine is provided by a. remains same 119. When trees are cut. dust particles b. Which of the following is a prime health risks b. decreases d. Carbon dioxide and sulphur dioxide 123. air b. 115. Process through which plants reproduce: a. rainfall c. Condensation 120. water c. nitrogen b. coal d. Air is composed of gases. light 121. snowfall d.114. chlorophyll c. Eucalyptus plant gradually b. cinchona plant c. Oxygen and nitrous oxide d. Pollination d. sun b. Methane and ozone c. a. The oxygen content of the atmosphere will decrease c. fire 122. amount of oxygen a. water vapours and_______. methane and sulphur dioxide 118. Chief source of energy in environment is______. Plants are green because of the presence of a pigment called: d. What is the harm from the depletion of Earth's ozone layer 116. increases associated with greater UV radiation through the atmosphere c. Increased amount of Ultra violet radiation will reach d. Eating b. moon a. money plant earth's surface d. Acid rain is formed due to contribution from the following pair of gases b. aconite plant b. stars c. oxygen d. The average temperature of earth's surface will increase a. land a. Evaporation c. glucose a. Sea levels will rise as the polar ice caps will gradually melt 117. both (a) and (b) due to depletion of stratospheric ozone? . Hydrogen 130. 125. carbon monoxide c. nitrous oxide. 131. methane gas 128. Nitrogen a. domestic use. A major in-stream use of water is for c. destruction of habitat 129. environment? c. Which of the following is not as a consequence of global warming? d. c. Increased liver cancer b. producing hydroelectric power. Which of the following is not a primary contributor to the greenhouse effect? 132. Increased skin cancer d. d. contamination by human wastes. 127. increased use of land for landfills. 14% c. d. 10% b. methane.a. The depletion in the Ozone layer is caused by a. point sources of pollution. 126. Which of the following are the example of Municipal and a. . chlorofluorocarbons. b. 124. 20% a. b. agricultural irrigation. violations of the Clean Water Act. d. c. increased agricultural productivity worldwide a. increased storm frequency and intensity c. The presence of high coliform counts in water indicate a. 6% d. worsening health effects b. carbon dioxide b. The concentration of which gas is highest in our b. dissolving industrial wastes. a. chlorofluorocarbons d. rising sea level industrial discharge pipes b. carbon dioxide. Carbon dioxide b. d. The most serious environmental effect posed by The increase in the concentration of CO2 in our environment in last fifty years. since 1960 is about hazardous wastes a. nonpoint sources of pollution. irrigation. Oxygen d. air pollution. Neurological disorder c. c. contamination of groundwater. Damage to digestive system a. primary sewage treatment d. all of the above d. All of the above . potassium. hybrid seeds c. increase in the water table. increase in the salinity of groundwater. decrease in the salinity of groundwater. mechanized farming a. carbon. Groundwater mining in coastal areas can result into a. The stage in which the biological processes is used to water due to conventional. cadmium. soil compaction purify water in a wastewater treatment plants is called b. biochemical reduction d. waste water treatment b. water diversion projects 140. Which of the following is not considered as part of water use planning? a. the oxygen demand remains unchanged d. and carbon. storm sewer drainage and d. and nitrogen. c. all of the above practices? 136. landfills a. 135. septic tanks b. reduction in soil organic matter a. hydrocarbon contamination. the oxygen demand decreases d. underground storage tanks c. The three primary soil macronutrients are a. monoculture 139. None of the above 138. d. How the biological oxygen demand gets affected with 137. leaching of pesticides and fertilizers into the groundwater b. wastewater reduction c. 133. Which of the following is not a major source of groundwater contamination? d.b. decreased biological oxygen demand. the oxygen demand increases c. oxygen. zinc. phosphorus. secondary sewage treatment c. b. mechanized agriculture b. phosphorus contamination. slash and burn 134. boron. d. c. c. the increased presence of organic matter in water? b. b. Which of the following are negative effects on the soil c. decrease in the toxicity of groundwater. and water. Which of the following is not an important characteristic of the Green Revolution? a. and manganese. copper. a. Sandy soil d. combine with CO2 seed? 2. Tropical rain forest 148. ABA 147. Carrots a. Hibiscus coniferous forests and relatively infertile acidic soil? d. Epidermis d. Clayey soil c. Skull b.141. Maize 3. Cortex 144. Which of the following biome exhibits the greatest diversity in plant species? a. Pericycle 149. Which of the following is the seat of the origin of the b. Taiga 143.burn-cultivate-abandon’’ mode. Endodermis d. Black soil d. GA3 practiced in a “cut. c. Deciduous forest lateral roots is c. What is the kind of soil in which cotton is grown? b. The substance used in the tissue culture media for shoot d. In which of the following biome. Grassland d. Grassland 145. Grams 4. Taiga a. Which of the following biome can be recognized by its c. Deciduous forest d. Kinetin b. Tropical rain forest b. supply electrons in the light-dependent reactions b. Bryophyllum c. transport H+ ions in the light-independent (dark) reactions c. Tropical rain forest c. Grassland c. IBA a. Limb bone . Sweet potato b. Peas 142. Beans induction in callus is a. Which of the given plant grows from stem cutting? a. Deciduous forest b. Which of the following plant’s seed are not called Dicot 1. Tundra a. agriculture is commonly b. Moist soil 150. absorb light energy a. What function water does in photosynthesis? 146. Name the longest bone of human body? a. d. Placenta d. Lysosome d. Bile 159. Proteins a. Protozoa d. Passage cells b. Lysosome a. Sensory Motor Mixed Coordinative Which part of the brain connects to the spinal chord a. The disease “Beri – Beri” is caused due to deficiency of a. Bacteria c. Vitamin B1 153. Vitamin B6 d. Vitamin A b. Vitamins d. Complementary cells Disease? b. Peroxisome b. Centriole eukaryotic cells? b. Sperms b. Backbone 151. 5 d. Which among the following contains hydrolytic enzymes associated with the intracellular digestion of macromolecules? a. Peroxisome d. 160. Water b. b. 12 c.c. What is the name of male reproductive cells? a. Fungi 152. 10 b. c. Ribosome c. Which one of the following is not a kind of nerve? a. Companion cells c. Ovaries c. Motor cells a. Name the cells which are responsible for rolling and unrolling of leaf lamina in grasses are a. Vitamin B2 c. Fats c. Virus d. Ribosome 157. Which of the following is found in both prokaryotic and 156. 14 154. How many bones are present in the facial region of human 158. Which one of these is not a nutrient? beings? a. Centriole c. Femur d. Which of the following microorganism causes Malaria 155. Cerebrum . Which one of the following non-biodegradable waste can pollute the earth to dangerous levels of toxicity. rise in the sea level and regional climatic changes. but more consistent flooding patterns. About half . which were found to be responsible for depletion of the ozone layer c. As a result of rising global temperatures following two major impacts are expected a. Nucleolus d. d.R. Cerebellum d.b. higher rates of skin cancer b. Japan and China 165. To stop global trade of products made from endangered animals b. relatively long summers and drier winters. if not handled properly. Peroxisome 162. Around a quarter b. Carbon Dioxide b.S. Centriole c. To start using renewable sources of energy instead of fossil fuels to reduce the anthropogenic greenhouse effect 164. b. To do away with the use of CFC's. The atmospheric layer of ozone normally absorbs what proportion of UV radiation from sun? of carbon dioxide emissions from fossil fuel burning? a. a.S. Which of the following contains a microtubular structure d. enhanced incidence of severe sunburns. Skull 161. countries of the former U. Which of the following countries are the largest source water levels in lakes and streams and comparatively larger floodplains. similar in form to a basal body? b. PAN 168. North America d. Methane c. higher rates of lung cancer. DDT b. a. More than 99% a. Water vapor 163. Increased water levels in water bodies like lakes and streams c. Lysosome d. CFC c. Radioactive substances d. b. Less than 10% c. increased The reason for signing 1987 Montreal Protocol was a. Medulla c. To prohibit and ban nuclear testing in tropical deserts and oceans d. Ozone d. Which of the following results are not affected due to depletion of the stratospheric ozone layer? a. 167. greater incidence of premature skin aging. developing nations c. a. Which of the following is not a major greenhouse gas? 166. c. b. An increase in the number of tropical storms will be observed due to global warming. Increases global warming due to release of Nitrous oxide b. b. Montreal Protocol d.169. regarding the 176. CO2 of greenhouse gases. Out of the below listed greenhouse gases. nylon 170. Kyoto Agreement b. The heat energy in the atmosphere increases due to addition a. animal bones d. are is general agreement on trends but little agreement on values the given choices below. What was the name of this agreement? a. buoyancy gas for blimps and balloons d. which one is example. production of plastic foams b. tea leaves d. no agreement at all a. In that meeting. predicted carbon dioxide concentrations) entirely anthropogenic in origin? b. Increased acid rain a. Model predictions about global climate change indicates that a. Chemical Stewardship Program c. methane d. d. there are close agreement on trends and values (for 171. all the member nations agreed to reduce down the c. Which of the following environment problems is not caused by human interference in the nitrogen cycle? c. Eutrophication 173. there b. the United Nations convened a meeting in 1987 in Canada. Which of the following pollutants causes ozone holes in greenhouse effect which one is having least certainty? the ozone layer? a. Ozone depletion in Stratosphere human are resulting into higher concentration of greenhouse gases. nitrous oxide 172. Various a. wool 174. there d. CFCs Among close agreement on trends however. Vancouver Convention 175. carbon dioxide c. Global warming will result in rising sea levels. pressurizing agent in aerosol cans c. Which among the following is not a major use of CFCs? CFC production & use. CO d. b. Which of the following is non-biodegradable? c. CFC . little agreement on values c. activities In order to address the problem of ozone depletion. SO2 c. cleaning of computer parts a. Radio waves 182. plane mirror . bio-mass b. a. Wind d. The radiations emitted by a hot furnace are ______. a. Solar constant is _______.4 Wm-2 1. biogas c. ultra-violet c. b. 140 Wm-2 1. infra-red c. gamma rays 189. nuclear energy d.184. The radiations absorbed by ozone layer are ______. visible d. infra-red b.4 MWm-2 The radiation in the sunlight that gives us the feeling of hotness is ______. propane 187. The sun b. Ocean tidal energy 188. 191. methane b. a. Ultra-violet d. d. ______. propane 186. infra-red b. a. Petrol b. b. c. c. c. Which of the following is not a bio-mass source? a. Gobar gas b. Diesel c. oxidising agent biogas biomass fuel Fuel formed under the earth's surface decomposition of organic matter is called ______. Nuclear energy 180. of skin cancer are ______. Natural gas c. infra-red ultra-violet visible X rays The efficiency of the solar cooker can be increased by placing a ______. a. underground fuel by the Which of the following causes the least pollution when burnt? a. 178. fossil fuel d. Harmful radiation emitted by the sun is ______. visible d. a. d. Coal d. Infra-red c. d. a. A substance which produces a lot of heat on burning is called a. butane c.4 kWm-2 1. geo-thermal energy 181. ultra-violet 179. The energy which is not derived from the sun is ______. hydrogen d. a. b. hydrogen d. The radiations emitted by the sun and responsible for the cause a. red d. visible radiation b. a. Wood d. The main constituent of LPG is ______. Which of these is not a renewable source of energy? a. 183. fossil fuels c. organic fuel b. X rays 190. ultra-violet c. The main constituent of CNG is ______. Coal c. methane b. butane c. 177. Natural gas 185. Visible b. a. In a solar panel. a. 0. Kota b. a. 80 oC d. India exploded her first underground nuclear device at ______. hydrogen c. a. 0. silver d. 200 oC b. Uranium . chemical reaction c. b. titanium c. The temperature difference between the upper layers and the deeper layers of the ocean should be ______ to install an OTEC a. Floating generators are used in the sea to harness ______. d. a. Geyser c. convex mirror c.025 ev b. a. Lava d. A solar cell is made up of ______. wave energy c. 200. the metal used is ______. butane d. nuclear fusion d. The energy of a thermal neutron is about ______. Jaipur d. b. copper c.00025 ev 205. hydel energy d. teflon 194. black sheet c. energy from OTEC power plant 199. nickel 197. 0. Otto Hahn b. plane mirror d. Cadmium b. a. Silicon b. a. photoelectric effect 203. glass 196. Ranchi c. The lid of the solar cooker is made up of ______. a. power plant. magnesium d. c. 250 oC 193. tidal energy b. heat energy into electrical energy b. heat energy into light energy d. a. The source of energy of the sun is ______.192. solar energy into electrical energy c. Einstein 202. Pokhran 204. gold b. Hans Bethe d. nuclear fission b. 40 oC 50 oC 20 oC 30 oC The molten material mixed with gases in the mantle of the earth is called ______. Core b. The scientist who first carried out critical nuclear fission reactions ______. methane 195. magma 201. A solar cell converts ______.0025 ev d. 0. oxygen b. a. a. Which of the following is not combustible? a. concave lens d. Enrico Fermi c.25 ev c. 140 oC c. convex lens The maximum temperature that can be attained in a box- type solar cooker is ______. solar energy into light energy 198. plastic sheet b. a. Radium c. The fuel used in the nuclear reactor is ______. hydroelectric plant c. United States c. wind 217. Chernobyl. the core of the earth b. 20 b. Toronto. renewable resources b. 211. ignorance b. the world a. d. The eruption of a volcano. environmental concerns . Canada b. b. 212. One of the major problems with nuclear power is the storage of waste material. The fantasy fuel of the future is ______ a. _____ active solar energy passive solar energy conduction radiation 213. Auguste Mouchout b. In a nuclear power plant. nuclear overload d.206. All of the above ____ accounts for 88% of global energy consumption a. 209. b. Canada 216. active solar energy d. 207. fossil fuels c. nuclear power d. New York. 000 c.000 218. Shanghai. Britain d. solar power hydroelectricity nuclear power wind power _____ uses more energy per person than any country in The chief reason why there is not widespread use of passable solar energy is_____ a. A nuclear meltdown occurred at______ a. d. combine and give off heat energy b. This new technology uses lenses and mirrors to focus sunlight on a container of liquid a. c. the commercial nuclear reactor c. split and give off electrons Who discovered solar energy? a. Thorium Nuclear fusion reactions happen spontaneously in ______. Radioactivity b. 210. c. 50. coal b. 5. d. a. ____ provides about 20% of the world's energy needs. Ukraine b. burn and give off heat energy d. Francis Scott Key d. solar thermal plant b. oil Overheating a nuclear reactor core can cause____ a. 208. a. 240. meltdown c. nuclear electrical power d. 000 d. split and give off heat energy c. passive solar energy 215. USA c. hydrogen c. a. expense c. biohazard When the flow of energy occurs by natural means it is called a. China 214. uranium atoms a. The material has to kept in a safe place for ____years. Jane Goodall c. does not provide enough energy d. China d. the atmosphere of the sun d. Hydrogen energy d. d. Dry cells c. d. Solar cooker b. d. Charcoal is obtained from ___________ a. Air blowing at a point d. CO2 b. 234. d. Biodegradation Composting Recycling Incineration Which fuel is used mostly in India to generate electricity Coal Wind Uranium Water Which of the following is highly inflammable? LPG Coal Wood Kerosene What is the local name of biogas in rural areas? Marsh gas Wood gas Gobar gas Water gas The waste material of living things is called Biogas Biofuel Biomass Biotechnology Burning which fossil fuel is considered to be the cleanest? Coal CNG Oil None of the above The unit of energy is . The main source of energy in space ships and satellite is a. Wood c. Which Asian country has one third of the world’s known reserves? a. a. CH4 The process in which waste material is redused to ashes is called a. b. Water 226. 231. Compressed natural Gas b. Wind energy b. b. Petroleum Which gas is used as fire extinguisher_______ a. Air blowing very fast b. Concise natural Gas d. c. 230. Wood stove d. Still air 222. b. Traditional oven 221. Battery 220. Korea d. c. What is the full form of CNG? a. b. a. Rubber 227. d. a. a. Wood c. Photovoltaic cells b. O2 c. What is wind? a. a. China b.219. b. d. Compact non-environmental Gas 224. c. Solar energy can be used to cook food in a a. H2 d. c. d. Solar energy can be converted directly into electric energy by_____________. c. Solar energy c. 232. Nuclear energy 225. b. Plants and trees b. Coal b. Japan 223. c. Air blowing very slow c. Rechargeable cells d. 229. Compact natural Gas c. Gas oven c. Which of the following is not biomass? a. Cattle dung d. a. 233. India c. 228. Crop c. Motion Energy d. Panchakki c. Germany d. A moving ball possesses a. c. Which is the leading state in India in the generation of wind power? a. b. d. c. All of the above 240. Plain areas Coastal areas Hilly areas Offshore areas Natural gas is transported mainly through Pipelines Trucks Barges All of the above Which gas has a major share in biogas? Methane Carbon dioxide Nitrogen Oxygen Which country was the first to use geothermal energy to generate power? a.a. 237. Fuel wood 243. c. Coal d. Heat energy 241. d. d. 244. c. 235. 242. c. Gharat b. Fixed plate collectors d. What is FPC in solar energy? a. d. b. Calorie Joule Kg/meter Kg Wind turbines uses Kinetic energy Potential energy Chemical Energy Thermal energy The ultimate source of energy on the earth is Electricity The sun Plants Animals Urban waste can also be used for Composting Power generation Steam generation All of the above The remains of dead sea animals make Coal Oil Nice ear rings Salt What is the local name of harnessing power form water in hilly areas? a. a. Kinetic energy c. Flat plate collectors b. Fluid plate circuit c. d. 245. c. 239. India b. c. 236. Gujarat Andhra Pradesh Maharashtra Tamil Nadu Which of the most commonly used fuel in rural areas of India? a. b. d. b. b. Animal dung b. 238. Electricity generation from small hydropower is common in a. Potential energy b. d. b. b. c. a. a. Hydro mill d. Italy c. a. d. China 247. a. 246. b. The state that has maximum installation of small hydropower units in terms of megawatt is_____ . a. b. None of the above 248. c. d. d. Geothermal energy b. b. b. d. Wind energy c. Wind b. Biomass What is the main by-product of burning hydrogen for fuel? a. d. Which of these is the organic waste in the garbage? a. Biomass 253. Ash b. The electricity from small hydropower is generated through a. Turbine and generator d. 259. Which is the most common material used for making solar cells? a. a. d. Industrial waste 251. 5th c. Which of the following is the biggest source of biogas in rural India? a. Metal The term penstock is related to_____ a. Kitchen waste b. 255. c.a. b. 9th 250. Earthquake energy c. Water The heat from the interior of the earth that can be utilized as source of energy is called a. Solar c. d. c. Solar energy b. a. Small hydropower d. what position India occupies in terms of the generation of wind power in the world? a. d. c. Glass 254. Silver Iron Aluminum Silicon The first mini hydel power plant was set up in India at Shimla Deharadun Kulu Darjeeling Nuclear fuel is Non-renewable Renewable Environment friendly None of the above Which of the following emits low pollutants? Coal Petroleum Charcoal Wind energy How much water is spent in the generation of electricity in a hydro project? . 256. Karnataka Tamilnadu Uttarakhand Sikkim At present. 4th b. Systemic energy d. Which renewable energy source contributes to maximum generation of power in India? a. c. b. Leaves c. 261. Transformers 252. Plastic bags b. b. Oxygen c. Cow dung d. a. 260. 249. Geothermal d. Steam engine c. IC engine b. 1st d. c. Earth crest energy 257. Vegetable peels c. 258. Steam d. a. d. Newtons b. Pressure c. a. Pascals c. Inches c. a. d. Feet b. Solar c. Centimeter d. d. c. b. b. b. Ecology c. 0% 25% 50% 75% Which of the following is considered to be a potential source of energy of future? a. Environment b. 267. All of the above 269. Strength d. Kilograms 264. Kilometer 265. Bioenergy 266.a. 268. The distance of the waterfalls is normally measured in a. Home 270. Metal hydride is used for the storage of a. Hydrogen energy b. Courage . b. Joules d. Hydrogen b. Solar energy c. Heat is measured in a. c. Radiant energy d. The sum total condition in which organisms live is called as______ a. Wind energy d. Nitrogen 263. Wind d. Which of the following does not have energy at all? Fat Protein Vitamin Carbohydrate Biomass can be converted into Liquid fuel Hydrogen Producer gas All of the above Electrical energy can be produced from Mechanical energy Chemical energy c. House d. 262. Energy b. c. The ability to do work_______ a.