Ecology and Environment MCQ: MCQ Test
25 questions · pick one option for each · submit when you finish to see your score and the correct answers.
Question 1 of 25
The 'Red Data Book' is related to
- APollution in rivers
- BDecreasing underground water level
- CAnimals near extinction
- DAir pollution
Question 2 of 25
National Clean Air Programme has been launched by the central government in the year____
- A2018
- B2017
- C2020
- D2019
Question 3 of 25
Which of the following has Maximum bio-diversity?
- ADesert
- BRiver
- CPolar Region
- DTropical Region
Question 4 of 25
Which of the following is not a bird?
- AGolden Mahseer
- BIndian Nighhtjar
- CSpoonbill
- DWhite Ibis
Question 5 of 25
Which country has natural arsenic water contamination?
- ASri Lanka
- BBangladesh
- CBhutan
- DPakistan
Question 6 of 25
According to the annual 'Frontier Report-2022' released by U.N. Environment Programme, which India city has become the second most noise polluted city of the World?
- AKota
- BMoradabad
- CIndore
- DPatna
Question 7 of 25
At which of the following places is the Secetariat of the International Solar Alliance (I.S.A) located at present?
- AParis
- BNew Delhi
- CGurugram
- DNew York
Question 8 of 25
Which of the following is a Nodal Institution for implementation of Sustainable Development Goals in India?
- APlanning Commission
- BDisinvestment Commission
- CNITI Aayog
- DFinance Commission
Question 9 of 25
Which of the following series is true about energy flow in an ecosystem?
- AProducers → Decomposers → Consumers
- BDecomposers → Consumers → Producers
- CProducers → Consumers → Decomposers
- DConsumers → Producers → Decomposers
Question 10 of 25
In the biosphere living beings are inter-related and interdependent on each other for survival. This life supporting system is known as the ……….
- AEcosystem
- BMountain range
- CForest
- DAtmosphere
Question 11 of 25
What is true about ecosystem?
- APrimary consumers are least dependent upon producer
- BPrimary consumers are out-number producers
- CProcucers are more than primary consumers
- DSecondary consumers are the largest and most poerful
Question 12 of 25
World's first camel hospital is located in which city?
- ATehran
- BJaipur
- CBikaner
- DDubai
Question 13 of 25
Which one among the following industries produces the most non-biodegradable wastes?
- AThermal power plants
- BFood processing units
- CTextile mills
- DPaper mills
Question 14 of 25
Minamata disease' was caused by eating fish which have high levels of ____
- AArsenic
- BMercury
- CCadmium
- DAll of the above
Question 15 of 25
Who was the pioneer of Chipko movement of 1973?
- ASambaji
- BBaba Amte
- CSunderlal Bahuguna
- DMedha Patkar
Question 16 of 25
The actual location or place where an organism lives is called?
- AHabitat
- BEcosystem
- CNiche
- DBiome
Question 17 of 25
Which one of the following Watershed Development Projects sponsored by the Central Government of India which aims at enabling the rural population to conserve the water?
- AJal Kranti
- BPani Sansad
- CHariyali
- DNone of the above
Question 18 of 25
A narrow zone where land, water and air interact is called ………..
- AEnvironment
- BBiosphere
- CAtmosphere
- DHydrosphere
Question 19 of 25
The interaction between algae and fungi to form lichen is called ____
- AParasitism
- BMutualism
- CCommensalism
- DConversion
Question 20 of 25
The amount of energy during transfer from one tropic level to another in an ecosystem _____
- AIncreases
- BDecreases
- CRemains constant
- DMay increase of decrease
Question 21 of 25
On which date Ozone Day is observed?
- A45201
- B45185
- C45045
- D44956
Question 22 of 25
Which of the following is NOT located in Odisha?
- AMayurbhanj Elephant Reserve
- BSambalpur Elephant Reserve
- CSonitpur Elephant Reserve
- DMahanadi Elephant Reserve
Question 23 of 25
Which one of the following statements best describes the term 'Social Cost of Carbon'? It is a measure, in monetary value of the
- ALong-term damage done by a tonne of CO2 emissions in given year
- BRequirement of fossil fuels for a country to provide goods and services to its citizens, based on the burning of those fuels.
- CEfforts put in by a climate refugee to adapt to live in a new place.
- DContribution of an individual person to the carbon footprint on the planet Earth.
Question 24 of 25
Dichloro-diphenyl-tricholoroethane (DDT) is a ____
- ANon-pollutant
- BNon-biodegradable pollutant
- CBiodegradable pollutant
- DBiochemical pollutant
Question 25 of 25
When the Environment (Protection) Act for the protection and preservation of environment was passed by the Government of India?
- A1971
- B1974
- C1981
- D1986