Environmental Science (3110007) MCQs

MCQs of Global Environmental Issues

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1.

The estimated percentage of the forest land that ideally India should have is:

(a)

50%
(b)

15%
(c)

33%
(d)

44%
Answer:

Option (c)

2.

Which element is considered the largest source of world's commercial energy consumption?

(a)

Coal
(b)

Oil
(c)

Natural Gas
(d)

Nuclear
Answer:

Option (b)

3.

UNCED stands for:

(a)

United Nations Corporation on Environment and Development
(b)

United Nations Conference on Environment and Development
(c)

United Nations Corporation on Environment and Disasters
(d)

United Nations Conference on Environment and Disasters
Answer:

Option (b)

4.

Which of the following material is not used in urban housing is very energy intensive?

(a)

Steel
(b)

Cement
(c)

Burnt bricks
(d)

Silver
Answer:

Option (d)

5.

The worst sufferers of environmental destruction are:

(a)

Rich
(b)

Moderate class
(c)

Poor
(d)

All of the above
Answer:

Option (c)

6.

The adaption of traditional medicine in industrialized countries is termed as CAM, which stands for:

(a)

Cooperative and Alternative Medicine
(b)

Complementary and Associative Medicine
(c)

Cooperative and Associative Medicine
(d)

Complementary and Alternative Medicine
Answer:

Option (d)

7.

Which of the following facts are incorrect?

(a)

Global warming is the rise in the average temperature of the earth’s climate system
(b)

Eutrophication is observed in water bodies
(c)

The greenhouse effect is a natural phenomenon
(d)

Ozone is harmless to breathe
Answer:

Option (d)

8.

The primary agenda of the Kyoto protocol is 

(a)

Regulation of hazardous wastes
(b)

Regulate the production of nuclear energy
(c)

Control anthropogenic sources of greenhouse gases
(d)

None of the above
Answer:

Option (c)

9.

Greenhouse gases are those that absorb and emit infrared radiation. Examples inlude__________

(a)

Nitrogen
(b)

Ozone
(c)

Argon
(d)

None of the above
Answer:

Option (b)

10.

Trichoderma harzianum is a ________ that is predominantly used as a fungicide

(a)

Virus
(b)

Fungus
(c)

Bacteria
(d)

Protozoa
Answer:

Option (b)

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