1. According to National Forest Policy (1988) what percent of forest areas are required for plains and hills respectively

a. 33% and 67%

b. 54% and 46%

c. 20% and 80%

d. 30% and 70%

Ans. a. 33% and 67%.

 

2. Which of the following is a major greenhouse gas

a. CFC

b. N₂O

c. CH₄

d. CO₂

Ans. d. CO₂


3. Which one of the following is the unit through which the thickness of the ozone layer is measured?

a. Ampere

b. Light year

c. Dobson unit

d. mmHg

Ans. c. Dobson unit.

 

4. Chipko movement is related to

a. Industry

b. Transport

c. Environment

d. Tourism

Ans. c. Environment.

 

5. The major aim of the Montreal protocol is

a. Control global warming

b. Control water pollution

c. Control soil pollution

d. Control ozone layer depletion

Ans. d. Control ozone layer depletion.

 

6. Jhum cultivation is primarily practiced in which of the following areas

a. Desert areas

b. Plain areas

c. Hilly areas

d. Islands

Ans. c Hilly areas.

 

7. The major ozone-depleting gas CFC is released from

a. Refrigerators

b. Automobiles

c. Industrial Chimneys

d. Nuclear reactors

Ans. a. Refrigerators.

 

8. Which of the following is known as the “terror of Bengal”

a. Algae

b. Water hyacinth

c. Fern

d. Lotus

Ans.  b Water hyacinth.

 

9. Which one of the following is an important fibre-yielding plant of Assam

a. Jute

b. Saal

c. Sisu

d. Halong

Ans. a. Jute.

 

10. Red Data Book is published in which year

a. 1970

b. 1980

c. 1990

d. 2000

Ans. a. 1970.

 

11. Manas National Park is recognized as a National Park in which year

a. 1990

b. 1991

c. 1992

d. 1993

Ans. a. 1990.

 

12. The 10% law of energy flow in an ecosystem is proposed by

a. Darwin

b. Lamarck

c. Ernst Haeckel

d. Lindemann

Ans. d. Lindemann.

 

13. GPP of an ecosystem is

a. Total production by photosynthesis

b. Total production by photosynthesis excluding Respiratory loss

c. GPP including respiratory loss

d. None of the above

Ans. a. Total production by photosynthesis.

 

14. Which one of the following is not an abiotic factor of an ecosystem

a. Sand

b. Light

c. Water

d. Algae

Ans. d. Algae.

 

15. Who is the father of “ecosystem”?

a. Arthur Tansely

b. Odum

c. Darwin

d. Theophrastus

Ans. a. Arthur Tansely.

 

16. What is the full form of IUCN

a. International Union for Conservation of Nature

b. International Union of Chemical Nomenclature

c. International Union for Control of Nature

d. International University Commission of Netherland

Ans. a. International Union for Conservation of Nature.

 

17. Where is the headquarters of WWF

a. Switzerland

b. Geneva

c. Rome

d. Paris

Ans. a. Switzerland.

 

18. When did the Central Board for Wildlife (CBW) form

a. 1951

b. 1952

c. 1967

d. 1988

Ans. b. 1952.

 

19. Which one pf the following animal of the northeast region is categorized under IUCN Red Data Book’s Schedule-1

a. Rhino

b. Golden Langur

c. Pigmy hog

d. Elephant

Ans. c. pigmy hog

 

20. Which of the following is responsible for the Bhopal Gas disaster

a. MIC

b. Argon

c. CO

d. None of the above

Ans. a. MIC

 

 

21. Which one of the following is the major cause of Air pollution

a. Acid rain

b. Soil erosion

c. Earthquake

d. Automobiles

Ans. d. Automobiles.

 

22. Who is highly associated with the Bishnoi movement

a. Sundarlal Bahuguna

b. Amrita Devi

c. Jadav Payeng

d. None of the above

Ans. b. Amrita Devi.

 

23. Which one of the following is an example of a Bio-fertilizer

a. Super phosphate

b. Organic matter

c. Azolla

d. Cow

Ans: c. Azolla.

 

24. The scientific name of Lion is

a. Panthera tigris

b. Panthera leo

c. Mangifera indica

d. Pavo cristatus

Ans: b. Panthera leo.


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